Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dr. Alicia Romero is a Spanish – English bilingual native of Venezuela. She completed her medical school at the University of Zulia in Venezuela in 2001. After her graduation, she relocated to Galveston, Texas, where she received her training in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She completed her fellowship in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University of Texas at Houston. During her fellowship she published several manuscripts. She joined Renal Clinic of Houston in October 2012.
Dr. Romero has her medical license in Texas and she is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians and American Society of Nephrology.
Dr. Romero is board certified by American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) as a Diplomate in Nephrology.
Rajiv Lal, MD, is a nephrology specialist. He joined Renal Clinic of Houston in 2006 and is affiliated with several medical facilities in northwest Houston.
Dr. Lal graduated from India’s premier institute All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He received his training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and has since made Houston his home. Dr. Lal speaks English, Hindi, and Spanish and is well-positioned to treat a variety of patients.
Dr. Lal has served as Chief of Medicine at North Cypress Medical Center Hospital. He currently serves as President of Medical Staff and Director of Dialysis Services at Kindred Northwest.
Dr. Lal is a member of the Critical Care Committee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and Quality Utilization Committee at NCMC Hospital. Dr. Lal also served as an Alternate Delegate for the House of Delegates at Harris County Medical Society.
Dr. Lal is an avid bicyclist and runner. He has completed several marathons and has bicycled the prestigious TourDuRouge from Houston to New Orleans.
Dr. Krishna Raman is a senior partner of the Renal Clinic of Houston (RCH). He became a practicing Nephrologist at Renal Clinic of Houston in 2002. Dr. Raman is a graduate of Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, which is among the top 10 medical schools in India. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at The University of Delhi in 1989. He then completed his residency in the State University of New York at Buffalo in Internal Medicine from 1993-1995. He was a Chief Resident in the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1995-1998. He then joined Internal Medicine Practice in Rural Western NY State from 1996-2000. After 4 years of practicing Internal Medicine, Dr. Raman completed his fellowship at Loyola University Medical and the VA Hospital in Chicago, IL from July of 2000 to June 2002.
Dr. Raman is board certified by American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) as a Diplomate in Nephrology.
Rupi Chatha, MD, is a board-certified nephrologist at Renal Clinic of Houston in Cypress and Methodist Willowbrook.
After completing medical school, internship, and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Chatha completed her nephrology training at the University of Colorado with a year of clinical research in Polycystic Kidney Disease.
She began her nephrology practice in Houston in 1999. She is board-certified in Nephrology and has served as medical director for several dialysis clinics, earning a 5-Star rating by CMS for achieving the highest quality standards in care delivery. She has also been a principal investigator in several clinical research trials.
Dr. Chatha is passionate about disease prevention, care coordination for patients with complex illnesses, and patient education. She empowers her patients to take control of their kidney health for the best outcomes.
Outside of work, Dr. Chatha enjoys skiing, hiking, long walks with her golden retriever, traveling with her family, and nurturing her rose garden.
Specialties: Nephrology and Internal Medicine
Internship & Residency: Parkland Hospital and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas – 1996
Fellowship: Nephrology Fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado – 1999
Medical Education: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
Memberships & Affiliations: The American Society of Nephrology, The Renal Physicians Association
Dr. Sheetal Golla completed her medical school at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2003. After graduation, she relocated to Chicago, Illinois where she received her training in Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center. She subsequently completed her fellowship in the Section of Nephrology at Rush University Medical Center, where she published her work on Lupus Nephritis based on the MDRD estimated GFR under Dr Edmund J. Lewis and Dr Steven Korbet. Dr Golla was in private practice for a couple of years in Chicago until she moved to Houston, Texas with her husband. She joined Renal Clinic of Houston in April 2014. She is also a member of the American Society of Nephrology.
Dr. Golla is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) as a Diplomate in Nephrology.
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“Dr. Amante and his staff are absolutely wonderful in my experience. My calls are taken or messages replied to in a very friendly manner. All of my questions are answered and I am made to feel like my time matters. I cannot thank everyone involved with my care and aftercare enough.”
“Dr. Amante and his staff are absolutely wonderful in my experience. My calls are taken or messages replied to in a very friendly manner. All of my questions are answered and I am made to feel like my time matters. I cannot thank everyone involved with my care and aftercare enough.”
“Dr. Amante and his staff are absolutely wonderful in my experience. My calls are taken or messages replied to in a very friendly manner. All of my questions are answered and I am made to feel like my time matters. I cannot thank everyone involved with my care and aftercare enough.”
“Dr. Amante and his staff are absolutely wonderful in my experience. My calls are taken or messages replied to in a very friendly manner. All of my questions are answered and I am made to feel like my time matters. I cannot thank everyone involved with my care and aftercare enough.”
