The 20 Best Medullary Sponge Kidney Doctors Near Me in Kentucky, US

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The 20 Best Medullary Sponge Kidney Doctors in Kentucky, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 38 doctor with experience in Medullary Sponge Kidney near Kentucky, US. Of these, 35 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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38 providers found
    Advanced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Advanced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Kidney And Hypertension Center

    830 Thomas More Parkway, Suite 202, 
    Edgewood, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Thomas Shaughnessy is a Nephrologist in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Shaughnessy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, and Low Sodium Level. Dr. Shaughnessy is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Advanced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Pineville Community Health Center Inc

    850 Riverview Ave, 
    Pineville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Christopher Steidle is a Urologist in Pineville, Kentucky. Dr. Steidle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Balanitis, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Steidle is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Advanced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Taylor Regional Medical Group LLC

    1698 Old Lebanon Rd, 3b, 
    Campbellsville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Angel is a Urologist in Campbellsville, Kentucky. Dr. Angel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Hydronephrosis, Perirenal Abscess, and Ureteroscopy.

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    Eleanor D. Lederer
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    University Of Louisville Physicians - Kidney Disease Program

    401 East Chestnut Street, Unit 690, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Experience:
    48+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Eleanor Lederer is a Nephrologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Lederer has been practicing medicine for over 48 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. Her top areas of expertise are Hypophosphatemia, Calcinosis, Calciphylaxis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Lederer is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Baptist Health Medical Group

    1700 Ring Rd, 
    Elizabethtown, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Brittany O'bryan is a Urologist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Dr. O'bryan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. Her top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Hydronephrosis, Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. O'bryan is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Nephrology Associates Of Kentuckiana, PSC

    914 North Dixie Avenue, Suite 303, 
    Elizabethtown, KY 
    Experience:
    29+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Aziz Chami is a Nephrologist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Dr. Chami has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Nephrosclerosis. Dr. Chami is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology

    Nephrology Associates Of Kentuckiana PSC

    6400 Dutchmans Pkwy Ste 250, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ryan Haulk is a Nephrologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Haulk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Necrosis.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology

    West Kentucky Kidney Specialists

    1532 Lone Oak Road, Suite 315, 
    Paducah, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shaukat Ali is a Nephrologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Ali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Acute Tubular Necrosis.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Nephrology Associates Of Lexington PSC

    1401 Harrodsburg Rd Ste C335, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Muhammad Atiq is a Nephrologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Atiq is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Necrosis.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Nephrology Associates Of Kentuckiana, PSC

    6400 Dutchmans Parkway, Suite 250, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Schissler is a Nephrologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Schissler has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, and Nephrosclerosis. Dr. Schissler is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology

    Nephrology Associates Of Kentuckiana, PSC

    6400 Dutchmans Parkway, Suite 250, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Experience:
    32+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    R Cornell is a Nephrologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Cornell has been practicing medicine for over 32 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Nephrosclerosis. Dr. Cornell is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group Inc

    800 Hospital Dr, 
    Madisonville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Fellows is a Urologist in Madisonville, Kentucky. Dr. Fellows is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, UPJ Obstruction, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Urology | General Surgery
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Urology | General Surgery

    St. Claire Medical Center Inc

    222 Medical Cir, 
    Morehead, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Oliver Newcomb is a Urologist and a General Surgeon in Morehead, Kentucky. Dr. Newcomb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Internal Medicine

    St Elizabeth Florence Lab

    4900 Houston Rd, 
    Florence, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Florence, Kentucky. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    West Kentucky Kidney Specialist

    1532 Lone Oak Road, Suite 315, 
    Paducah, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jacques Youssef is a Nephrologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Youssef is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Renovascular Hypertension, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Nephrosclerosis.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology

    Nephrology Associates Of Kentuckiana PSC

    6400 Dutchmans Pkwy Ste 250, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Boutros El is a Nephrologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. El is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Necrosis.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    St. Claire Medical Center Inc

    555 W Sun St, 
    Morehead, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Oliver Newcomb is a Urologist in Morehead, Kentucky. Dr. Newcomb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Bilateral Hydronephrosis, UPJ Obstruction, Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Nephrology

    Office

    200 Medical Center Dr Ste 1P, 
    Hazard, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kurt Sowers is a Nephrologist in Hazard, Kentucky. Dr. Sowers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Nephrosclerosis, Necrosis, and Diabetic Nephropathy.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

    Baptist Health Medical Group

    2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 304, 
    Paducah, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John White is a Urologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. White is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Ochoa Syndrome, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. White is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
    425 Clinic Dr, 
    Morehead, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eugene Greenberg is a Urologist in Morehead, Kentucky. Dr. Greenberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Eosinophilic Cystitis, and Ureteroscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Medullary Sponge Kidney?

    Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) is a birth defect of tiny tubes (tubules) inside the kidneys. In MSK, tiny sacs called cysts form in the inner part of the kidney (the medulla), creating a sponge-like appearance. The cysts keep urine from flowing freely through the tubules. Many people with MSK have no symptoms, but others may have blood in the urine, kidney stones, and urinary tract infections. Rarely, MSK leads to more serious problems, such as chronic pain and kidney failure. The cause for MSK is unknown but some cases may run in families.

    When should I see a Medullary Sponge Kidney doctor in Kentucky, 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 a Medullary Sponge Kidney doctor in Kentucky, 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 Medullary Sponge Kidney doctors in Kentucky, 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 Medullary Sponge Kidney doctors in Kentucky, 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 a Medullary Sponge Kidney doctor in Kentucky, 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 Medullary Sponge Kidney doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Medullary Sponge Kidney 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 a Medullary Sponge Kidney doctor in Kentucky, 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 Medullary Sponge Kidney 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 Medullary Sponge Kidney 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 Medullary Sponge Kidney doctors in Kentucky, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Medullary Sponge Kidney 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 a Medullary Sponge Kidney doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Medullary Sponge Kidney 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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