The University of Maryland Division of Nephrology

Physicians and Staff

UMMC's Kidney Disorders Program ranked as one of the nation's 50 best by U.S. News & World Report's 2011 "Best Hospitals" survey.

Matthew R. Weir, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Head of Nephrology
Special Interests: Immunology; Hypertension; Renal; Hemodynamics; Clinical Nephrology; Transplantation Nephrology
Medical Degree: University of Virginia
Residency: Waterbury Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Transplantation, Harvard Medical School
Certifications: Nephrology; Internal Medicine
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Charles P. Cangro, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Diabetes; Renal Disease; Transplant Medicine; Kidney/Pancreas Transplant
Medical Degree: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Florida, Nephrology; University of Wisconsin, Transplant Medicine
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Rochelle Cunningham, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Transplantation
Medical Degree: University of Texas Southwestern
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Clarissa Jonas Diamantidis, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: New York Medical College
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Mara Dinits-Pensy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Glomerulonephritis
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Jeffrey C. Fink, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Dialysis; Transplant
Medical Degree: Case Western Reserve University
Residency: University of Washington, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Washington, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Donna S. Hanes, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine
Special Interests: Hemodialysis
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Abdolreza Haririan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Medicine; General Nephrology
Medical Degree: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Wayne State University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Nephrology; University of Maryland Medical Center, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Michael K. Hise, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Mechanisms of Diabetic-Related Renal Injury; Prevention of Progression Nephrosclerosis in Hypertension
Medical Degree: University of Michigan
Residency: Case Western Reserve University Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship: Duke University Hospital, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Appointments: 410-328-5720

David K. Klassen, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Hypertension; Clinical Nephrology; Diabetic Nephropathy; Renal Transplantation
Medical Degree: Ohio State University
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Paul D. Light, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Clinical Nephrology; Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Joseph M. Nogueira, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Improving Care in Chronic Renal Failure; Optimizing Outcomes for Kidney Transplant Recipients After Laparoscopic Kidney Harvest; Improving the Understanding of Renal Osteodystrophy and Transplant Osteoporosis
Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: McGraw Medical Center at Northwestern University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Thomas L. Pallone, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: Penn State University
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Medicine
Fellowship: Stanford University, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Afshin Parsa, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Nephrology
Medical Degree: Robert Wood Johnson University
Residency: Brown University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Emilio Ramos, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Clinical Nephrology; Diabetic Nephropathy
Residency: Joslin Clinic, Boston; VA Hospital, Washington D.C.; New England Deaconess Hospital
Fellowship: VA Hospital, Washington D.C., Nephrology; Massachusetts General Hospital, Nephrology; Diabetes Foundation, Joslin Clinic, Boston, Diabetes
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Daniel J. Salzberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Special Interests: Critical Medicine; Education
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Stephen Seliger, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Chronic Kidney Disease
Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Kurt Sowers, M.D.
Instructor in Medicine
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Medical Degree: SUNY Downstate
Residency: University of Missouri, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Richard Ugarte, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University, Nephrology
Certifications: Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

Edward J. Weinman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Clinical Nephrology; Acid-Base Physiology
Medical Degree: Boston University
Residency: Montefiore Hospital, Medicine; New York University Medical Center, Medicine
Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, Nephrology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Appointments: 410-328-5720

For more information, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians). If you prefer, you may call directly at 410-328-5720.