The 20 Best Acute Kidney Failure Doctors Near Me in Cape Girardeau, MO

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The 20 Best Acute Kidney Failure Doctors near Cape Girardeau, MO

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 27 doctor with experience in Acute Kidney Failure near Cape Girardeau, MO. Of these, 24 are Experienced, 1 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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27 providers found
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure
    Distinguished in Acute Kidney Failure

    Cape Girardeau Nephrology Associates PC

    1349 N Mount Auburn Rd, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Frank Braxton is a Nephrologist in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Braxton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

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

    Office

    817 S Mount Auburn Rd Ste 200, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jehan Murugaser is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Murugaser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Ascites, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Endoscopy.

    Jaime Q. Willmann
    Emergency Medicine | Physician Assistant
    Emergency Medicine | Physician Assistant
    211 St Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jaime Willmann is an Emergency Medicine Physician Associate based in Cape Girardeau and Rolla MO. She completed her Masters in Medical Science at Saint Louis University and graduated Magna cum Laude in Human Biological Science in 2019 from Logan College of Chiropractic. . Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Heart Attack, and Cardiac Arrest.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Crocker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Crocker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Low Potassium Level, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Endoscopy, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology

    Mercy Hospital Southeast

    1701 Lacey St, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yveline Jean is a Nephrologist in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Jean is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. Her top areas of expertise are High Potassium Level, Acute Kidney Failure, Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, and Endoscopy.

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

    Mercy Hospital Southeast

    1701 Lacey St, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Craig Buchanan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Buchanan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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

    Mercy Hospital Southeast

    1701 Lacey St, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sajjad Ali is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Ali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Ogilvie Syndrome, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

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

    Mercy Hospital Southeast

    1701 Lacey St, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Haseeb Aslam is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Aslam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Acute Kidney Failure
    Nephrology

    Internal Medicine Group Of Cape Girardeau Inc.

    3250 Gordonville Rd Ste 301, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adil Ghaffar is a Nephrologist in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Ghaffar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, High Potassium Level, and Acute Kidney Failure.

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

    St. Louis JC VAMC

    711 S Mount Auburn Rd, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kenneth Decoursey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Decoursey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Office

    3129 Blattner Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Palen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Palen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Lung Metastases, Obesity in Children, Endoscopy, and Bone Graft.

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

    Office

    3129 Blattner Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lori Moyers is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Moyers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

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

    Office

    3129 Blattner Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Palen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Palen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Dodd is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Dodd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Sepsis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Frank is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Frank has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Stroke, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephen Miinch is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Miinch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Gallstones, Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Blau Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Williams is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, COVID-19, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ryan Davis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Davis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Sepsis, Cerebral Hypoxia, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nefretiti Garrison is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Garrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Low Blood Pressure, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Saint Francis Medical Center

    211 Saint Francis Dr, 
    Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Shepard is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Shepard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Kidney Failure. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Stroke, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Cape Girardeau, MO?

    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 Cape Girardeau, MO?

    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 Cape Girardeau, MO?

    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 Cape Girardeau, MO?

    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 Cape Girardeau, MO?

    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 Cape Girardeau, MO?

    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 Cape Girardeau, MO?

    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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