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. 

2024-2025 AST Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC Board of Managers:

Chair: Joseph Kahwaji, MD, MPH
Past Chair: Rowena Delos Santos, MD
Review Committee Chair: Maha Mohamed, MD
Manager-at-Large: Gaurav Gupta, MD
Manager-at-Large: Yue-Harn Ng, MD

2024-2025 AST Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC Review Committee:

Review Committee Chair: Maha Mohamed, MD
Past Chair: James Cooper, MD, FAST

Rowena Delos Santos, MD
Nissreen Elfadaway, MD
Jorge Garces, MD
Sixto Giusti, MD
Arksarapuk Jittarat, MD
Joseph Kahwaji, MD, MPH
Layla Kamal, MD
Nadeen Khoury, MD
Laila Lakhani, MD
Mary Ann Lim, MD
Luz Liriano-Ward, MD
Sumi Nair, MBBS, MD
Yue-Harn Ng, MD
Adetokunbo Odunaiya, MD
Robin Prashar, MD
Swati Rao, MD
Alfonso Santos, MD
Jun Shoji, MD
Irfana Soomra, MD
Kurtis Swanson, MD