{ Scientific Team }
DaVita Clinical Research (DCR) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
The purpose of the DCR SAB is to provide expert advice to DCR in order to enable DaVita to advance the knowledge and practice of kidney care.
Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP - Chairman
Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc.
Geoff Block, MD - Member
Director of Clinical Research, Denver Nephrology
Glenn Chertow, MD - Member
Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, FACP, FASN - Member
Acting Chief, Renal Division and Director, Renal Fellowship Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Lynda Szczech, MD, MSCE - Member
Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Director, Nephrology Research, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Paul J. Scheel, Jr., MD, MBA - Member
Associate Professor and Director, Division of Nephrology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Medical Director of Integrated Renal Solutions
Mahesh Krishnan, MD, MPH, FASN - Member
Vice President of Research, DaVita Clinical Research
Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO)
The OCMO team focuses on the needs of the medical directors and attending nephrologists, strives to strengthen clinical-operational partnership, and provides tools and knowledge to help tackle challenges faced on a daily basis.
DaVita's Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO) is dedicated to a "relentless pursuit of quality."
- Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP
Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc.Mahesh Krishnan, MD, MPH, FASN
Vice President of Research, DaVita Clinical Research
David B. Van Wyck, MD
Vice President of Clinical Services, DaVita, Inc.
Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Surgery, Arizona Health Sciences Center
Robert Provenzano, MD
Vice President of Position Strategy, DaVita, Inc.
John Robertson, MD
Vice President of Clinical Services, DaVita, Inc
