Nephrologists
Sun-Young Ahn, MD
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Celina Brunson, MD
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Anuradha Amar Gajjar, MD
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Aadil Kausarali Kakajiwala, MD, MSCI
- Director, Pediatric Acute KIdney Support Therapies
- Critical Care Specialist
- Nephrologist
Aadil Kausarali Kakajiwala, MD, MSCI
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Melissa Reba Meyers, MD
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Marva Monique Moxey-Mims, MD
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Catherine Kyungwon Park, MD
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Fellows
Jessica Mace
- Fellow, Nephrology
Jordy Salcedo
- Fellow, Nephrology
Nutritionists
Kristen Sgambat, PhD, RD
- Clinical Assistant Professor
Kristen Sgambat, PhD, RD
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- English
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Biography
Kristen Sgambat, Ph.D., R.D., is a registered dietitian nutritionist and has provided medical nutrition therapy to children with kidney disease at Children’s National Hospital since 2002. She received her Ph.D. in nutrition from the University of Maryland and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology. Her studies have focused on cardiovascular outcomes in children with CKD and after kidney transplant, as well as effects of carnitine supplementation on cardiovascular function in children receiving HD and CRRT.
Psychologists
Social Worker
Charmian Bonner
- Nephrology Social Worker
Julia Tuvin
- Nephrology Social Worker
Surgeons
Jennifer Ehlin Verbesey, MD
- Surgical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
- Primary Surgeon
Jennifer Ehlin Verbesey, MD
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Nursing Team
Diane Ellen Kraynak, NP, CPNP-PC
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Christy Engstrom Petyak, NP, MSN, CPNP-PC
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Sherwil Tafalla
- Clinical Program Coordinator
Stephanie Ward
- Clinical Program Coordinator
Coordinators
Tricia Kangalee
- Operations Coordinator