American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Congratulations to Fei Wang and Chuanming Xu (Nephrology) for being awarded the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards.... Read More
Internal Medicine
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
The division provides education, patient care and research in all aspects of the pathogenesis and treatment of renal disease and hypertension.
The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension employs 19 full-time faculty. Consultation services are maintained at the University of Utah Health and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, which provide exposure to:
- General nephrology
- Hypertension
- Renal transplantation, including combined pancreas and renal transplants
- Dialysis (all modes):
- Dialysis units are located at University of Utah Health, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and several satellite locations throughout the Mountain West.
Latest News
2018 Odell Junior Investigator Award
Aylin Rodan, MD (Nephrology) was recognized as the recipient of the 2018 William D. Odell and Margaret F. Odell Junior Investigator Award for demonstrating leadership potential.... Read More
Internal Medicine
Dr. Beddhu Appointed to Dialysis Research Foundation Presidential Endowed Chair
Congratulations to Srinivasan (Srini) Beddhu, MD (Nephrology) who has been appointed to the Dialysis Research Foundation Endowed Chair in the Division of Nephrology on November 6, 2018. ... Read More
Internal Medicine
Nephrology Faculty Recognized by the NKF of Utah and Idaho during the Annual Meeting and in 2017/18 Annual Report
Congratulations to Bellamkonda Kishore, MD; Marcus Pezzolesi, PhD; Nirupama Ramkumar, MD; and Harry Senkjian, MD who have been recognized in the areas of medical advancement and research. ... Read More
Internal Medicine
Intensive Blood Pressure Management Tied to Increased Risk to Kidneys
According to findings from a study authored by Srinivasan Beddhu, MD (Division of Nephrology), intensively lowering systolic blood pressure increased the risk of incident chronic kidney disease in those with and without type 2 diabetes. ... Read More
Internal Medicine
Harry Senekjian, MD, FNKF NKF Award
Harry Senekjian, MD, FNKF receives National Kidney Foundation Award.... Read More
Internal Medicine