Curriculum

The Nephrology Fellowship training program provides broad and comprehensive training in clinical nephrology and provides the requirements for application to ABIM subspecialty certification in Nephrology. Our mission is to train outstanding nephrologists and provide a solid foundation for a successful carrier.

During the first four weeks of every academic year there will be staff given lectures Tues/Wed/Fri, covering Nephrology core material needed to run the wards (e.g. dialysis/CRRT prescription, acute electrolyte and acid base abnormalities).

Seminars and Conferences

Monday: 12:00 noon – Presented by fellows and supervised by faculty. These cases comprehensively cover all aspects of glomerular pathology and renal disease.

Monday: 12:00 noon – The fellows review kidney biopsy cases with faculty from Vanderbilt Renal Pathology (Agnes Fogo, MD) and faculty from OMC.

Microscopic view of a kidney biopsy showing a renal glomerulus with hypercellularity and crescent formation surrounded by interstitial cells.
Histology microphotograph of a kidney biopsy showing renal tubules and inflammatory cellular infiltrate in the interstitium under high magnification.

Wednesday: 12:00 noon – Presented by faculty covering all major fields of nephrology.

Friday: 8:00 am

Friday: 12:00 noon (KPRC; didactics dedicated to renal physiology and pathophysiology, and acid-base and electrolyte disturbances) alternating with Board Review (sessions and lectures about board oriented topics, including renal physiology and disease and comprehensive lectures in all aspects of dialysis and transplantation)

Why Choose Ochsner?

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Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare system in the Gulf South, serving patients across Louisiana, Mississippi, and surrounding regions.

  • 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers
  • Over 40,000 team members
  • Approximately 4,900 employed and affiliated physicians
  • Care for 1.6 million patients annually from all 50 states and dozens of countries