Investigator Profiles
Shreeram Akilesh, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology;
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Washington
Department of Pathology
Box 356100
1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195
Charles Alpers, M.D.
Professor, School of Medicine: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology;
Adjunct Professor, Department – Nephrology;
Fausto-De Lancey Endowed Chair in Pathology, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
UWMC
Box 356100
Room NE110m
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
Nisha Bansal, M.D., M.A.S.
Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine;
Arthur Stach Family Endowed Professor;
Director of Nephrology Clinical and Research Education;
Director of the UW Kidney-Heart Service
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Pavan K. Bhatraju, MD. MSc.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Christopher Blosser, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology;
Fellowship Director, Transplant Nephrology
University of Washington
Division of Nephrology
Box 356174
1959 NE Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
P: 206-598-2844
Ian de Boer, M.D., M.S.
Director of KRI, University of Washington Professor of Medicine, Holder of the Joseph W. Eschbach Endowed Chair in Kidney Research; Professor of Medicine, Nephrology; Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Benjamin Freedman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
UW Medicine Research
850 Republican St
Box 358056
Seattle, WA 98109
See also, The Freedman Lab
Dayong Gao, PhD
Bio-Instruments & Artificial Organs
Yoshio N. Hall, M.D., M.S.
Professor;
Interim Medical Director, Harborview Kidney Clinic; Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program;
Medical Director, Northwest Kidney Centers, Scribner
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Jonathan Himmelfarb, M.D.
Inaugural Director of KRI, University of Washington Professor of Medicine
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Sangeeta R. Hingorani, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Nephrology
Seattle Children's Hospital
A-7931 - Nephrology
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Irl B. Hirsch, M.D.
Medical Director, Diabetes Care Center,
Professor of Medicine, Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair
Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center
4245 Roosevelt Way NE, 3rd Floor
Box 354691
Seattle, WA 98105
Andy Hoofnagle, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology;
KRI Laboratory Director
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine
University of Washington
Box 357110
1959 NE Pacific St.
Room NW120
Seattle, WA 98195-7110
J. Ashley Jefferson, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Professor;
Section Head, UW Medical Center, Montlake Campus;
Director, School of Medicine MedSci, Urinary System Section, Circulatory Block
University of Washington Medical Center
Box 356174
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98108
Edward J. Kelly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics
Department of Pharmaceutics
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific St,
HSB Rm H272,
Box 357610
Seattle, WA 98195
Larry Kessler, Sc.D.
Professor
(Former) Chair of the Department of Services, School of Public Health
University of Washington
Department of Health Services
1959 NE Pacific St; H-664; Box 357660
Seattle, WA 98195
Bryan Kestenbaum, M.D., M.S.
Professor;
Director, School of Medicine MedSci, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Course
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Daniel Lam, MD
Clinical Associate Professor;
Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center Palliative Care Services;
Palliative Care Medical Advisor, Northwest Kidney Centers
Su-In Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, ENG: Computer Science and Engineering;
Associate Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering;
Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education;
Adjunct Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering;
Adjunct Associate Professor, Genome Sciences
Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington
Box 352350
185 E Stevens Way NE
Seattle, WA 98195
Rajnish Mehrotra, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Medicine; Interim Head, Division of Nephrology;
Division of Nephrology Section Chief, Harborview Medical Center;
David S. And Nayda Utterberg Endowed Professorship in Nephrology in Honor of Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Behzad Najafian, M.D.
Professor of Laboratory Medicine & pathology
Director Of UWMC Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Director of Renal Pathology Fellowship Program
University of Washington Medical Center
Box 356100
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 9195
Ann O’Hare, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology;
Investigator, VA HSR&D Center of Excellence;
Affiliate Investigator, Group Health Research Institute
VA Puget Sound Health Care
Renal Dialysis Unit
Building 100, Room 5B113
1660 S. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
Ari Pollack
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education
Seattle Children’s
OC.9.820 – Nephrology
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
P: 206-987-2524
David Prince
Research Scientist, Kidney Research Institute
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Matthew Rivara, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Medical Director, Northwest Kidney Centers, Elliott Bay and Broadway
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
John D. Scott, Ph.D.
Edwin G. Krebs-Speights Professor of Cell Signaling and Cancer Biology at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute;
Chair, Department of Pharmacology at University of Washington;
Professor, Pharmacology;
Professor and Chair, Provost, School of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
Box 357750
1959 NE Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
Stuart Shankland, M.D., M.B.A., F.R.C.P.
Professor;
(Former) Head, Division of Nephrology;
Belding H. Scribner Endowed Chair of Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center
Box 356521
1959 NE Pacific St.
BB1265
Seattle, WA 98195
Ashleigh Theberge, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington;
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Urology
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
Box 351700
Seattle, WA 98195-1700
P: 206-685-2330
E: abt1@uw.edu
Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF
Regional Co-Principal Investigator, Institute of Translational Health Sciences;
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, University of Washington;
Executive Director for Research, Providence Health Care
Providence Medical Research Center, Providence Health Care
105 W. 8th Avenue
Suite 250E
Spokane, WA 99204
Susan P. Y. Wong, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
1660 S. Columbian Way
Mark Wurfel, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine;
Endowed Professorship, DEPARTMENT - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
HMC
University of Washington
Box 359640
325 9th ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Catherine K. Yeung, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Bessie Young-Mielcarek, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology;
Section Head, VA Puget Sound Health Care System;
Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion;
Director, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Center for Transformative Research
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Renal Dialysis Unit, 111A
1660 S. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
Leila Zelnick, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Biostatistics, Kidney Research Institute
Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Ying Zheng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
420 Brotman Bldg.
850 Republican St.
Seattle, WA, 98109