Overview
Dr. Kevin Barton is a pediatric nephrologist who treats patients from newborns through age 21. He specializes in glomerular disease; acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease; hypertension; hematuria; proteinuria; and acute and chronic renal replacement therapies, specifically dialysis, neonatal dialysis, and transplant. Dr. Barton focuses on providing the best nephrology care for children including addressing the psychosocial needs of his patients and their families. He's passionate about pediatric nephrology education and has broad research interests in dialysis, transplant, and acute kidney injury through national research collaboratives with SCOPE, NAPRTCS, and IROC. Dr. Barton is an associate professor with the Division of Pediatric Nephrology in the Department of Pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is also a member of the American Society for Pediatric Nephrology and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Fun fact: Dr. Barton is a film aficionado and in his free time enjoys cycling.
Dr. Barton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Minimal Change Disease. His top areas of expertise are Renal Papillary Necrosis, Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome, Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis, Primary Tubular Proximal Acidosis, and Kidney Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Minimal Change Disease.
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Locations
1465 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Barton has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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
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- Renal Papillary NecrosisDr. Barton isAdvanced. Learn about Renal Papillary Necrosis.
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- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Barton isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Congenital Nephrotic SyndromeDr. Barton isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome.
- Distal Renal Tubular AcidosisDr. Barton isExperienced. Learn about Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Barton isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- High Blood Pressure in InfantsDr. Barton isExperienced. Learn about High Blood Pressure in Infants.
- High Potassium LevelDr. Barton isExperienced. Learn about High Potassium Level.