Mentors
The individuals below have agreed to act as mentors for PERFORM-KUH. All are conducting research within the NIH domains of kidney, benign urology, or benign hematology.
Prospective trainees interested in utilizing a mentor not listed here might be permissiable but requires Program approval. Principally, the mentor's research must fall within one of the KUH domains. Please contact us before moving forward with your potential mentor.
CHOP
Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
Kidney
amarals@chop.edu
215-590-2449
Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS Website
Associate Professor
Kathrin Bernt, MD
Hematology
berntk@chop.edu
267-425-1908
Kathrin Bernt, MD Website
Assistant Professor
Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE
Kidney
denburgm@chop.edu
215-590-2449
Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE Website
Associate Professor
Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD
Urology
hakonarson@chop.edu
267-426-0088
Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD Website
Professor
Christopher Forrest, MD, PhS
Professor
forrestc@chop.edu
267-426-6917
Christopher Forrest, MD, PhS Website
Urology
Drexel
Peter Deak, PhD
Hematology
pd562@drexel.edu
215-895-6694
Peter Deak, PhD Website
Assistant Professor
Peter Gaskill, PhD
Kidney
pjg63@drexel.edu
215-762-7669
Peter Gaskill, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Meera Harhay, MD, MPH, MSCE
Kidney
mnh52@drexel.edu
Meera Harhay, MD, MPH, MSCE Website
Associate Professor
Jefferson
Boopathi Ettickan, PhD
Urology
boopathi.ettickan@jefferson.edu
215-503-5127
Boopathi Ettickan, PhD Website
Assistant Professor
Lawrence Goldfinger, PhD
Hematology
lawrence.goldfinger@jefferson.edu
215-955-5324
Lawrence Goldfinger, PhD Website
Professor
Penn
Charles Abrams, MD
Hematology
abrams@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-1058
Charles Abrams, MD Website
Professor
Juan Alvarez, PhD
Hematology
juan.alvarez@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Juan Alvarez, PhD Website
Assistant Professor
Montserrat Anguera, PhD
Hematology
anguera@vet.upenn.edu
215-898-0567
Montserrat Anguera, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Daria Babushok, MD, PhD
Hematology
daria.babushok@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-614-1847
Daria Babushok, MD, PhD Website
Assistant Professor
Craig Bassing, PhD
Hematology
bassing@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
267-426-0311
Craig Bassing, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Shelley Berger, PhD
Hematology
bergers@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-3106
Shelley Berger, PhD Website
Professor
Trinity Bivalacqua, MD, PhD
Urology
trinity.bivalacqua@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-301-9341
Trinity Bivalacqua, MD, PhD Website
Professor
Lawrence Brass, MD, PhD
Professor
brass@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-4669
Lawrence Brass, MD, PhD Website
Hematology
Martin Carroll, MD
Associate Professor
carroll2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-5217
Martin Carroll, MD Website
Hematology
Douglas Cines, MD
Professor
dcines@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-662-3966
Douglas Cines, MD Website
Hematology
Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor
jco@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE Website
Kidney
Laura Dember, MD
Professor
ldember@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-5264
Laura Dember, MD Website
Kidney
Yong Fan, PhD
Associate Professor
yong.fan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-4065
Yong Fan, PhD Website
Urology
Kevin Foskett, PhD
Professor
foskett@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-1354
Kevin Foskett, PhD Website
Kidney
Alessandro Gardini, PhD
Hematology
agardini@wistar.org
215-898-3785
Alessandro Gardini, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Saar Gill, MD, PhD
Hematology
saar.gill@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-4015
Saar Gill, MD, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD
Hematology
rogergr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-2738
Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD Website
Professor
Malay Haldar, MD, PhD
Hematology
mhaldar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-9704
Malay Haldar, MD, PhD Website
Assistant Professor
Jorge Henao-Mejia, MD, PhD
Hematology
jhena@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-2212
Jorge Henao-Mejia, MD, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Alex Hughes, PhD
Kidney
ajhughes@seas.upenn.edu
215-573-5233
Alex Hughes, PhD Website
Assistant Professor
Christopher Hunter, PhD
Kidney
chunter@vet.upenn.edu
215-573-7772
Christopher Hunter, PhD Website
Professor
Kellie Ann Jurado, PhD
Hematology
kellie.jurado@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-6378
Kellie Ann Jurado, PhD Website
Assistant Professor
Brendan Keating, PhD
Kidney
bkeating@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
267-760-4507
Brendan Keating, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Peter Klein, MD, PhD
Hematology
pklein@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-2931
Peter Klein, MD, PhD Website
Professor
Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD
Kidney
ksusztak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-2009
Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD Website
Professor
Temple
Rihab Bouchareb, PhD
Assistant Professor
rihab.bouchareb@temple.edu
Rihab Bouchareb, PhD Website
Kidney
Heather Marie Gardiner, PhD, MPH
Kidney
heather.gardiner@temple.edu
215-204-8330
Heather Marie Gardiner, PhD, MPH Website
Professor
Mohsin Kahn, PhD
Kidney
mohsin.khan@temple.edu
215-707-9433
Mohsin Kahn, PhD Website
Associate Professor
Satya Kunapuli, PhD
Kidney
satya.kunapuli@temple.edu
215-707-4615
Satya Kunapuli, PhD Website
Professor
M. Paula Martinez Cantarin
Kidney - Associate Professor (Jefferson Director)
maria.p.martinezcantarin@jefferson.edu
Steven McKenzie
Hematology - Professor
steven.mckenzie@jefferson.edu
Warren Pear
Hematology - Professor
wpear@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Ziaur Rahman
Kidney - Associate Professor
ziaur.rahman2@jefferson.edu
Kara Spiller
Hematology - Professor
kls35@drexel.edu
Agus Surachman
Kidney - Assistant Professor
as5796@drexel.edu
Wei Tong
Mentor
tongw@chop.edu
Jason Van Batavia
Mentor
vanbatavij@chop.edu
Robert Vonderheide
Mentor
rhv@upenn.edu
Hong Wang
Mentor
hongw@temple.edu
Julia Warren
Mentor
warrenjt@chop.edu
David Wiest
Mentor
david.wiest@fccc.edu
Xiao-Feng Yang
Mentor
xfyang@temple.edu
Stephen Zderic
Mentor
zderic@chop.edu