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Nephrology

Meet Our Teams

Faculty

Kevin R. Regner, MD, MS, FASN

Professor

Naveet Bal, MD

Assistant Professor

Bhavna Bhasin, MD

Assistant Professor

Barbara A. Bresnahan, MD

Professor

Alice Ching, MD

Assistant Professor

Aaron Dall, MD

Associate Professor

Ashraf El-Meanawy, MD, MS, PhD, FASN

Professor

Emily Joachim, MD

Assistant Professor

Jack G. Kleinman, MD

Professor Emeritus

Abhilash Koratala, MD, FASN

Assistant Professor

Zubin T. Lathara, MD

Assistant Professor

Bianca Madrid, MD

Assistant Professor

Andrew S. Maike, MD

Assistant Professor

Mukoso Ozieh, MD, MSCR

Assistant Professor

Rima Patel, DO

Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant

Walter F. Piering, MD

Professor Emeritus

Ehab R. Saad, MD, FACP, FASN, MA

Professor

Andrey Sorokin, PhD

Professor, Medicine (Nephrology) and Microbiology & Immunology

Brahm Vasudev, MD

Director, Associate Professor

Jeffrey A. Wesson, MD, PhD

Professor

Dawn Felicity Wolfgram, MD

Associate Professor

Arshak Alexanian, VMD, PhD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Advanced Practice Providers

Contact the Nephrology AP/PAs at (414) 955-0300.

Michelle L. Alfred, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Stephanie Bruder, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Jamie C. Cooley, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Anne LaRosa, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Nichole Melton, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Gregory A. Poulton, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Leslie M. Schwalbach, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Amanda M. Shafer, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Alison A. Volz, RN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Additional Information

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Administrative Contacts

Administrative Staff

Jennifer Harris Tyrrell
Division Administrator
Nephrology ǀ Infectious Disease
(414) 955-0315

James Blair
Administrative Coordinator
Nephrology ǀ Infectious Disease
(414) 955-0314

Kathileen Arnold
Program Coordinator II
(414) 955-0313

Carriann Horstead
Senior Administrative Assistant
(414) 955-0300

Pam Cunningham
Senior Administrative Assistant
(414) 955-0300

Research Staff On-Campus: Froedtert Hospital

Charlotte Klis
Clinical Trials Office
LL Pavilion L765
(414) 805-7183

Research Staff Off-Campus: VA Medical Center

Colleen Veendaal, RN
Clinical Research Coordinator
(414) 774-1244 Ext. 34

MCW Lab Staff

Dr. Regner’s Lab
Katie Holl (Research Associate II)
(414) 955-2362

Dr. Sorokin’s Lab
Brad Miller (Lab Supervisor)
(414) 955-4419

VA Lab Staff

Main Number: (414) 384-2000

Colleen Veenendaal (Research Nurse I)
(414) 384-2000 Ext. 41931

Dr. Wesson’s Lab
Ann Marie Kolbach (Research Associate II)
(414) 384-2000 Ext. 41496; Lab: (414) 384-2000 Ext. 41557