Nephrology
The Department of Nephrology at Phoenix Children's Hospital is the largest treatment center in the Southwest for infants, children, and adolescents with kidney (renal) disorders and high blood pressure (hypertension). We evaluate and treat patients with all kidney-related problems including blood or protein in the urine, kidney stones, recurrent urinary tract infections, congenital kidney diseases, chronic kidney failure, dialysis, and kidney transplantation.
To provide the highest quality of care to our patients, the Nephrology Department features five pediatric nephrologists, two social workers dedicated to children with kidney diseases and their parents, a renal nutritionist, nurses specialized in kidney disorders, two child life specialists, and a school teacher for dialysis patients. This health care team is one-of-a-kind in the region, allowing us to provide more than 90 percent of the pediatric kidney transplants, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis in the Southwest.
Additionally, Phoenix Children's comprehensive nephrology program includes Arizona's only dedicated Pediatric Dialysis Center, providing inpatient and outpatient hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and the state's only dedicated Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program. We have the state's largest 24-hour pediatric ambulatory blood pressure monitoring program, allowing us to pinpoint when high blood pressure readings are the result of anxiety or if additional testing is necessary.
Physicians
Bruce Morgenstern, MD – Medical Staff Section Chief
Karen Gerber-Vecsey, MD
Stephanie Hsieh, MD
Mark Joseph, MD
Karen Elise Papez, MD
Common Diagnoses Seen
Acute and chronic kidney failure
Alport Syndrome
Congenital Nephrosis
Congenital Renal Disease
Cystinosis
Fluid and Electrolyte problems
Focal Glomerulosclerosis
Glomerulonephritis
Hematuria
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Hereditary Nephritis
Hypertension
Idiopathic Nephrosis
Interstitial Nephropathy
Kidney stones
Lowe's syndrome
Lupus nephritis
Multicystic dysplastic kidneys
Nephrolithiasis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Proteinuria
Reflux Nephropathy
Renal dysplasia
Renal transplantation
Systemic Vasculitis
Programs and Services
Physician Services
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Kidney biopsy
CVVH (Continuous Veno-venous Hemofiltration)
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Pheresis
Pre and Post renal transplant care
Diagnosis and treatment of patients with various renal disorders
Nursing Services
Patient/family education related to blood pressure, injectable medications, End Stage Kidney disease, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplant
Coordination of services with home care providers, insurance companies transportation
Department – Specific Services
Multidisciplinary Team Services
Multidisciplinary Clinic visits
Multidisciplinary care continuums
Multidisciplinary transplant rounds
Patient/family support group
Community Outreach
Brochure for school personnel
School visits
Telephone management with school nurses and PCP offices
Make-A-Wish Foundation referrals
Coordination with Lupus Foundation
Camp Maska
Professional Outreach/Education
Presentation to nurses at Phoenix Children's
Preceptor to undergrad and grad nursing students
Presentation to nurses at Good Samaritan Kidney Center
NICU and local dialysis units
Pediatric Update (National Pediatric Conference)
Pediatric conferences in Arizona including reservation
Resident Education and lectures
Grand Rounds
Research
Expanded Hospital's role in North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS) to include chronic renal failure and dialysis
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Native Americans
Affiliations
American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
American Society of Transplantation
International Pediatric Hypertension Association
North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study
American Nephrology Nurses Association
North American Transplant Coordinators Organization
National Kidney Foundation
Arizona Kidney Foundation
American Dietetic Association
Contact
(602) 546-0965
