Kidney Disease | Kidney Transplant Detroit Dialysis

Kidney Disease

Nephrology concerns itself with the diagnosis of kidney disease and its treatment, including kidney dialysis. Detroit Medical Center Nephrologists also follow up on kidney transplant patients. Additionally, most nephrologists are experts in the care of patients with electrolyte disorders and hypertension.

Patients are referred to DMC nephrology specialists for various reasons, such as:

Acute and chronic kidney failure
Hematuria, the loss of blood in the urine
Proteinuria, the loss of protein in the urine
Kidney stones
Cancer of the kidney
Chronic or recurrent urinary tract infections
Hypertension that has failed to respond to multiple forms of anti-hypertensive medication or could have a secondary cause
Electrolyte disorders or acid/base imbalance

DMC Detroit Receiving, DMC Harper University Hospital, DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital and DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital were all ranked among the best in Southeast Michigan for Kidney and Kidney Disorder care by U.S.News & World Report.

DMC Harper University Hospital’s Dialysis Access Center is a comprehensive team of multidisciplinary experts that include: nephrologists, surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventionalists and nurses – all whom are dedicated to providing complete dialysis access care.

This unique integration of specialists produces innovative approaches to the education and management of dialysis access which ultimately leads to better outcomes for our patients.

What makes this Center unique?
Unlike stand alone Dialysis Access Centers, our Center is housed at DMC Harper University Hospital, a national comprehensive center of excellence facility. As a center of excellence, Harper offers a complete range of clinical services that support all your clinical needs. Meaning, in addition to managing your dialysis access, Harper also has:

Complete cardiovascular care
Inpatient and outpatient diabetes
Hypertension program
Kidney transplant program

Our service begins with jut one call to the dedicated number: 1-866-966-VASC (8272) that will be answered promptly by our trained staff.

Kidney Transplant
The Organ Transplant Center at Harper University Hospital is known for performing successful kidney transplants in the highest-risk patients. At Harper, an expert team of transplant specialists use sophisticated, life-saving techniques that often lead to improved patient outcomes.
Consider the facts:
According to US Transplant Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, the Harper Transplant Program is a kidney transplant program in Southeast Michigan currently achieving one-year patient and graft survival rates equal to or exceeding those expected based on risk profile.

The Transplant Program at Harper has performed ten renal transplants in HIV+ recipients with excellent outcomes. The program became the first to report a low incidence of acute rejection in these patients.

Harper was the first to report equivalent outcomes with primary and retransplantation in African-American deceased-donor renal allograft recipients receiving contemporary immunosuppression.

The Harper Transplant Program offers both living- and deceased-donor kidney transplantation. The transplant team recognizes the complex needs of transplant donors and recipients — both before and after surgery — and is recognized for its medical expertise and caring manner. Additionally, the Organ Transplant Center is a central resource for all transplant-related issues.

For an appointment, a second opinion or more information, please call 1-888-DMC-2500.