
professional advisory board

part of the team
guiding us towards better health
The NKFI Professional Advisory Board (PAB) is comprised of Illinois' leading nephrologists, researchers, advocates, physicians, academics, and allied health professionals. The board works with NKFI leadership, and contributes to the foundation's community programs, research priorities, educational efforts, public policy development, and strategic planning.
The clinical and regional expertise of the Professional Advisory Board is invaluable to the NKFI. With their guidance, we continue to forge froward, purse our mission, and build new and innovative patient service programs that benefit the thousands of Illinois patients and families affected by kidney disease.
executive committee
our partners in progress
In addition to contributing to the work of the NKFI, Professional Advisory Board members enjoy the support and camaraderie of a special community of like-minded peers, and often benefit from unique networking opportunities.

executive committee
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Suneel Udani, MD | Chair, Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Shubhada Ahya, MD | Immediate Past Chair, Northwestern University Medicine
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Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, CSG, FAND | Chair, Illinois Council on Renal Nutrition, The Kidney Dietitian
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Kristen Uebel MBA, MM, HEA, BSN, RN, CNN| Chair of ICNNT
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Rupal Mehta MD | Chair, NKFI Research Committee
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Sadaf Elahi, MD | Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Jackie Hankins MS, RD, CSR, LDN | Rush/ Circle Medical Management
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Benjamin Ko, MD | University of Chicago
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Stephen Korbet, MD | Rush University Medical Center
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Veeda Landeras, MD | Associates in Nephrology
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Claudia Lora, MD | University of Illinois Health
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Anitha Philip, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CNN-NP, FNKF | Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Kavitha Vellanki, MD | Loyola University Medical Center
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Aarthi Vijaykumar, MD | Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Geraldine Zingraf, DNP, RN, MBA, CNN, CCTC | Hines VA Medical Center
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Anna Zisman, MD | University of Chicago
more information
To learn more about the NKFI Professional Advisory Board, please contact the NKFI's Vice President of Programs, Rachel DePauw.
email: rdepauw@nkfi.org
phone: (312) 321 - 1500 x 258