2003-2005 / The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Fellowship, Nephrology
2001-2003 / The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Residency, Internal Medicine
1996-2000 / University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Doctor of Medicine
1990-1994 / University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Bachelor of Arts in History / Minor in Chemistry
Work Experience
2005-Present / Clinical Nephrologist, Mountain Kidney and Hypertension Associates, PA
2003-2005 / Fellow in Nephrology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
2001-2003 / Medical Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Credentials
Medical License: North Carolina Physician License - 200500034
Certification: North Carolina Medical Board - 124997
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003
American Board of Nephrology, 2005
Academic Appointments
1995 / Centre Dominico-American, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Full-time English teacher in language institute
Hospital Affiliations
2005-Present / Mission-St. Joseph's Health System
509 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4690
Professional Affiliations / Committees
American Society of Nephrology
Renal Physicians Association
Honors and Awards
William E. Dismukes Award of Excellence
Research Training
CITI Course in the Protection of Human Subjects, January 2009
Research
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study Using XXXX and XXXX in Hyperphosphatemic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Hemodialysis
Phase 3, Randomized, Active-Controlled, Open-Label, Multi-Center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of XXXX Injection for the Maintenance Treatment of Anemia in Hemodialysis Patients Previously Treated with XXXX
Multi-Center, Randomized, Controlled Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of XXXX Versus Standard Medical Care in Treating Iron Deficiency Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Publications
Durham, Will: "Mary Frances Shuford, M.D.: One North Carolina Physician Who Made a Difference." North Carolina Medical Journal, pgs. 90-92, February 1994