Kidney Disease 2015: Cardiovascular Mortality Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
Biography:
Nephrologists specialize in the kidney, treating such ailments as hypertension (high blood pressure), kidney stones and kidney failure, which can now be managed using dialysis. Nephrologists typically do not perform surgery.
Subjects of specialization: Cardiovascular disease, mortality, Epidemiology, Chronic kidney disease, dialysis