Current Fellows
1st Year
Emad Rasoul Arzrumly, MD
Emad Rasoul Arzrumly, MD
Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine, Syria
Internal Medicine Residency: Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences, South Orange, NJ
Prasanth Ravipati, MD
Prasanth Ravipati, MD
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Sint Maarten
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Lincoln, NE
Prasanth Ravipati is originally from Huntsville, Alabama. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, Nebraska and stayed on for an additional year as chief resident. In his spare time, he enjoys golf and tennis and loves to travel with his family and his fiancée. His favorite trips include visits to Patagonia, Italy, India, and China. His academic interests include hypertension and resident education.
2nd Year
Mohammed Alhajji, MBBS
Mohammed Alhajji, MBBS
Medical School: Karachi University, Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Internal Medicine Residency: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Mohammed Alhajji graduated from Dow Medical School, Karachi University in 2001 and practiced medicine in his hometown at Hasa Saudi Arabia King Fahad Hospital until 2009. He began further training in Internal Medicine at Franklin Square Medical Center, University of Baltimore, then worked as a hospitalist at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Arkansas, where he covered general medicine and ICU. Motivation to focus on renal diseases and hypertension led him to the Nephrology fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
Maryyam Ali, MBBS
Maryyam Ali, MBBS
Abrar Khan, MD
Abrar Khan, MD
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Internal Medicine Residency: Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Abrar Khan is originally from Montreal, Canada. He completed his residency training at Rochester Regional Health System in upstate New York and joined the fellowship team at the University of Minnesota in fall of 2017. When he is not playing hide-and-seek with his toddler son, you can find him going for a run in one of the many beautiful parks and trails in Minnesota, or on the pitch playing in one of the competitive soccer leagues in the Twin Cities. His clinical and academic interests are living donor kidney transplantation and improving access for post-transplant care in rural communities.
Katerina Kuzmenko, MD
Katerina Kuzmenko, MD
Medical School: Krasnoyarsk State Medical Academy, Russian Federation
Internal Medicine Residency: Gesinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Katerina Kuzmenko enjoys the challenges and variety of nephrology and particularly enjoys establishing relationships with her patients based on mutual respect and trust. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her daughter.
Daniel Murphy, MD
Daniel Murphy, MD
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, CA
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Dan Murphy is a native Minnesotan who came back to Minnesota for residency and then fellowship after medical school in California. He enjoys time at the lake as all Minnesotans do, learned long ago to enjoy the winter until about February, and enjoys the many restaurants and breweries of the Twin Cities. He's always on the lookout for a new, fun spot to check out in the cities. His academic interests are the epidemiology and public health relevance of CKD and AKI.
Transplant Fellows
Nilin Raj, MBBS
Nilin Raj, MBBS
Medical School: International University of the Health Sciences, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Nephrology Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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