Nephrology

Nephrologists at Houston Methodist offer exceptional inpatient and outpatient care to individuals with renal (kidney) disease and failure. Our multidisciplinary team of specialists help care for kidney transplant patients, as well as postoperative patients with cardiovascular complications. Treatment also includes dialysis for postoperative patients and admitted patients who require continued dialysis. Our nephrology experts are dedicated to providing the most comprehensive and best possible care for patients with kidney-related disease or condition.

 
Houston Methodist's nephrologists play strong roles in continuing our legacy of academic excellence, including training fellows and nurses specializing in kidney disease. Every year significant studies are published by Houston Methodist physicians, who develop clinical research and study the latest advances in treatment for renal therapy. This academic emphasis fuels our goal to provide the highest quality patient care with accessible treatments and innovative therapies, which has resulted in our ranking as one of the nation's best hospitals for patient care from U.S. News & World Report.

Nephrologists at Houston Methodist offer advanced treatments for a range of kidney disorders from the most serious and life-threatening to common ailments, such as kidney stones. A multidisciplinary team of medical professionals diagnose and set forth a precise sequence of therapies, all personalized to the individual patient.

Kidney disease can be treated with diet and intravenous (IV) supplementation or with medications, including the following options:

• Antihypertensive drugs to reduce high blood pressure
• Blood transfusion to control anemia
• Insulin and antiglycemic drugs (also known as antihyperglycemic drugs) to control diabetes
• Water or electrolytes (oral or intravenous)

Dialysis is used to treat post-operative patients who experience kidney failure, as well as admitted patients who require ongoing treatment as a means of replacing kidney function.

When a kidney transplant is needed, nephrologists work closely with the specialists at the Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center to deliver integrated and comprehensive patient care.