- Nephrology
- Meet the Team
- Nephrology
- Meet the Team
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

Savannah Davis, MD
- Fellow, Nephrology

Jessica Mace
- Fellow, Nephrology

Joseph Mancini
- Fellow, Nephrology

Zahra Pirani
- Fellow, Nephrology

Jordy Salcedo
- Fellow, Nephrology

Ashley Trinh
- 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, PhD, RD, 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 PhD 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

Ashlee Robinson
- Social Worker

Julia Tuvin
- Social Worker
Surgeons

Jennifer Ehlin Verbesey, MD
- Surgical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
- Primary Surgeon
Jennifer Ehlin Verbesey, MD
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Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners
Diane Ellen Kraynak, NP, CPNP-PC
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Christy Engstrom Petyak, NP, MSN, CPNP-PC
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Nursing Team

Jennifer Carver, RN
- Registered Nurse, Dialysis

Josephine Del Rosario, RN
- Registered Nurse, Dialysis

Cerina Gordon, RN
- Registered Nurse, Dialysis

Kimberly Jenkins, BS, RN, CNN
- Nurse Manager, Dialysis

Laurie Midgley, BSN, RN
- Transplant Coordinator

Rahel Moges, RN
- Registered Nurse, Dialysis

Nicole Robinson, BSN, RN
- Clinical Instructor, Dialysis

Maria Uzoukwo, RN
- Registered Nurse, Dialysis

Florinda Vidal, RN
- Registered Nurse, Dialysis

Stephanie Ward, BSN, RN
- Clinical Program Coordinator
Care Team Professionals

Michele Boone
- Financial Coordinator

Jamie Cinotti
- Director, Operations & Business Development

Adam Dodd, MSN, RN-BC
Adam Dodd, MSN, RN-BC
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- English
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Biography
Adam Dodd, a quality process & improvement specialist for transplant, is a member of the nephrology team.

Carisa Etheridge
- Technician, Dialysis

Gina Haizlip
- Operations Coordinator

Angela Washington-Moss
- Technician, Dialysis

Ryan Williams
- Operations Lead

Kim Woodward
- Senior Transplant Program Manager