Kidney Failure Center - Santa Ana, CA
Santa Ana Nephrologist Doctors for Kidney FailureType 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 Santa Ana * Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Davita Dialysis  Nephrology Consultants  Nephrology Consultants  Nephrology Consultants  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  Laurence Lewin MD  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  UCI Medical Center Nephrology  UCI Medical Center Nephrology  UCI Medical Center Nephrology  UCI Medical Center Nephrology  UCI Medical Center Nephrology  UCI Medical Center Nephrology  Preferred Nephrology Med Grp  Orange County Renal Medical Grp  Renal Advantage Inc  Renal Advantage Inc  Orange County Renal Medical Grp  Preferred Nephrology Med Grp  Davita Dialysis Center  Davita Dialysis Center  Davita Dialysis Center  Davita Dialysis Center  Renal Advantage Inc  Renal Advantage Inc  Renal Advantage Inc  Renal Advantage Inc  Renal Advantage Inc  California Kidney Specialists  Rallabhandi Sankaram MD  California Kidney Specialists  Jason Pang MD  Complete Medical Care  Complete Medical Care  Complete Medical Care  Complete Medical Care  Nguyen & Luong Mds  Thanh N Nguyen MD  Thanh M Nguyen MD  Dae C Kim MD  Kaiser Permanente Nephrology  Kaiser Permanente Nephrology  Davita Healthcare  Davita Healthcare  Davita Fullerton Dialysis Ctr  Nephrology Medical Group  Nephrology Medical Group  Nephrology Medical Group  Nephrology Medical Group  Renal Advantage Inc  Renal Advantage Inc  Eric A Wechsler MD  Kaiser Permanente  Kaiser Permanente  Kaiser Permanente  Kaiser Permanente  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  Nephrology Specialists Med Grp  Renal Advantage Irvine  Renal Advantage Irvine  Hassan Boroujerdi MD Inc  Orange County Renal Medical Grp  Innovative Laser Skin Med Ctr  Institute For Progressive Medcn  Davita Saddleback Dialysis  Los Alamitos Hemodialysis  Los Alamitos Hemodialysis  Medicine & Nephrology Assocs  Medicine & Nephrology Assocs  Los Alamitos Hemodialysis  Los Alamitos Hemodialysis  Los Alamitos Hemodialysis  Jacquelyn Vander Wall MD  Caremore Medical Group  South Cnty Kdny Endcrn Ctr  South Cnty Kdny Endcrn Ctr  South Cnty Kdny Endcrn Ctr  Maya B Kaura MD  Walk-In Medical Care  Ghahraman Allamehzadeh Mds  Deno D Kang MD  VA Long Beach Healthcare  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Chao-Ming C Lu MD Inc  Davita Norwalk Dialysis Center Santa Ana, CaliforniaSanta Ana is the county seat and most populous city in Orange County, California.
Founded in 1869, Santa Ana is located in Southern California on the Santa Ana River, 10 miles (16 km) away from the California coast. Santa Ana lends its name to the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), which runs through the city. It also shares its name with the nearby Santa Ana Mountains, the Santa Ana Watershed, and the infamous Santa Ana Winds. Upcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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