ASPN - American Society of Pediatric Nephrology -
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Published on: 8/17/2009
Last Visited: 8/17/2009
Elaine S. Kamil
Councilor
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Dr. Elaine Kamil is the Clinical Director of Pediatric Nephrology at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she migrated to Pittsburgh, PA where she received her undergraduate and medical degrees and her pediatric training.
She trained in pediatric nephrology at the UCLA School of Medicine and completed a renal immunopathology fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
She is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and serves on the Medical School Admissions Committee at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the UCLA.
She has been active with the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California since 1981, serving as President of the Medical Advisory Board Executive Committee, on the NKFSC Board, and on the Board Executive Committee.
She organized the first NKFSC pediatric patient education conference and continues to serve as a long-standing "kidney camp volunteer physician".
She joined the Nephcure Foundation Board in 2007.
Dr. Kamil joined the ASPN right after fellowship and has enjoyed working on the Workforce committee since 2004.
She became co-chair of the workforce committee in 2005 and joined the ASPN Council in 2006.