The 20 Best End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Doctors Near Me in Maryland, US

Find the Top End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 812 doctor with experience in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) near Maryland, US. Of these, 466 are Experienced, 232 are Advanced, 113 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Elite in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    Office

    1830 E Monument St Ste 416, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Morgan Grams is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Grams is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), High Potassium Level, Low Potassium Level, and Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    Washington Nephrology Associates

    5550 Friendship Boulevard, Suite 340, Suite 340, 
    Chevy Chase, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Jeremy A. Marcus is a nephrologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center and George Washington University Hospital, where he serves as an assistant professor of medicine for the George Washington University School of Medicine. He practices out of Washington Nephrology Associates in Washington, D.C. Dr. Marcus earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he also served as chief resident and clinical instructor of medicine. Dr. Marcus completed a fellowship in nephrology at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Dr. Marcus is a member of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Marcus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Polycystic Kidney Disease. Dr. Marcus is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Offers Telehealth

    Mohamed G. Atta, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and Director of Von Hippel Lindau Clinical Care Center at Hopkins. A graduate of Mansoura University School of Medicine in Egypt, he completed his internship and residency training in various locations including the Urology and Nephrology Center at Mansoura University, Cabrini Medical Center in New York, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Atta received his MPH degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2005. Dr. Atta is a member of the Health Disparity Committee at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Maryland, the Scientific Council on Kidney of the American Heart Association, the International Society of Nephrology, and the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Atta has participated as principal investigator in several studies, clinical trials, and serves as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Archives of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, Kidney International, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Clinical Infectious Disease, and Journal of Infectious Diseases among others. He authored or co-authored numerous articles published in Genomics, the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of clinical investigation, Clinical Infectious Disease, Circulation, Stem Cells Translational Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, and American Journal of Transplantation, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Disease, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, and Kidney International, among others. Dr. Atta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Lupus Nephritis, Glomerulonephritis, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Kidney Transplant.

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    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steve Sozio is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sozio is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). 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), Calcinosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Sozio is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    Mokhtar Nasir MD

    826 Washington Road, Suite 100, 
    Westminster, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Mokhtar N. Nasir, MD, specializes in nephrology. He is affiliated with UPMC Hanover. Dr. Nasir completed his fellowships at Georgetown University Hospital and SUNY Downstate Medical University Hospital of Brooklyn, residency at St. Agnes HealthCare Hospital and medical degree at American University of Beirut. Dr. Nasir is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, and Low Sodium Level.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Floor 1, Floor 1, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Tamil, Telugu
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Geetha is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A graduate of Madras Medical College, India, she completed Internal Medicine training in U.K. She did her Internal Medicine Residency at York, PA and Nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She has been on Hopkins faculty since 1998. She is the Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Glomerular Disease Clinic. She is a member of Royal College of Physicians (U.K.) and Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. She was inducted to the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Dr. Geetha is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glomerulonephritis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Geetha is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Dr. Mohamad Hanouneh is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include renal medicine. Dr. Hanouneh grew up in Syria and completed his medical school in Tishreen University in Latakia, Syria. He completed Internal Medicine Residency training at Cleveland Clinic, and Nephrology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hanouneh currently serves as a part-time faculty in the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins. He also works in the Nephrology Center of Maryland covering Good Samaritan and Upper Chesapeake Hospitals. Dr. Hanouneh has a passion in medical education. He runs the nephrology board review course and participates in Genes to Society Course of Renal Physiology, which is given to the medical students at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of interests are electrolytes disorders, diabetic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis. Dr. Hanouneh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Low Potassium Level, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, and High Potassium Level. Dr. Hanouneh is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    Mid Atlantic Nephrology Associates

    5999 Harpers Farm Road, Suite W250, Suite W250, 
    Columbia, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jia Liu is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Liu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). She is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Liu is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    Mid Atlantic Nephrology Associates

    5999 Harpers Farm Road, Suite W250, Suite W250, 
    Columbia, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Burmese

    Tin Maung is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Maung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Acute Kidney Failure. Dr. Maung is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Nepali
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Samir Gautam, is an Assistant Professional of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with expertise in Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine. He staffs patients in Johns Hopkins Hospital, chronic dialysis clinics, Bayview Medical Center and clinic and also has a specialty clinic Post AKI clinic at Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. Dr. Gautam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Nephrosclerosis. Dr. Gautam is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Pediatric Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Pediatric Nephrology

    Rubenstein Child Health Building

    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Rebecca Ruebner is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She provides care for children with kidney problems of any type including hypertension, hematuria, proteinuria, kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and kidney transplant. She is the medical director of pediatric dialysis. Dr. Ruebner received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her residency at Boston Children’s Hospital where she also served as chief pediatric resident. She completed her fellowship in pediatric nephrology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. During her fellowship, she received a Master's Degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruebner became a faculty member at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2012 before joining the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2016. Dr. Ruebner's clinical research is focused on clinical care and outcomes of children with chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease. Dr. Ruebner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, D-Minus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Ruebner is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Dr. Nada Alachkar is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include incompatible kidney transplants, kidney transplants, nephrology and pancreas transplants. Dr. Alachkar earned her M.D. at Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine in Syria. She completed residencies at Aleppo University and Wright State University School of Medicine. She performed clinical fellowship in nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include recurrent glomerular diseases post kidney transplantation; in particular recurrent FSGS post transplant. Also, she is studying biomarkers in kidney transplants; outcome of living and deceased donor kidney transplant recipients with positive crossmatch; and responses to desensitization treatments and post-transplant outcome in highly sensitized patients. Dr. Alachkar is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Alachkar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Kidney Transplant, and Splenectomy. Dr. Alachkar is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Transplant Surgery

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Hebrew

    Dr. Benjamin Philosophe is the surgical director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center. He also serves as the lead transplant surgeon at Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Hepatology Multidisciplinary Center. Dr. Philosophe was the first physician to perform robotic total right and total left hepatic resections in the state of Maryland. He has expanded the application of minimally invasive surgical approaches to other hepatobiliary diseases and has improved outcomes and reduced effects of surgery on these patients. Dr. Philosophe practices out of The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., as well as Johns Hopkins Community Physician locations in Bethesda, Md. and Lutherville, Md. He is also affiliated with Suburban Hospital and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Philosophe has a wide range of expertise, including cirrhosis; hepatic surgery, hepatitis, hepatobiliary conditions and surgeries; biliary tract surgery and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery; laparoscopic surgeries; vascular surgery; and robotic surgeries. He also has an expertise in various kinds of transplant surgeries, such as kidney, live donor liver, liver and pancreas, as well as various kinds of cancer, such as bile duct, gallbladder, hepatocellular, liver and pancreatic. Dr. Philosophe earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in general surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, followed by a liver transplantation fellowship at the University of Toronto. Dr. Philosophe also completed a transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland, where he went on to work as a professor of surgery and the head of liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery. Dr. Philosophe is a member of the American Board of Surgery, the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the Transplantation Society and the International Liver Transplantation Society. He has earned a Super Doctors Award in general surgery from the Washington Post Magazine, as well as a Top Doctor Award for hepatobiliary surgery and transplant specialists from Baltimore Magazine. Dr. Philosophe has also been repeatedly named one of America’s Top Doctors and one of America’s Top Doctors for Cancer by Castle Connolly. Dr. Philosophe has contributed to numerous publications and presentations. His research interests include uncovering the mechanisms that contribute to transplant rejection and determining characteristics that can be used to better predict donor organ function. He has completed pioneering work in developing a scoring system called the Maryland Aggregate Pathology Index (MAPI), which is used by transplant surgeons worldwide to assess the likelihood of a deceased donor’s kidney function after transplantation. MAPI has increased the utilization of donor kidneys and saved many lives. Dr. Philosophe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Philosophe is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Luis F. Gimenez is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise includes nephrology. Dr. Gimenez received his medical degree from Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile. He completed residencies in internal medicine at Hospital Clinico Regional Dr. Guillermo Grant Benavente, Hospital Carlos Van Buren and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He performed his fellowship in nephrology at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include the pathophysiology of chronic renal failure. Dr. Gimenez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, and Minimal Change Disease. Dr. Gimenez is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    Washington Nephrology Associates

    1201 Seven Locks Road, Suite 200, Suite 200, 
    Rockville, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Nepali

    Sandesh Joshi is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Joshi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, Necrosis, and Endoscopy. Dr. Joshi is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    4940 Eastern Avenue, Nephrology 301 Building 2nd Floor Suite 2500, Nephrology 301 Building 2nd Floor Suite 2500, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Lim is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Lim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Low Sodium Level. Dr. Lim is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    Washington Nephrology Associates L.L.P.

    7610 Carroll Ave Ste 270, 
    Takoma Park, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ali Ghorbani is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Takoma Park, Maryland. Dr. Ghorbani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Juvenile Paget's Disease.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    Chinatu P. Ego-Osuala LLC

    7610 Carroll Ave Ste 480, 
    Takoma Park, MD 
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Saeed Kronfli is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Takoma Park, Maryland. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Kronfli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Hypophosphatemia.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    22 S Greene St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Weir is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Weir is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Potassium Level, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
    Nephrology

    Office

    1201 Seven Locks Rd Ste 200, 
    Potomac, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gail Seiken is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Potomac, Maryland. Dr. Seiken is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Necrosis.

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    When should I see an End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctors in Maryland, US?

    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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctors in Maryland, US?

    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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctors in Maryland, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 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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