Our mission in the Division of Nephrology is to combine the delivery of outstanding clinical services with world class research and teaching. To this end, the programs in the division are structured to address the most pressing needs facing patients with kidney diseases.

 

Areas of emphasis include the treatment of end-stage renal disease, transplantation, hypertension, and bone and mineral metabolism. We have active basic research programs focused on diabetic kidney disease, transplantation, calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism, inflammatory diseases of the kidney, and genetic mechanisms of hypertension. The division provides clinical consultation in all aspects of renal disease, water and electrolyte metabolism, disturbances of bone and mineral metabolism, hypertension, transplantation and immunosuppression.

 

The division also furnishes active acute dialysis services and continuous renal replacement therapies for inpatients. In addition, we have a substantial outpatient dialysis program serving Durham and surrounding counties.

 

The depth and size of our clinical program provides a strong basis for our active training program and for a diverse clinical research program. Examples of our clinical research activities include studies of factors influencing the morbidity and mortality of patients on hemodialysis, studies of non-pharmacological treatments for hypertension, and investigations into the genetics of glomerular disease.