NEPHROLOGY PHYSICIANS - Key Persons
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- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
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Dr. Mbianda served for six years as an Airman First Class in the Illinois National Guard. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at the University of Illinois and worked for several years as a Registered Nurse at Northwestern University Hospital while pursuing additional graduate work.
Dr. Mbianda completed medical school, an internal medicine residency, and a nephrology fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
Dr. Mbianda is married with three children and enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family in her leisure time.
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- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
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Dennis Mishler, MD, is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a transplant nephrologist at Indiana University Health.
He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He also completed his residency and nephrology fellowship at the IU School of Medicine.
Dr. Mishler's clinical interests include caring for patients on hemodialysis, helping patients successfully receive kidney transplants, and helping patients successfully keep their transplant and never going back for the need of dialysis.
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- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
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Dr. Wu received a Bachelor of Arts and Science from Northwestern University and completed medical school at Northwestern University Medical School.
He completed his internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at the University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Wu is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
He is Medical Director for the FMC South Bend and Elkhart Hemodialysis units. Dr. Wu is also fluent in Spanish and Chinese. He is married with one child.
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- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
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Dr. Sunio is a graduate of the University of the Philippines at Manila College of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency at Michigan State University and her nephrology fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Dr. Sunio is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. She is the Medical Director for the FMC Goshen Hemodialysis unit.
Dr. Sunio is married and enjoys watching football and basketball games, traveling, and cooking in her leisure time.
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- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
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M. Sohail Yaqub, MD, is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a transplant nephrologist at Indiana University Health.
He completed his nephrology fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine. His research interests include anemia in transplantation, BK virus nephropathy and weight gain.
Dr. Yaqub's clinical interests include caring for kidney and pancreas transplant patients, high risk evaluation of transplant recipients and donor evaluation.
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- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
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Dr. Murphy was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and then completed his bachelor's degree at The University of Notre Dame.
He earned his medical degree at Ross University, and then completed an internal medicine residency at Danbury Hospital/Yale University.
He completed a nephrology fellowship at the Maine Medical Center. Dr. Murphy is currently Board Certified in Nephrology and is certified by the American Society of Diagnostic & Interventional Nephrology as an Interventional Nephrologist.
He practices at the Access Center on a part-time basis while also practicing in Nevada and California.
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- Medical Director for Acute
- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
Dr. Vyakaranam has been taking care of patients with kidney disease in the Michiana region since 2011 when he graduated from Nephrology Fellowship at University of Cincinnati. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Drexel University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Dr Vyakaranam has MD degree from Gandhi Medical College, India. Interest in community health, led him to pursue and obtain Master of Public Health degree from University of Illinois at Springfield.
He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He is also a certified Hypertension specialist
Dr. Vyakaranam loves taking care of patients with kidney ailments- from chronic kidney disease, acute kidney failure, electrolyte abnormalities, fluid management, dialysis and post kidney transplant care among others. He actively professes risk factor control in slowing down/ preventing progression of renal disease. As a certified Hypertension specialist, he sees patients with difficult to control blood pressures.
Dr. Vyakaranam is actively involved in teaching medical students and residents. He is Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at IU School of Medicine South Bend.
Dr Vyakaranam is Medical Director for Acute dialysis services in North Central Indiana overseeing quality of inpatient dialysis care at Memorial, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Elkhart and Goshen Hospitals. He is also Medical Director for Fresenius Blackthorn outpatient Facility. He is also on various committees at local hospitals and national societies.
For his teaching and community service, Dr Vyakaranam has been inducted as a fellow into the prestigious societies of American Society of Nephrology (FASN) and National Kidney Foundation (FNKF).
Beyond Medicine, Dr Vyakaranam spends time with his wife and 2 children. He enjoys reading books and music.
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- Nephphys 2022 - 12 - 06T15
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William Goggins, MD, is an associate professor of surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the surgical director of kidney transplantation at Indiana University Health.
He received his medical degree from St. Louis University, and later completed his residency at the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Goggins completed a clinical fellowship in transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
His expertise includes renal transplantation, desensitization and immunomodulation of the highly sensitized organ transplant recipient.