Nephrology team

Meet Our Nephrology and Kidney Care Team

Ochsner’s nephrology team provides care for a wide range of kidney conditions. Find a kidney specialist and learn more about their experience, locations and appointment options.

Why choose the Ochsner nephrology team for kidney care?

Ochsner’s kidney care team includes board-certified nephrologists with expertise in general, interventional and transplant nephrology. Our physicians demonstrate a daily commitment to excellence through advanced specialty certifications, including Certified Hypertension Specialist credentials from the American Hypertension Specialist Certification Program and Ultrasound Certification from the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. 

Nephrologists

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Juan Carlos Q. Velez, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
Dr. Juan Car­los Q. Velez spe­cial­izes in nephrol­o­gy at Ochsner Health. He earned a med­ical degree from Uni­ver­si­dad Peru­a­na Cayetano Here­dia in Lima, Peru. He com­plet­ed his intern­ship and res­i­den­cy in inter­nal med­i­cine at Advo­cate Illi­nois Masonic…
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Ivo Lukitsch, MD

Dr. Luk­itsch received his Doc­tor of Med­i­cine from Hum­boldt-Uni­ver­si­ty Berlin, in Charite’, Ger­many, fol­lowed by an Intern­ship in Inter­nal Med­i­cine. He com­plet­ed his Res­i­den­cy in Inter­nal Med­i­cine and Clin­i­cal Fel­low­ship in Nephrol­o­gy from Tulane…
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Shirisha Bodana, DO

Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
Dr. Bodana earned her Doc­tor of Osteopa­thy at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Health Sci­ences Colledge of Osteo­path­ic Med­i­cine, Kansas City, Mis­souri. She com­plet­ed her Inter­nal Med­i­cine Res­i­den­cy fol­lowed by a Nephrol­o­gy Fel­low­ship at the Uni­ver­si­ty of…
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Muner M. Mohamed, MD

Dr. Muner Mohamed received his under­grad­u­ate degree and med­ical degree from Omar Al-Mukhtar Uni­ver­si­ty Fac­ul­ty of Med­i­cine in Libya. Fol­low­ing med­ical school, he com­plet­ed his res­i­den­cy at Rich­mond Uni­ver­si­ty Med­ical Cen­ter in Stat­en Island. Dr.…
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Jafar Alsaid, MD

Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
Jafar Alsaid, MD, spe­cial­izes in nephrol­o­gy at Ochsner Health. Dr. Alsaid received his med­ical degree from Uni­ver­si­ty of Bagh­dad Med­ical Col­lege in 1989. He com­plet­ed his intern­ship and res­i­den­cy at the Amer­i­can Uni­ver­si­ty of Beirut. His first…
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Ayaa Zarm, MD

Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
Dr. Ayaa Zarm is board-cer­ti­fied by the Amer­i­can Board of Inter­nal Med­i­cine and com­plet­ed her res­i­den­cy in 2014. She has been on staff at Ochsner since Sep­tem­ber 2020. Dr. Zarm spe­cial­izes in nephrology.Dr. Zarm received her med­ical degree from the…
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Johnathon Phillips, MD

Johnathon Phillips, MD, specializes in nephrology at Ochsner Health in New Orleans.
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Ali W. Shueib, MD

Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
Dr. Ali Shueib practices nephrology at Ochsner Health in New Orleans.
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Ahmed Abdallah, MD

Ahmed Abdal­lah, MD, is a nephrol­o­gist at Ochsner Health who spe­cial­izes in diag­nos­ing and treat­ing a wide range of kid­ney-relat­ed con­di­tions. He pro­vides expert care for patients with chron­ic kid­ney dis­ease, poly­cys­tic kid­ney dis­ease (PKD), kidney…
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Mohamad Alhosaini, MD

Mohamad Alhosaini, MD, specializes in nephrology at Ochsner Health.
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Anas Alshwayat, MD

Anas Alshwayat, MD, specializes in nephrology at Ochsner Health.
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Yao-Foli Sekyema, MD

Yao-Foli Sekyema, MD, specializes in nephrology at Ochsner Health.
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Transplant Nephrologists

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Jorge C. Garces, MD

Senior Lecturer of Surgery at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
Jorge C. Garces, MD, spe­cial­izes in nephrol­o­gy and trans­plant nephrol­o­gy at Ochsner Health. He has exper­tise in inter­mit­tent and con­tin­u­ous dial­y­sis modal­i­ties, man­ag­ing kid­ney trans­plant recip­i­ents, and select­ing kid­ney donor candidates.…
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Catherine G. Staffeld Coit, MD, MMM

Cather­ine Staffeld-Coit, MD, MMM, is a trans­plant nephrol­o­gist at Ochsner Health in New Orleans. Her areas of inter­est include pre-trans­plant eval­u­a­tion and post-trans­plant man­age­ment. She earned her med­ical degree from North­east­ern Ohio…
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Zohreh S. Soltani, MD

Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
Zohreh S. Soltani, MD, FACP, FASN, prac­tices trans­plant nephrol­o­gy at Ochsner Health. Dr. Soltani has exper­tise in the care of patients under­go­ing kid­ney trans­plants, man­ag­ing their health both before and after the trans­plant, includ­ing evaluating…
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Nurse Practitioners

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Jason R. Ledoux, NP

Jason Ledoux received a Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence in Nurs­ing degree from McNeese State Uni­ver­si­ty. He then earned a Mas­ter of Sci­ence in Nurs­ing degree from South­east­ern Louisiana Uni­ver­si­ty in Ham­mond, LA. Jason obtained four years of expe­ri­ence as a…
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Yvette J. Falgoust, NP

Yvette Falgoust is a family nurse practitioner who received her medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She specializes in nephrology and dialysis options.
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Vernelle T. Mitchell, NP

Vernelle Mitchell is a family nurse practitioner who specializes in nephrology. She currently sees patients at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Destiney M. Henry, DNP

Des­tiney M. Hen­ry is a Fam­i­ly Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er who spe­cial­izes in Nephrol­o­gy at Ochsner Med­ical Cen­ter in New Orleans. Des­tiney received her Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence in Nurs­ing degree from Dil­lard Uni­ver­si­ty in New Orleans, LA. Fol­low­ing this she…
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Sarah P. Rosenbloom, NP

Sarah Rosen­bloom prac­tices nephrol­o­gy at Ochsner Health in New Orleans. Sarah is board cer­ti­fied by the Amer­i­can Acad­e­my of Nurse Prac­ti­tion­ers, and she has worked at Ochsner Med­ical Cen­ter since 2016. She received a Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence in Nursing…
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Kevin Wilder, NP

Kevin Wilder, NP, is a board-cer­ti­fied nurse prac­ti­tion­er who pro­vides pri­ma­ry care and inter­nal med­i­cine to adults at the Ochsner Cen­ter for Pri­ma­ry Care and Well­ness. With over sev­en years of expe­ri­ence, Kevin is com­mit­ted to deliv­er­ing care that…
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Gabrielle M. Weyer, NP

Gabrielle Wey­er, NP, is a board-cer­ti­fied nurse prac­ti­tion­er spe­cial­iz­ing in nephrol­o­gy at Ochsner Health. She earned her Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence in bio­log­i­cal sci­ences from Louisiana State Uni­ver­si­ty in 2012, fol­lowed by a Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence in…
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Jamie A. McKenna, FNP-BC

Jamie McKenna, FNP-BC, practices nephrology at Ochsner Health.
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Emmalena Tucker, FNP-C

Emmalena (Emma) Tucker, FNP-C, specializes in nephrology at Ochsner Health.
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