The 20 Best Polycystic Kidney Disease Doctors Near Me in Bronx, NY

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 228 doctor with experience in Polycystic Kidney Disease near Bronx, NY. Of these, 200 are Experienced, 20 are Advanced, 4 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    Elite in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Elite in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    New York Presbyterian Hospital

    505 E 70th St, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jon Blumenfeld is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Blumenfeld is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Meckel Syndrome, and Hyperaldosteronism.

    Elite in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    5 Columbus Cir, 
    New York, NY 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stefan Somlo is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Somlo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Polycystic Kidney Disease, Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, and Tuberous Sclerosis.

    Advanced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Advanced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cindy T. Pynadath, DO, is a Transplant Nephrologist and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on kidney and pancreas transplantation. Dr. Pynadath is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Polycystic Kidney Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Febrile Neutropenia, and Kidney Transplant.

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    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Medical Arts Pavilion Urology

    3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Kara L. Watts, Associate Professor of Urology, joined the urology faculty at Montefiore in 2016. She completed a fellowship in Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare and an extended observership in focal ablation for prostate cancer in the UK. She serves as the Director of Quality Assurance and Improvement for the Department of Urology and leads the prostate cancer screening program. Dr. Watts is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Prostate Cancer, Kidney Stones, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Vasectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Montefiore Wakefield Campus

    600 East 233rd Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alexander C. Small, MD, is an Attending Physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Small specializes in the treatment of urological diseases, cancer and kidney stones through the use of minimally invasive, robotic and endoscopic surgery. Dr. Small is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Marc C. Janis PLLC

    105 Stevens Avenue, Suite 109, 
    Mount Vernon, NY 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marc Janis is a Urologist practicing medicine in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Janis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia, Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic, Testicular Failure, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatic Artery Embolization.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates, P.C.

    1874 Pelham Parkway South, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bruce Spinowitz is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Spinowitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Potassium Level, Chronic Kidney Disease, Low Potassium Level, and Alport Syndrome.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mina Sayyab is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Sayyab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Her clinical expertise encompasses High Blood Pressure in Infants, Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, and Polycystic Kidney Disease.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

    16 Guion Place, 
    New Rochelle, NY 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Adubor is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Adubor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Togaviridae Disease, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Advanced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Nephrology At East 59th Street

    110 East 59th Street, Suite 10B, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Joshua Schwimmer is a nephrologist doctor, a kidney and blood pressure specialist an based in Midtown Manhattan, NYC. With over 15 years of clinical experience in nephrology and general medicine, Dr. Schwimmer receives outstanding reviews from patients of all ages. In 2014, Dr. Schwimmer was recruited to join the full-time medical staff of Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health Physician Partners. In practice with Dr. Mark Gardenswartz, Dr. Schwimmer sees patients at his East 59th Street office and hospitalized patients at Lenox Hill Hospital. As a doctor's; Dr. Schwimmer is trusted to provide care to many physicians and their families. As a believer in using technology to improve health care, he offers all patients free, secure communication by email. An award-winning physician-teacher, Dr. Schwimmer trained with Dr. Gerald Appel at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Strong Memorial Hospital, and the University of Rochester Medical Center. Prior to being recruited by Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health, he has held appointments on the faculty of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, the Columbia University Medical Center, and the NYU School of Medicine, and he has published more than 25 scientific papers, abstracts, and book chapters. Dr. Schwimmer is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Schwimmer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, High Potassium Level, and Polycystic Kidney Disease. Dr. Schwimmer is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine/Nephrology.

    Advanced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Nephrology
    Advanced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Nephrology

    BronxCare Health System

    Bronx, NY 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kalpana Uday is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Uday is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses High Potassium Level, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    CUIMC/Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion

    1150 St. Nicholas Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    "Dr. Ali Gharavi is a kidney specialist with expertise in human genetics. He is the Harold Ames Hatch (II) Professor of Medicine and currently serves as Chair of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Physician-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia. He previously served as the Chief of the Division of Nephrology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.The principal investigator on multiple research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Gharavi has specific interests in the genetics of kidney diseases, including IgA nephropathy and congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract. His research has identified genes and risk loci for many kidney diseases and has demonstrated the utility of sequencing for the diagnosis and management of patients with kidney disorders.""Owing to the recent progress in genomic technologies, we now have the opportunity to make a precise genetic diagnosis for many patients and individualize care based on the specific molecular mechanism of disease. My objective is to therefore bring personalized genomic medicine from the laboratory into patient care,"" says Dr. Gharavi. As Department Chair, he aims to enhance access to genomic medicine for patients and reduce disparities for underserved populations.After receiving his medical degree from George Washington University, Dr. Gharavi completed his Internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center and fellowships in hypertension and nephrology, also at Mount Sinai. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in human genetics at Yale University School of Medicine. He previously held academic appointments at Yale University School of Medicine and Mount Sinai School of Medicine and hospital appointments at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Gharavi is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed publications and has led national and International committees related to genetic testing and research for kidney disorders. He was a recipient of the Judson Daland Prize for Outstanding Clinical Investigation from the American Philosophical Society, the National Kidney Foundation Clinical Scientist Award, and Homer Smith Award from the American Society of Nephrology. He was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the American Association of Physicians.". Dr. Gharavi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses IgA Nephropathy, Glomerulonephritis, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Gharavi is board certified in Nephrology.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, Floor 14, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    I am involved in numerous clinical protocols investigating new immunosuppressive drugs and/or new combinations of existing medications in renal transplant patients, both newly transplanted patients and those with long-term functioning transplants. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Cohen is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Dr. Cohen is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Soo Youn Yi, M.D. is a kidney and pancreas surgeon.  She has a particular interest in the ethics of transplant and is on the ASTS ethics committee. Dr. Yi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Yi is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, Floor 14, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Portuguese, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Pedro Sandoval is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Sandoval is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Chylous Ascites, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Sandoval is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Sandoval is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Simone Cherchi is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Cherchi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Glomerulonephritis, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Cherchi is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Nephrology | Nephrology
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Nephrology | Nephrology

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Hilda Fernandez is a Transplant Nephrologist who is board certified in Pediatric and Adult Nephrology. She is the Medical Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. Dr. Fernandez is a native Californian who trained at UCLA for Internal Medicine-Pediatric Combined Residency, followed by Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship. She then completed an adult Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by completion of her Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Fernandez subsequently moved to New York City to complete her Transplant Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and she has been a member of the faculty since 2015. Dr. Fernandez has research interests in kidney transplant outcomes. She is also an expert on the transition of care from pediatric to adult care practices. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. 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, Acute Kidney Failure, and Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Dr. Fernandez is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Nephrology, and Pediatric Nephrology. Dr. Fernandez is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, Floor 14, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Ratner is Professor of Surgery and Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation at Columbia University. Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia, Dr. Ratner was on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and served as the Chief of Solid Organ Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Ratner was responsible for dramatic growth of the kidney transplant program at CUIMC. He also established the pancreas transplant program, and the Kidney Autotransplant Program. He introduced robotic surgery to our kidney transplant program. Access to organ transplantation has been Dr. Ratner's major academic interest. Dr. Ratner has been a leading innovator in transplantation for over two decades. In 1993, he performed the world's first dual renal transplant. In 1995 (with Dr. Louis Kavoussi) he performed the first laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, and set the stage for its widespread adoption, which resulted in a profound increase in living donor kidney transplantation. Dr. Ratner has made significant contributions in overcoming immunologic incompatibilities that prohibited transplantation. He devised the plasmapheresis/IVIg protocol for alloantibody desensitization in 1998. In 2001, Dr. Ratner orchestrated the second paired-kidney exchange in the U.S. Subsequently, he arranged the first paired kidney exchanges in both Pennsylvania and New York. More recently Dr. Ratner has been a leading proponent of including compatible donor/recipient pairs in kidney exchanges. And, his more contemporary work has looked at the organizational and regulatory barriers to access to care. All of these strategies have increased organ availability and access to transplantation. Additionally, he has made important contributions to improve living donor safety. For his work, Dr. Ratner has received numerous awards and honors. And, he has been invited to speak and operate at various venues around the world. Dr. Ratner has authored or co-authored over 240 peer-reviewed publications, and has been a federally funded investigator. His publications have been cited over 20,000 times. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the LiveOnNY (formerly the New York Organ Donor Network), and has served on numerous national committees including the Board of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). He recently completed a term as the President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and previously served as that Society's Treasurer.Dr. Ratner originally hails from Brooklyn, NY. He received his undergraduate education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He received his M.D. from Hahnemann University. His general surgery training was obtained at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He completed a Fellowship in Transplantation Surgery and Immunology at Washington University. In 2011 Dr. Ratner completed a Master of Public Health with a focus on health care policy, administration and management. Dr. Ratner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chylous Ascites, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant. Dr. Ratner is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Ratner is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Experienced in Polycystic Kidney Disease

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Russell Crew is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Crew is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Tubular Necrosis, Acute Kidney Failure, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Crew is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Dr. Crew is currently accepting new patients.

    CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital And Vanderbilt Clinic

    622 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rosemary Sampogna is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Sampogna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Acute Tubular Necrosis. Dr. Sampogna is board certified in Nephrology.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Polycystic Kidney Disease?

    Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a kidney condition passed down through families. In this disease, many cysts form in the kidneys, causing them to become enlarged.

    When should I see a Polycystic Kidney Disease doctor near Bronx, NY?

    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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctor near Bronx, NY?

    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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctors near Bronx, NY?

    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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctors near Bronx, NY?

    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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctor near Bronx, NY?

    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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Polycystic Kidney Disease 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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctor near Bronx, NY?

    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 Polycystic Kidney Disease 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 Polycystic Kidney Disease 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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctors near Bronx, NY?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Polycystic Kidney Disease 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 Polycystic Kidney Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Polycystic Kidney Disease 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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