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Kidney & Hypertension Clinic 246 Maple St, Ste 2 Marlborough MA
Humaira Mahmud, MD, FASN
Board Certified in Nephrology and Hypertension
Fellow of American Society of Nephrology
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Humaira Mahmud, MD, FASN
Board Certified in Nephrology and Hypertension
Fellow of American Society of Nephrology
Call us now to find out more
(508) 281-5953
We provide Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring
Over 26 million people may have CKD. Early detection, intervention and prompt CKD care may result in improved outcomes.
One in every three people have risk factors for kidney disease and one in every eight people actually have kidney disease in US. Kidney disease has no symptoms - it's a silent disease which progresses silently to end stage.
are the most common risk factors. Blood tests cannot detect kidney disease early. Urine analysis can be very helpful in detecting kidney disease early...
Dr. Mahmud believes in -
The above approach always improve Patient Outcome and Number of Pills for the patient
As a nephrologist, she advocates for quality of life for her patients.
Her treatment plan provides a team-based lifestyle approach for renal care - whether it is early stage kidney disease or requires dialysis/ kidney transplant.
We know there is no such thing as one-size-fits-all cure, so we never use a one-size-fits-all approach to your diagnosis or treatment plan.
Our goal is to improve and maintain your overall health and to empower you with an understanding of your condition and treatment plan. Our mission is to provide you with personalized, high-quality care. We are dedicated to improving and maintaining your health through preventative care and treating chronic diseases.
Blood work sometimes cannot detect kidney disease at early stage
Did you know that one needs to lose almost 30% kidney function before kidney problem is detected in blood work - therefore, a normal blood work gives a false sense that kidney in working fine
Dr. Mahmud has more than 25 years of experience as a physician. She completed medical school in 1990. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension. She is a fellow of the American Society of Nephrology and a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital in 1997, and her fellowship training in Nephrology from Boston University Medical Center in 1999. She joined Boston University School of Medicine, Renal Section as a junior faculty in 2000.
She was a recipient of the NKF grant award by National Kidney Foundation and National Research Service Award by NIH in 2000 for her research in podocyte biology. She has been recognized multiple times in the past 10 years by the Massachusetts' top doctor award.
She has a special interest in hypertension and diabetic and other proteinuric kidney diseases, as well as management of obesity-related kidney disease and fluid retention and different treatment options of end stage kidney disease.
She is affiliated with UMass Memorial Marlborough Hospital, MetroWest Medical Center, Milford Regional Medical Center and 5 dialysis facilities in the area.
Renal care is a team effort in which the patient is as an active team player. Providing adequate patient education is the first step in enabling the patient's participation for successful long term management of this difficult disease.
A nephrologist must have a comprehensive view of the patient rather than viewing the kidney problem in isolation.
We team up with the cardiologist, endocrinologist and sometimes nutritionist and vascular surgeon and develop a care plan in coordination with the primary care physician. This ensures optimal management of renal care, as well as timely preparation for dialysis and/or kidney transplantation, when necessary.
Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, located near the middle of your back just below the rib cage. There are about one million tiny structures called nephrons, present in each kidney, which filter blood. They remove waste products, salt and extra water from your body in the form of urine. When this process does not happen adequately those extra water and salt stay back in your body and can manifest as high blood pressure...
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