Nephrology

Nephrology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the function and conditions of the kidneys. Your two kidneys are responsible for removing waste and extra fluid from your blood, maintaining your electrolyte balance and releasing specific hormones. A nephrologist can help diagnose and treat diseases that affect the function of your kidneys.

The kidney specialists at our hospitals treat a wide range of conditions, including:

• Urinary tract infections
• Hypertension
• Kidney stones
• Hematuria and proteinuria
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Glomerulonephritis
• Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
• Congenital (present at birth) anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract
• Polycystic kidney diseases
• Renal tubular acidosis
• Acute kidney failure
• Chronic kidney failure

If you have a kidney condition, you are not alone. We are equipped to offer many different kidney treatment options for children and adults to get you back to health. Treatments we offer include:

• Kidney biopsies
• Kidney transplants
• Plasmapheresis
• Acute hemodialysis
• Acute and chronic peritoneal dialysis
• Continuous venovenous hemofiltration
• Advanced approaches to glomerular diseases

If you need a kidney transplant, it's important that you fully trust your surgeon and transplant team. You can count on the transplant specialists in the Medical City Healthcare network to deliver compassionate and comprehensive pediatric kidney transplant and adult kidney transplant services.

Types of transplants we offer include:

• Living donor kidney transplant
• ABO incompatible kidney transplants
• Paired exchange kidney donations