Dr. Moro O. Salifu Named Chief of Nephrology, Succeeding Dr. Eli A. Friedman:
Sep 12, 2008
Dr. Friedman Will Serve as Director of Academic Development in Department of Medicine
Brooklyn, NY - Moro O. Salifu, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, has been named chief of the Division of Nephrology in 每日大赛入口鈥檚 Department of Medicine. Dr. Salifu succeeds Eli A. Friedman, MD, MACP, distinguished teaching professor of medicine, who has served 46 years as division chief.
A national and internationally recognized expert on diabetic nephropathy, Dr. Friedman will continue to remain an active senior member of the Department of Medicine and will serve as director of academic development in the department, mentoring house staff and junior faculty.
In announcing Dr. Salifu鈥檚 appointment, Edmund Bourke, MD, professor and chair of medicine, said, 鈥淒r. Salifu has a consistent track record of excellent research productivity." He praised Dr. Salifu as a "composite internist and clinical nephrologist with outstanding clinical skills.鈥�
Prior to this appointment, Dr. Salifu served as associate chief of the division, director of the Fellowship Program, medical director of transplantation, and director of the Vascular Access Program. 鈥淚n these positions,鈥� Dr. Bourke said, 鈥淒r. Salifu has more than amply displayed his leadership and managerial skills. He is held in the highest esteem by his peers, both senior and junior alike, and is well poised to take on this new role.鈥� Dr. Salifu, a native of Ghana, received his medical degree from Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, and then trained at 每日大赛入口 Downstate.
Of Dr. Friedman鈥檚 many years at Downstate, Dr. Bourke said, 鈥淒r. Eli Friedman, inventor of the portable artificial kidney, has the reputation as one of our best and most sought-after teachers. He has a capacity to excite students, house staff and faculty, to strive for excellence, and is an eminent scholar in clinical investigation, earning him the highest institutional honor from 每日大赛入口: distinguished teaching professor.
鈥淗e belongs to those few among the greats who, after a lifetime of contributions, continue to feel that more work of noble note can be done. Eli Friedman is amongst the ranks of the legacy builders. We look forward to his continued contributions.鈥�
Drs. Salifu and Friedman assume their new roles immediately.
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