Department of Medicine
Nephrology Research
Research activities are key to our overall mission to be a center of excellence for translational research. We strongly believe in individualized research tracks for our fellows and mold research activities to their strengths and interests. Our faculty has a wide range of research interests that our fellows can choose from. We are also home to the Arizona Kidney and Vascular Program.
Nephrology Faculty Engaged in Biomedical Research
Dr. Brosius is one of the country’s leading experts in diabetic kidney disease. He is an active member of the Arizona Kidney and Vascular Center and involved in translational and clinical research in both vascular access and diabetic kidney disease. Dr. Brosius is funded through the NIH. Dr. Brosius joined us in 2017 from the University of Michigan, where he was the director for the Division of Nephrology and the university’s George M. O’Brien Kidney National Resource Center.
Frank “Chip” Brosius III, MD
Dr. Thajudeen’s main interests are in acute kidney injury and telemedicine. He is actively involved in the clinical research activities of the division and is the site PI for a study on CRRT in the ICU.
Dr. Murugapandian is dual board eligible in both nephrology and geriatrics. She joined our faculty from the University of Louisville and is developing a research program in frailty in collaboration with geriatric medicine.
Sangeetha Murugapandian, MBBS
Dr. El-Kass is an interventional nephrologist who is involved in a translational research project to identify predictors of vascular access success and failure.
Dr. Schnellman is the dean of the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy and leads an internationally renowned program on drug development for acute kidney injury. Dr. Schnellman is funded through NIH and VA grants.
