University of Nebraska Medical Center
Nephrology fellowship · Omaha, NE · Program website
Internal Medicine residency here · Other fellowships: Rheumatology · Cardiovascular Disease · Gastroenterology · Pulmonary and Critical Care · Hematology and Oncology · Infectious Disease · Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
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- Faculty
- 2
- Trainees
- 23
- Papers
- 50%
- Trainees published
- 0.36
- Papers / trainee-year
- 0%
- First author
Roster from the program's own pages 1 · 2, collected 2026-11-07: 2 current trainees in 1 class. Something off? Tell us
Papers
By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 23 in all · 1 with a trainee author. Updated 2026-11-07.
- Heredity and Autoimmunity Collide: Anti-GBM in Alport SyndromeElizabeth Sauvage et al. · Graduate Medical Education Research Journal · 2026
- Escaping the Ice AgeScott G. Westphal et al. · Kidney360 · 2026 · PubMed
- Successful Living Related Kidney Transplant Alone in a Patient with Noncirrhotic Portal HypertensionNathaniel Leonardi et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2025 · cited 1
- When the Hoof Beats Don't Sound Right: A Case of Renal Amyloidosis in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 DiabetesObinna Theophilus Nwankwo et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2025
- Facilitating Living Kidney Donation: Retrospective Evaluation of Weight Loss Interventions to Support Kidney DonationJulia Dumitrescu et al. · Graduate Medical Education Research Journal · 2025
- Unmasking a False Electrolyte Imbalance With High Prevalence Among AML Patients: A Case of Pseudo Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia in an AML PatientObinna Nwankwo et al. · Graduate Medical Education Research Journal · 2025
- Use of bisphosphonates in chronic kidney disease is associated with cardiovascular deathKathleen Borghoff et al. · Clinical Nephrology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 2
- Biomarkers of Rejection in Kidney TransplantationScott G. Westphal et al. · American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 2024 · PubMed · cited 33
- The Cat Scratch That Leaves a Renal Mark: A Bartonell-Associated GlomerulonephritisDavid A. Mcmillan et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024
- Long-Term Outcome of a Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant in a Patient with Active Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia at Time of TransplantationNathaniel Leonardi et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024
How trainees publishauthor positions, co-authorship, ranks
Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 2 of 2 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person
Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.
| Name | Research topics | h (lifetime) | Works | 1st | Last | Median FWCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Westphal, MDPD | Organ Donation and Transplantation; Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1.27 |
| Kathleen Borghoff, MDAPD | Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments; Medical Coding and Health Information | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.
Nephrology at University of Nebraska Medical Centershared by every program there, not this program's own
Institution-level: all nephrology publications from University of Nebraska Medical Center and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-07; refreshed daily.
Works per year · * 2026 so far
Nephrology research topics at University of Nebraska Medical Center
Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.
Most cited at University of Nebraska Medical Center since 2024
All nephrology papers there on OpenAlex
- Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023Patrick Barry Mark et al. · The Lancet · 2025 · PubMed · cited 587
- Time to Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation and 90-Day Major Adverse Kidney Events in Children and Young AdultsKatja M. Gist et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2024 · PubMed · cited 42
- Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy and Survival in Children and Young Adults: Findings From the Multinational WE-ROCK CollaborativeMichelle C. Starr et al. · American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 2024 · PubMed · cited 38
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Children and Young Adults With Sepsis Requiring Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Comparative Analysis From the Worldwide Exploration of Renal Replacement Outcomes Collaborative in Kidney Disease (WE-ROCK)*Natalja L. Stanski et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2024 · PubMed · cited 23
- Proteinuria Trajectory and Disease Progression in Children and Adults with IgA Nephropathy/VasculitisDorey A. Glenn et al. · Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2025 · PubMed · cited 22
- Efficacy and Safety of Allopurinol and Febuxostat in Patients With Gout and CKD: Subgroup Analysis of the STOP Gout TrialLindsay N. Helget et al. · American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 2024 · PubMed · cited 21
- Impact of Oral Semaglutide on Kidney Outcomes in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the SOUL Randomized TrialJohannes F.E. Mann et al. · Diabetes Care · 2025 · PubMed · cited 18
- A review of renal tubular acidosisManju Gauri Kunchur et al. · Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care · 2024 · PubMed · cited 14
- Hyponatremia Associated with the Use of Common Antidepressants in the All of Us Research ProgramHuan Mo et al. · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2024 · PubMed · cited 13
- Comparison of Gout Flares With the Initiation of Treat‐to‐Target Allopurinol and Febuxostat: A Post‐Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Multicenter TrialAustin Barry et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 13
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