Maria L. McDonough, MBA, RN, CNN has joined Sanderling Renal Services as chief of clinical operations. Sanderling Renal Services, headquartered in Nashville, operates dialysis clinics in five states and provides renal telemedicine and acute dialysis services to hospitals in 14 states.

McDonough has 28 years of dialysis experience, having previously served as executive vice president of Liberty Dialysis, senior vice president at DSI Renal, and COO of Dallas Renal Group & Liberty Dialysis North Texas. She earned her undergraduate degree from Notre Dame of Maryland, a BSN from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Loyola University. She is past president of Maryland Renal Administrators Association and is a Certified Nephrology Nurse.