Amir Abdipour, MD is a graduate of Shahid Beheshti Medical University from Iran. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Nephrology Fellowship at Loma Linda University. He is currently Chief of Nephrology Division and Medical Director of Therapeutic Apheresis Services at Loma Linda University Medical Center. His clinical interests include Acute Kidney Injury, ICU Nephrology, CRRT, Kidney stones, and Apheresis Modalities. He is fluent in English and Farsi. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University.

Siegmund Teichman, MD received his Medical Degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and also completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Loma Linda University. Dr. Teichman subsequently completed a Fellowship in Nephrology at Walter Reed General Hospital. He has key interests in transplantation and dialysis. He is a Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University.

Alfred Cottrell, Jr. MD is a graduate of Drexel University School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at The Naval Hospital, San Diego and Fellowship at UC San Diego Affiliated Hospitals. His medical specialty is Nephrology. His clinical interests include Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis. Dr. Cottrell is chair of the fellowship Clinical Competency Committee. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University.

Mohammad Sharif, M.D. is a graduate of Jordan University of Science and Technology. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University where he was a chief resident. He subsequently completed his Nephrology Fellowship at Loma Linda University Medical Center. His clinical interests include acute kidney injury and dialysis. He is an assistant professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University.

Lakshmi Ganesan

Jonelle Myren is a Nurse Practitioner in Division of Nephrology, Loma Linda. She received her graduate training at Wayne State University College of Nursing.

Thanh Xuan Hoang, MD is a graduate of St. George University School of Medicine. His Internal Medicine Residency was at Drexel University School of Medicine where he also did his Nephrology Fellowship and Transplant Fellowship. His key interest is in transplantation. He speaks English and Vietnamese. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University.

Enrica Fung, MD, MPH is the Chief of Nephrology Section at Loma Linda VA Healthcare System and Associate Program Director for research. She graduated from the University of California Berkeley and University of California Davis School of Medicine. She also holds a MPH degree in Epidemiology from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. She completed her internship, residency, and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed Nephrology Fellowship at Stanford University where she was also a Clinical Instructor of Medicine. Since appointed as Chief of Nephrology in 2018, she has increased telemedicine capability in the nephrology section and collaborated with the dialysis director on expansion of home dialysis services as well as continuous renal replacement therapy. In addition to clinical care, she is passionate about teaching and medical education. Her research interests include healthcare delivery and longitudinal chronic kidney disease care.  Her long term projects include improvement of early chronic kidney disease management, blood pressure management and referral process at the VA. Outside of work, she enjoys yoga and hiking.

James McMillan, MD earned his medical degree at Loma Linda University where he also completed his Internal Medicine Residency, staying on as chief medical resident at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Hospital. Subsequently he completed his Nephrology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. He served as chief of nephrology at the Loma Linda VA from 2003 to 2016 and Nephrology Fellowship Program Director for Loma Linda University until 2021. He is an associate professor of medicine. His interests include prevention of progression of chronic kidney disease, fluids and electrolytes, and lifestyle influences on kidney disease. He enjoys inviting trainees home for a meal of homegrown fruits and vegetables.

Robert E. Soderblom, MD, FACP is a graduate of LLU School of Medicine. He took his residency in Internal Medicine at LLUMC and subsequently took his Nephrology Fellowship at Parkland Hospital, University of Texas, Southwestern in Dallas, Texas, mentored by Dr. Donald Seldin. From 1979 to 1992 he was Chief of Nephrology and Director of dialysis services at LLUMC. He was the nephrology fellowship Program Director from 2008 through 2016. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at LLU and is based at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System. His main interest is in clinical nephrology and teaching students, residents, and fellows.

Annie Hong, MD is a staff nephrologist at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and an assistant professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University. She is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Nephrology fellowship at University of California, San Diego. Her clinical interests include home dialysis therapies, patient-centered CKD education, and disorders of fluids/electrolytes. She speaks English and Vietnamese.

Susan Hall, MD, PhD, MPH serves as Research Advisor in the Nephrology Fellowship Program. She completed undergraduate work at the University of Michigan, and subsequently entered the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program, earning a PhD in Biochemistry and MD degree at Loma Linda University. She completed her residency in Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University with a focus on research study design, earning an MPH degree in Biostatistics and Epidemiology. She is an expert in the field of bone biology and osteoporosis research focusing on the development of bone marrow transplantation and gene therapy strategies to safely and effectively deliver bone-forming treatments directly to bone. She is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Basic Sciences, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Loma Linda University. She previously served as Chair of the Institutional Review Board for the ethical conduct of human research at the Jerry L. Pettis VA Medical Center, and continues to provides mentorship to the Internal Medicine Residency Program in the design and implementation of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement projects

Education Vice Chair

Lawrence Loo, MD

Dr. Loo received his M.D. degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and subsequently completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Resident year at Loma Linda University and affiliated hospitals.  This was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Primary Care and Faculty Development from Michigan State University. He is currently board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a Master in the American College of Physicians.  He maintains staff privileges at all three of the major hospital affiliates of the IM residency program including Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), Loma Linda VA Healthcare System (LLVAH), and Riverside University Health System (RUHS).  He currently serves as the Vice-Chair for Education and Faculty Development within the Department of Medicine, helping to coordinate the continuum of professional development from medical student education, graduate medical training including the IM residency and fellowships, and continuing medical education. He currently is Professor of Medicine in the both the Departments of Medicine and Medical Education.  Dr. Loo’s professional career has been as a clinician-educator and his current scholarly activities have focused on the teaching and evaluation of Evidence-based Medicine, Professionalism, and Professional Identity Formation.  He immensely enjoys working with students, residents, fellows, and faculty who wish to pursue an academic career in medical education.