Our Team

We have a dedicated team of clinical researchers and staff that are committed to improving kidney health. To date, our highly productive team has published over 500 papers. The full list can be seen here.

Leadership

Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

Co-Founder and Scientific Director

Carmen A. Peralta, MD, MAS

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

Michelle Estrella, MD, MHS

Executive Director

Rebecca Scherzer, PhD

Director of Biostatistics

Operations and Finance Director

Associated Faculty

Chi-Yuan Hsu, MD

Carl Grunfeld, MD, PhD

Delphine Tuot, MDCM, MAS

Meyeon Park, MD, MAS

Vasantha Jotwani, MD

Scott Bauer, MD, MS

Michelle Odden, PhD

TERESA CHEN, MD, MHS

Junior Faculty

Anthony Muiru, MD

Simon B. Ascher, MD, MPH

SRI LEKHA TUMMALAPALLI, MD

Chi D. Chu, MD, MAS

Julio Lamprea-Montealegre, MD, MPH, PhD

Post-Doctorates and Students (Residents, Fellows, PhDs, Medical Students)

Joshua Lang, MD

Jonathan Amatruda, MD

Jesse Ikeme, MD

Debbie Chen, MD

Kristienne Edrosolan, BS

Giselle Peschard, MD

Statisical Core

Erin Madden, MPH

Eric Vittinghoff, PhD

Laboratory Core

Judy Shigenaga, BS

Lab Manager

Kasey Campos, BS

Lab Technician

Trenton Hall, BA

Lab Technician

Lab Technician