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Community Advisors
Our Community Advisors are highly regarded clinical experts in the field of nephrology, sharing their best practices, knowledge, and expertise to improve outcomes for individuals with kidney disease and other related conditions.
Liqun Bai, MD, FASN*
Board-Certified Nephrologist, Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers in Phoenix, AZ
Kelly Chen, BMS, MSN, NP*
Medical & Scientific Advisory Board Member, Asian American Engagement Director, IgAN Foundation
Gates Colbert, MD, FASN*
Associate Clinical Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine in Dallas; Nephrology Fellowship Co-Program Director at Baylor University Medical Center
Pranav Garimella, MD*
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Nephrology, UC San Diego
Kartik Kalra, MD*
Clinical Associate in Nephrology, Associate Program Director of Nephrology Fellowship training program - Geisinger Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Edgar Lerma, MD*
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sayna Norouzi, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Nephrologist, Loma Linda University Medical Center
Frederic F Rahbari Oskoui, MD*
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine
Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS*
Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director of Nephrology Division, Columbia University Medical Center
Vinay Srinivasan, MD*
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Onconephrology, Cooper University Hospital and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU)
Biruh Workeneh, MD, FASN*
Provider, Professor in the Section of Nephrology, MD Anderson Internal Medicine Center
*Community Advisors are paid consultants of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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