Board of Managers & Review Committee

Oversight and governance of the AST Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC is conducted by a Board of Managers who are responsible for the final approval of programs.

One member of the Board is elected to preside over the business and policies of the AST Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC. Another member is elected as chair of the Review Committee, also for a one-year term. The Review Committee chair oversees the accreditation application and re-accreditation process and reports back to the Board of Managers. The Review Committee is comprised of members who have appropriate experience and training in transplant nephrology and are responsible for visiting and reviewing programs that apply for accreditation. 

2023-2024 AST Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC Board of Managers:

Chair: Rowena Delos Santos, MD
Past Chair: David Wojciechowski, DO
Review Committee Chair: James Cooper, MD, FAST
Manager-at-Large: Joseph Kahwaji, MD, MPH
Manager-at-Large: Maha Mohamed, MD
Manager-at-Large: Gaurav Gupta, MD

2023-2024 AST Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC Review Committee:

Review Committee Chair: James Cooper, MD, FAST
Past Chair: Rowena Delos Santos, MD

Behdad Besharatian, MD
Sixto Giusti, MD
Joseph Kahwaji, MD, MPH
Layla Kamal, MD
Laila Lakhani, MD
Mary Ann Lim, MD
Luz Liriano-Ward, MD
Maha Mohamed, MD
Sumi Nair, MBBS, MD
Yue-Harn Ng, MD
Adetokunbo Odunaiya, MD
Jun Shoji, MD
Kurtis Swanson, MD
Rafael Villicana, MD