Program Overview
The Nephrology Fellowship program at Upstate Medical University is dedicated to creating skilled and knowledgeable physicians who are fully equipped to begin their careers immediately after their training with our expert faculty. Our two-year training program delves deep into the principles of kidney physiology and pathophysiology. We encourage you to learn more about our clinical facilities and more.
Clinical Facilities
Our clinical facilities include:
- 26-station outpatient unit for hemodialysis as well as CAPD/CCPD and home hemodialysis
- 4-bed unit for inpatient hemodialysis
- transplant program with over a 100 transplants yearly
- multiple specialty intensive care units, including cardiothoracic surgery
- neurosurgery
- stroke care
- burn unit
- complete nephropathology services
Clinical Training
Our clinical training program includes the following for all Fellows:
- responsibility for acute and chronic hemodialysis
- home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- medical aspects of transplantation
- continuous renal replacement therapies
- renal biopsy techniques
- interpretation
Clinical Training Hospitals
Our fellowship is fully accredited by the ACGME and meets all requirements for fellows to successfully complete the ABIM Nephrology Boards.
