Visiting International Scholars

As part of the research and education mission of the Division of Nephrology, the division brings in nationally and internationally renowned physician-scientists to discuss the latest research in various fields regarding renal care and to share those emerging ideas and clinical advances with our faculty, fellows and residents in training at the UA Health Sciences colleges, as well as community physicians.

See below for recent International Scholars who have presented on their studies to our team:

José Ibeas López, MD, PhD
Nephrology consultant with Spain’s Hospital de Sabadell–Parc Taulí, which is affiliated with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and president elect of the Vascular Access Society, which is based in Maastricht, Netherlands.

TOPIC: "CKD and ESRD in Spain: Challenges and Opportunities"
Friday, July 14, 2017
1-2 p.m.
UAHS Room 5403

 

Jenq-Shyong "James" Chan, MD 
Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

TOPIC: “CKD & ESRD in Taiwan: Looking to the Future”
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
8 – 9 a.m.
UAHS Room 6302

 

Lt. Gen. Prem P. Varma, AVSM, SM, VSM 
Division Director for Nephrology, Institute of Liver Diseases, New Delhi, India; Former Chief of Integrated Defense Staff (Medical), HQ Integrated Defense Staff Ministry of Defense, India; President Elect, Indian Society of Nephrology; and Secretary, North Zone Indian Society of Nephrology

TOPIC: “CKD in India: Opportunities & Challenges”
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
3-4 p.m.
UAHS Room 6302

 

Click here for a printable PDF of the above speakers.

For a list of other Guest Lecturers at the UA Division of Nephrology, click here.