Nephrology Services

UC Irvine Healthcare nephrologists provide comprehensive care for the entire spectrum of renal diseases and hypertension as well as fluid, electrolyte and acid-based disorders at UC Irvine Medical Center, which is ranked among the nation’s top hospitals for nephrology care by U.S. News & World Report.

These specialists are nationally and internationally regarded experts in the most advanced diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, kidney stones and both primary and secondary hypertension. They provide extensive inpatient and outpatient dialysis services and are dedicated to ensuring compassionate, high quality care to patients with end-stage renal disease. Working at Orange County’s only university hospital, UC Irvine Healthcare nephrologists offer patients access to the most advanced therapies and technologies, often years before they are available to the general public.

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Consultation and Treatment

UC Irvine nephrologists provide consultations and treatment for patients with:

Renal, electrolyte and acid based disorders
All types of kidney disease
Hypertension (with or without renal disease)

Dialysis Services

UC Irvine Medical Center offers extensive inpatient and outpatient dialysis services, including:

Outpatient hemodialysis
UC Irvine Medical Center is home to a state-of-the-art, 20-station dialysis unit for treatment of adults with end-stage renal disease. This program takes a multidisciplinary approach to renal disease.
Peritoneal home dialysis
UC Irvine Healthcare offers peritoneal home dialysis, including complete training and support services for either continuous ambulatory or continuous cycling to allow patients to dialyze at home. This program is available to both adults and children with end-stage renal failure.
Inpatient (acute) dialysis
UC Irvine Medical Center provides hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) and continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) to adults and children with either chronic or acute renal failure.
Hypertension services
At UC Irvine Healthcare’s Hypertension Center, patients receive comprehensive assessment of primary and secondary hypertension with or without renal disease. Clinical research studies of hypertension also are conducted at the center, located at Orange County’s only university hospital.

Patients involved in study protocols receive complete clinical laboratory evaluation, medications and follow-up care free of charge. Individuals enrolled in the program also may receive monetary compensation for their time and travel.

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