Dr. Whitson B. Etheridge, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor
Nephrologist

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Dr. Etheridge practices Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Houston, Texas.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Whitson B. Etheridge, MD

Addresses:: 6624 Fannin Street #2510; Houston, TX 77030; 8876 Gulf Freeway #215; Houston, TX 77017

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Male

Years Since Graduation: 38

Five-Star Doctor at Saint Lukes Episcopal Hospital 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, Polycystic Renal (Kidney) Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension

Physician Performs:

Biopsies, Peritoneal dialysis, Hemodialysis, Dialysis access procedures, Central venous access & procedures

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Spanish

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Whitson B. Etheridge, 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. Whitson B. Etheridge, 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:: Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 1971
Internship:: Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 1972
Residency:: University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 1975; Breckenridge Hospital
Austin, TX 1976

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Biopsies	-
Peritoneal dialysis	-
Hemodialysis	-
Dialysis access procedures	-
Central venous access & procedures	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

We participate in all major insurance plans

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. Whitson B. Etheridge, MD as of 11/28/2009.
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. Whitson B. Etheridge, 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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