Leaders in Kidney Care

Peninsula Kidney Associates opened the Peninsula Vascular Access Center in 2007 to provide services that are specifically geared toward improving the delivery and coordination of vascular access ca...

When chronic kidney disease progresses to the point where even dialysis is no longer effective, a doctor may recommend a kidney transplant. Kidney transplants are one of the most common transplant ...

Ultrasounds are used for a number of medical purposes. Since they utilize sound waves instead of radiation to create an image from inside the human body, they are safer to perform and are frequentl...

Chronic kidney disease is a condition caused by a continued loss of proper kidney function. As the condition gets worse, the limited function of the kidneys makes it more difficult to filter out wa...

Anemia is a condition people experience when their bodies are not able to keep up with red blood cell production, usually due to a lack of iron in the body. Since red blood cells carry the oxygen a...

Your kidneys are pretty amazing little organs. Here are some little known facts that will help you understand and protect them: You have two kidneys. Inside each is about one million tiny blood ...

Hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure, is often referred to in medical circles as the “silent killer” because it can lead to heart disease and stroke - the number one and number ...

Your kidneys do so much for you on a continual basis. They regulate your blood pressure, maintain blood chemistry and fluids, and filter impurities from your bloodstream. Why not do something nice ...

What is nephrology, and why is it important? Nephrology is a subspecialty of internal medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases. Doctors who practice this highly spec...

Often, a patient newly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease feels scared, lost, and full of questions. You may be struggling to navigate your treatment options, explain your disease to loved ones,...