Anna Burgner
AJKD Blog Contributor
Anna Burgner, MD, MEHP, is an assistant professor in nephrology at
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, and the
associate nephrology fellowship program director. She completed her
internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at Vanderbilt.
After completing her nephrology fellowship, she obtained a Master of
Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins University. Her
time is split between clinical practice, teaching medical students,
residents, and fellows, and clinical research. Her clinical interests
are broad and include treatment of kidney diseases during pregnancy,
prevention of kidney stones, and transitioning pediatric nephrology
patients to adult nephrology clinics. Her research interests include
slowing the progression of kidney disease, particularly diabetic
nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, and polycystic kidney
disease.