Comprehensive Care

• Counseling, diagnosis and treatment of Kidney diseases in neonates, infants, children, adolescents and young adults
• Top goals are optimal growth, nutrition and quality of life for patients
• Support and follow-up services include education and counseling for patients and families
• Multidisciplinary team includes nephrologists, nephrology nurse, dietitians and social workers

Clinical Expertise

• Acute and chronic glomerular disorders
• Cystic renal diseases
• Dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapies for end-stage renal disease
• Fluid and electrolyte abnormalities
• Hypertension
• Inherited renal diseases
• Kidney transplant
• Metabolic bone disease
• Renal stones
• Sickle cell and diabetes related kidney disease
• Urinary tract infections
• Vesicoureteral reflux disease

New Pediatric Hypertension Program

• Subspecialty physician expertise and specialized pediatric facilities combine to provide a unique comprehensive approach to the evaluation and management of infants, children and adolescents with hypertension
• Screening and intervention for high-risk patients
• Clinical research in the field of pediatric hypertension
• Advanced diagnostics, such as ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and experience with the latest anti-hypertensive drugs
• Pediatric nephrology nurse and dietitian instruct families on home blood pressure monitoring and dietary modification
• Collaboration with primary care physicians to closely monitor patients requiring drug therapy