Meet the Faculty
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.
Michael Lioudis, MD
Division Chief
Sylvia L Betcher, PhD, MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, Nephrology
- PhD: Duke University
- Postdoctoral Fellow: Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Biophysics
- Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, 1983, Medicine
- MD: University of Miami School of Medicine, 1980
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Hypertension; Kidney Infection; more…
Clinical Interests
- General nephrology, Acute renal failure
Sandra J Bird, NP
(315) 464-8668
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Renal Failure
Syed Bukhari, MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Virginia, 2019
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Hypertension; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis
Kriti Devkota, MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- MD: Guangxi Medical University, China, 2007
William C Elliott, MD, FACP
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 1982, Nephrology
- Residency: University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 1978
- Internship: Case Western Reserve University, 1974
- MD: University of Michigan Medical School, 1973
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis; Kidney Transplant Care
Research Interests
- Aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity
Clinical Interests
- Dialysis, transplantation, general nephrology
Associations / Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American College of Physicians (ACP), FACP
Rose A Giammarco, MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- BS: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Fellowship: St. Michael's Hospital of University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Nephrology
- Internship: St. Michael's Hospital of University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Medicine
- MD: University of Toronto School of Medicine
- Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital of University of Toronto, Medicine
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Kidney Failure; Renal Failure; Kidney Transplant Care
Research Interests
- Renal acidification mechanisms
Clinical Interests
- Acid-base and electrolyte disorders, transplantation, general nephrology
Stephen J Knohl, MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2003, Nephrology
- Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2001, Chief Resident
- Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2000, Internal Medicine
- MD: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 1997
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Genetic Conditions; Hypertension; Nephritis; Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones); more…
Research Interests
- Genetic Hypercalciurias, Nephrolithiasis, Bone Disease in CKD, Housestaff Education
Clinical Interests
- Nephrolithiasis, Electrolytes, Acid/Base
Associations / Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American College of Physicians (ACP)
John E Leggat, Jr., MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Nephrology
- MPH: University of Michigan
- MPH: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 1996, Epidemiology
- Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, 1994, Medicine
- MD: Dartmouth Medical School, 1991
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Kidney Failure; Hypertension; more…
Research Interests
- Outcome of therapeutic decisions in dialysis and transplantation
Clinical Interests
- Outcome of therapeutic decisions in dialysis and transplantation
Haris Mobeen, MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire, 2012, Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2010, Nephrology
- Residency: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Internal Medicine
- MBBS: Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, 1999
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Critical Care Medicine; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis
Associations / Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Oleh G Pankewycz, MD
(315) 464-5290
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Tufts-New England Medical Center, 1984, Nephrology
- Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, 1983, Internal Medicine
- MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1980
- BA: Rutgers University, 1976, Zoology
Diseases / Specialties / Treatments
Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Transplant; Acute Pancreatitis; Chronic Pancreatitis; Diabetes; more…
Research Interests
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)