Nephrology

Meet Our Team

Division Chief

• Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Attending Physicians

• Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
• H. Jorge Baluarte, MD
• Ulf Beier, MD, FAAP
• Lawrence Copelovitch, MD
• Michelle Denburg, MD
• Bernard S. Kaplan, MBBCh, FAAP
• Benjamin Lewis Laskin, MD, MS
• Mary B. Leonard, MD, MSCE
• Kevin E.C. Meyers, MBBCh
• Madhura Pradhan, MD, MBBS
• Rebecca L. Ruebner, MD, MSCE

Pediatric Nephrology Fellows

• Stephanie Clark, MD, MPH
• Divya G. Moodalbail, MD
• Danielle E. Soranno, MD
• Joann M. Spinale, MD
• Smitha R. Vidi, MD

Nurse Practitioner

• Cathy Laney, MEd, MSN, CRNP

Renal Transplant Coordinators

• Sonya Lopez, RN, MSN, CRNP, CCTC
• Jo Ann Palmer, CRNP, MSN, CCTC

Triage Nurse

Social Workers

• Caryle Glah, MSW, LSW, MEd
• Kimberly Sterner, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Support Associate

• Vanessa El-Kardah

Dialysis Nurse Manager

• Linda McNellis, RN, CNN

Home Dialysis Nurse

• Chris Breen, BSN, RN, CNN

Hypertension and Vascular Evaluation Clinic Manager

• Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Dialysis Nurses

• Sarah Katchur, RN
• April Lederman, RN
• Holly MacMillan, RN
• Annie Marks, MSN, RN
• Karen Merrigan, RN

Nutrition

• Elisha Rampolla , RD, CSP, LDN

Operations Manager

• Lisa Maiale-Howell, MSS, LCSW

Administrative Director

• Sarah Brewer, MBA

Administrative Staff

• Tara Chestnut
• Elena Daikhin
• Michael Gibbons
• Bea Ladley
• Edward McGee
• Barbara Pope

Dialysis Secretary

• Kristin Beelis

Other Staff