Participants

Kevin Abbott, LTC, MC,USA

Staff Nephrologist

Walter Reed Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue

Washington, D.C.  20307

202-782-6462

202-782-0185 (fax)

kevin.abbott@na.amedd.army.mil

 

Madhu Agarwal, MD MPH

Chief, Primary Care Medicine

VA Medical Center

50 Irving Street, NW

Washington, DC  20422

202-745-8245

202-745-2209 (fax)

202-516-3204 (pager)

 

Penelope L. Baker, DO

Carl T. Hayden VAMC

Section 111-K, Nephrology

650 East Indian School Road

Phoenix, AZ  85012

602-277-5551, ext. 7277

602-222-6494 (fax)

602-779-4008 (pager)

baker.penelope@phoenix.va.gov

 

William Barrie, MD

VA Ann Arbor Health Care System

Ambulatory Care (11A)

2215 Fuller Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI  48105

734-761-7975

734-213-3835 (fax)

wbarrie@umich.edu

 

Michelle Bynum, RN

202-745-8107

202-516-3834 (pager)

202-745-8184 (fax)

bynum.michelle_@washington.va.gov.

mjbbynum@aol.com

 

David Cohen, MD

Chief, Renal Section

West Palm Beach VAMC

7305 N. Military Trail

West Palm Beach, FL  33410

561-882-8134

561-882-8090 (fax)

cohen.david_jmd@west-palm.va.gov

 

Susan Crowley, MD

Director, Dialysis (111F)

West Haven VAMC

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT  06516

203-932-5711, ext. 4424

203-937-3455 (fax)

crowley.susan_t@west-haven.va.gov

susan.crowley@yale.edu

 

Troy Dixon, MD

Chief, Renal Section

Division of Nephrology

DVA Medical Center, Northport

79 Middleville Road (111R)

Northport, NY  11768

631-266-6064

631-544-5315 (fax)

dixon.troy@northport.va.gov

 

George M. Dolson, MD

Asst. Chief, Renal

Houston VAMC

111-JRenal

2002 Holcombe Blvd.

Houston, TX  77030

713-794-7244

713-794-7415 (fax)

dolson.georgem.@med.va.gov

 

Beatrice Erickson, RN, MEd

Education Service Rep., National

Employee Education System

311 W. Main Street

Durham, NC  27701

919-680-6841, ext. 245

919-286-6842 (fax)

ericksonbea@lrn.va.gov

 

Rosalie Fishman, RN, MSN, CPHQ

Clinical Coordinator

Birch & Davis Associates, Inc.

8905 Fairview Road

Silver Spring, MD  20901

301-650-0218

301-650-0398 (fax)

rfishman@birchdavis.com

 

Michael R. Fredericks, CAPT, MC, USN

Head, Division of Nephrology

National Naval Medical Center

Bldg. 10, 4 East Dialysis

8901 Wisconsin Avenue

Bethesda, MD  20889

301-295-4330

301-295-6081 (fax)

mrfredericks@yahoo.com

 

Sarah Ingersoll, RN

Network Coordinator

Birch & Davis Associates, Inc.

1263 S. El Molino Avenue

Pasadena, CA  91106

626-796-4745

626-564-0245 (fax)

singersoll@birchdavis.com

 

Lois Katz, MD

ACOS, Ambulatory Care (11A)

VA New York Harbor Health Care System

New York Campus

423 East 23rd Street

New York, NY  10010

212-951- 6875

212-951-3382 (fax)

lois.katz@med.va.gov

 

James S. Kaufman, MD

Staff Physician, Renal Section

Boston VAMC (111-RE)

150 S. Huntington Ave.

Boston, MA  02130

617-232-9500, ext. 5613

617-278-4540 (fax)

kaufman_james@boston.va.gov

 

Anna Maria Kausz, MD

Asst. Prof, Tufts University

School of Medicine

New England Medical Center

Division of Nephrology

35 Kneeland St., 6th Floor

Boston, MA  02111

617-636-9424

617-636-8329 (fax)

marsha.mccullough@mail.va.gov

 

Marsha McCullough, RN

VHA (111)

810 Vermont Avenue

Washington,  D. C. 20420

202-273-8517

202-273-9142 (fax)

marsha.mccullough@mail.va.gov

 

Lavinia Negrea, MD

Dialysis Director

Cleveland VAMC (111K)

10701 East Blvd.

Cleveland, OH  44106

216-791-3800, ext. 5173

216-231-4370 (fax)

lan5@cwru.edu

 

Mary Ellen Nugent, RN

Nurse Manager

VA Greater LA Healthcare System

11301 Wilshire Blvd. (111L1)

Los Angeles, CA  90073

310-478-3711, ext. 41314

310-310-268-4996 (fax)

maryellen.nugent@med.va.gov

 

Carlos E. Palant, MD

Reno VA Hospital

1000 Locust Street

Reno, NV  89520

775-328-1427

775-328-1769 (fax)

palant@scs.unre.edu

 

Paul M. Palevsky, MD

Chief, Renal Section (111F-U)

VA Pittsburgh Health Care System

University Dive Division

Pittsburgh, PA  15240

412-688-6000 ext. 5932

412-688-6908 (fax)

palevsky+@pitt.edu

 

Gary Patchin, Pharm D

Assistant Chief, Pharmacy

Reno VA Hospital

1000 Locust Street

Reno, NV  89520

775-328-1427

775-328-1769 (fax)

 

Thakor G. Patel, MD

Program Chief, Renal Disease

Department of Veterans Affairs (11A)

801 Vermont Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20420

202-273-8491

202-273-9142 (fax)

tgpatel@mail.va.gov

 

Tedine Ranich, MD

4625 46th Street NW

Washington, D. C. 20016

202-745-8111

tedine.ranich@med.va.gov

cpaulo@pol.net

 

Carlos Rosado, MD

Calle 19 22

Ponce D Leon

Guaynabo, PR  00969

787-758-7575

csrosadod@taino.net

 

Mohammad Saklayen, MD

VAMC (111G)

4100 West 3rd Street

Dayton, OH 45428

937-268-6511, ext.2567

937-267-5337 (fax)

mohammad.saklayen@wright.edu

saklayen@med.va.gov

 

Sithiporn Sastrasinh, MD

Chief, Renal-Hypertension Section

Medical Service (111)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs NJ Health Care System

385 Tremont Avenue

East Orange,  NJ  07018

973-677-1000, ext. 2355

973-395-7078 (fax)

sithipom.sastrasinh@med.va.gov

 

Gaurang M. Shah, MD
Chief, Nephrology Division
VAMC
5901 E. 7th Street
Long Beach, CA 90822
562-494-5516
562-494-5983 (fax)
Shah.gaurang@long-beach.va.gov

 

Janet Spinks, RN, MS, CPHQ

Senior Consultant

Birch & Davis Associates, Inc.

8905 Fairview Road

Silver Spring, MD  20910

301-650-0285

301-650-0398 (fax)

jspinks@birchdavis.com

 

Gaurang M. Shah, MD

Chief, Nephrology Division

VAMC

5901 E. 7th Street

Long Beach, CA 90822

562-494-5516

562-494-5983 (fax)

Shah.gaurang@long-beach.va.gov

 

Oded Susskind, MPH

P. O. Box 112

Brookline, MA  02446

617-232-3558

617-713-4431 (fax)

oded@tiac.net

 

Paul Welch, LTC, MC, USA

Walter Reed Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue

Washington, DC

paul.welch@na.amedd.army.mil