Alumni

Fellowship Alumni Career Paths

Many of our nephrology fellows have forged outstanding careers in leadership and academic medicine. 60% of graduates who have entered clinical practice over the past 10 years have found opportunities locally and remained in the Pacific Northwest.

This is unpublished

2025 Graduates

Mahlet Assefa, MD

Mahlet Assefa

UW Research - Seattle, WA

Cassandra Chiao, MD

Cassandra Chiao

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Megan Griffin, MD

Megan Griffin

Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Gaoyuan Huang, MD

Gauyuan Huang

UW Transplant, Seattle, WA

Manuel Rovira, MD

Manuel Rovira

Saint Luke’s Nephrology, Allentown, PA

 Nephrology Alumni

Nephrology or Transplant Fellow  Institution name or practice upon graduating:
Rasha Alawieh Yale-Waterbury Medicine Residency Program
Nayan Arora University of Washington
Paris Barkan Private Practice, Seattle, WA
Luis Bent-Shaw University of Buffalo, SUNY
Scott Bieber Private Practice, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Ben Boonpheng  Private Practice, Tennessee
Saritha Boyapati Private Practice
Justin Bullock  University of Washington
Catherine Butler University of Washington
Sandra Carias Zuniga Private Practice
Annie Chen University of Colorado
Fionnuala Cormack University of Washington
Lorien Dalrymple University of California, Davis
Ian de Boer University of Washington
Iris De Castro University of Washington
Indhira De la cruz Alcantara Private Practice
Neha Deval Peace Health Southwest Medical Center, Vancouver, WA
Karen de Wolski University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Raghu Durvasula Leadership, Northwest Kidney Centers
Margaret Fleet University of Washington
Natalie Freidin The Medical University of S. Carolina
Michael Granda University of Washington
Jasleen Ghuman Valley Medical Center
Mallika Gupta Washington University
Lauren Haggerty  Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA
Leah Haseley University of Washington
Alex Hawkins Private Practice, Oregon
Simon Hsu University of Washington
Mohammad Izhar Private Practice
Muniba Javed Private Practice, Seattle, WA
J Ashley Jefferson University of Washington
Christopher Johnson Private Practice, Peoria, Illinois
Bryan Kestenbaum University of Washington
Jae Kim Corewell Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI
Abbal Koirala University of Washington
Vineeta Kumar University of Alabama
Daniel Lam University of Washington
WeiLing Lau University of California, Irvine
Benjamin Lidgard University of Washington
Christine Limonte University of Washington
Eric Luitweiler Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
Roddy MacDonald University of British Columbia
Caroline Marshall University of Alabama
Laura Mayeda University of Washington
Kelly Mazurek Private Practice, San Diego, CA
Carrie Minnelli Private Practice, Palm Springs, CA
Amruta Nair Hawaii Kidney Specialists, Honolulu, Hawaii
Anupama Nair Private Practice, Seattle, WA
Cary Paine The University of Washington
Amol Patel Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Michelle Pengshung Peace Health Southwest Medical Center, Vancouver, WA
Raimund Pichler University of Washington
Lauren Ring Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
Matthew Rivara University of Washington
Baback Roshanravan University of California, Davis
Sarah Struthers University of Washington
Amy Sussman University of Arizona
Nhi Tan Private practice
Frances Tian  University of Washington
Kathryn Treit  Providence, Polyclinic, Seattle
Ke Wang Private practice
Ryan Wong University of Arizona
Susan Wong University of Washington
Jimmy Wu University of Washington
Takayuki Yamada Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Japan
Margaret Yu Stanford University
Anna Zemke  University of Washington
Danyi Zheng Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah