Our People

A team of world-class academic nephrologists

Our academic nephrologists at Nova Scotia Health and affiliated nephrologists at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital have academic appointments with Dalhousie University. All are actively involved in medical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as in continuing professional development for physicians. Division members are also involved in clinical research, including pharmaceutical-based clinical trials.

Faculty members

Name Academic rank Special interest
Dr. Neil Finkle
Interim division head / service chief
Associate professor  
Dr. David Clark Assistant professor Home Dialysis
Dr. Christine Dipchand Professor  
Dr. Tammy Keough-Ryan Professor Renal Transplant
Dr. Keigan More Assistant professor  
Dr. Romuald Panek Associate professor  
Dr. Penelope Poyah Associate professor  
Dr. Steven Soroka Professor  
Dr. Karthik Tennankore Associate professor Kidney transplantation
Dr. Amanda Vinson
Assistant professor  
Dr. Kenneth West Professor Renal Transplant
Dr. Michael West Professor Fabry Disease

 

Locums

Name Locum
Dr. Bryce Kiberd Locum - extended until September 2023
Dr. George Worthen Locum - October 3, 2022 to January 2, 2023

 

Cross appointments

Name Cross from
Dr. Laurette Geldenhuys
Pathology

Adjunct appointments

Name Site
Dr. Ahmad Tarakji
King Saudi University

Academic only appointments

Name
(Academic rank)
Associated hospital
Dr. Nessa Gogan
(assistant professor)
Saint John Regional
Dr. Thomas Hewlett
(assistant professor)
Cape Breton Regional
Dr. Martin MacKinnon
(assistant professor)
Saint John Regional
Dr. A. Ross Morton
(Professor)
Saint John Regional
Dr. Christine Pippy
(assistant professor)
Saint John Regional
Dr. Paul Sohi
(assistant professor)
Saint John Regional
Dr. Senyo Tagboto
(assistant professor)
Yarmouth Regional
Dr. Siva Thanamayooran
(assistant professor)
Cape Breton Regional
Dr. Gordon Yeung
(assistant professor)
Cape Breton Regional