Dr. Thomas Golper, MD is a nephrology specialist in Nashville, TN and has been practicing for 40 years. He graduated from Indiana University in 1973 and specializes in nephrology and nephrology & hypertension.
Vanderbilt Nephrology/Renal Transplant Clinic
1301 MEDICAL CENTER DR Suite 2501
Nashville, TN 37232
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care of Tennessee
- Humana
- MultiPlan
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Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
very high
more than 97% of peers
Acidosis
very high
more than 96% of peers
Gout
very high
more than 92% of peers
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Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Golper "The Division of Nephrology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease. We offer a full range of services to help our patients prevent or delay kidney failure, and to live healthier, more satisfying lives while managing a kidney disorder."
2 Specialties
- Nephrology
- Nephrology & Hypertension
2 Board Certifications
- Internal MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
- NephrologyAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
49 Conditions Treated
- Acidosis
- Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Acute Kidney Failure
- Alkalosis
- Amyloidosis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Chronic Glomerulonephritis
- Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Congenital Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease
- Congenital Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Dehydration
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Gout
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis B - Immune Response
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hypokalemia
- Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
- Iron Metabolism Disorders
- Kidney Disease
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney Stones
- Limb Swelling
- Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
- Magnesium Metabolism Disorders
- Mineral Metabolism Disorders
- Nephritis and Nephropathy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders
- Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
- Renal Hyperparathyroidism
- Renal Hypertension
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Secondary Renovascular Hypertension
- Systemic Vasculitis
- Ureteral Stones
- Vascular Disease
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Less
3 Procedures
- Hemodialysis
- Hemodialysis and IV Access Surgery
- Peritoneal Dialysis
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Tennessee.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- Indiana UniversityMedical School | Graduated 1973
- Oregon Health Sciences UniversityInternship Hospital | Completed 1974
- Oregon Health Sciences UniversityResidency Hospital | Completed 1976
- Oregon Health Sciences UniversityFellowship Hospital | Completed 1978
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
- Urea Kinetics During Sustained Low-Efficiency Dialysis Am J Kid Dis, 2002
- Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis for critically ill patients requiring renal replacement therapy::clinical experience Kid Intern, 2001
- Should we treat patients with incremental dialysis prescriptions?, 2000
- Noncompliance in hemodialysis: predictors and patient survival, 1998
- Impaired Biological Activity of Erythropoietin by Cyanate Carbamylation., 2000
- Plasma iohexol clearance reflects total solute removal in automated peritoneal dialysis-its role in adequacy determinations., 1998
- Methods Used to Evaluate the Quality of Evidence Underlying the National Kidney Foundation - Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines: Description, Findings, and Implications., 2000
- Adult peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis treatment recommendations:, 2000
- Pre-Dialysis blood pressure and mortality risk in a national sample of maintenance hemodialysis patients, 1999
- Quality of life during and between hemodialysis treatments: the role of L-carnitine supplementation, 1998
- Cefazolin as empiric therapy in hemodialysis-related infections: Efficacy and blood concentrations., 1998
Languages Spoken
- English
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