UT Southwestern Nephrology Fellowship Program

11/12/2021

Top 1️⃣0️⃣ things you didn't know about UTSW Nephrology Fellowship!
2️⃣ Escuelita! And so many more MedEd innovations.

11/11/2021

Top 1️⃣0️⃣ things you didn't know about UTSW Nephrology Fellowship❗️

1️⃣ A nationally renowned safety-net hospital, plus a VA plus a cutting-edge referral hospital.

🏥Parkland Memorial Hospital:
⭐️ 862 bed facility completed in 2015, with the latest in informational technology focused on indigent patient care.
⭐️ 1st established in 1894.
⭐️ One of the largest public hospital systems in the country, averaging >1M patient visits/yr.
⭐️ It was the first Level I trauma center in Texas.
⭐️ The place for JFK’s emergency care in 1963.
⭐️ Is among the largest civilian burn units in the nation including the site of the development of the Parkland Burn Formula.

🏥Clements University Hospital:
⭐️Newly constructed facility in 2014, with 460 beds and expansion to 750 beds in 2021.
⭐️Tertiary referral center that provides training in critical care nephrology with extensive exposure to cardiothoracic surgery cases, ECMO, VADs & organ transplantation.

🏥Dallas VA Medical Center:
⭐️ Renovated in 2014 and has 289 acute care beds with one of the largest VA dialysis units in the country.

10/31/2021

Happy Halloween 🎃
Our Spooktacular event included two Dr. Sambandam’s, Dr. Penfield, ZZ Top, a narwhal and more!

10/09/2021

Fellows, Peter Jung, M.D., Sahityan Viswanathan, M.D., Armando Cardenas, M.D., and Taylor Schaubschlager, D.O. enjoying the nice weather and happy hour after work.

09/30/2021

Last day of the month and last Profile. Andrea Venable, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow. She is working with
Sarah Huen, M.D., PhD, on how metabolic adaptation promotes survival during sepsis and how the kidneys contribute to systemic metabolism during inflammation.

09/29/2021

Fellow Profile: Litty Thomas, M.D. She is a first year fellow. Selected the field of Nephrology for her deep-rooted interest in patient care and building long-lasting personal relationships.

09/29/2021

Fellow Profile: Taylor Schaubschlager, D.O. She is currently our chief fellow. The past three Nephrology Fellow Chiefs have been women. She enjoys serving and caring for a wide demographic of patients.

09/28/2021

Fellow Profile: Meredith McAdams, M.D. She is currently on her second year of T-32 research and is pursuing her Master's Degree in Clinical Sciences.

09/28/2021

Fellow Profile: Stefanie Herrera, M.D. Her interest in Nephrology grew as she recognized the influence the renal system has on the entirety of the organism; the complex pathophysiology that correlates multiple organs at once.

07/29/2021

The fellowship is now in recruitment season. Learn more about our program by watching the UTSW Renal Fellowship Overview.

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03/08/2021

Happy International Women’s Day to our outstanding group of female fellows. There are not as many women in Nephrology compared to other sub specialties. We are glad to have you. You will all be wonderful Nephrologist.