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Meet the Faculty

The Nephrology Fellowship program at Upstate Medical University is dedicated to creating skilled and knowledgeable physicians who are fully equipped to begin their careers immediately after their training with our expert faculty. Our two-year training program delves deep into the principles of kidney physiology and pathophysiology. We encourage you to learn more about our clinical facilities and more.

Michael Lioudis, MD
Michael Lioudis, MD
Division Chief

 

Sylvia L Betcher, PhD, MD
Sylvia L Betcher, PhD, MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, Nephrology
  • PhD: Duke University
  • Postdoctoral Fellow: Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Biophysics
  • Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, 1983, Medicine
  • MD: University of Miami School of Medicine, 1980

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Hypertension; Kidney Infection; more…

Clinical Interests

  • General nephrology, Acute renal failure

 

Sandra J Bird, NP
Sandra J Bird, NP
(315) 464-8668

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Renal Failure

 

Syed Bukhari, MD
Syed Bukhari, MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • Fellowship: University of Virginia, 2019

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Hypertension; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis

 

Kriti Devkota, MD
Kriti Devkota, MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • MD: Guangxi Medical University, China, 2007

 

William C Elliott, MD, FACP
William C Elliott, MD, FACP
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • Fellowship: University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 1982, Nephrology
  • Residency: University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 1978
  • Internship: Case Western Reserve University, 1974
  • MD: University of Michigan Medical School, 1973

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis; Kidney Transplant Care

Research Interests

  • Aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity

Clinical Interests

  • Dialysis, transplantation, general nephrology

Associations / Memberships

  • American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
  • American College of Physicians (ACP), FACP

 


Rose A Giammarco, MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • BS: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • Fellowship: St. Michael's Hospital of University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Nephrology
  • Internship: St. Michael's Hospital of University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Medicine
  • MD: University of Toronto School of Medicine
  • Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital of University of Toronto, Medicine

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Kidney Failure; Renal Failure; Kidney Transplant Care

Research Interests

  • Renal acidification mechanisms

Clinical Interests

  • Acid-base and electrolyte disorders, transplantation, general nephrology

 

Stephen J Knohl, MD
Stephen J Knohl, MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2003, Nephrology
  • Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2001, Chief Resident
  • Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2000, Internal Medicine
  • MD: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 1997

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Genetic Conditions; Hypertension; Nephritis; Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones); more…

Research Interests

  • Genetic Hypercalciurias, Nephrolithiasis, Bone Disease in CKD, Housestaff Education

Clinical Interests

  • Nephrolithiasis, Electrolytes, Acid/Base

Associations / Memberships

  • American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
  • American College of Physicians (ACP)

 


John E Leggat, Jr., MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Nephrology
  • MPH: University of Michigan
  • MPH: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 1996, Epidemiology
  • Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, 1994, Medicine
  • MD: Dartmouth Medical School, 1991

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Kidney Failure; Hypertension; more…

Research Interests

  • Outcome of therapeutic decisions in dialysis and transplantation

Clinical Interests

  • Outcome of therapeutic decisions in dialysis and transplantation

 


Haris Mobeen, MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire, 2012, Critical Care Medicine
  • Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2010, Nephrology
  • Residency: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Internal Medicine
  • MBBS: Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, 1999

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments

Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Critical Care Medicine; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis

Associations / Memberships

  • American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

 


Oleh G Pankewycz, MD
(315) 464-5290

Education & Fellowships

  • Fellowship: Tufts-New England Medical Center, 1984, Nephrology
  • Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, 1983, Internal Medicine
  • MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1980
  • BA: Rutgers University, 1976, Zoology

Diseases / Specialties / Treatments

Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Transplant; Acute Pancreatitis; Chronic Pancreatitis; Diabetes; more…

Research Interests

  • American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
  • American Society of Transplantation (AST)
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