Welcome the Nephrology Division
at Elmhurst Hospital Center
The Nephrology Fellowship at Elmhurst equips trainees for a successful career as an academic leader or a clinical practitioner. We provide a diverse and comprehensive nephrology experience through rotations at different institutions like Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens Hospital Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Broadway Dialysis Center. Fellows gain expertise in consultative nephrology and patient care, encompassing acute and chronic dialysis, transplantation, hypertension management, and nephrolithiasis treatment. An optional critical care training year at Mount Sinai Hospital furnishes fellows with a unique skillset, allowing them to leverage their combined nephrology and critical care knowledge to best fit their career goals and aspirations.
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Meet Our Staff
Division Attendings
Maritza Brown, MD
Chief of Division
Director of In-Patient Hemodialysis
Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Clerkship/Acting Intern Site Director of Icahn School of Medicine at Elmhurst Hospital
Nephrology Training:
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Aaron Stern, MD
Program Director
Medical Director at the Broadway Dialysis Center
Director of Research
Nephrology Training:
Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC
Joseph Lieber, MD
Chief of Medicine
Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Nephrology Training:
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, NYC
Nitzy Muñoz Casablanca, MD
Associate Program Director
Nephrology Training:
Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC
Saad Bhatti, MD
Attending
Nephrology Training:
Elmhurst Hospital, NYC
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CCM Training:
Montefiore Medical Center, NYC
Dawn Maldonado, MD
Attending
Nephrology Training:
Elmhurst Hospital, NYC
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CCM Training:
Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC
Hameeda Khan, MD
Attending
Nephrology Training:
NYP/Weill Cornell Hospital, NYC
Ellena Linden, MD
Attending
Nephrology Training:
Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC
Current Fellows
Megan Crants - F1
Fnu Kanwal - F1
Jee Kim - F2
Hyun Joon Cho - F2
Stela Teferici - F2
Recent Graduates
Class of 2024
Mohamad Bakro - Private Practice, GA
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Class of 2023
Cora Ogbolu - Westchester Medical Center, NY
Joseph Guadalupe - 3rd-Year Critical Care Track, Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC​​
Class of 2022
Dawn Maldonado - Critical Care/Nephrology, Elmhurst
Temi Ediale - Internal Medicine Residency, NYC
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Class of 2021
Ayesha Imam - Critical Care/Nephrology, Springfield, OH
Saeid Karandish - Private Practice, Southern California​​
Clinical Experience
Elmhurst Hospital
Inpatient
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Acute consult/ICU service (~10 weeks/year)
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Chronic dialysis/ICU service (~10 weeks/year)
Outpatient
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CKD/Transplant Clinic: Thursday PM & Friday AM
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Broadway Dialysis Center: Weekly rounds while on elective
Elective/Academic time (~15 weeks/year)
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Urology & Interventional Radiology rotations
Night Coverage
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Home call
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~7-10 nights/month
Weekends: 1 weekend/month
Vacation: 4 weeks/year
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Inpatient transplant service (4 weeks/year)
Renal Pathology (2 weeks/year)​​
Critical Care Track: elective program requiring a separate interview and acceptance process at MSH
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1st or 3rd year in Critical Care Medicine
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​Rotations in critical care units at Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, James J. Peters VA Medical Center and Elmhurst Hospital Center
Queens Hospital Center
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Inpatient service covering both acute consults and chronic dialysis
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Weekly outpatient clinic
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Number of weeks vary
Conferences and Scholarly Activities
Conference Schedule
July-October
Core Lectures
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Lead by faculty and guest speakers
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Colombia Renal Biopsy Course
NYSN Nephrology Fellows' Bootcamp
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~September
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Selected Fellows
November-June
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Journal Club (Tuesdays 8:30-9:30am)
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Case Presentation (Wednesday 8:30-9:30am)
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Board Review (Wednesday 9:30-10:30am)
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Renal Pathology Conference (monthly)
Scholarly Activities
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QI projects
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Abstracts & Publications
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National Conferences