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Richard Barnett
Experienced in Kidney Transplant

Dr. Richard Barnett

Nephrology
Julia And Israel Waldbaum Dialysis
100 Community Dr, 
Great Neck, NY 

Experienced in Kidney Transplant
Julia And Israel Waldbaum Dialysis
100 Community Dr, 
Great Neck, NY 
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Overview

Richard Barnett is a Nephrologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Barnett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Low Sodium Level, Hypophosphatemia, Childhood Hypophosphatasia (HPP), and Kidney Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Kidney Transplant.

Graduate Institution
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Residency
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Specialties
Nephrology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine/Nephrology
Fellowships
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
North Shore University Hospital
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

Julia and Israel Waldbaum Dialysis
100 Community Dr, Great Neck, NY 11021
Call: 516-465-8200

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.


13 Total Publications

CRRT-associated ketoacidosis: A series of 5 cases.
CRRT-associated ketoacidosis: A series of 5 cases.
Journal: Clinical nephrology
Published: June 18, 2021
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Deirdre Sawinski is a Nephrologist in New York, New York. Dr. Sawinski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), High Potassium Level, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

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      • Low Sodium Level
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