Frances Tian
Experienced in Low Potassium Level

Dr. Frances Tian

Nephrology
CommonSpirit Health
Franciscan Nephrology Associates At St. Joseph
1708 S Yakima Ave, Suite 107, 
Tacoma, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Low Potassium Level
CommonSpirit Health
Franciscan Nephrology Associates At St. Joseph
1708 S Yakima Ave, Suite 107, 
Tacoma, WA 
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Overview

Frances Tian, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician with subspecialty board certification in nephrology. In addition to her nephrology practice, Dr. Tian serves as an acting instructor and research fellow at the University of Washington in Seattle.Dr. Tian enjoys connecting with her patients through storytelling. She synthesizes each patient’s story with clinical data in order to re-tell their stories in a way that honors their truth and deepens her understanding of medicine and life. Understanding how factors outside of medicine can impact a patient’s health, Dr. Tian seeks to help patients with chronic conditions live fully, as opposed to leading lives in service to their condition.Dr. Tian is a member of the American Society of Nephrology. In 2019 she was an American Society of Nephrology Kidney Stars recipient.Away from work, Dr. Tian enjoys hiking with her dogs, photography and travel.

Dr. Tian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Nephropathy, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Acute Kidney Failure.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
The Ohio State University College Of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Residency
Internal Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Specialties
Nephrology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in WA
Fellowships
Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Hospital Affiliations
Harrison Medical Center
St Joseph Medical Center
St Clare Hospital
St Anthony Hospital
St Francis Community Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Franciscan Nephrology Associates at St. Joseph
1708 S Yakima Ave, Suite 107, Tacoma, WA 98405
Call: 253-207-4850

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.


7 Total Publications

Kidney Outcomes and Trajectories of Tubular Injury and Function in Critically Ill Patients With and Without COVID-19.
Kidney Outcomes and Trajectories of Tubular Injury and Function in Critically Ill Patients With and Without COVID-19.
Journal: Critical care explorations
Published: June 26, 2024
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Tacoma, WA 
 (0.1 miles away)
253-207-4850
Languages Spoken:
English
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Offers Telehealth

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