Nephrology

Procedures

• Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis • Kidney transplants including living donor transplants fromrelated and non-related donors • Kidney stones treatments • New approaches to glomerular diseases • Minimally invasive procedures • Prenatal testing and counseling for potential congenital abnormalities

Christopher Clardy, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Chief, Pediatric Nephrology Coordinator, Inpatient Pediatrics

Areas of Expertise

• Recurrent urinary tract infections • Enuresis and voiding disorders • High blood pressure • Blood or protein in the urine and nephrotic syndrome • Congenital kidney malformations • Kidney stones • Inflammatory diseases of the kidney such as lupus and glomerulonephritis • Cystinosis, polycystic kidney disease, and other genetic disorders of the kidney • Renal complications of diabetes, sickle cell disease, and other systemic disorders • Treatment of acute and chronic kidney failure

Location(s)

Chicago - Hyde Park

Shireen Hashmat, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Areas of Expertise

• Kidney transplant • Chronic kidney and end-stage kidney disease • Dialysis • Hypertension • Glomerulonephritis • Nephrotic syndrome

Location(s)

Chicago - Hyde Park • Naperville

DID YOU KNOW?

Our department is very active in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease using dialysis (peritoneal and hemo) and transplantation. Our quality outcomes in these areas exceed those of most other children’s centers.