Nephrology Fellowship Fellows :: Nationwide Children's Hospital

2012 - 2013 Nephrology Fellows

Stephen Cha, MD
  • Third Year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow
  • Completed Pediatric Residency at Akron Children’s Hospital

Brian Becknell, MD PhD
  • Second Year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow
  • Completed Pediatric Residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
  • Completed PhD at The Ohio State University

Kristen Kusumi

Kristen Kusumi, MD
  • First Year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow
  • Completed Pediatric Residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Recent accomplishments of nephrology residents and fellows at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

2012:
Publications: 10
Poster presentations at national meetings: 12

2011:
Publications: 12
Oral presentations at national meetings: 2
Poster presentations at national meetings: 11

2010:
Publications: 10
Oral presentations at national meetings: 2
Poster presentations at national meetings: 14

National funding obtained during fellowship:
NIH CTSA TL1 Mentored Clinical Research Training Program award: 1 (2010)
NIH Loan Repayment Program: 1 (2010)
NIH K08 Career Development Award: 2 (one awarded in 2011 and one awarded in 2012)

National Leadership:
Membership in American Society of Pediatric Nephrology committees
Membership in American Society of Transplantation committees
Chair of Pediatric Fellows in Nephrology Association (pFeNA)
Acceptance into John E. Lewy Foundation Advocacy Scholars Program

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