Dr. Mark Lynn Unruh M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
3459 5th Ave 9 South Muh Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Dr. Mark Unruh is a nephrologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Unruh specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Unruh most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1996
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hemodialysis timing, survival, and cardiovascular outcomes in the Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study.
- Sleep disorders in end-stage renal disease: 'Markers of inadequate dialysis'?
- Assessment of health-related quality of life among patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Sleep apnea and dialysis therapies: things that go bump in the night?
- Disaster and end-stage renal disease: targeting vulnerable patients for improved outcomes.
- Sleep-disordered breathing and mortality: a prospective cohort study.
- Correlates and outcomes of fatigue among incident dialysis patients.
- Sleep and fatigue symptoms in children and adolescents with CKD: a cross-sectional analysis from the chronic kidney disease in children (CKiD) study.
- Health-related quality of life outcomes in chronic kidney disease.
- Sleep quality, mood, alertness and their variability in CKD and ESRD.
- Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a survey of nephrologists' perceptions and practices.
- Abnormal nocturnal heart rate variability response among chronic kidney disease and dialysis patients during wakefulness and sleep.
- Numeracy skills in CKD: correlates and outcomes.
- Health-related quality of life in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and coexistent chronic health conditions.
- Nocturia and aging: diagnosis and treatment.
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