Nephrology Fellowship
Overview
The Department of Nephrology at Children’s National Medical Center appreciates your interest in our Fellowship Program. We believe that you will find we offer many excellent opportunities to help you develop and refine the skills necessary to become a well-trained pediatric nephrologist and accomplished investigator in the area of clinical and/or basic science. We support 1 fellow each year.
Our program encompasses three years of training. The first year is focused on clinical training, while the latter two years increase the time allotted to develop a focus in research while continuing valuable clinical training.
The key components of the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program include:
A nationally-recognized and busy clinical program providing comprehensive training in all aspects of clinical nephrology, including glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, urinary tract infection, congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, kidney stones, acute and chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD), acute and chronic hemodialysis (HD), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), intensive care nephrology, renal transplantation and metabolic bone disorders.
- Six full-time Pediatric Nephrologists and two full-time Nephrologists devoted to clinical and basic science research.
- Outstanding basic science and clinical research opportunities are available within the Department of Nephrology, The Children’s Research Institute and George Washington University Schools of Medicine, Health Sciences and Public Health are available options.
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