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Pediatric
Nephrology Services
Pediatric nephrology provides comprehensive diagnosis
and treatment for pediatric patients with problems including
diabetic nephropathy, renal hypertension, bed-wetting,
recurrent urinary tract infections, blood or protein
in the urine, glomerular and tubular disorders and chronic
renal failure. Full dialysis and transplantation services
are provided for infants and children with chronic renal
failure.
Specialty
Services
Hemodialysis
The facility for outpatient hemodialysis has 30 hemodialysis
stations.
Kidney
Transplantation Program
A board-certified pediatric nephrologist works with
pediatric transplant surgeons to prepare children with
chronic renal failure for transplants and to provide
long-term follow-up.
Spina
Bifida Program
This interdisciplinary service meets the special needs
of children with spina bifida or other neural tube defects.
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of pediatric nephrology is
available in Maywood at:
Loyola
University Hospital
Loyola
Outpatient Center
Services
also are offered at the following Loyola sites:
Loyola
Center for Health on Roosevelt in Maywood
Oakbrook
Terrace Medical Center
If you would like to make an appointment or need assistance to find an appropriate physician, please call us at (888) LUHS-888.
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Pediatric
services
The
Ronald McDonald® Children’s Hospital of Loyola
University Medical Center
Intra-abdominal transplant surgery
services
Transplantation
services at Loyola
Director
Rekha
Agrawal, MD, FAAP
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