Helbert Rondon, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, FNKF

  • Professor of Medicine
  • Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
  • Chief, Renal Services, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Academic Interests

Dr. Rondon’s clinical, teaching and research interests center on fluid, electrolyte, and acid–base disorders, with a particular focus on hyponatremia. He has published extensively and has presented his work at national and international conferences. He is a former recipient of an NIH R21 grant investigating the effects of oral urea on outcomes in chronic, non-severe hyponatremia. His current research focuses on the efficacy and safety of desmopressin to prevent rapid correction of chronic hyponatremia, as well as the neurological outcomes and management of profound hyponatremia.

    Education & Training

  • MD, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina, Lima-Peru, 2000
  • MS, Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005
  • Fellowship, Nephrology, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
    Honors and Awards
  • Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP), 2008
  • Fellow, American Society of Nephrology (FASN), 2009
  • Harvard Macy Scholar, 2012
  • Raymond M. Rault MD Faculty Teaching Award, 2014
  • Raymond M. Rault MD Faculty Teaching Award, 2015
  • Fellow, National Kidney Foundation, 2020
  • Pittsburgh Top Doctors 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Raymond M. Rault MD Faculty Teaching Award, 2022