A nephrologist (neh-frah-leh-jist) is a doctor with expertise in the care of kidneys. Your kidneys are part of your urinary system. They’re bean-shaped organs that filter your blood and remove waste, excess water and electrolytes, which leave your body as urine (pee).
- Placing or removing catheters (soft, hollow tubes that allow fluids to flow into or out of your body).
- Placing stents (plastic tubes that keep your blood vessels open).
- Performing fistulograms (an imaging test that checks for an abnormal connection in your kidney called a fistula).
- Two to three years of a fellowship. You may also add another year to your fellowship to get additional training in transplant nephrology or interventional nephrology.
A pediatric nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in kidney care and treatment in newborns, children, adolescents and young adults.
A nephrologist diagnoses and treats kidney conditions and kidney failure. In addition, they also recognize how kidney conditions affect other parts of your body,
Transplant nephrology specializes in kidney and pancreas transplants as well as caring for kidney and pancreas transplant recipients.