Dr. Suzanne Gwen Watnick MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. Watnick was appointed as an assistant Professor of Medicine in September, 2002. She is the Medical Director of the dialysis unit at the Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center. Her researc ...
Education and Training
Univ Of Ma Med Sch- Worcester Ma 1995
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Depression: a common but underrecognized condition associated with end-stage renal disease.
- Withdrawal from dialysis in end-stage renal disease: medical, social, and psychological issues.
- Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxides (USPIOs): a future alternative magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agent for patients at risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF)?
- The 2009 proposed rule for prospective ESRD payment: historical perspectives and public policies--bundle up!
- Cardiac evaluation prior to kidney transplantation.
- Influence of Baseline Diastolic Blood Pressure on Effects of Intensive Compared to Standard Blood Pressure Control.
Treatments
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension), Kidney Problems
Fellowships
- U/CA SAN FRANCISCO PROG, SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States,, Nephrology 1999
- YALE NEW HAVEN HSP, NEW HAVEN, CT United States,, Nephrology 1999
- Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, July-December 199
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