Program Overview

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Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program

The Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern is designed to train postdoctoral fellows for careers in academic pediatric nephrology. The program aims to provide a strong foundation in clinical nephrology, as well as research opportunities.

Fellowship Overview

The program trains fellows to evaluate and manage patients with fluid and electrolyte disorders and renal disease. It provides didactic lectures and one-on-one teaching to ensure the competence of the trainee in the clinical diagnosis and management of disorders of the kidney, urologic system, hypertension, renal replacement therapy, and fluid and electrolyte disorders in neonates, infants, children, and young adults.

Research Goals

Fellows have the opportunity to participate in either clinical or basic science research during their fellowship. The program is funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with five individual NIH grants and a shared NIH training grant. Under the guidance and mentorship of the faculty, fellows choose a project during their first year and pursue research work during the second and third years of their fellowship.

Clinical Goals

Nephrology fellows are expected to see and evaluate consults and new patients, presenting their history, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation to the attending nephrologist. The fellows provide an evaluation and plan of action, which is then evaluated by the attending physician. As fellows gain more experience, they are given more responsibility, but patients are always evaluated by the attending physician.

Combined Track

The program also offers a combined adult and pediatric nephrology fellowship training for interested applicants. Residents who will be graduating from a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency program are eligible to apply to this four-year combined fellowship program.

Educational Conferences

The program includes various educational conferences, such as:

• Weekly Conferences:
  • Fellow's core curriculum lecture
  • Pediatric multidisciplinary conference
  • Pediatric nephrology inpatient discussion
  • Pediatric Grand Rounds
• Biweekly Conferences:
  • Pediatric Renal Transplant Committee Meeting
• Monthly Conferences:
  • Pathology/renal biopsy conference
  • Pediatric dialysis multidisciplinary conference
• Quarterly Conferences:
  • Pediatric Nephro-radiology conference
• Research Conferences:
  • Department research day
  • O'Brien Center Lecture series

Past Fellows

The program has graduated over 50 fellows, many of whom have moved to faculty positions within the program or at other academic medical centers across the region. Some notable alumni include:

• 2023: Salar Bani Hani, M.D., Pediatric Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
• 2021: Ahmad Mashmoushi, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
• 2019: Oluwadamilola Ejike, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist, The Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX
• 2018: Issa Alhamoud, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
• 2017: Ei Ei Khin, M.D., Assistant Professor and Pediatric Nephrologist, Texas Tech University, El Paso, TX
• 2016: Sarah Elhadi, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist, OSF Healthcare, Peoria, IL
• 2015: Nisha Mathews, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist, OU Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK
• 2014: Lozano Guzman, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist, El Paso Children's Hospital, El Paso, TX
• 2013: Khurrum Siddique, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist, McAllen, TX
• 2012: Matthias Wolf, M.D., Associate Professor and Pediatric Nephrologist, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Program Faculty

The program is led by:

• Jyothsna Gattineni, M.D., Associate Professor, Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, and Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
• Elizabeth Brown, M.D., Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
• Halima Janjua, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
• Kassandra Hernandez, M.S., Coordinator, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program