nephrologist

[nuh-frahl-uhj-ist]

noun

1. a physician specializing in nephrology.

Example Sentences

Some of them are: Nephrologist Sofia Ahmed, a teacher at the University of Alberta in Canada, noted that male kidneys are larger and weigh more than female kidneys.

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Dr Pauline Swift, consultant nephrologist at St Helier Hospital, said the lifts often break down, creating more trouble for patients.

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Doctors try to slow the decline of kidney function with existing medications and lifestyle modifications, said Dr. Melanie Hoenig, a nephrologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who was not involved with the study.

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“We can help people live longer,” said Dr. Vlado Perkovic, a nephrologist and renal researcher at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and another author of the study.

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Dr. Rupi Sodhi, a transplant nephrologist at Loyola, doesn’t think blanket rules that exclude older transplant recipients or donors make sense because every patient’s health situation is different.

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