Our Physicians

Dr. Richard A. Gayle

Richard A. Gayle, MD
Medical Director of Puddledock and Hopewell Dialysis Centers

  • Graduated from Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies in Jamaica
  • Residency and Fellowship: College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University (Harlem Hospital Center), New York
  • Board Certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine
  • Joined MKC 2002
Lozina T. Daneva, MD

Lozina T. Daneva, MD
Medical Director of Richmond Community Dialysis Center

  • Graduated from The Medical Academy, Bulgaria
  • Internship and Nephrology Fellowship: New York Medical College, St. Vincents Hospital, New York
  • Board Certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine
  • Joined MKC 2004
Guita Ghadiri, MD

Guita Ghadiri, MD
Medical Director of Petersburg Dialysis Center

  • Graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran
  • Internship, Residency and Nephrology Fellowship completed at Yale University
  • Board Certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine
  • Joined MKC 2021
Lakshmi Kannan, MD

Lakshmi Kannan, MD

  • Graduated from Stanley Medical College in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Residency: Monmouth Medical Center & Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Fellowship: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Board Certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine
  • Joined MKC 2026
Nicole E. Ojo, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC

Nicole E. Jones-Ojo, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner

  • Graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas
  • ADN from Bryant and Stratton College, Virginia
  • MSN from Simmons University, Massachusetts
  • Joined MKC 2023
Amber Angelidis, MSN, FNP-C

Amber Angelidis, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner

  • BSN from Grand Canyon University
  • MSN from Old Dominion University
  • Joined MKC 2025
Ena

Ena "Lynn" Pettyjohn, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner

  • BSN from Virginia Commonwealth University
  • MSN from Walden University-Minneapolis
  • Joined MKC 2026