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Meet The Team

Our Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and Managed Market Liaisons (MMLs) are field medical team members with comprehensive clinical, scientific, and/or research backgrounds. They facilitate the translation and dissemination of fundamental scientific, clinical, health economics, and outcomes research to key stakeholders within the health care and academic systems. Through educational programs and engaged discussion, they provide resources for shared decision-making to improve patient outcomes and quality metrics.

Rebecca S. Ahdoot MD, FASN, MD, FASN

Assistant Professor — Department of Nephrology

Fahad Aziz, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Division of Nephrology – Transplant Medicine

Gopika Banker, DO, FASN, FACOI

Nephrologist

Lisa Belk

Patient Advocate

Hasib Bhojwani, MD

Medical Science Liaison

David Brooker, MD

Nephrologist

Lauren Budd Levy, MS, RDN, CSR

Renal Dietitian

Christine Costa, Ph.D., DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, PhD, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse practitioner

Ranine Ghamrawi, MD

Nephrology Associates, PA

Maryam Gondal, MD, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine

Hannah Graves

Jessica Greco, MD

Nephrologist, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine-Nephrology at Ohio State University College of Medicine

Debra Hain, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNKF, PMHNP-BC

Professor

Jared Hassler, MD

Pathologist and Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Elika Hefazi, PharmD, BCPP, PharmD, BCPP

Medical Science Liaison

Chef JJ Johnson

Chef, TV Personality, & Author

Rima Kang, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Nephrology at The Ohio State University

Dr. Samuel Kantor, MD

Nephrologists Partner

Darcy Leon, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Ashar Luqman, MD

Thomas McCune, MD, FACP

Associate Professor, Chair of the Division of Nephrology, & Fellowship Program Director at Eastern Virginia Medical School; Director, Hereditary Kidney Disease Clinic Partner, Nephrology Associates of Tidewater, Norfolk, Virginia*

Erika Modh, PharmD, BCPS

Medical Science Liaison

Naoka Murakami, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Transplant Nephrologist

Mark Neumann

Healthcare Writer & Editor Specializing in Nephrology

Niloofar Nobakht, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Nephrology at UCLA

Nneka Okonkwor, PharmD, MBA

Neuroscience Medical Science Liaison

Dylan Poche, MD

Family Practice Physician, St. James Parish Hospital, Louisiana

Elan Salzhauer, MD

Medical Director, Urology at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Director, Intrepid Lane Surgery Center in Syracuse, NY

Purva Sharma, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine/ Nephrology

Shayan Shirazian, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

Michael Spigler

Katie Sulkowski, PharmD

Medical Science Liaison

Alejandra Valdez, RDN, LD

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Anthony Valentine

Kidney-Friendly Chef, Founder & Director of CukeBook.org

Thomas Weimbs, PhD

President and Chief Scientific Officer, Santa Barbara Nutrients
Professor, University of California in Santa Barbara

Kelly Welsh, RDN, CD

Renal Dietitian, Kidney Nutrition Institute

NephU is supported by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC) and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI) - committed supporters of the kidney health community. The information provided through NephU is intended for the educational benefit of health care professionals and others who support care for those with kidney disease and other related conditions. It is not intended as, nor is it a substitute for, medical care, advice, or professional diagnosis. Health care professionals should use their independent medical judgement when reviewing NephU’s educational resources. Users seeking medical advice should consult with a health care professional. No CME or CEU credits are available through any of the resources provided by NephU. Some of the contributors may be paid consultants of OPDC and/or OAPI.

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