Sudha Nayar, M.D.

Dr. Sudha Nayar received her medical degree from the University of Kerala, she performed her residency in New York City and her Fellowship in New Jersey. She has been in practice in the Mon Valley area for over 25 years. In her spare time she enjoy spending time with her family and traveling. Dr. Sudha Nayar received her medical degree from the University of Kerala, she performed her residency in New York City and her Fellowship in New Jersey. She has been in practice in the Mon Valley area for over 25 years. In her spare time she enjoy spending time with her family and traveling.

Gautam Agrawal, M.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Agrawal received his medical degree from Mumbai, India and his Masters in Public Health degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is ABIM board certified both in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.

He believes in educating his patients using non-technical language and providing them with personalized care that is adapted to their specific needs and disease stage. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and playing table tennis and racquetball.

Jessie Ganjoo, M.D.

Jessie Ganjoo, M.D. completed her medical school in India and then did her residency at UPMC, Pittsburgh PA in Internal medicine.  She then completed her fellowship in Nephrology at WVU, Morgantown WV. She is board certified in Internal Medicine as well as Nephrology.

Dr. Ganjoo has been practicing Nephrology in Western Pennsylvania for more than 15 years. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and American Society of Nephrology. In her spare time she likes to travel and spend time with family.

Riyaj Kasekar, M.D.

Dr. Riyaj Kasekar completed his internal medicine training at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, followed by a year of chief residency. He later completed his nephrology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh.

Originally from Mumbai (Bombay) India, Dr. Kasekar completed his medical school and residency in India, after which he moved to the United States with his wife, an Infectious disease specialist.

Dr. Kasekar is fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi (a regional language in India). In his spare time he enjoys playing ping-pong and spending time with friends and family. He is passionate about cooking Indian food and reading non-fiction.

Locations: Clairton, Uniontown

William DiFilippo, M.D.

William DiFilippo graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine in June 1988. He proceeded to secure an internship position in general surgery in Brooklyn, NY. This followed a career shift in 1991 to study and train in Internal Medicine. His Internal Medicine training began at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ in January 1991. He served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine from 1993-1994. In July 1994, Dr. DiFilippo began subspecialty training in Nephrology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.

In July 1996, Dr. DiFilippo began his private practice Nephrology career. First in Clarksburg, WV then in New Hartford, NY. This covered a span of approximately 10 years. In December 2006, Dr. DiFilippo began his academic career at Geisinger Health System in Danville, PA. He subsequently served as program director for two separate Nephrology fellowship programs and one Internal Medicine residency training program. He has served as faculty at Temple University School of Medicine, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, West Virginia School of Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate School of Medicine, LECOM-Greensburg, Ohio State University School of Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. He has conducted clinical research on both the regional and national levels, specific to his subspecialty area of clinical interest: Resistant Hypertension. Finally, he has served as Medical Director at three of the national dialysis providers in the United States.

Dr. DiFilippo brings his experience and knowledge to the region to provide clinical care to the patients we serve. His work philosophy is rooted in his belief that the art of medicine is a privilege to which he has been blessed to provide to others, always in the hope of making a positive difference in the lives of his patients. Dr. DiFilippo has raised three children, Bill, Stephanie, and Nicole. They are his greatest achievements.

Tariku Gudura, M.D.

Tariku T. Gudura, MD, is board certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Gudura was raised in Ethiopia where he completed medical school training and Master of Public Health.

He moved to the United States for his Internal Medicine residency at Mercy Hospital and Medical center in Chicago. He worked as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Indiana University Hospital and completed his General Nephrology and Transplant Nephrology fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH. He has also completed a Glomerular disease fellowship and training in Nephro – genetics. 

Dr. Gudura’s specialty interests include acute and chronic kidney disease, dialysis, Hypertension, Kidney transplant, Glomerular Disease and Genetic kidney diseases. He has published articles on peer reviewed journals and is an active member of American Society of Nephrology and American Society of Transplantation. When not working, Dr. Gudura enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. 

Shoaib Ali, M.D.

Dr. Shoaib Ali has been practicing Nephrology since 2013. He completed medical school in the West Indies after having completed his undergrad degree in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ali completed his residency and fellowship programs in Ohio and in Michigan, respectively.

Dr. Ali moved from Maryland to the Pittsburgh area in December 2020 and is thoroughly enjoying his time here. Dr. Ali has a beautiful wife, and three daughters whom he spends most of his free time with. Dr. Ali also enjoys watching the NFL and cricket, and he used to enjoy playing friendly cricket games after work in Maryland.

Gina Marie Cross, N.P.

Gina Marie Cross received her Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and worked as a Critical Care Nurse for several years prior to pursuing her education further. She obtained her Masters Degree in Nursing at Wheeling Jesuit University and since that time she has been working in Nephrology. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.

Kelly L. Keegan, N.P.

Kelly L. Keegan received her diploma in nursing from St Francis Medical Center in 1991. She completed her Bachelors degree in 1994 at Carlow University while working in Critical Care. In 2004 she completed her Masters degree in Nursing at Carlow University. As a Nurse Practitioner, she has worked in Nephrology since 2004 and for the past 2&1/2 years at UPMC Starzl Transplant Institute. She is certified in both Family practice and Nephrology. In her free time, Kelly enjoys traveling and spending time with family.

Justin Jeffries, C.R.N.P.

Justin Jeffries worked in the dialysis setting for seven years while completing his Bachelor of Nursing and Graduate Nursing Degrees at Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA in 2016.  After completing his graduate program, he worked in primary care and internal medicine in the local area for over three years. He then joined Pennsylvania Kidney Care in order to return to the field of nephrology. In his spare time Justin enjoys spending time with his wife and three young children as well as spending time with friends.