Testimonials
Hear from past year attendees on their experience and what they gained from NBLU!
Attendees
Dr. Abigail Bradner
West Virginia University Fellowship Program
NBLU 2023
Dr. Marwa Abdalla
Georgetown University Hospital Fellowship Program
NBLU 2023
Dr. Robin Edwin
Wake Forest University Fellowship Program
NBLU 2023
Dr. Ogbugo Ehme
Temple University Fellowship Program
NBLU 2023
Dr. Jugal Thakar
University of Pennsylvania Fellowship Program
NBLU 2022
Dr. Nervik Roy
University of Colorado Fellowship Program
NBLU 2022
Dr. Ofundem Rose Gwan
Methodist Hospital Houston Fellowship Program
NBLU 2022
Dr. Sarah Hryzak
University of Pennsylvania Fellowship Program
NBLU 2022
Dr. Ted Lao
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Fellowship Program
NBLU 2022
Dr. Tushar Bajaj
University of Chicago Fellowship Program
NBLU 2022
Dr. Gilana Gomberg
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai Fellowship Program
NBLU 2022
Dr. Dilraj Sekhon
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Fellowship Program
NBLU 2021
Dr. Daniel Leininger
University of California San Diego Fellowship Program
NBLU 2021
Dr. Alissar El Chediak
Vanderbilt University Program Fellowship Program
NBLU 2021
Dr. Raad Chowdhury
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Fellowship Program
NBLU 2021
Dr. Ali Imtiaz
University of Michigan Fellowship Program
NBLU 2021
Dr. Olivia Ortez
Loma Linda University Fellowship Program
NBLU 2021
Industry Leadership
Dr. Deidra Crews
ASN President-Elect & Prof of Medicine
John Hopkins University
Mark Caputo
CEO
US Renal Care
Dr. Tim Plfederer
RPA President 2021-2022 & Nephrologist at Illinois Kidney Disease & Hypertension Ctr.
Dr. Paul Palevsky
NKF President 2021-2022 & Prof. of Medicine, UPMC
Zach Kribs
Government Affairs Specialist at American Society of Nephrology
Faculty
Dr. Parin Makadia
NBLU Founder & Physician Partner at Dallas Renal Group
Dr. Melby Philip
Nephrologist at Dallas Renal Group
NBLU 2021
Dr. Cynthia Miracle
NBLU Founder, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Nephrology Program Director at University California San Diego
Dr. Samir Nangia
NBLU Founder & Nephrologist at Dallas Renal Group
Dr. Matthew Sparks
Associate Professor of Medicine & Nephrology Program Director at Duke University
Dr. Trevor Smith
Nephrologist at Utah Kidney Clinic
NBLU Alumni Faculty
Dr. Jia Hwei Ng
Executive Council, Women in Nephrology, & Asst. Prof., Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health
Dr. Diana Mahbod
Private Practice Nephrologist
NBLU 2017
Dr. Nathaniel Reisinger
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
NBLU 2016
Dr. Malorie Holmes
Private Practice Nephrologist
NBLU 2021
Dr. Ahmed Arslan Yousuf Awan
Asst. Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
NBLU 2018
Hoang 'Ahn' Nguyen, MD University of California Irvine , NBLU 2016
"A key takeaway was realizing that it’s a lot more than just knowing medicine."
Aleksandra “Sasha” Novikov, MD Scripps Health NBLU 2016
"It’s eye opening and extremely important for fellows in nephrology and for anyone entering the workforce in the medical field."
Karo Torosian, MD Balboa Nephrology Group, NBLU 2016
"My biggest takeaway was building the confidence and losing the fear of going out in the real world and practicing nephrology."
Yesenia Galan MD, Hadden Renal Medical Specialists, NBLU 2020
"This experience has shaped so much of what I hope to gain in the future... Namely a sense of purpose and a path to striving toward it everyday! Prior to this I struggled with my role as a renal specialist, but now I know what I want to do and who I want to be."
Matthew Sparks, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine
"NBLU is also a lot of fun and allows attendees to meet lifelong friends and colleagues from fellowship programs all over the country. This is a must attend event."
Mary Dittrich, MD, FASN, EVP and CMO
“I love seeing the next generation of nephrology leaders take control of their future and I’m fortunate to have a front row seat watching like-minded professionals form lifelong friendships. NBLU promotes the bright future of nephrology and USRC proudly supports it. I circle this event on my calendar every year!”