As a Nephrologist What We Do to Prevent Chronic Kidney Disease

Conditions We Treat

Kidney Diseases

Chronic Kidney Disease
Diabetic Kidney Disease and other proteinuric kidney diseases
End Stage Kidney Disease requiring dialysis or transplant
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute tubular necrosis
Acute glomerular nephritis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Volume overload and anasarca
Electrolytes derrangements and Acid-base disorders
Kidney stone prevention

Hypertension

Difficult to control hypertension
Refractory hypertension
Hypertension related to renal artery stenosis

Fluid overload associated with kidney disease

Anemia

Obesity and kidney disease

Metabolic Syndrome

Services We Provide

Conditions We Treat

Treatment of all kidney diseases
Dialysis and transplant service - Clinic based hemodialysis, Home based hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis
Procrit injection
IV iron injection
24 hour Ambulatory BP monitoring
Kidney biopsy
Dietary Education
Weight reduction strategy

Patient Education

Conditions We Treat

Patient Education

Office setting: one-to-one lectures and educational videos for new patients

Patient portal: patients have access to online appointment, medical records, as well as Mayo Clinic audio and video educational material

Telehealth service

Patient Education

How We Help

Renal Care

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.

Team Approach

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.

Patient Education and Empowerment

Office setting: one-to-one lectures and educational videos for new patients
Patient portal: patients have access to medical records, as well as Mayo Clinic audio and video educational material