Varghese Parambi is a Nephrologist in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Parambi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy. Dr. Parambi is currently accepting new patients.

Heidi Peynado is an Endocrinologist in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Peynado is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome, Pheochromocytoma, Exogenous Cushing's syndrome, and Cushing's syndrome due to Adrenal Tumor.

Craig Treptow is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Treptow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Osteoporosis. Dr. Treptow is currently accepting new patients.

Kathleen Blair is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Blair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. Her top areas of expertise are Shingles, Diabetic Neuropathy, Obesity in Children, and Urinary Incontinence. Dr. Blair is currently accepting new patients.

Charles Marler is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Marler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Lung Metastases. Dr. Marler is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Obesity, Obesity in Children, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

Lily Avgustovskiy, FNP-C, works alongside Dr. Ruslan Soldyshev in nephrology and Dr. Christopher Fukuda in urology. Lily is an experienced nurse practitioner who has treated patients since 2014 in a variety of specialties, but most recently, nephrology. She strives to advocate for her patients and support their needed aid for positive outcomes in treatment. Lily earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at East Tennessee State University in 2012. She graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 2014. Since moving to Great Falls in 2016, she has practiced in different specialties at a local healthcare facility to hone her skills as a nurse practitioner, including the urgent care setting and an employee health clinic, before discovering her passion and accepting a position in nephrology in 2019. Prior to her nurse practitioner career, Lily also worked as a surgical technologist and registered nurse. In her free time, Lily enjoys spending time with family and exploring Montana. She is an avid hockey and football fan. Dr. Avgustovskiy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. Her top areas of expertise are Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy, Acute Kidney Failure, Diabetic Nephropathy, and IgA Nephropathy.

Dr. Soldyshev is a highly experienced nephrologist who has practiced since 2012. He sees patients at our Nephology Department in the Specialty Center. In 2002, Dr. Soldyshev graduated with his Medical Doctor in Internal Medicine degree from the Vinnitsa National Medical University in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. He completed a short-term fellowship for the International Public Health Summer Institute at the University of Alabama in 2001. Dr. Soldyshev finished his internship specializing in adult infectious diseases at the Vinnitsa Central City Clinical Hospital in 2003. He graduated with a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and International Health at the University of Alabama in 2004. Dr. Soldyshev became ECFMG certified by the Accreditation Council for Medical Education in 2006. He completed the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2010. Then, he finished his Nephrology Fellowship at Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Soldyshev joined the Great Falls Clinic team in 2012. Fun fact about Dr. Soldyshev is he can speak three languages: Ukrainian, English, and Russian. Dr. Soldyshev is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, and Renovascular Hypertension.

Dr. Lake and her husband, Kevin, grew up in Libby, Montana and graduated from high school together. She chose to go into primary care so she could serve smaller communities across Montana. She always intended to return home to practice medicine, but she and her husband fell in love with Great Falls during her time with the Air Force. Dr. Lake is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.