Dr. Karen Muro, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor
Nephrologist

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Dr. Muro practices Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Covington, Conyers, Monroe, Lawrenceville, Snellville, and Decatur, Georgia.

Physician Profile for Dr. Karen Muro, MD

Addresses:: 1368 Wellbrook Circle North East Suite B; Conyers, GA 30012; 7215 Industrial Boulevard; Covington, GA 30014

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Accepting New Patients: Yes

Female

Five-Star Doctor at Emory Eastside Medical Center in Medical Diagnosis.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; 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, Renal (Kidney) Failure - Hemodialysis Access, Renovascular hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Electrolyte disorder, Anemia, Hypertension, Lupus, Glomerulonephritis

Physician Performs:

Biopsies, Peritoneal dialysis, Hemodialysis, Dialysis access procedures, Renal (Kidney) Transplants, Central venous access & procedures, Vascular Access, Kidney Transplantation

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Karen Muro, 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. Karen Muro, 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 California, Irvine, College of Medicine
Irvine, CA
Internship:: Kaiser Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Residency:: Kaiser Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship:: University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Biopsies	-
Peritoneal dialysis	-
Hemodialysis	-
Dialysis access procedures	-
Renal (Kidney) Transplants	-
Central venous access & procedures	-
Vascular Access	-
Kidney Transplantation	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna
BCBS
Beechstreet
Blue Choice
Blue Cross
CCN
Choice Care
Cigna
Coventry
First Health
Great West
Humana
Kaiser Permanente
Multiplan
One Health
Peach State Health Plan
PHCS
Railroad Medicare
Secure Horizons
Tricare
United Health Care
WellCare

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

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. Karen Muro, MD as of 11/30/2009.
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. Karen Muro, 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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