Pediatric Nephrology Doctors and Physicians (Pediatric Nephrologists)
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Pediatric Nephrology Information
Description
Pediatric nephrology is the study and treatment of children with kidney disorders. A pediatric nephrologist is a physician who diagnoses and manages kidney disease and kidney function in infants, children and adolescents. This specialist consults with a surgeon regarding a young patient’s kidney transplantation, and will help manage blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance in the body, and dialysis procedures. This physician has special training in dialysis physiology, management of renal failure, pharmacology, hypertension, nutrition, and development of the kidney and urinary tract in children.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 458 practicing
pediatric nephrologists. Broken out by state, pediatric nephrology doctor density
in Alabama is 9,
in Alaska is 1,
in Arizona is 13,
in Arkansas is 3,
in California is 69,
in Colorado is 5,
in Connecticut is 9,
in Delaware is 4,
in District of Columbia is 8,
in Florida is 31,
in Georgia is 7,
in Hawaii is 1,
in Idaho is 1,
in Illinois is 34,
in Indiana is 6,
in Iowa is 4,
in Kansas is 2,
in Kentucky is 10,
in Louisiana is 9,
in Maine is 1,
in Maryland is 6,
in Massachusetts is 20,
in Michigan is 26,
in Minnesota is 17,
in Mississippi is 2,
in Missouri is 20,
in Nebraska is 2,
in Nevada is 2,
in New Hampshire is 1,
in New Jersey is 17,
in New Mexico is 3,
in New York is 59,
in North Carolina is 15,
in Ohio is 35,
in Oklahoma is 4,
in Oregon is 5,
in Pennsylvania is 28,
in Rhode Island is 4,
in South Carolina is 7,
in Tennessee is 13,
in Texas is 42,
in Utah is 3,
in Vermont is 1,
in Virginia is 13,
in Washington is 14,
in West Virginia is 2,
and in Wisconsin is 8.
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