Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation

Distinguished Clinical Educators of the Nephrology Fellowship Program
Faculty Physicians
Sharon Adler, MD (Chief emeritus, Glomerulonephritis)
Lilly Barba, MD (Transplant Director)
Tiane Dai, MD (Home Hemodialysis)
Ram Dukkipati, MD (Interventional Nephrology)
Ibrahim Elali, MD (Living Donor Transplant, Pregnancy and Kidney Disease, Plasma Exchange)
Richard Glassock, MD (glomerulonephritis)
Kam Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD (CKD Conservative Management & Incremental Dialysis)
Joel Kopple, MD (Chief emeritus, Nutrition)
Anuja Shah, MD (Critical Care Nephrology & CRRT)
Jenny Shen (Peritoneal Dialysis, Director of Clinical Research)
Advanced Practice Providers
Anne-Lorrane Ugalde, RN, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Nephrology consult service and Dialysis Care Coordinator
Kharen Acevedo-Robles, FNP-C, MSN, RN
Nurse Practitioner, Nephrology consult service and Ambulatory Care
Neil Ocampo, FNP-C, RN
Nurse Practitioner, Transplant Services
2023 Faculty of the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation
Welcome to Harbor-UCLA Nephrology
Our program consists of several highly integrated disciplines: General nephrology including inpatient consult; critical care (ICU) nephrology including CRRT; ambulatory nephrology including glomerulonephritis, diabetic and hypertensive nephropathy, and nutritional management of kidney disease; outpatient dialysis including incremental dialysis transition and home dialysis training; kidney transplantation including living donor; interventional nephrology including dialysis access and kidney biopsy, and research including clinical and translational research, epidemiology, and basic science investigations.
The Nephrology fellowship training program at Harbor-UCLA under the new leadership of Dr Kam Kalantar and Dr Anuja Shah since 2023 along with world class nephrologists experts and clinican educators including Drs Sharon Adler and Joel Kopple, former Nephrology chiefs of Harbor-UCLA and other distinguished faculty with unique areas of expertise (see faculty list), is designed to prepare postdoctoral fellows for academic and/or clinical careers in the discipline of nephrology, hypertension and kidney transplantation.
Our nephrology training program is one of very few ones in California and in the nation that has created integrated kidney teams of renal fellows and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs including NPs and PAs) working together, consistent with the contemporary and future trends in Nephrology practice. We also teach innovations in practice and business of Nephrology and value-based kidney care models. Over the years we have trained an elite group of nephrologists, and presently offer a traditional two year nephrology training program as well as a combined clinical/research fellowship that is three (or more) years in duration.
We are conveniently located within 15-20 min from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). We work and train in the most desired region among the nation’s most beautiful and attractive places of Los Angeles County and LA South Bay including Redondo Beach (popular pier and gastronomy dream), Palos Verdes Peninsula (world famous Portuguese Bend hiking with breathtaking Pacific Ocean view), Torrance Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Long Beach (20 min from Long Beach Airport and Long Beach Aquarium), among others, all located within minutes of driving from Harbor-UCLA.
Our faculty and fellows have published thousands of high-impact articles that have changed the field of kidney care and kidney health, and person-centeredness. We are the main hub of nephrology and kidney transplantation for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, nation’s 2nd largest municipal health system. The pages herein will provide greater detail about our program.
Office Hours & Location
Location
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 West Carson Street, Suite N28
Torrance, CA 90509General Contact
Phone: (310) 222-3891 | Fax: (310) 782-1837Kidney Transplant Contact
Harbor-UCLA Renal Transplant Program
1000 W. Carson Street, Bldg. N-28
Torrance, CA 90509
Voice: (424) 306-8100
Fax: (310) 533-4093General Visiting Hours
Mondays through Fridays: 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.Nephrology Fellowship Program Office:
Mr. Ryan Nguyen
Nephrology Fellowship Training Coordinator
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation
The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Phone: (310) 222 – 3893 Fax: (310) 782-1837
Contact Email: Rnguyen3@dhs.lacounty.gov or Rnguyen@lundquist.orgSocial Media links:
Twitter: Harbor-UCLA Division of Nephrology & Hypertension (@HarborKidney) / X (twitter.com)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NephrologyFellowship
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamkalantar/