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nephrologist

American  
[nuh-frahl-uhj-ist] / nəˈfrɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. a physician specializing in nephrology.


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Franklin learned she had kidney disease in her 20s when a new primary-care doctor saw that her blood pressure was chronically high and sent her to a nephrologist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Dr Pauline Swift, a consultant nephrologist and chair of Action on Salt & Sugar, added: "Salt reduction is one of the quickest, cheapest and most effective ways to improve public health, yet progress has stalled."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"This is an important proof of principle, but it is not yet a therapy," explains Dr. Tobias Seibt, nephrologist at LMU University Hospital Munich and co-first author.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

Think of the connections between muscles and nerves as a lock, and antibodies as a key, says Jim Weiss, a retired nephrologist and board member for the Stiff Person Syndrome Research Foundation.

From National Geographic • Oct. 3, 2023

Our nephrologist member reports that she and her colleagues attended a woman with a body temperature of 106 degrees F, who died from kidney disease-related causes.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

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