Welcome to the Nephrology Fellowship Program at Broward Health North! This two-year program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The Nephrology Fellowship Program at Broward Health North consists of comprehensive training in all aspects of kidney disease including glomerular diseases, complex acid-base and electrolyte disturbances, pregnancy-related kidney disease, and critical care nephrology. Fellows will also be exposed to comprehensive and life-saving kidney transplant services at the South Florida Transplant Center at Broward Health Medical Center.

Fellows will complete their clinical rotations over the course of the two-year fellowship at our Level 1 Trauma Center, Broward Health Medical Center, Level 2 Trauma Center, Broward Health North, Florida Kidney Physicians, an outpatient dialysis center, and the Cleveland Clinic.

While rotating at these sites, our fellows will have access to clinical research opportunities, with guidance from the corporate director and manager of research, along with dedicated faculty members. Thank you for your interest in our Nephrology Fellowship Program at Broward Health North.

Sincerely,

Parham Eftekhari, D.O.
Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship
Broward Health North

Broward Health North’s Nephrology Fellowship Program is committed to providing a comprehensive and up to date training in Nephrology that allows our fellows to attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to become competent and autonomous nephrologists who adhere to the highest professional and ethical standards of medicine.  Our fellows are trained to deliver compassionate patient-centered care to a socio-economically and culturally diverse patient population.  The fellowship is designed to foster mastery of Nephrology knowledge and skills and to provide a framework for a career dedicated to lifelong learning and the advancement of care for our patients.  The Nephrology Fellowship Program’s mission statement aligns with the mission of Broward Health, a large safety-net healthcare system in South Florida.  The mission of Broward Health is to provide quality healthcare to the people we serve and support the needs of all physicians and employees.

The Broward Health Nephrology Fellowship Program aims to foster a learning environment that promotes fellow’s progressive responsibility and graduated autonomy in approaching complex as well as common renal related problems.  The educational community at Broward Health North will do this by maintaining a culture of inquiry, compassion, and wellness.  Our overall goal is achieved through mastery of the following competency-based objectives: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems Based Practice.