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Department of NephrologyDivision of Renal Disease
Morning report with Dr. Eli A. Friedman, Distinguished Teaching Professor, is an exciting, energizing and brainstorming experience for our fellows, rotating residents and students on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:00 AM. Nephrology Fellowship Program
Renal Faculty and Fellows, May 2010 graduation. Located in the geographic center of Brooklyn - New York City's largest borough - this university based teaching program aims to prepare both practitioners and investigators to enter the exciting and fast evolving field of kidney disease and its management. Brooklyn is the home of Walt Whitman, Thomas Wolf, Arthur Miller, Barbara Streisand, Danny Kaye, Jackie Robinson, Austin Flint, Jean Redman Oliver, Barry M. Brenner, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, and Peter Luger's Steak House - number one in the United States. Brooklyn scintillates with creative talent in the arts and sciences and has produced more medical department chairpersons than any other region of the country. An unusual aspect of this program is the fellow's exposure to Federal [Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital (907 beds + 3 ICUs], State [University Hospital of Brooklyn (376 beds + 3 ICUs)], and municipal (City) [Kings County Hospital Center (600 beds + 5 ICUs)]. Program graduates now direct renal programs in Asia, South America, Europe, Africa, and throughout the United States. A total of 18 nephrologists are directly involved in the nephrology training program. Additional basic science and clinical faculty participate in fellow instruction through collaborative research projects. Moro O. Salifu, MD, MBA, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Nephrology, serves as fellowship director to blend the multiple facets of rotations, training, investigation, and meeting attendance into an effective program. Description of Training Program:The First year focuses on clinical consultation and primary patient supervision with emphasis on ambulatory care, total patient supervision and interventional nephrology. The Second year includes four months of research and rotations through clinical and kidney transplant services. A Third year devoted to investigation is optional for select, highly motivated individuals having successfully completed the first 2 fellowship years. Emphasis is placed on preparing the fellow to present scientific information at national and international meetings as well as at on site research and grand rounds conferences. Critical thinking, renal biopsy interpretation,and literature review are emphasized throughout the program. Clinical Rotations:
Kings County Hospital consultations 
University Hospital consultations 
Veterans Administration Clinical Rotations for the two years are divided among the participating affiliate hospitals as shown below:
Vacation time is taken during research & elective or ambulatory months. |
