Professional Acitivities

Academic Appointments: (1996-present)

• Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine (July 2010)
  David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  Olive View – UCLA Medical Center
• Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (2004-June 2010)
• Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (1997- 2004)
• Instructor (1996-1997)
  Olive View – UCLA Medical Center
  Sylmar, CA
  Division of Nephrology
  Department of Medicine

Professional Experience

• Associate Director
  Nephrology Fellowship Program
• San Fernando-UCLA Nephrology Fellowship Program (1996-1999)
• Olive View-UCLA Nephrology Fellowship Program (2004-2008)
• Division Chief (August 2010-)
  Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
  Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
• Program Director (2012-present)
  Nephrology Fellowship Program
  Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Clinical Experiences: (1996-present)

• Clinical attending on nephrology and medicine inpatient wards 3-4 months per year for each service (1996-2012)
  Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
  Sylmar, CA
• Nephrology (1998-2000)
  Northridge Hospital
  Northridge, CA
  Pacifica Hospital
  Sun Valley, CA
  Granada Hills Hospital
  Granada Hills, CA
• Nephrology (2001-2002)
  Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
  Santa Monica, CA
• Nephrology (2005-2008)
  David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  Transplant Donor Evaluation Clinic
  Los Angeles, CA

Activities In Scholarly And Professional Societies

1. National Kidney Foundation Research Committee 2002-2004
2. Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute: Board of Trustee 2002-2004
3. Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute: President-elect July 2009-
4. Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute: President, July 2011-June 2013
5. Gerson Lehrman Group: member on the Councils of Advisors for Nephrology 2004-
6. Yamanouchi Pharma America, Inc.  Conivaptan 2005 Author Summit Meeting in Ft Lauderdale, FL.  I was invited to meet with a group of experts on hyponatremia and write a review on hyponatremia with an emphasis on a new class of ADH receptor antagonists including conivaptan
7. Olive View-UCLA Housestaff Education Committee 2005-2008
8. Olive View-UCLA Housestaff Academic Advisor 2005-
9. Medical Education Speakers Network, Inc. 2005-
10. Olive View-UCLA Medical Records Committee 2006-2011
11. National Kidney Foundation of Southern California 47th Annual Scientific Symposium, Co-Chair, Palm Springs, CA 2007
12. National Kidney Foundation, Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP): The goal of the program is to screen patients in various Southern California cities for common risk factors for kidney disease and evaluate for kidney disease (Pacoima, Inglewood, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Bernardino, Camarillo, Santa Barbara):  member, 2007-2009, Co-Chair 2009-
13. NBC 4/Telemundo 52 Health & Fitness Expo, LA Convention Center, 2008, 2009
14. Medical Advisory Board Executive Committee, National Kidney Foundation of Southern California, member 2007-
15. Medical Advisory Board Executive Committee, National Kidney Foundation serving Southern California and Nevada, Chair, 2010-2013
16. World Kidney Day Planning Committee, Southern California, member 2007-
17. National Kidney Foundation of Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Scientific Symposium 2009, Co-chair
18. Scan Health Plan:  Chronic Kidney Disease – Enduring Material 2010
19. NBC 4 Alive and Well Health Exp, LA Convention Center, 2010
20. Curbsideconsultant.com, founder and chief executive officer 2012- (website designed to provide instant and direct answers for common medical issues – both simple and complex issues)
21. Teen Kidney Camp – North Valley YMCA sponsored, organizer, fund raiser, 2013

Invited Lectures

1. Acute Renal Failure.  Anesthesiology Conference, UCLA-Olive View Medical Center, 1997
2. UCLA Update in Internal Medicine: Update in Nephrology, Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, May18,1998
3. Refractory Hypertension.  Kaiser Permanente (Sunset) Los Angeles, CA, September 8, 1998
4. Internal Medicine Board Review: Nephrology.  UCLA-Olive View Medical Center, June 1997-1999, 2001, 2002-present
5. Metabolic Acidosis and Hyperkalemia.  Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills, CA, March 6, 2001
6. Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis.  UCLA Combined Renal Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 2001
7. Management of the patient with chronic renal disease.  West Hills Medical Center, West Hills, CA, October 17, 2001
8. The Role of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Glomerular Diseases.  UCLA Combined Renal Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, May 9, 2002
9. Challenges in the Management of Hyponatremia.  Sepulveda VA Medical Center Medical Grand Rounds, Sepulveda, CA, May 23, 2002
10. Hepatorenal syndrome.  UCLA Combined Renal Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, May 2003
11. Membranous glomerulonephropathy.  UCLA ESRD conference, Los Angeles, CA, June 2003
12. Hepatorenal syndrome: an update.  Sepulveda VA Medical Center Medical Grand Rounds, Sepulveda, CA, October 21, 2003
13. Drug-induced interstitial nephritis.  West Hills Medical Center, West Hills, CA, December 2003
14. Hyponatremia.  Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME, November 2004
15. Interpretation of acid-base disorders.  Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME, June 2005
16. Hypomagnesemia in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. UCLA Combined Renal Grand Rounds, April 2005; Harbor-UCLA Renal Grand Rounds, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, June 2005
17. Lower Serum Magnesium Levels are Associated with More Rapid Decline on Renal Function in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. Experts Speak Archives on www.Vitasearch.com
18. Hypomagnesemia in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2.  Cedars-Sinai Renal Grand Rounds, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, September 2005.
19. Drug-induced interstitial nephritis.  Northridge Hospital, Northridge, CA, November 2005
20. Acid-base disorders.  Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA, January 2006
21. Management of neurohormones and electrolytes in patients with CHF. 
22. Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA, March 2006
23. Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, CA, March 2006
24. Chronic kidney disease.  Greater South El Monte Hospital, South El Monte, CA, March 2006
25. Fish oil and the kidney.  UCLA Combined Renal Grand Rounds, April 2006
26. Management of sodium disorders.  Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA, October 2006
27. Management of Resistant Hypertension.  Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA, June 2007
28. Hyponatremia: Review and update on AVP receptor antagonists.  West Hills Medical Center, West Hills, CA, September 2007
29. Acute kidney injury.  Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance, CA, September 2007
30. Hyponatremia: review and update on AVP receptor antagonists.  Sepulveda VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA, March 13, 2008
31. Management of chronic kidney disease.  Valley Care, Sylmar, CA, June 2008
32. Management of chronic kidney disease. Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, Aug 2008
33. Management of hyponatremia.  Northridge Hospital, Northridge, CA, Oct 2008
34. Electrolyte emergencies.  Antelope Valley Medical Center, Antelope Valley, CA, Oct 2008
35. Renal tubular acidosis.  Dameron Hospital, Stockton, CA October 31, 2008
36. Secondary hyperparathyroidism.  Ventura Medical Center, Ventura, CA, Feb 2009
37. Management of hyponatremia.  Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA, March 2009
38. Impaired renal failure: what tests to order and when to refer to nephrology.  World Kidney Day Symposium, March 14, 2009, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
39. Renal failure: acute kidney injury.  Pacific Alliance Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, April 4, 2009
40. Chronic kidney disease in the elderly.  Scan Health Plan and St. Mary Medical Center 2009 Geriatrics Symposium.  Westin Long Beach, CA, May 30, 2009
41. Hyponatremia: review and update.  Combined Kaiser Permanente and National Kidney Foundation of Southern California Nephrology Symposium, July 2009
42. Interesting electrolyte cases.  Combined Kaiser Permanente and National Kidney Foundation of Southern California Nephrology Symposium, July 2009
43. Morbidity and mortality (Osmotic demyelinating syndrome).  Sunset Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles, CA, July 26, 2009
44. Fish oil and the kidneys.  University of California at Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA, December 7, 2009
45. Introducing the ends-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient to renal replacement therapy.  World Kidney Day Symposium, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, March 11, 2010
46. Electrolyte emergencies.  Holy Cross Providence Medical Center, Mission Hill, CA, February 9, 2010
47. Management of Acute Kidney Injury.  Parkview Medical Center, Irvine, CA, April 6, 2010
48. Electrolyte emergencies.  Valley Presbyterian, Van Nuys, CA, May 18, 2010
49. Management of chronic kidney disease.  Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Medical Staff Retreat, May 21, 2010
50. Management of chronic kidney disease.  Desert Oasis, Palm Desert, CA, May 26, 2010
51. Kidney stones.  Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA, May 27, 2010
52. Evaluation and management of kidney stones.  Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA, September 2, 2010
53. Management of chronic kidney disease for the primary care physicians.  Holy Cross, Mission Hills, CA, November 12, 2010
54. Acute kidney injury.  Little Company of Mary, Torrance, CA, February 10, 2011
55. Kidney stones.  Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Northridge, CA, March 8, 2011
56. CKD staging and complications.  World Kidney Day Symposium, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, March 12, 2011
57. Kidney Stones.  West Hills Medical Center, West Hills, CA, 2012
58. Electrolyte Emergencies.  Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, 2012
59. Clinical Impact of Proteinuria.  West Hills Medical Center, West Hills, CA 2012
60. Hyperkalemia.  Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Whittier, CA, 2013
61. Hyponatremia.  Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Whittier, CA, 2013
62. Hyponatremia: Case Discussions.  Harbor-UCLA Renal Ground Rounds, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 2013
63. CKD: Health Services, Prevention oral abstract presentation session: Moderator, American Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific Meeting 2013, Atlanta, Georgia
64. Kidney Stones.  Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, at Eisenhower.  Rancho Mirage, CA, 2013
65. Popeye: the Obsession with Spinach (hypomagnesemia).  David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Renal Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, 2014.
66. Acid base disorders.  Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA 2014.

Internal Medicine Noon Conference Lectures

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and Sepulveda VAMC, Department of Medicine

1. Dye-induced renal failure, 1996
2. Acute kidney injury, 1997-1999, 2005-2008, 2010-
3. Annual Nephrology Board Review, 1996-
4. Calcium phosphorus metabolism in renal failure, 1997
5. Acid-base disorders, 1997-1999, 2003-
6. Interstitial nephritis, 1997-2003
7. Secondary glomerular diseases, 1998-2002
8. Chronic renal failure, 1998-2003
9. Routine urinalysis, 1998
10. Refractory hypertension, 1999, 2000
11. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, 1999, given every other year-present
12. Renal failure in patients with liver failure, 2000
13. Electrolyte and acid-base emergencies, 2001-2003
14. Renal tubular acidosis 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
15. Obstructive uropathy 2003
16. Management of sodium disorders 2004-
17. Electrolyte review 2004
18. Electrolyte emergencies: case presentations for combined ED/IM conference 2005
19. Electrolyte teaching cases 2006-given every other year-present
20. Nephrotic syndrome 2013
21. Pregnancy and the kidneys 2013
22. Kidney stones 2013
23. Renal replacement therapy 2013