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Nephrology Clinic - Regional Renal Services Center
The Nephrology Clinic, part of the St. Alexius Specialty Clinics, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases, including conditions these diseases can produce -- such as hypertension -- as well as diseases that can cause kidney failure -- such as diabetes. Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease patients will receive services and treatment at the Nephrology Clinic until the illness progresses to Stage 5. At this point, the patient will begin receiving dialysis services. Nephrology also includes illnesses caused by abnormalities in the body's water and mineral balance.
Nephrologists treat people with kidney diseases of various types, such as:- Kidney failure
- Hypertension and hypertensive kidney disease
- Diabetes and diabetic nephropathy
- Inflammation, scarring or hardening in the kidney
- Cystic kidney disease (Polycystic)
- Inflammation of blood vessels in the kidneys
- Kidney stones
- Management of dialysis and transplant patients (ESRD)
Clinic Locations:
Nephrology clinics are held in the following locations as part of the St. Alexius Medical Center Specialty Clinics:- Dickinson
- Williston
- Hettinger
- Linton
- Wishek
Staff:
Earl Dunnigan, MD
Sunanda Jain, MD
Jan Levora, MD
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