The 20 Best Acute Kidney Failure Doctors Near Me in Baton Rouge, LA

Find the Top Acute Kidney Failure Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 78 doctor with experience in Acute Kidney Failure near Baton Rouge, LA. Of these, 39 are Experienced, 29 are Advanced and 10 are Distinguished.

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    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    5131 Odonovan Dr Ste 500, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lauren Miles is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Miles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. Her clinical expertise encompasses Metabolic Acidosis, Respiratory Acidosis, Lactic Acidosis, and Acute Kidney Failure.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure

    LSU Health Baton Rouge Medicine Clinics

    5131 Odonovan Dr, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeremy O'neal is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. O'neal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure

    Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

    10310 The Grove Blvd, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mahesh Basireddy is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Basireddy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Basireddy is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology.

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    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure

    Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

    10310 The Grove Blvd, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Raynold Corona is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Corona is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Corona is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure

    Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

    10310 The Grove Blvd, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Smith is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Smith is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology

    Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

    10310 The Grove Blvd, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jones Samuel is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Samuel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Samuel is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure

    Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

    10310 The Grove Blvd, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Yegge is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Yegge is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Yegge is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure

    Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

    10310 The Grove Blvd, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mitchell Hebert is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Hebert is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Hebert is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology.

    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology
    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology

    Curana Health Of Louisiana LLC

    2900 Westfork Dr Ste 401, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kavita Wei is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Wei is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Necrosis.

    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    3600 Florida St, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Karthik Reddy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Reddy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 90 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Necrosis, Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    3600 Florida St, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Oana Petcu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Petcu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. She is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Cellulitis, Hypertension, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    3600 Florida St, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vijaya Vellanki is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Vellanki is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    3600 Florida St, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Aaron De Witt is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. De Witt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Rhabdomyolysis, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    8585 Picardy Ave, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Subhakar Gummadi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Gummadi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 45 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Hypertension, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, and Urinary Tract Infection in Children.

    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    8585 Picardy Ave, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Venkat Banda is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Banda is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Kidney Failure, COVID-19, Sepsis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Advanced in Acute Kidney Failure

    Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

    10310 The Grove Blvd, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    William Gabbard is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Gabbard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, and Necrosis. Dr. Gabbard is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology. Dr. Gabbard is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Family Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    3401 North Blvd Ste 200, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ubaid Abbasi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Abbasi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Family Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    3401 North Blvd Ste 200, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Waddill is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Waddill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Hospital Medicine
    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Hospital Medicine

    Baton Rouge General Medical Center

    3600 Florida St, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Melanie Mcknight is a Hospital Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Mcknight is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Necrosis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    4463 Hwy 1 S, 
    Port Allen, LA 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Patrick is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Port Allen, Louisiana. Dr. Patrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Acute Kidney Failure?

    Acute kidney failure is the rapid (less than 2 days) loss of your kidneys' ability to remove waste and help balance fluids and electrolytes in your body.

    When should I see an Acute Kidney Failure doctor near Baton Rouge, LA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Acute Kidney Failure doctor near Baton Rouge, LA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Acute Kidney Failure doctors near Baton Rouge, LA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Acute Kidney Failure doctors near Baton Rouge, LA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Acute Kidney Failure doctor near Baton Rouge, LA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Acute Kidney Failure doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Acute Kidney Failure doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Acute Kidney Failure doctor near Baton Rouge, LA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Acute Kidney Failure doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Acute Kidney Failure doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Acute Kidney Failure doctors near Baton Rouge, LA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Acute Kidney Failure doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Acute Kidney Failure doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Acute Kidney Failure doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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