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    Division of Kidney, Urologic, & Hematologic Diseases
Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Division of Kidney, Urologic, & Hematologic Diseases.
Name
            Email Address
            Phone Number
            Title
                Research DescriptionStar, Robert
                                    robert.star@nih.gov
                                    301-496-6325
                
                    DirectorKetchum, Christian
                                    ketchumc@extra.niddk.nih.gov
                                    301-402-1411
                
                    Program Director
                                Deputy Director

                    Basic Science; Renal PhysiologyRankin, Tracy
                                    rankint@nih.gov
                                    301-594-4748
                
                    Deputy Director
                                Program Director

                    Kidney and Urology Career Development and Training; Diabetic Uropathy; Urology Molecular EndocrinologyAbbott, Kevin
                                    kevin.abbott@nih.gov
                                    301-594-7714
                
                    Program Director

                    Kidney and Urology Epidemiology; Transplant, including transplant related clinical trials; Dialysis Clinical Studies, non interventional, clinical trials; Contract Officer Representative (COR) for United States Renal Data System (USRDS) and Urologic Diseases in America (UDA)Bradley Givens, Shannon
                                    shannon.givens@nih.gov
                                    301-402-6645
                
                    Clinical Trial SpecialistBrunskill, Eric
                                    eric.brunskill@nih.gov
                                    301-827-1960
                
                    Program Director

                    Kidney and Urogenital Development; Kidney and Urology Regeneration and RepairChan, Kevin
                                    kevin.chan2@nih.gov
                                    301-827-5251
                
                    Program Director

                    Epidemiology; Renal Osteodystrophy; Clinical Trials; Dialysis and CKD Clinical StudiesDuggan, Emily
                                    emily.duggan@nih.gov
                                    301-717-2427
                
                    Technical Writer/EditorEstes, Lisa
                                    lisa.estes@nih.gov
                                    301-435-5836
                
                    Lead Extramural Support

                    Support to Scientific StaffGipson, Debbie
                                    debbie.gipson@nih.gov
                                    301-480-2268
                
                    Program Director

                    Precision Clinical Trials; Pediatric UrologyGossett, Daniel
                                    daniel.gossett@nih.gov
                                    301-594-7723
                
                    Program Director

                    NIDDK Small Business Programs, Translational Research, and Technology DevelopmentGreer, Raquel
                                    raquel.greer@nih.gov
                                    301-402-0306
                
                    Program Director

                    Health Equity; Health Services Research; Dissemination and Implementation Research; KUH Loan Repayment Program LiaisonHattangadi, Shilpa
                                    shilpam.hattangadi@nih.gov
                                    301-827-7442
                
                    Program Director

                    Epigenetics, hematopoiesis, and bone marrow failureKimmel, Paul
                                    paul.kimmel@nih.gov
                                    301-594-1409
                
                    Program Director

                    Kidney Clinical StudiesKirkali, Ziya
                                    ziya.kirkali@nih.gov
                                    301-594-7718
                
                    Program Director

                    Clinical Urology; Urinary Stone Disease; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Erectile DysfunctionMaric-Bilkan, Christine
                                    christine.maric-bilkan@nih.gov
                                    301-435-0486
                
                    Program Director

                    Basic Science PKD; Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Resource Consortium; Sex and Gender Differences; Kidney and Urology FellowshipsMckeython, Miya
                                    miya.mckeython@nih.gov
                                    301-594-7721
                
                    Extramural Support Assistant

                    Support to Scientific StaffMendley, Susan
                                    susan.mendley@nih.gov
                                    301-827-1861
                
                    Program Director

                    Clinical and Translational PKD; Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Resource Consortium; Pediatric Kidney Disease; Pediatric Centers of Excellence in Nephrology; and Chronic Kidney DiseaseMoore, Ramon
                                    ramon.moore@nih.gov
                                    301-594-6537
                
                    Extramural Support Assistant

                    Support to Scientific StaffMullins, Christopher
                                    mullinsc@extra.niddk.nih.gov
                                    301-451-4902
                
                    Program Director

                    Kidney and Urology Cell BiologyNihalani, Deepak
                                    deepak.nihalani@nih.gov
                                    301-594-6417
                
                    Program Director

                    O’Brien Kidney Centers; Kidney HIV/AIDS; Clinical Translational Studies; Urology HIV/AIDSNorton, Jenna
                                    jenna.norton@nih.gov
                                    
                
                    Program Director

                    Health equity, social determinants of health & health data standardsParsa, Afshin
                                    afshin.parsa@nih.gov
                                    301-827-1375
                
                    Program Director

                    Chronic Kidney Disease; Kidney Genetics and GenomicsRoy, Cindy
                                    cindy.roy@nih.gov
                                    301-594-8805
                
                    Program Director

                    Iron; Heme Biosynthesis; Globin Regulation; Terminal Erythropoiesis; Systemic amyloidosis; PorphyriasSadusky, Anna
                                    anna.sadusky@nih.gov
                                    301-827-7036
                
                    Program Director

                    Kidney Injury and Repair Basic Science; Translational ResearchSchulman, Ivonne
                                    ivonne.schulman@nih.gov
                                    301-435-3350
                
                    Program Director

                    O’Brien Kidney Centers; Translational and Clinical Studies of Acute Kidney InjuryShepherd, Aliecia
                                    aliecia.shepherd@nih.gov
                                    301-402-5496
                
                    Lead Program AnalystTeinor, Jonathan
                                    jonathan.teinor@nih.gov
                                    301-451-8100
                
                    Scientific Program AnalystVaidy, Nivedha
                                    nivedha.vaidy@nih.gov
                                    301-555-5555
                
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