Central Illinois Kidney & Dialysis Associates, S.C.

Helping patients by diagnosing, treating, managing, and evaluating kidney & renal issues in Central Illinois

Physicians

Read below to learn more about our team of physicians!

Main entrance to the CIKD Springfield facility
  • Xueguang (Gary) Chen M.D.. PhD

    Xueguang (Gary) Chen M.D.. PhD

    Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Nephrology

    Med School: Anhui Medical University MD, China

    Graduate: Northeastern University PhD, Boston, MA

    Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York

    Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, Nephrology
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

    Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor, SIU School of Medicine
    Consultant Nephrology, Central Illinois Kidney & Dialysis Associates, SC, Springfield, Illinois

    Clinical Interests: Hypertension, Glomerular Disease, Diabetes and Kidney Disease, Critical Care, Transplant Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Vasculitis

  • Vikrampal Bhatti M.D.

    Vikrampal Bhatti M.D.

    Board Certified: Nephrology (2010)

    Med School: Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India

    Post Grad: Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL

    Fellowship: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

    Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, SIU School of Medicine, Assistant Professor
    University of Florida; Consultant Nephrology, Central Illinois Kidney & Dialysis

    Clinical Interests: Fellow of American College of Physicians, American Society of Nephrology

  • Oritsegbubemi (Bemi) Adekoka

    Oritsegbubemi (Bemi) Adekola, M.D.

    Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Nephrology

    Certifications: Certified Hypertension Specialist

    Med School: College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

    Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Hospital, Bronx, New York

    Fellowship: Nephrology and Hypertension, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

    Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, SIU School of Medicine
    Consultant Nephrology, Central Illinois Kidney & Dialysis Associates, SC, Springfield, Illinois

    Clinical Interests: Fluid and Electrolyte abnormality, Glomerular diseases, Diabetic Kidney disease, Kidney Stones, Polycystic Kidney disease, Critical Care Nephrology, Renal Vasculitis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Resistant Hypertension, and Transplant Nephrology.

  • Muhammad Kashif Qaseem, M.D.

    Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine

    Certifications: Certified Hypertension Specialist

    Med School: Lahore Medical & Dental College (University Health Sciences) Lahore, Pakistan, High Honors, Gold Medalist

    Residency: Services Institute of Medical Sciences/Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan; Internal Medicine, Cooper University, Camden, New Jersey

    Fellowship: Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Critical Care Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey

    Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, SIU School of Medicine
    Consultant Nephrology, Central Illinois Kidney & Dialysis Associates, SC, Springfield, Illinois Intensivist at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL

    Clinical Interests: Micro Nutrition in the critically ill, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and circuit patency in CRRT

  • Parveen Naaz-Ikramuddin, M.D.

    Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Nephrology

    Med School: Ghandi Medical College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

    Residency: Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India; New York University Medical Center/The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York

    Fellowship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

    Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, SIU School of Medicine
    Consultant Nephrology, Central Illinois Kidney & Dialysis Associates, SC, Springfield

    Clinical Interests: Hypertension, Glomerular Disease, Diabetes and Kidney Disease, Critical Care, Transplant Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease