Dr. Bethany Pellegrino, MD
Not yet claimedNephrologist, Hypertension specialist · Physician (MD)
Morgantown, WV
Dr. Bethany Pellegrino is a kidney doctor and professor at WVU Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia. She helps lead a clinic for blood pressure that is hard to control and works on kidney care access in rural areas.
About Dr. Bethany Pellegrino, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Bethany (Beth) Pellegrino is a kidney doctor (nephrologist) in Morgantown, West Virginia. She earned her medical degree at West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1999 and stayed at WVU for her internal medicine internship and residency and her nephrology fellowship, which she finished in 2004. She is board certified in internal medicine (2002) and in nephrology (2004).
She joined the WVU nephrology faculty in 2004 and is now a professor and chief of the Division of Nephrology. She was promoted to professor in the WVU School of Medicine's 2025 faculty promotions. She led the nephrology fellowship program from 2012 to 2016, and a current WVU page also lists her as fellowship program director. She serves as medical director of the Renal Center of Keyser and the Renal Center of Moorefield in West Virginia.
Her stated clinical interests are home dialysis treatments and improving access to kidney care for people across West Virginia. In October 2024, WVU Medicine announced a dedicated clinic for hard-to-manage high blood pressure at Suncrest Towne Centre in Morgantown, naming her and Dr. Ojaswi Tomar. WVU also highlighted her and the nephrology division for working with Potomac Valley Hospital on a first tele-dialysis treatment. She has published on home dialysis in West Virginia, kidney replacement therapy in the ICU, and chronic kidney disease in Appalachia.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $142.89 in industry payments to her across 10 records, from companies including NxStage Medical, Mallinckrodt, Bayer, Travere Therapeutics, and Amgen. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and this total is small.
- Board certifications
- Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 2002 and in nephrology in 2004. doctors.wvumedicine.org
- Division chief
- Listed as professor and chief of the Division of Nephrology in the WVU Department of Medicine. medicine.wvu.edu
- Promoted to professor in 2025
- Named in the WVU School of Medicine's announcement of 2025 faculty promotions as a new professor. dentistry.wvu.edu
- Trained entirely at WVU
- MD from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1999, internal medicine residency in 2002, and nephrology fellowship in 2004. doctors.wvumedicine.org
- Focus on home dialysis
- Her university profile lists home dialysis therapies and improving kidney care access across West Virginia as her clinical interests. directory.hsc.wvu.edu
- New hypertension clinic
- WVU Medicine announced a dedicated clinic for hard-to-manage blood pressure in October 2024, naming her and Dr. Ojaswi Tomar; it is located at Suncrest Towne Centre in Morgantown. wvumedicine.org
- Rural dialysis center director
- Serves as medical director of the Renal Center of Keyser and the Renal Center of Moorefield in West Virginia, and previously directed the nephrology fellowship from 2012 to 2016. directory.hsc.wvu.edu
- Tele-dialysis recognition
- WVU School of Medicine published a story recognizing her and the Division of Nephrology for working with Potomac Valley Hospital on a first tele-dialysis treatment. medicine.wvu.edu
- Published research and editing
- Co-authored studies on home dialysis in West Virginia and on stopping continuous kidney replacement therapy in acute kidney injury, and was guest editor of a 2011 issue of Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease on primary care of kidney patients. directory.hsc.wvu.edu
- Hospital affiliations
- Listed as affiliated with J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Mon Health Medical Center, Garrett Regional Medical Center, and WVU Medicine Braxton County Memorial Hospital, among others. doximity.com
Worth knowing
- CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $142.89 in industry payments across 10 records, with the largest from NxStage Medical ($60.09), Mallinckrodt ($30.01), and Bayer ($24.25). Such payments are common and legal, and this amount is small. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- WVU web pages are inconsistent about her academic rank and her role with the nephrology fellowship. One page lists her as associate professor and section chief, while others list her as professor and division chief; her profile says she directed the fellowship from 2012 to 2016, while a current fellowship page lists her as program director. medicine.hsc.wvu.edu
- Her university profile lists professional society memberships with end dates of 2012 to 2017, so current membership status in those groups is not clear from public sources. directory.hsc.wvu.edu
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$143
10 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $60 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $69 |
| 2025 | $14 |
Top payers
- NxStage Medical, Inc.$60
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$30
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.$24
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$14
- Amgen Inc.$14
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$129
- Education$14
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: doctors.wvumedicine.org · wvumedicine.org · directory.hsc.wvu.edu · medicine.wvu.edu · medicine.wvu.edu · medicine.wvu.edu · medicine.hsc.wvu.edu · dentistry.wvu.edu. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
WVU Medicine Nephrology
1 Stadium Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
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