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 Polycystic Kidney Disease. 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.
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Locations
1708 S Yakima Ave, Suite 107, Tacoma, WA 98405
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.
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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
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Tian isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Childhood Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Tian isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Diabetic NephropathyDr. Tian isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Nephropathy.
- High Potassium LevelDr. Tian isAdvanced. Learn about High Potassium Level.
- Hypophosphatasia (HPP)Dr. Tian isAdvanced. Learn about Hypophosphatasia (HPP).
- Experienced
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of KidneyDr. Tian isExperienced. Learn about Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney.
- Acute Tubular NecrosisDr. Tian isExperienced. Learn about Acute Tubular Necrosis.
- Autosomal Dominant Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Autosomal Dominant HypocalcemiaDr. Tian isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia.
- Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Autosomal Recessive Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis