Overview
Joseph Alge is a Pediatric Nephrologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Alge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alport Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis, Denys-Drash Syndrome (DDS), Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, and D-Minus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Dr. Alge is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Alport Syndrome.
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Locations
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Texas Childrens Physician Group
Kartik Pillutla is a Pediatric Nephrologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Pillutla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alport Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Alport Syndrome, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Pillutla is currently accepting new patients.
Texas Childrens Physician Group
Michael Braun is a Pediatric Nephrologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Braun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alport Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Feingold Syndrome. Dr. Braun is currently accepting new patients.
Shivaiah Balachandra is a Pediatric Nephrologist and a Pediatrics provider in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Balachandra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alport Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Alport Syndrome, Glomerulonephritis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. Dr. Balachandra is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Denys-Drash Syndrome (DDS)Dr. Alge isAdvanced. Learn about Denys-Drash Syndrome (DDS).
- Diffuse Mesangial SclerosisDr. Alge isAdvanced. Learn about Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis.
- Experienced
- Alport SyndromeDr. Alge isExperienced. Learn about Alport Syndrome.
- AnemiaDr. Alge isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- D-Minus Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeDr. Alge isExperienced. Learn about D-Minus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
- D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeDr. Alge isExperienced. Learn about D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
- GlomerulonephritisDr. Alge isExperienced. Learn about Glomerulonephritis.
- Hemolytic-Uremic SyndromeDr. Alge isExperienced. Learn about Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome.