Kidney Associates of Kansas City Providers

Physicians

Ahmed I. Al-Absi, M.D.

Ahmed I. Al-Absi, M.D.

Dr. Al-Absi completed his undergraduate and medical school training at the Jordan University School of Medicine. His postgraduate training included Internship at the Jordan University Hospital and Residency at the Arab Medical Center followed by Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He received his Fellowship in Nephrology and his Fellowship in Kidney-Pancreas Transplant at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He then received his Fellowship in Interventional Nephrology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Kelly R. Alford, M.D.

Kelly R. Alford, M.D.

Dr. Alford completed her undergraduate training at Georgetown University and also Howard University. She then attended the University of Kansas and received her Doctor of Medicine degree . Her postgraduate residency in Internal Medicine was done at University of Kansas. She received her Fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Kansas.

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Karid Nieves Borrero, M.D.

Karid Nieves Borrero, M.D.

Dr. Nieves completed her undergraduate training at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. She received her medical degree from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. Her medical training programs included an Internal Medicine residency at University District Hospital, Puerto Rico, Nephrology Fellowship and a Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at UCLA, California. She is bilingual in Spanish and English.

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Pranakumar Dalal, M.D., MPH

Pranakumar Dalal, M.D., MPH

Dr. Dalal completed his undergraduate and medical school training at the Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College at Gujarat University. He then received a Master of Public Health from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His postgraduate training included Residency in Internal Medicine at the Sheth K.M. School of Post Graduate Medicine & Research at Gujarat University and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois St. Joseph Hospital. He received his Fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Missouri and his Fellowship in Transplant Nephrology at Northwestern University.

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Mohammed Mohialdeen, M.D.

Mohammed Mohialdeen, M.D.

Dr. Mohialdeen received his medical school training at Jordan University of Science and Technology and completed his internal medicine residency at Islamic Hospital. In the US, he completed an internal medicine residency at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He received his Fellowship in Nephrology from the Medical University of South Carolina.

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William J. Peterson, M.D.

William J. Peterson, M.D.

Dr. Peterson completed his undergraduate training at Fort Hays State University. He then attended medical school at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. His postgraduate training included Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his Fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Richard S. Muther, M.D. -Emeritus

Richard S. Muther, M.D. -Emeritus

Founding Partner

Dr. Muther completed his undergraduate training at the University of Kansas. He then attended the University of Kansas Medical Center. His postgraduate training included an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Kansas Medical Center. He received his Fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center.

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Timothy K. Neufeld, M.D. -Emeritus

Timothy K. Neufeld, M.D. -Emeritus

Dr. Neufeld completed his undergraduate training at DePauw University. He then received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. His postgraduate training included an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Kansas School of Medicine. He received his Fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

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Nurse Practitioners 

Valerie Helm-Barrero, ANP-C

Valerie Helm-Barrero, ANP-C

Valerie is an Adult Nurse Practitioner. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 2008. She completed her Master’s in Nursing at the University of Missouri- Kansas City in 2014.

Jacinta Ismert, APRN

Jacinta Ismert, APRN

Jacinta obtained her Associates in Nursing from Johnson County Community College, her Bachelor’s in Nursing from the University of Kansas Medical Center, and her Master of Science in Nursing (Family Practice) from Rockhurst University. She specializes in adult and geriatric acute care, critical care, dialysis and case management. She works with all ages of patients and completed her residency in Primary Care and Walk-In Care at Pittsburg State University and Community Health Center of South-East Kansas.

Nicole Romine, FNP-C

Nicole Romine, FNP-C

Nicole obtained her Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Moberly Area Community College in Missouri. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. She completed her Master’s Degree in Nursing, specializing as a Family Nurse Practitioner, from Graceland University in Independence, Missouri.