ISN REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS
The ISN has selected 28 ISN Regional Training Centers to provide in-depth specialized training to improve patient care in different regions of the world.
These centers were selected by the ISN Core Programs Committee in lower, lower-middle, or upper-middle income countries to:
- Hosting fellows (ISN provides up to 12 months of financial support to fellows).
- Holding educational meetings and workshops on regionally relevant topics.
- Sharing knowledge and expertise via the ISN Educational Ambassadors or Continuing Medical Education
- Supporting emerging centers from low resource areas through the Sister Centers
- Contributing to the ISN Academy – either by developing educational materials or contributing to webinars.
- Developing and engaging in advocacy activities and collaborations with local and regional authorities.
The ISN warmly congratulates the selected centers listed below:
| Center | City | Country | Region | Liaison Officer | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo Kidney Center | Cairo | Egypt | Africa | Tamer Shehab | tshehab.ts@gmail.com |
| East African Kidney Institute | Nairobi | Kenya | Africa | Bashir Admani | pedbashir@yahoo.com |
| Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital | Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | Graham Paget | graham.paget@wits.ac.za |
| Red Cross Children's Hospital | Cape Town | South Africa | Africa | Mignon McCulloch | mignon.mcculloch@uct.ac.za |
| Stellenbosch Uni., Tygerberg Hospital | Cape Town | South Africa | Africa | Razeen Davids | mrd@sun.ac.za |
| UCT, Groote Schuur Hospital | Cape Town | South Africa | Africa | Nicola Wearne | nicola.wearne@uct.ac.za |
| Sahloul Hospital | Sousse | Tunisia | Africa | Abdellatif Achour | abdellatif.achour@rns.tn |
| Fundación Valle del Lili | Cali | Colombia | Latin America | Jaime Restrepo | restrepojaime@hotmail.com |
| FUNDANIER | Guatemala City | Guatemala | Latin America | Randall Lou-Meda | randall_lou@yahoo.com |
| INCMN Salvador Zubiran | Mexico City | Mexico | Latin America | Ricardo Correa Rotter | correarotter@gmail.com |
| Hospital de Clínicas, UdelaR | Montevideo | Uruguay | Latin America | Oscar Noboa | onoboa@gmail.com |
| INC Ignacio Chavez | Mexico City | Mexico | Latin America | Magdalena Madero | madero.magdalena@gmail.com |
| Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Latin America | Guillermo Rosa Diez | guillermo.rosadiez@hospitalitaliano.org.ar |
| Universidad Austral de Chile | Valdivia | Chile | Latin America | Leopoldo Ardiles | leopoldoardiles@gmail.com |
| Hospital Civil of Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Mexico | Latin America | Jonathan Samuel Chavez | jschavez@hcg.gob.mx |
| Sanatorio Allende | Córdoba | Argentina | Latin America | Diego Rigo | diegohrigo@gmail.com |
| Hasheminejad Kidney Center | Tehran | Iran | Middle East | Shahrzad Ossareh | ossareh_s@hotmail.com |
| City Clinical Hospital | Moscow | Russia | NIS & Russia | Elena Zakharova | helena.zakharova@gmail.com |
| Nanjing University | Nanjing | China | NE Asia | Xianghua Huang | hxhszb@163.com |
| Peking University | Beijing | China | NE Asia | Yuqing Chen | chenyuqing112@hotmail.com |
| Sun Yat-sen University | Guangzhou | China | NE Asia | Xueqing Yu | yuxq@mail.sysu.edu.cn |
| Hospital Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | OSEA | Nurul Z. Nordin | nurulzaynah@gmail.com |
| King Chulalongkorn Hospital | Bangkok | Thailand | OSEA | Yingyos Avihingsanon | yingyos.a@gmail.com |
| Cho Ray Hospital | Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | OSEA | Huong Thi Bich Tran | huongtrandr@yahoo.com |
| Osmania General Hospital | Hyderabad | India | South Asia | Manisha Sahay | drmanishasahay@gmail.com |
| PGIMER | Chandigarh | India | South Asia | Harbir S. Kohli | kohlihs2009@gmail.com |
| Sanjay Gandhi Institute | Lucknow | India | South Asia | Narayan Prasad | narayan.nephro@gmail.com |
| St. John's Hospital | Bengaluru | India | South Asia | Arpana Iyengar | arpanaiyengar@gmail.com |
Selected ISN Regional Training Centers will provide training in the following aspects of nephrology:
| Center | General Nephrology | Hemodialysis | Peritoneal Dialysis | Transplant | Pediatric Nephrology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo Kidney Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| East African Kidney Institute | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Red Cross Children's Hospital | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| Stellenbosch Uni., Tygerberg Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UCT, Groote Schuur Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Sahloul Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Fundación Valle del Lili | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| FUNDANIER | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| INCMN Salvador Zubiran | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Hospital de Clínicas, UdelaR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| INC Ignacio Chavez | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Universidad Austral de Chile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hospital Civil of Guadalajara | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sanatorio Allende | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hasheminejad Kidney Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| City Clinical Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Nanjing University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Peking University | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Sun Yat-sen University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Hospital Kuala Lumpur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| King Chulalongkorn Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Cho Ray Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Osmania General Hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PGIMER | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Sanjay Gandhi Institute | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. John's Hospital | - | - | - | - | Yes |
ISN works hand-in-hand with several partner organizations, encouraging intra-regional collaborations and enhancing training and education possibilities in selected fields of nephrology.
If you are interested in supporting a Regional Training Center, please contact us at the email address below.
For all inquiries on the ISN Regional Training Centers, please contact the ISN Programs team at isnprograms@theisn.org.