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Kansas City Nephrologist Doctors for DialysisType of Physician: Nephrologist What is a Nephrologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners treat disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral imbalance, dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function, and consultation with surgeons about kidney transplantation. Specialty: Nephrology Common Name: Kidney Doctor Nephrologist Doctors in Kansas City * Dialysis Access Center  Dialysis Access Center  Argentine Family Health  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  University Kansas Med Ctr Nephr  Univ Kansas Hosp NEPH/HYPTSN  K U Physicians Nephrology  Nephrology Physicians  Nephrology Physicians  Nephrology Physicians  Jeffrey T Macmillan MD  Heartland Primary Care  Nephrology Associates  Nephrology Associates  Nephrology Associates  Nephrology Associates  Nephrology Associates  Nephrology Associates  Nephrology Associates  Cotton O'neil Clinic  Cotton O'neil Clinic  Cotton O'neil Clinic  Dennis C Artzer MD  Cotton O' Neil Clinic  Cotton O' Neil Clinic Kansas City, KansasUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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