Medical/Graduate School
Penn State University; MD
Central Michigan University
Health Care Administration; MSA

Residency
University of North Carolina
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Fellowship
University of North Carolina
Adult and Pediatric Nephrology

Clinical Interests
Both adult and pediatric nephrology including a primary interest in the genetics and epigenetics of glomerular disease.

Research Interests:

• Defining the epigenetics of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis

Select Publications

1. Nester, C., Thomas, D., and Gipson, D.: Renal Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Vasculitis. P. 245-260 In: Clinical Pediatric Nephrology. 2nd Ed. Editors: Kher, K., Schnaper, H.W., and Makker, S.P., Informa Healthcare. 2006.
2. Nester, C., Falk, R.: Chapter 149. Vasculitis. In: Netter’s Internal Medicine. 2nd Edition. Editors: Runge, M.S. and Greganti, M.A., Saunders - In Press. 2008.
3. Nester, C., Gipson, D., Falk, R.: Chapter 37. Pathophysiology of Vasculitis. In: Critical Care Nephrology. 2nd Ed. Editors: Ronco, C, Bellomo, R, and Kellum, J., Elsevier - In Press. 2008.
4. Nester, C., and Bieber, D: Vasculitis. In: The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2009. Editor: Domino, F.J., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – In Press. 2009.