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SPURRS (San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science)
March 19, 2019
SPURRS (San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science) Welcome to the SPURRS website! SPURRS is a program designed to encourage talented college students to pursue careers in medicine and medical research related to the kidneys and urinary tract. Kidney disease is a very common problem, affecting about 15% of people in the US […]
Department of Medicine Clinical & Innovative Therapeutics Pilot Program Awards
March 12, 2019
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Awardees Alaa Awad, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine and Nephrology Submission Title: Role of TNF-α Antagonist in Diabetic Nephropathy Dean Kellogg, Jr., M.D, Ph.D. Professor Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology Submission Title: Pilot Trial of Topical Rapamycin’s Effects on Keloid Regression Luke Norton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes Submission Title: The […]
Drs. Bansal And Dahia Bring a Global Pragmatic Trial to UHS and VA Patients
March 5, 2019
Drs. Bansal And Dahia Bring a Global Pragmatic Trial to UHS and VA Patients Patricia Dahia, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director of CTSA’s Trial Innovation Network (TIN) is eager to work with investigators in capitalizing the valuable services and resources available for patient studies. Learn how Dr. Dahia assisted cardiorenal specialist, Shweta Bansal, M.D., in becoming […]
Look who is sporting the new UTHSA Nephrology jackets
December 20, 2018
Thank you Dr. William Henrich, UTHSA President Mireya Martinez, Assistant to UTHSA President for wearing the new UTHSA Nephrology jackets with pride
Nephrology Fellowship ABIM Board Results
December 13, 2018
Congratulations to our eight UTHSA 2018 Nephrology Fellow Graduates! All of them passed the ABIM-Nephrology boards taken in October 2018 with flying colors. Muhammad Abdullah Manoj Bhattarai David Dado James Dawson Jeet Gandhi Abboud Hanna Benjamin Huang Faroug Suliman
B.S. Kasinath, MD – Retirement Reception
November 29, 2018
A reception honoring the retirement of Dr. B. Kasinath, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology was held on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Dr. Kasinath has been a valued member of the faculty since 1990. He has won numerous awards including the Henry Christian Award for Excellence in Research, the Academic Excellence Award by […]
Department of Medicine | Call for Proposal: Pilot Projects
November 5, 2018
Clinical research and novel therapeutics will likely have the greatest impact for patient care and will engage a large number of clinical and research faculty in the Department of Medicine and across the Health Care System. To stimulate a culture of research and academic inquisitiveness the DOM has allocated funds to support pilot projects that […]
UT Health Division of Nephrology Poster/Oral Presentations at ASN – October 23-28, 2018
September 24, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018 Shweta Bansal, M.D. Abstract No: 3012137Title: “Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) screening rate and blood pressure (BP) control in Veterans with hypertension” Poster Session: Session Title: Hypertension and CVD: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Prevention [PO1401-1] Session Date, Time: October 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Poster Board #: TH-PO442 Manoj Bhattarai […]
UT Health San Antonio Nephrologists attend Military Health Research Symposium
August 31, 2018
The 2018 Military Health Research Symposium was held in Kissimee, FL on August 20-23, 2018. The MHSRS is the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting. It provides a venue for presenting new scientific knowledge resulting from military-unique medical research and development. UT Health San Antonio Nephrologists attended and it was a resounding success. Dr. Kumar Sharma and […]
5-Star Rating Awarded to UT Nephrology Outpatient Dialysis Units
July 23, 2018
UT Nephrology prides itself for the comprehensive, compassionate and exceptional care delivered to our patients. One testimony to the great care delivered to our patients is the attainment of 5-star rating by all four outpatient dialysis units served by UT Nephrologists, under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid services’ (CMS) Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) program. […]