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Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) Nephrology

Fellowship · Portland, OR

Sponsored by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) · Director Oliver Padgett

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-5 salary
$93k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 3 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.

Green flags

  • Sponsors H-1B visas. Most programs sponsor only J-1 visas.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20223/3
20230/3
20243/3
20252/3
20262/3

How it chooses

  • Fellows are chosen through the national nephrology match, with applications only through ERAS, and no applications are taken outside the match.

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 3 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Zachary DanielAlbany Med Health System8 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Brianna Diaz
Started 20252 on record of 3 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Holly Thomson4 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
  • Gabriela PintoUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
Started 20244 on record of 3 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Sri Abirami SelvamSt. Mary Medical Center3 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Deborah LeeVirginia Mason Medical Center1 paper
  • Brianna Diaz
  • Samuel RobertsLegacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center

Training

2 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to nephrology.

Months at each site

  • Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)11 mo
  • Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center5 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Nephrology Fellowship2
  • Clinical Informatics Fellowship1
  • Hospice And Palliative Medicine Fellowship1
  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship1
  • Transplant Nephrology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Oregon Health & Science University11
  • Kaiser Permanente Northwest8
  • Northwest Renal Clinic Inc4
  • Austin Kidney Associates Pa2
  • Kaiser Permanente Washington2
  • Ahmed Aboul-Magd PC1

Research

33% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

2 of 6, 7 papers between them

  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies

People

Leadership

  • Oliver PadgettProgram Director, General Nephrology Fellowship Program
  • Nayan AroraAssociate Program Director, General Nephrology Fellowship Program
  • James McCormickRenal Research Director, Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine
  • Raghav WusirikaDivision Head, Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine

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Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 15
  • RheumatologyPositions: 4
  • Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 2
  • Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1

Place

Summers reach 81°, winters fall to 37°. About 4 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

795k people live within 20 minutes of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,760 a month within 10 miles of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health).

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • Heat waves
  • River flooding
  • Ice storms