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The Kidney Foundation of Central Pennsylvania
Transforming Lives Every Day
The Kidney Foundation of Central Pennsylvania has been serving people with kidney disease since 1979. We are committed to serving our community through outreach and screening, providing services and support to people whose lives are impacted by kidney disease, and to advocate for more living organ donation. Learn more about the work we do for patients with chronic kidney disease, their caregivers, and their loved ones.
Let’s Talk About Kidney Disease
The Kidney Foundation of Central Pennsylvania is dedicated to educating our community about chronic kidney disease through vital outreach and screening, providing essential services and support to those impacted, and advocating tirelessly for increased living organ donation to reduce transplant wait times. In all our relationships and partnerships, we are guided by the principles of integrity, stewardship, community, collaboration, and compassion.
Michelle Carraher
President
Gurwant Kaur, MD
Vice President
Karen Lehman
Secretary
Sandeep Chahal, MSME/MBA
Treasurer
Fauzia Butt, MD FACS
Surgeon
Umar Farooq, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Nasrollah Ghahramani, MD, MS, FACP
Professor of Medicine,
Penn State College of Medicine
Cheryl Green, PA-C
Retired Medical Professional
Mark Hipple, JD
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
Rajiv Sharma, MD
Hypertension & Kidney Specialist
M. Kris Srinivasan, MD, MBA, MHSE
Healthcare Entrepreneur
Barbara Terry Min, MS, BSN, RN
Retired PinnacleHealth Consultant
Kristy Washinger, CRNP
Nephrology Associates of Central PA
Jean Weist
Healthcare Consultant
Our Board of Directors
Our Dedicated Staff Members
Phyllis Hicks BSN, RN, CLSSGB
Executive Director
Chris Hillegas
Executive Assistant
Lynne Wright, MSW, LSW
Program Coordinator Patient Services
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