Welcome to Stanford Nephrology Fellowship Program
The goals of our fellowship program are: To provide outstanding care to persons with kidney disease. To create a rigorous and supportive environment in which to train fellows to become leaders and innovators. To establish and nurture basic, translational and clinical research programs that advance the understanding of kidney disease and related health conditions in an environment committed to respect for others, excellence, innovation, diversity and social responsibility.
Please explore all the opportunities our program has to offer and contact us with any questions. Thanks for your interest in Stanford Nephrology.
-- Yiming Lit, MD, Program Director
-- Pedram Fatehi, MD, Associate Program Director
Fellow activities
Fellow presentation at awards ceremony for the national KidneyX summit
Fellows on the wards
Fellow and dialysis staff
Fellows social
Fellows social
Fellows social
Fellows social
Fellows social
Fellow and rotating residents on the wards
Fellow Quality Improvement Project
Fellow and dialysis staff
Fellows on the wards
Foot Processes Intramural Soccer Team
Foot Processes Intramural Soccer Team
Henle Intramural Basketball Team
Henle Intramural Basketball Team
Fellows social
Fellow Research Project
Fellow Research Project
Fellows at ASN
Fellows at Mt Desert Island Course
GME Diversity Committee
Fellowship Pathways
Basic and Translational Science
The Division espouses a curriculum for research training based on well-defined and well-supported pathways in a variety of disciplines. For a nephrology fellow performing research in one of nine pathways offered, the fellow and his or her Oversight Committee members will devise a training plan consisting of research projects and graduate-level didactic coursework.
Clinical Practice
For fellows with clear career goals in medical practice, we offer a two-year program with additional in-depth experience in various areas of interest such as peritoneal and home hemo dialysis, dialysis unit directorship, and quality improvement, among others. With some protected time for scholarly activity during the second year, clinical fellows may pursue a circumscribed research or educational project.
Formal Graduate Degrees from Stanford University (typically completed as part of a research fellowship)
- Master of Science in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, application through the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
- Master of Science in Health Policy, application through Health Research and Policy
- Master of Science in Clinical Informatics Management, application through Stanford Medicine CiM
- Doctorate of Philosophy, application through Advanced Residency Training at Stanford (ARTS) Program
Kidney Transplantation
- American Society of Transplantation Accredited Fellowship Program
- Qualification: completion of general nephrology fellowship
- Duration: one year, at least 50% clinical
- One position yearly; application through Kidney Transplant Program, contact Dr. J. Scandling
Critical Care Nephrology
- ACGME Certified Fellowship Program; additional ABIM Eligibility in Critical Care Medicine upon completion
- Qualification: completion of general nephrology fellowship
- Duration: one year
- Multiple positions yearly; application through Critical Care Medicine Fellowship program, contact Dr. P. Fatehi
Palliative Care Nephrology
- ACGME Certified Fellowship Program; additional ABIM Eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine upon completion
- Qualification: completion of general nephrology fellowship
- Duration: one year
- Multiple positions yearly; application through Palliative Medicine Fellowship program
Combined Adult-Pediatric Nephrology
- ACGME Certified Fellowship Program; additional American Board of Pediatrics Eligibility in Pediatric Nephrology upon completion
- Qualification: completion of combined med-peds residency
- Duration: one additional clinical year as pediatric fellow; combined research year/s
- Multiple positions yearly; application through Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship program
Kidney Stone Disease
- Research and clinical training in diagnosing and treating kidney stone disease and associated hormonal and electrolyte disorders
- Research opportunities include basic, translational, and clinical research studies
- Qualification: completion of general nephrology fellowship
- Duration: one or two years; can be overlapped with research years
- One position yearly; application through The Stanford Kidney Stone Clinic, contact Dr. A Pao
Glomerular Disease
- Primarily research focus with involvement in clinical trials combined with clinical care of variety of glomerular disease
- Qualification: completion of at least first clinical year of general nephrology
- Duration: one or two years; may be overlapped with research years
- One position yearly; application through Glomerular Disease Center, contact Dr. R. Lafayette
Hypertension
- Primarily research focus with involvement in basic, translational and/or clinical studies, combined with clinical care of refractory and secondary hypertension cases
- Qualification: completion of at least first clinical year of general nephrology
- Duration: one or two years; may be overlapped with research years
- Multiple positions yearly; application through Stanford Hypertension Center, contact Dr. V. Bhalla
Global Health Nephrology
- Hands on experience working with international research collaborators, for individuals committed to improving care of patients with kidney disease in low-resource settings
- Qualification: completion of at least first clinical year of general nephrology
- Duration: one or two years; may be overlapped with research years
- One position yearly; application through Center for Innovation in Global Health, contact Dr. S. Anand
BioDesign Innovation
- Hands on experience working on multi-disciplinary teams with members from other departments throughout the university and proven mentors to identify important health care needs, invent novel technologies to address them, and prepare to implement products into patient care through start-up or corporate channels
- Qualification: completion of at least first clinical year of general nephrology
- Duration: one or two years; may be overlapped with research years
- Multiple positions yearly; application through BioDesign program
Value-Based Health Care Design Innovation
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, fellows develop a solid foundation of design thinking for health care, gain experience in developing innovative care models, and work with health system and industry leaders to optimize quality of care delivery systems with lower spending
- Qualification: completion of at least first clinical year of general nephrology
- Duration: one or two years; may be overlapped with research years
- Multiple positions yearly; application through Clinical Excellence Research Center