Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship

Fellowship Overview

The goal of our Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program is to train postdoctoral fellows for careers in academic pediatric nephrology. The Program:

Trains fellows to evaluate and manage patients with fluid and electrolyte disorders and renal disease.
Gives didactic lectures and one-on-one teaching to provide a strong foundation in clinical nephrology.
Is designed 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 do either clinical or basic science research during their fellowship. Our training 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 our faculty, fellows choose a project during their first year and then pursue research work during the second and third years of their fellowship.

Two of our fellows have won the research award by the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology.

Clinical Goals

Nephrology fellows are expected to see and evaluate consults and new patients. They then present their history, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation to the attending nephrologist, who sees all the patients seen by fellows. The fellows provide an evaluation and plan of action, and the attending evaluates these with the fellow.

As fellows gain more experience, they are given more responsibility. However, patients are always evaluated by the attending physician.

The goals and objectives of the clinical and research aspects of the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Training Program are chronologically outlined in the competencies that are expected to be achieved during each year of training.

The Fellowship Program Director, in collaboration with the attending staff, ascertains whether each of the goals is met for each fellow each year. The fellow is apprised of their progress in achieving the goals of the program.

Combined Track

We also offer 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. You can apply to either our adult nephrology program or our pediatric program through ERAS.

Application Process

Our fellowship program accepts application only through ERAS. If interested, contact us for more details regarding the application process by sending an email to Dr. Smitha Vidi (smitha.vidi@utsouthwestern.edu). We can also set up a Zoom/phone meeting to provide you with more details regarding our program, application process and answer any questions that you may have. H1B visas will also be considered.

Past Fellows

The program has graduated more than 50 fellows, many of whom have moved to faculty positions within our program or at other academic medical centers across the region. Here is a look at our alumni over the last several years.

2023
2023
- 2023 Salar Bani Hani, M.D., Pediatric Residency
  NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
2021
2021
- Ahmad Mashmoushi, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
2019
2019
- Oluwadamilola Ejike, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  The Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX
2018
2018
- Issa Alhamoud, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA
- Jyotibala Jain, M.D., Pediatrician
2017
2017
- Ei Ei Khin, M.D., Assistant Professor and Pediatric Nephrologist
  Texas Tech University, El Paso, TX
2016
2016
- Sarah Elhadi, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  OSF Healthcare, Peoria, IL
- Ayah Elmaghrabi, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  Phoenix Children’s, Phoenix, AZ
- Asif Mansuri, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  Health Augusta University, Augusta, GA
2015
2015
- Nisha Mathews, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  OU Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK
- Asmaa Abu-Maziad, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2014
2014
- Lozano Guzman, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  El Paso Children’s Hospital, El Paso, TX
2013
2013
- Khurrum Siddique, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  McAllen, TX
- Catherine Joseph, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
- Annelise Ribeiro, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  Emory, Texas
2012
2012
- Matthias Wolf, M.D., Associate Professor and Pediatric Nephrologist
  UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
- Pamela Winterberg, M.D., Pediatric Nephrologist
  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Educational Conferences

Weekly Conferences
Weekly Conferences
- Fellow’s core curriculum lecture – Wednesday afternoons
- Pediatric multidisciplinary conference – Tuesday afternoons
- Pediatric nephrology inpatient discussion – Friday afternoons during sign out
- Pediatric Grand Rounds – Wednesday mornings
Biweekly Conferences
Biweekly Conferences
- Pediatric Renal Transplant Committee Meeting
Monthly Conferences
Monthly Conferences
- Pathology/renal biopsy conference
- Pediatric dialysis multidisciplinary conference
Quarterly Conferences
Quarterly Conferences
- Pediatric Nephro-radiology conference
Research Conferences
Research Conferences
- Department research day
- O’Brien Center Lecture series