FELLOWS EDUCATION SESSION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 4:45 PM

FACULTY

Dalia Dawoud, MD, Fellows Program Chair
Saravanan Bala, MD
Bharvi Oza-Gajera, MD
Brian Rifkin, MD
Bharat Sachdeva, MD
Rashid Sharaf, MD
Mukesh Sharma, MD
Mohamed A. Sheta, MD   

SCHEDULE

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  Grapevine 5-6
INTERVENTIONAL NEPHROLOGY FOR GENERAL NEPHROLOGISTS Dalia Dawoud, MD
Introduction to Interventional Nephrology
Types of AV Access and Physical Examination of AV Access
Common Interventional Procedures

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM  Grapevine 5-6
CAREER GUIDANCE FOR NEPHROLOGY FELLOWS Saravanan Bala, MD and Rashid Sharaf, MD
Academic Nephrology vs Private Practice
Job Hunting, CV Preparation, Interview Do’s and Don’ts
Career Launching and Peaking – Pitfalls to Avoid
Hybrid Careers in Nephrology

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM  Grapevine 5-6
CAREER GUIDANCE DISCUSSION

3:00 PM – 4:45 PM  Longhorn Marble Foyer
HANDS-ON SESSION
Station 1: Ellipsys Procedural Model Dalia Dawoud, MD and Rashid Sharaf, MD

Station 2: Vein Mapping and Post-Creation Evaluation Dalia Dawoud, MD and Rashid Sharaf, MD

Station 3: Balloons/Coils Mukesh Sharma, MD

Station 4: PD Bharat Sachdeva, MD and Mohamed A. Sheta, MD

Station 5: Surfacer Mohamed A. Sheta, MD

Station 6: Wrapsody Brian Rifkin, MD

Station 7: WavelinQ Simulator Saravanan Bala, MD

Station 8: GlidePath Dialysis Catheter Placement Model Bharvi Oza-Gajera, MD
Station 9: Covera Vascular Covered Stent Bharvi Oza-Gajera, MD and Saravanan Bala, MD