Helga Vamenta
Experienced in Minimal Change Disease

Dr. Helga Vamenta

Nephrology
Prisma Health
Columbia Nephrology Associates
121 Park Central Drive, Suite 200, 
Columbia, SC 
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Experienced in Minimal Change Disease
Prisma Health
Columbia Nephrology Associates
121 Park Central Drive, Suite 200, 
Columbia, SC 
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Overview

Helga Vamenta is a Nephrologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Vamenta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Minimal Change Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Nephrosclerosis. Dr. Vamenta is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Internship, Internal Medicine
Residency
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in SC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Prisma Health Baptist
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Lexington Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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CareFirst
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  • PPO
Change Healthcare
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Cigna
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  • HMO
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
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Walgreens
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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Locations

Columbia Nephrology Associates
121 Park Central Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29203
Call: 803-252-9907

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.

2 Total Publications

Chronic maintenance immunosuppression in renal transplantation: the unrealized goal of improved long-term outcomes.
Chronic maintenance immunosuppression in renal transplantation: the unrealized goal of improved long-term outcomes.
Journal: Minerva urologica e nefrologica = The Italian journal of urology and nephrology
Published: February 04, 2015
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