Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension
The clinical services provided by our nephrologists and associated clinical teams cover all aspects of kidney disease, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The faculty members provide broad expertise in the diagnosis and management of hypertension, renal calculi, genetic disorders, glomerular disorders, onconephrology, acute and chronic kidney diseases, all forms of dialysis and kidney and pancreas transplantation. We work together as a committed clinical practice group, providing round-the-clock care for patients with renal disease and providing easy accessibility to consultative services, both in our outpatient and inpatient settings.
Dialysis
We hold the Medical Directorships of several dialysis units and have a large end stage renal disease program that provides care at 13 outpatient dialysis units throughout the state of New Jersey. It is likely that we see patients at a center near you. Our dialysis program provides many options including home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and in center hemodialysis. Our peritoneal dialysis program offers the options of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) and Continuous Cyclic Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD). The CCPD program is the largest in New Jersey and one of the largest in the United States.
Dialysis patients receive comprehensive end-stage renal disease care. Vascular surgery (for hemodialysis access), general surgery for peritoneal dialysis catheter placement, and all other specialties and subspecialties are readily available. Multidisciplinary care including social service and dietary support services are routinely provided.
Transplantation
Our faculty run a successful renal transplant program, performing living donor and deceased donor kidney transplants and combined simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplants every year. We maintain an inpatient transplant service and provide outpatient care for over 1200 patients whom we have previously transplanted. Care is multidisciplinary including nephrologists, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and a dietician. After the first three months following a transplant, care is provided collaboratively with the patient’s referring nephrologist. Our transplant nephrologists serve as a resource to nephrologists throughout the state who frequently call for advice and assistance in the care of their patients.
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