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Glomerular Disease Fellowships
A comprehensive list of nephrology training programs that offer glomerular disease fellowship track
Fellowship Offers
This 1 year fellowship incorporates a multidisciplinary training experience in glomerular disease, immunology, renal pathology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, and immunomodulatory/immunosuppressive medication use
Application Requirements:
Completed an internal medicine residency program that is ACGME-accredited, an AOA-approved residency program, a program with ACGME International (ACGME-I) Advanced Specialty Accreditation, or a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)-accredited or College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-accredited residency program located in Canada.
Prior to appointment in the glomerular diseases fellowship, the fellow must complete an ACGME-accredited nephrology fellowship training program.
Applicants with US work authorization (J1, H1B, etc.) are eligible to apply
๐ 1830 E Monument St, Rm 416, Baltimore, MD 21287
๐ง NephrologyFellowship@jh.edu
Fellowship Director:
C. John Sperati
Fellowship Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Faculty:
Mo Atta
Professor of Medicine
Derek Fine
Professor of Medicine
Duvuru Geetha
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Manny Monroy-Trujillo
Assistant Professor of Medicine
John Sperati
Associate Professor of Medicine
Nephropathologists:
Avi Rosenberg
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Lois Arend
Associate Professor of Pathology
Dao-Fu Dai
Associate Professor of Pathology
Serena Bagnasco
Professor of Pathology
This is a two-year combined clinical, health administration and research fellowship offered in partnership through UBC. During the fellowship, the successful applicant is required to be enrolled in a Masterโs or PhD degree program relevant to their area of research interest (which can be deferred for applicants with a previous comparable degree and research training with approval of the GN fellowship director). The clinical training may be combined with formal graduate coursework leading to Masters or Doctoral degrees in Experimental Medicine, Health Care and Epidemiology or related disciplines through the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
The GN Fellowship aims to help successful applicants:
Develop expertise in the clinical diagnosis and management of glomerular diseases, including in the context of pregnancy
Develop an in-depth knowledge of nephropathology related to glomerular diseases
Gain an understanding and experience in the administration of health services related to glomerular diseases; the development, implementation and evaluation of GN health programs; and in resource allocation in GN-related healthcare
Gain the necessary education, training and experience in research methodology, manuscript preparation and publication, and grant development to ensure successful transition to a career as independent researcher of glomerular diseases
The fellowship also includes the following GN-specific learning opportunities:
Twice-weekly GN clinics
Pregnancy nephrology clinic
Lupus clinic (in collaboration with rheumatologists)
Vasculitis clinic (in collaboration with rheumatologists)
Pathology rotations (in collaboration with the UBC Department of Pathology)
Application Requirements:
Applicants for starts in 2026 should complete the application link and attach their letter of intent (include proposed start date), CV, and three references.
๐ University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, #5273, Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver, BC, V5A 1M9, Canada
Contact:
Maeve Lalor
๐ง maeve.lalor@ubc.ca
Fellowship Director:
Dr. Sean Barbour
Fellowship Director, GN
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC
Associate Director:
Dr. Adeera Levin
Professor & Head โ Division of Nephrology, UBC
Executive Director, BC Renal
Nephropathologists:
Dr. Mei Lin Bissonnette
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC
Director of the BC Provincial Renal Pathology Laboratory
Dr. Susanna McRae
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC
The Glomerular Diseases Fellowship is a one-year program at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, designed for physicians who are board-eligible in nephrology. The fellowship will provide extensive training in the complex world of glomerulonephritis treatment which is often challenging. Glomerulonephritis (GN) expertise now requires additional formal training to gain proficiency, especially with the ever-growing newer biologic treatments.
Application Requirements:
The applicants must have successfully completed accredited training in internal medicine and nephrology and must be board-certified or board-eligible in nephrology. Applicants must apply through Recruit (a third party application service).
๐ 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905
๐ง Kathy Hegna Zelinske - zelinske.kathleen@mayo.edu or call at 507-266-1044
Fellowship Director:
Ladan Zand, M.D.
Associate Director:
Fernando Fervenza, M.D.
Nephropathologists:
Sanjeev Sethi, M.D.
Lynn Cornell, M.D.
Priya Alexander, M.D.
Samih Nasr, M.D.
Loren Herrera, M.D.
This fellowship program provides a clinical experience in the Ohio State University Lupus, Vasculitis and Glomerulonephritis clinic. In addition the fellow will work with the GN team to design and develop a translational research project with the expectation of presentation at national meetings and publications in a peer-reviewed journal. The fellow will be exposed to a variety of clinical trials and will learn how to participate in and conduct clinical trials through our Nephrology Clinical Trials Unit.
Application Requirements:
Generally the candidate will contact Stephanie Stump or Dr. Rovin and discuss interest. Taking a fellow depends on the ability to secure funding.
Fellows must have completed a primary fellowship in Nephrology, rheumatology, immunology, or finished graduate work in a related field
๐ 370 W. 9th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
๐ง Stephanie Stump - steph.stump@osumc.edu
Fellowship Director:
Brad H. Rovin MD
1 year mixed clinical and research focused fellowship for nephrologists, rich mix of patients, fantastic pathology support, research from basic to trials.
Application Requirements:
Primarily research focus with involvement in clinical trials combined with clinical care of variety of glomerular disease
Contact us, generally can run the typical academic year (July-June), best to apply well before March 1.
๐ 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
๐ง caylacw@stanford.edu
Fellowship Director:
Professor Richard Lafayette
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