General Nephrology

Areas of special interest include:

1) Abnormalities of fluid and electrolytes

• Alterations in sodium and potassium
• Disorders of acid/base

2) Acute glomerulonephritis and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

• Hemolytic uremic syndrome
• IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schonlein-Nephritis
• Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
• Systemic vasculitides including systemic lupus erythematosus

3) Nephrotic Syndrome

• Membranous glomerulopathy
• Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome
• Steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome
• Congenital nephrotic syndrome

4) Renal Failure

• Acute renal failure
• Chronic renal failure

5) Congenital and inherited diseases

• Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Nephronophthisis and medullary cystic kidney disease
• Renal cystic diseases
• Renal dysplasia
• Syndromes and malformations of the urinary tract

6) Inherited glomerular diseases

• Alport's disease
• Thin basement membrane diseases

7) Hypertension

• Essential hypertension
• Renovascular
• Syndromic

8) Tubular disorders

• Aminoaciduria
• Cystinosis
• Cystinuria
• Disorders of phosphorus, calcium and vitamin D metabolism
• Fanconi's syndrome
• Glycogen storage diseases
• Glycosuria
• Hyperoxaluria
• Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
• Renal tubular acidosis

9) Other Conditions Treated

• Tubular interstitial nephritis
• Urinary tract infections
• Vesicoureteral reflux
• Diabetic nephropathy
• Enuresis
• Nephrocalcinosis
• Nephrolithiasis
• Obstructive uropathy
• Sickle Cell Nephropathy
• Transplantation Treatments, Procedures and Services
• Medication Management
• Dialysis
• Continuous renal replacement therapy, including citrate anticoagulation for critically ill patients
• Comprehensive dialysis services and chronic dialysis outpatient care
• Chronic peritoneal dialysis care, including continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
• Percutaneous needle biopsy of native kidneys and kidney transplants using real-time ultrasound guidance
• Percutaneous cannula placement using ultrasound guidance
• Access to dialysis and transplant services for patients with end-stage renal disease
• Access to all end-stage renal disease therapies, including kidney transplantation, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
• Percutaneous kidney biopsies, if needed