Dr. George C. Canas, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor
Nephrologist

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Dr. Canas practices Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Fridley, Minnesota.

Physician Profile for Dr. George C. Canas, MD

Address:: 7990 University Avenue North East; Fridley, MN 55432

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 11; Practice Member Since: 2004.; Current Title: MD
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Physician Treats:: Renal (Kidney) Diseases & Disorders, Renal (Kidney) Failure, Renovascular hypertension, Renal Lithiasis (Kidney Stones), Renal (Kidney) Failure - Hemodialysis Access, Polycystic Renal (Kidney) Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal (Kidney) Cancer, Electrolyte disorder, Anemia, Hypertension, Lupus, Glomerulonephritis
Physician Performs:: Biopsies, Peritoneal dialysis, Central venous access & procedures, Renal Lithiasis (Kidney Stone) Treatment, Hemodialysis
Foreign Languages Spoken:: Greek

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. George C. Canas, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.; Nephrology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. George C. Canas, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA 1998
Internship:: University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 1999
Residency:: University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 2001
Fellowship:: University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 2004

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Biopsies	-
Peritoneal dialysis	-
Central venous access & procedures	-
Renal Lithiasis (Kidney Stone) Treatment	-
Hemodialysis	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Accepts most insurance carriers in our region

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

Physicians that Share Call:

Eric Schneider, Thomas Davin, Michael Somermeyer, Daniel Ries, Christopher Hall, John Gray, Mario Zarama, Kimberlee Thielen, N. Lunde, Joseph Lee, Raymond Poor, Alexandra Straight, Guruprasad Manjunath, Arkady Synhavsky, Orvin Visaya, Michael Legris, and Brett Nyholm.

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. George C. Canas, MD as of 11/22/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. George C. Canas, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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