The Division of Nephrology in Dell Medical School’s Department of Internal Medicine works to improve the health of the community by delivering high-quality health care to patients with acute and chronic kidney diseases; participating in a number of health equity initiatives; developing a first-class kidney transplant program; and providing award-winning education to students, residents and providers in the community and region.
The Division of Nephrology provides patient-centered, evidence-based care to patients with acute and chronic kidney disease, in both hospital and outpatient settings. The division is recognized for its care of patients with complex medical conditions and its focus on reducing the rate of progression of chronic kidney disease.
Division faculty members contribute to ongoing research intended to extend the lifestyle component of care — including healthy eating and movement — to community-based entities as platforms for care delivery.
The division’s faculty includes transplant surgeons and transplant nephrologies who work diligently to develop a comprehensive transplant program. The program performed 10 kidney transplants in its first year and actively evaluates patients for transplantation.
The Division of Nephrology contributes to the education and training of medical students and residents and provides continuing medical education to other health care providers in the community and beyond. Division faculty members have received numerous teaching awards and provided presentations at departmental grand rounds and events. The division’s nephrologists are also regularly invited to speak at local, regional, national and international CME events.
The Division of Nephrology participates in a number of health equity initiatives, including the provision of high-quality nephrology care for medically underserved populations at the Seton McCarthy Renal Clinic, CommUnityCare Health Centers Renal Clinic and Dell Seton Medical Center.
The division’s research efforts examine factors that contribute to health disparities among medically underserved populations with chronic kidney disease as well as the relationship between diet and chronic kidney disease progression across racial and ethnic groups.
Additionally, the division’s transplant service examines barriers that may affect access to transplant care; alignment of needs for the end-stage kidney disease/chronic kidney disease community; and social determinants of health in transplant care.
