ISN REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS
The ISN has selected 33 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 to advance kidney care in low-, lower-middle, or upper-middle income countries by:
- 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.
For more information, check out the recording from ISN Regional Training Centers Coordinator Marcelo Orias about the ISN Regional Training Centers and the benefits of joining our RTC network.
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 |
| Cairo Kidney Center | Cairo | Egypt | Africa | Tamer Shehab | tshehab.ts@gmail.com |
| Kasr Alainy Medical School | Cairo | Egypt | Africa | Rasha Darwish | dr.rasha-darwish@hotmail.com |
| Mansoura University Hospital Nephrology & Dialysis Unit | Mansoura | Egypt | Africa | Nehal Atef | dr.nehalelshabrawy@gmail.com |
| Urology & Nephrology Center, Mansoura University | Mansoura | Egypt | Africa | Muhammed Elhadedy | muhammed_hadedy@yahoo.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 | Dorsaf Zellama | dorsafzellama@gmail.com |
| Charles Nicolle Hospital Center | Tunis | Tunisia | Africa | Nada Sellami | ns.sellami@gmail.com |
| Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital | Accra | Ghana | Africa | Vincent Boima | vboima@ug.edu.gh |
| Hospital Civil of Guadalajara | Guadalajara | México | 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 | Maanisha 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 | - |
| Kasr Alainy Medical School | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Mansoura University Hospital Nephrology & Dialysis Unit | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University | 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 | - |
| Charles Nicolle Hospital Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Korle-Bu Teaching 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.