The Division of Nephrology has 10 fellows in its ACGME accredited two-year fellowship program. One of the first year positions is typically reserved for candidates entering the integrated three-year Nephrology and Critical Care tract, administered jointly with the Critical Care Division. Another first year position is reserved for fellows completing one or more years in the Nephrology or Hypertension Research basic science laboratory.
Fellowship Tracks:
2 years clinical nephrology with clinical research
3 years basic science (1.5 years clinical)
3 years integrated nephrology and critical care (2 years nephrology + 1 year critical care medicine)
Our fellows receive their education and training at Henry Ford Hospital, a nationally renowned specialty care, teaching and research institution that is the flagship of Henry Ford Health System. Henry Ford Health System is one of the largest and most respected integrated health care delivery systems in the country, with more than 2.2 million patient visits annually.
The primary purpose of the fellowship is to train outstanding nephrology clinical and basic scientists. Clinical training consists of two years of closely supervised experience in all clinical aspects of inpatient and outpatient nephrology. An intensely mentored basic science laboratory experience for one or more years prior to clinical fellowship is available for qualified and highly motivated candidates in either the Nephrology Research Lab or the nationally recognized and NIH funded Hypertension and Vascular Research Lab.
The Division of Nephrology performs approximately 20,000 outpatient consultations and follow-up visits annually. Fellows conduct approximately 20% of these visits and are mentored by Nephrology staff at the time of the encounters. Non-ICU nephrology patients are usually admitted to one of two dedicated nephrology inpatient units, reserved for patients with renal, electrolyte and hypertensive disorders and kidney transplant recipients. Nephrology faculty serve as the attending physicians on the 35-bed inpatient unit where patients receive care by medical house staff as well as on the separate 16-patient Nephrology inpatient "collaborative practice" unit staffed by nurse practitioners and a nephrology fellow acting in the capacity of "junior staff."
Henry Ford Hospital performs approximately 120 renal transplants per year and 10 kidney-pancreas transplants. It is also one of only two comprehensive organ transplant centers in the state of Michigan and performs liver (>120 per year), heart and lung transplants. In addition, approximately 10,000 dialysis treatments, 500 vascular access placements and 100 native kidney renal biopsies are done annually by fellows under staff supervision. There are also nearly 200 transplant kidney biopsies performed annually.
