Renal Genetics Fellowship

Our People

Program Leadership

Christie Thomas 140x200

Christie P. Thomas, MBBS

Director, Renal Genetics Fellowship Training Program
Director, Renal Genetics Clinic
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Current Fellow

Dominik Thomas, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency: White Memorial Medical Center

Program Faculty

Carla Nester MD

Professor and Director, Pediatric Nephrology 
Director, Complement Disorders Clinic 
Associate Director, MORL

Richard Smith, MD

Director, MORL and Iowa Institute of Human Genetics
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Lama Noureddine, MD

Director, PKD Center of Excellence
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine

Melissa Swee, MD

Co-Director, Complex Stone Clinic
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Ryan Steinberg, MD

Co-Director, Complex Stone Clinic
Associate Professor, Urology

Christopher Cooper, MD

Professor and Director, Pediatric Urology
Associate Dean for Students

Chou-Long Huang, MD

Director of PKD Research
Professor, Internal Medicine

Alpa Sidhu, MBBS, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatric Genetics
Director, TSC clinic

John Bernat, MD

Director, Fabry and LSD Clinic
Associate Professor, Pediatric Genetics

Margaret Freese MS, LGC

Licensed Genetic Counselor
Renal Genetics Clinic
Chair, NSGC Renal Genetics Special Interest Group