Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-sims M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
10 McDowell St Asheville NC, 28801About
Dr. Winfield Word-sims is a nephrologist practicing in Asheville, NC. Dr. Word-sims specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Word-sims 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.
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Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1985
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