Jeffrey G. Hoggard, MD FACP FASN
Jeffrey G. Hoggard received an undergraduate degree and Doctor of Medicine degree from the UNC at Chapel Hill. He did his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Dr. Hoggard is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. In addition, Dr. Hoggard is certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology in hemodialysis vascular access procedures.
Adam Stern, MD
Adam Stern, M.D., received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Hofstra University and his Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Nephrology Fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill.
Joshua S. Sadolf, MD
Joshua S. Sadolf, M.D. completed his clinical fellowship in Nephrology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. He then completed his Interventional training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. In addition, he is certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology to perform hemodialysis vascular access procedures. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at UNC. In addition to Interventional Nephrology, Dr. Sadolf is the Medical Director for one of UNC’s Home Therapies dialysis units. His other passions are caring for patients with chronic kidney disease and those requiring other modalities of renal replacement therapies.
Kawan A. Swain, M.D.
Dr. Swain completed his Internal Medicine residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. He completed his clinical fellowship in Nephrology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. In addition, he is certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology to perform hemodialysis vascular access procedures. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at UNC. In addition to Interventional Nephrology, Dr. Swain spends much of his clinical time caring for patients with chronic kidney disease and those on peritoneal and hemodialysis.
Peter Bream, Jr., M.D., FSIR
Peter Bream, Jr., MD, FSIR is a Clinical Professor in Radiology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he serves as the program director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency. He previously was at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, where he served as the program director of the Interventional Radiology Fellowship and Interventional Radiology Residency program. He has research interests in central venous access, including new techniques, central venous occlusion, and specifically dialysis interventions. He has extensive experience in enteral access and treatment of enterocutaneous fistulae. He has lectured nationally on these topics. Check him out on twitter at @mcbreamy and on YouTube.
Charles Burke, MD
Dr. Burke trained as a Department resident from 1997-2001, serving as Chief Resident from 1999-2000. He completed a Vascular-Interventional Radiology fellowship in the Department in 2002. Apart from spending 2005-2006 in private practice in home state Arkansas, Dr. Burke has worked as an Assistant Professor of Radiology in the Department since completing his fellowship. In 2003, 2006 and 2007, Dr. Burke was named “America’s Top Radiologist” by Consumers Research Council of America. He received the Department’s Charles A. Bream Teaching Award (selected by residents) in 2004. He currently serves as Vice Chairman, Interventional Services; Division Chief, Interventional Radiology; Professor; Physician, UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care.
Clayton Commander, MD
Dr. Commander received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from the University of Florida and completed medical school at the University of North Carolina in 2014. He completed an internship in General Surgery and in 2020 became the first Integrated Interventional/Diagnostic Radiology Residency graduate at UNC. He is currently Assistant Professor of Radiology at UNC. In addition to dialysis access intervention, he has clinical interests in portal hypertension, embolization, and percutaneous ablation.
Hyeon Yu, MD
Dr. Yu completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Chung-Ang University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea. He then completed his 2-year fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC and has stayed on as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Division. Dr. Yu is interested in oncologic interventions including chemoembolization, radioembolization, and ablation therapy of tumors. His interests also include radiation dose reduction and safety in various interventional procedures and vascular imaging studies.