About Our Fellows
The Ohio State Division of Nephrology is committed to training the next generation of professionals in kidney care. We offer several fellowship programs that help students strengthen their knowledge of subdisciplines such as kidney and pancreas transplantation as well as adult-pediatric nephrology. Learn more about our fellows.
Second Year Nephrology Fellows
Marie Fouad, MD
Omer Sheikh, MD
Luis Soto, MD
First Year Nephrology Fellows
Erika Critell, DO
Abdalla Ismail, MD
Ali Rizvi, DO
Patrick Schaffer, DO
Transplant Nephrology Fellows
Liza Cholin, MD
Med/Peds Fellows
Jessamyn Carter, MD
- Fourth year fellow
Mayra Osequera, MD
- First year fellow
Past Fellows
2022
- Dharika Shah, DO – Private practice, Cincinnati, OH
- Kara Kaplan, MD – Critical care nephrology fellowship at University of Cincinnati
- Alka Tyagi, DO – Critical care nephrology in St. Louis, MO
- Karim Attia, MD – Private practice in Columbus (Ohio Kidney Consultants)
- Priya Yenebere, DO (transplant fellow) – Transplant faculty at Indiana University
2021
- Mohan Doriaswamy, MD – Critical care nephrology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
- Brandon Dunmyre, DO – Faculty at Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
- Karen Flores, MD – Transplant nephrology fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Tariq Baig, MD – Transplant nephrology fellowship at Iowa University, Iowa City
2020
- Rasha Alawieh, MD – Transplant nephrology fellowship at University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Joe Tasch, DO – Private practice, Lancaster, OH
- Tyler Gutkoski, MD – Joined OSUWMC nephrology faculty
- Sherif Metwally, MD – Private practice, Detroit, MI
- Jessica Nelson, MD (Med peds fellowship) – Joined OSUWMC nephrology faculty