Inpatient Rounds
Drs. Sandhya Thomas and Michael Holliday and our 2020-21 chief Nephrology fellow Dr. Pablo Villaneuva-Meyer on inpatient rounds at the MEDVAMC during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Overview of the Clinical Training Sites
We offer a comprehensive clinical training environment and our trainees are involved in all aspects of kidney disease. Our graduates highlight the diversity of patients and healthcare systems along with dedicated teaching faculty as the main strengths of our training program. From glomerular diseases to complex acid-base and electrolyte disturbances to pregnancy-related kidney disease to critical care nephrology, our fellows truly see it all!
Outpatient Rotations
We believe that a robust outpatient experience is critical to educating the future nephrologist. The table below highlights the various clinics that our fellows rotate through during the fellowship.
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Outpatient Clinic |
Location(s) |
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General Nephrology |
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center |
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Kidney Transplantation |
Houston Methodist Hospital |
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Pediatric Nephrology |
Texas Children’s Hospital |
|
Home Dialysis |
Davita Home at the Museum |
|
In-Center Hemodialysis |
Harris Health Riverside Dialysis Clinic |
|
Glomerulonephritis |
Harris Health Smith Clinic |
|
Elective Kidney Biopsy |
Harris Health Ben Taub Outpatient Center |
|
Vascular Access |
Orbis Vascular |
|
Medical Directorship |
U.S. Renal Baylor Scott Street Dialysis Unit |
|
Kidney Pathology |
McGovern School, University of Texas |
Each fellow will have 12 months of monthly continuity clinic at the above in-center and home dialysis clinics. This will involve longitudinal care with the same patients and faculty mentor.
Inpatient Rotations
The variety in hospital systems is a major strength of our program. Our program is like a podocyte, interdigitating with all pavilions in the Texas Medical Center! Each four-week block exposes the trainee to the diversity of patients that reside in or travel to Houston, Texas. Kidney transplantation is a major strength of the program. Our fellows directly participate in the care of around 150 new kidney transplants each year at three different transplant centers: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC), Houston Methodist Hospital, and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.
|
Hospital |
Rotation |
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Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center |
General Nephrology |
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Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital |
General Nephrology Dialysis |
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Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center |
General Nephrology |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital |
Transplant |
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Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women |
Obstetric Nephrology |
|
MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Onco-Nephrology |
*We designate one fellow (Night Float: NF) to take overnight calls for all pavilions from Sunday through Friday nights, from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. This fellow has no daytime responsibilities. The fellow typically manages between one to four new overnight consults, all of whom require urgent evaluation. The NF rotation is home call, and we have a dedicated call room at BSLMC.
The outpatient experience at BSLMC includes exposure to plasma exchange. Each fellow will have approximately three months of research time during the fellowship, and this has been sufficient for most trainees to publish manuscripts in high-quality journals.
Our fellowship handbook provides more details about each rotation.
