Meet Our Team

Learn more about the people working every day to advance care together. Find credentials, contact information and research interests for our faculty members below.

Directors

Stefanie Benoit, MD, MPH Medical Director, Nephrology Clinical Lab

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Stefanie Benoit, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Nephrology Clinical Lab 513-636-8647 Stefanie.benoit@cchmc.org
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Donna Claes, MD, MS Medical Director, Dialysis Unit

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Donna Claes, MD, MS

Medical Director, Dialysis Unit 513-636-5571 donna.claes@cchmc.org
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Elif Erkan, MD, MS Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program

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Elif Erkan, MD, MS

Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program 513-636-4531 elif.erkan@cchmc.org
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Francisco Flores, MD Medical Director, Clinical Services and MARS Program

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Francisco Flores, MD

Medical Director, Clinical Services and MARS Program 513-636-4531 francisco.flores@cchmc.org
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Katja Gist, DO,MSc Co-Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

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Katja Gist, DO,MSc

Co-Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology 513-517-1585 katja.gist@cchmc.org
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Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

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Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF

Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology 513-636-2078 stuart.goldstein@cchmc.org
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David Hooper, MD, MS Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation

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David Hooper, MD, MS

Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation 513-636-4531 david.hooper@cchmc.org
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Mark Mitsnefes, MD, MS Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center

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Mark Mitsnefes, MD, MS

Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center 513-636-0125 mark.mitsnefes@cchmc.org
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Cara Slagle, MD Co-Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

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Cara Slagle, MD

Co-Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology 513-303-0987 cara.slagle@cchmc.org
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Natalja Stanski, MD Co-Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

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Natalja Stanski, MD

Co-Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology 513-517-7204 natalja.stanski@cchmc.org
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Faculty & Staff

Donald Batisky, MD Pediatric Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Associate Dean for Medical Student Admissions and Special Programs, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Donald Batisky, MD

Pediatric Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Associate Dean for Medical Student Admissions and Special Programs, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics donald.batisky@cchmc.org
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Kelly Burns, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner

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Kelly Burns, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
J. Timothy Caldwell, MD, PhD Pediatric Nephrologist Member, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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J. Timothy Caldwell, MD, PhD

Pediatric Nephrologist Member, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics john.caldwell@cchmc.org
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Colleen Klosterman, MSN, APRN, CNP Nurse Practitioner, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

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Colleen Klosterman, MSN, APRN, CNP

Nurse Practitioner, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension 513-803-4278 colleen.klosterman@cchmc.org
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Kyle McCracken, MD, PhD Member, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Member, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM); Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Kyle McCracken, MD, PhD

Member, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Member, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM); Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics kyle.mccracken@cchmc.org
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Jolyn Morgan, MSN, APRN, CNP, CDN Clinical Manager

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Jolyn Morgan, MSN, APRN, CNP, CDN

Clinical Manager 513-803-4406 jolyn.morgan@cchmc.org
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Elizabeth Rompies, MSN, APRN, CNP Nurse Practitioner and Educator, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

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Elizabeth Rompies, MSN, APRN, CNP

Nurse Practitioner and Educator, Center for Acute Care Nephrology 513-803-4004 liz.schmidt@cchmc.org
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Meredith Schuh, MD Pediatric Nephrologist

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Meredith Schuh, MD

Pediatric Nephrologist 513-636-4531 meredith.schuh@cchmc.org
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Charles Varnell Jr., MD, MS Pediatric Nephrologist

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Charles Varnell Jr., MD, MS

Pediatric Nephrologist 513-636-8647 charles.varnell@cchmc.org
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