Career When I first came to the U.S, the first thing I did was a masters in Pharmacology, which I obtained from Albany Medical School. However, since that wasn’t what I really wanted to do, I decided to do my residency instead, so I went through the United States Medical Licensing Examination (U.S.M.L.E) process, and did my residency in Internal Medicine, at the State University of New York, Brooklyn. After that, I went to Cornell University to do a Fellowship in Nephrology. In 1997, Cornell University offered me the position of Assistant Professor of Medicine, which I declined. In the first place, the salary was inadequate for me, secondly, New York was expensive, and thirdly, I wanted to raise my kids in a much smaller city. After approaching the Chief of Nephrology at Cornell University, Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiramat, who had offered me the position, and laying out the reasons why I couldn’t accept his offer,hetoldmeofaTransplantNephrologyopening at Renal Physicians Inc. in Dayton Ohio. They were looking for a young, aggressive and efficient person to help revamp their Renal Transplant Program, and he had recommended me. It was the largest renal group in Dayton. I applied for the position, was interviewed and was successful. I joined the practice and rose to become the President of the Renal Physicians Inc., by dint of hard work only stepping down when my wife was diagnosed with cancer. While inDayton, I also joined the faculty at Wright State University Medical School as an Assistant Clinical Professor. Presently, I am a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, aFellowof theAmericanCollege of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. I continue to teach medical students and residents on a daily basis. Subsequently, I was appointed theMedical Director of theKidneyTransplantProgram at Miami Valley Hospital, which became the most successful transplant program in the State of Ohio. At the Miami Valley Hospital, I direct the Nephrology Elective Program, teach internal medicine residents and medical students and give lectures to the surgical fellows. I have been recognized and won the prestigious Teacher of the Year award seven years in a row. I am the only Transplant Nephrologist in Miami Valley Hospital and in the whole Dayton area and thus follow large numbers of transplant recipients living in the Dayton area. Currently I am also the Medical Director of the Davita Dialysis Unit in Trotwood, Ohio, the Davita Home Dialysis Unit of the North and most recently the Medical Director of the in-patient dialysis unit (AKU) at Miami Valley hospital . 34 The Birthday Journal
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