“Physician means teacher.  My goal is to educate you about your condition to help you understand it, and prevent progression of your illness.  I want you to leave my office with all of your questions answered and a thorough understanding of the plan for your care.”

- Dr. Bellovich

Joined the SCSP Team: 1995

Certification
I am certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Nephrology.

Education
My medical degree is from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  I completed my Internal Medicine residency and Nephrology Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

More About Me
I am an Associate Clinical Professor at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Program Director of the Nephrology Fellowship at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit.

My Interests:

• Glomerulonephritis
• Consultive Nephrology
• Kidney Stones
  

Professional Affiliations:

• Past President, Scientific Advisory Board, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
  
• Past Chair, Program Committee, Renal Physicians Association
• Postgraduate Education Committee, American Society of Nephrology
  
• American College of Physicians
• American Osteopathic Association

Hospitals:

• St. John Hospital and Medical Center
• St. John North Shores
• William Beaumont - Grosse Pointe
• Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center
• Select Specialty - Grosse Pointe
• Triumph Hospital - Detroit

• Role of Current Immunosuppressant Agents, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
  
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  Vigil, Karen J. MD; Pasumarthy, Anita MD; Johnson, Leonard B. MD; Sheppard, Theresa MSN; El-Ghoroury, Mohammed MD; del Busto, Ramon MD. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 15(3):171-173, May 2007.
  ABSTRACT: Nocardia infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. There are no recent studies evaluating the characteristics of nocardiosis using current immunosuppressants. To determine the incidence and risk factors for infection, we performed a 5-year retrospective review and case control study of renal transplant recipients with nocardiosis at 2 renal transplant centers.
• C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
  
  Butcher, D., El-Ghoroury, M., Bellovich, K., Provenzano, R., C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2006.
• Pretransplant C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Renal Function or Graft Survival at One Year
  
  Butcher, D., Kassar, A., Bellovich, K., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., Pretransplant C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Renal Function or Graft Survival at One Year.  American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.