Peter Van Nguyen, M.D.

Board Certified:

Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate of American Board of Nephrology
Certified Member of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology

Location:

Fort Worth / Arlington

Languages Known:

English & Vietnamese

Fellowship:

Baylor College of Medicine - Nephrology. Houston, Texas 09/2003-08/2005

Nephrology, Chief Fellow  2004-2005 

Interventional Nephrology - Bamberg County Hospital and Nursing Center under supervision and training of Dr. John Ross, Chief of Surgery 10/03/05-10/26/05

Residency:

Baylor College of Medicine - Internal Medicine. Houston, Texas 06/1999 – 06/2002

Interests:

Dr. Peter Nguyen joined Tarrant Nephrology Associates (TNA) in Fort Worth, TX, in 2006. He obtained his M.D. at the University of Texas in Houston, TX, in 1999. He did his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and went on to complete a fellowship in Nephrology at Baylor. He is board certified by the Texas Medical Board in internal medicine and nephrology. In addition, he trained in interventional nephrology under the guidance of Dr. John Ross in South Carolina.

He provides dialysis access care for patients receiving hemodialysis and is certified by the American Society of Interventional and Diagnostic Nephrology. He primarily practices in Fort Worth at the clinic, dialysis unit, Vascular Access Center, and Texas Health Resources Harris Methodist Hospital. His nephrology special interest is ICU nephrology and water and electrolyte balance. He enjoys fishing and outdoor activities.

Avinash Vallurupalli, D.O.

Board Certified:

Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate of American Board of Nephrology
Certified Member of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology

Location:

Fort Worth

Languages Known:

English

Fellowship:

UT-Southwestern-Parkland Memorial Hospital, Nephrology (Clinical Track). July 2002-July 2005

Residency:

UT-Southwestern-Parkland Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine. July 2006-July 2008 

Interests:

I come from a large family of physicians and have been around the medical field all my life. Having grown up in McKinney, Texas with parents who have been practicing physicians in North Texas for the past 30 years, medicine was my destiny. Since the age of 10 years old, I grew up near Mckinney, Texas. I have been a practicing physician since 2005 and a practicing nephrologist since 2008. In 2008, I joined Tarrant Nephrology Associates immediately after completing my residency and fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. I am board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. The field of nephrology captured my attention while I was in my second year of medical school because of the complex and challenging nature of kidney disease.

I have a particular interest in treating autoimmune kidney diseases, electrolyte disturbances, acid/base disturbances, resistant hypertension, and managing hemodialysis vascular access issues. In addition, I am competent in all other areas of general nephrology such as dialysis management, acute kidney injury management, chronic kidney disease management, and post-transplant kidney care. I've been married to my lovely wife since 2001 and have two precious daughters. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, watching football, and weightlifting.

Saravanan Bala, M.D. FASN

Board Certified:

ASH Certified Specialist in Clinical Hypertension
ABIM Board Certified
ABIM Nephrology Certified

Location:

Fort Worth

Languages Known:

English

Fellowship:

Tulane University, LA

Residency:

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL

Interests:

Dr. Bala received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Madras Medical College and Research Institute in Chennai, India. He did his internal medicine residency at Chicago Medical School and served as chief medical resident for an additional year after graduation. He then pursued nephrology training at Tulane University in New Orleans. He served as the chief nephrology fellow for during his second year of training. He is a professional member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He is currently an ASH certified specialist in clinical hypertension, ABIM Board Certified, ABIM Nephrology Certified, and certified in hemodialysis vascular access procedures by ASDIN. He has served as assistant professor of clinical medicine at the division of nephrology at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine. He is widely published in hypertension and vascular access and serves as a reviewer in several medical journals. His areas of interest are hypertension, vascular access and ICU nephrology. He enjoys teaching and has given lectures at several national conferences. He is also an associate of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society. He is happily married and has 2 children. He enjoys travel and spending time with family. He joins the TNA team from Renal Care Associates in Tucson, Arizona.

Link to Dr.Bala’s publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=balamuthusamy

Nishant Jalandhara MD, FASN

Board Certified:

ABIM - Internal Medicine (2008)
ABIM - Nephrology (2012)

Location:

Fort Worth

Languages Known:

English, Gujarati, Hindi

Fellowship:

Tulane University School of Medicine: 07/2009 – 06/2011

Residency:

Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School: 07/2005 – 06/2009
Chief Resident (07/2008 - 06/2009)

Interests:

Dr. Jalandhara did his Internal Medicine residency and an additional year of Chief Residency at Chicago Medical School. He then pursued Nephrology training at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a professional member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He is currently an ASH certified specialist in Clinical Hypertension, ABIM Board Certified, ABIM Nephrology Certified, and certified in hemodialysis vascular access procedures by ASDIN. He has served as assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Division of Nephrology at the Kansas University, College of Medicine. He is widely published in hypertension and vascular access and serves as a reviewer in several medical journals. His areas of interest are Home dialysis, hypertension and vascular access. He enjoys teaching and has given lectures at several conferences. He is also an associate of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society. Dr Jalandhara is married to Rakshita and has 2 daughters. He enjoys travel, running and spending time with family. Dr Jalandhara has actively participated in raising funds for National Kidney Foundation. Caring for patient and providing them with highest satisfaction while proving state of the art treatment is Dr Jalandhara goal. Link to Dr.Jalandhara’s publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Jalandhara+N%5BAuthor%5D

Drew Heiple, M.D

Board Certified:

ABIM - Internal Medicine (2008)
ABIM - Nephrology (2012)

Location:

Fort Worth

Languages Known:

English, Gujarati, Hindi

Fellowship:

Tulane University School of Medicine: 07/2009 – 06/2011

Residency:

Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School: 07/2005 – 06/2009
Chief Resident (07/2008 - 06/2009)

Interests:

Dr. Jalandhara did his Internal Medicine residency and an additional year of Chief Residency at Chicago Medical School. He then pursued Nephrology training at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a professional member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He is currently an ASH certified specialist in Clinical Hypertension, ABIM Board Certified, ABIM Nephrology Certified, and certified in hemodialysis vascular access procedures by ASDIN. He has served as assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Division of Nephrology at the Kansas University, College of Medicine. He is widely published in hypertension and vascular access and serves as a reviewer in several medical journals. His areas of interest are Home dialysis, hypertension and vascular access. He enjoys teaching and has given lectures at several conferences. He is also an associate of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society.Dr Jalandhara is married to Rakshita and has 2 daughters. He enjoys travel, running and spending time with family. Dr Jalandhara has actively participated in raising funds for National Kidney Foundation. Caring for patient and providing them with highest satisfaction while proving state of the art treatment is Dr Jalandhara goal.Link to Dr.Jalandhara’s publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Jalandhara+N%5BAuthor%5D

Paul Gade NP

Board Certified:

ABIM - Internal Medicine (2008)
ABIM - Nephrology (2012)

Location:

Fort Worth

Languages Known:

English, Gujarati, Hindi

Fellowship:

Tulane University School of Medicine: 07/2009 – 06/2011

Residency:

Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School: 07/2005 – 06/2009
Chief Resident (07/2008 - 06/2009)

Interests:

Dr. Jalandhara did his Internal Medicine residency and an additional year of Chief Residency at Chicago Medical School. He then pursued Nephrology training at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a professional member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He is currently an ASH certified specialist in Clinical Hypertension, ABIM Board Certified, ABIM Nephrology Certified, and certified in hemodialysis vascular access procedures by ASDIN. He has served as assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Division of Nephrology at the Kansas University, College of Medicine. He is widely published in hypertension and vascular access and serves as a reviewer in several medical journals. His areas of interest are Home dialysis, hypertension and vascular access. He enjoys teaching and has given lectures at several conferences. He is also an associate of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society.Dr Jalandhara is married to Rakshita and has 2 daughters. He enjoys travel, running and spending time with family. Dr Jalandhara has actively participated in raising funds for National Kidney Foundation. Caring for patient and providing them with highest satisfaction while proving state of the art treatment is Dr Jalandhara goal.Link to Dr.Jalandhara’s publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Jalandhara+N%5BAuthor%5D

Tate Walker NP

Board Certified:

ABIM - Internal Medicine (2008)
ABIM - Nephrology (2012)

Location:

Fort Worth

Languages Known:

English, Gujarati, Hindi

Fellowship:

Tulane University School of Medicine: 07/2009 – 06/2011

Residency:

Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School: 07/2005 – 06/2009
Chief Resident (07/2008 - 06/2009)

Interests:

Dr. Jalandhara did his Internal Medicine residency and an additional year of Chief Residency at Chicago Medical School. He then pursued Nephrology training at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a professional member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He is currently an ASH certified specialist in Clinical Hypertension, ABIM Board Certified, ABIM Nephrology Certified, and certified in hemodialysis vascular access procedures by ASDIN. He has served as assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Division of Nephrology at the Kansas University, College of Medicine. He is widely published in hypertension and vascular access and serves as a reviewer in several medical journals. His areas of interest are Home dialysis, hypertension and vascular access. He enjoys teaching and has given lectures at several conferences. He is also an associate of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society.Dr Jalandhara is married to Rakshita and has 2 daughters. He enjoys travel, running and spending time with family. Dr Jalandhara has actively participated in raising funds for National Kidney Foundation. Caring for patient and providing them with highest satisfaction while proving state of the art treatment is Dr Jalandhara goal.Link to Dr.Jalandhara’s publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Jalandhara+N%5BAuthor%5D