Pediatric Nephrology
Our department specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children with a variety of acute and chronic kidney-related disorders. We offer a full consultative service for evaluation of neonates, children, and adolescents and investigation of all the aspects of kidney diseases as well as we train residents, medical students and fellows.
The department examines and treats urinary tract infections, lover and upper urinary tract anomalies, cyctic kidney diseases, hypertension, hematuria, proteinuria, renal tubular acidosis, nephrolithiasis, nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis and kidney failure. It also provides comprehensive care for pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease which includes care for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and we provide follow-up care after kidney transplantation. All diagnostic studies including radiological and scintigraphic evaluation of patients as well as kidney biopsy are also performed in our clinic. Our Hemodialysis Center is only for children and it possesses 10 hemodialysis machines which are considered to be one of the best technologies in the world. The department is also committed to perform researches in an effort to improve treatment and outcomes in pediatric patients with kidney diseases.