Dr. David P Tietjen MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2780 Bob Wallace Avenue Suite E Huntsville AL, 35805About
Dr. David Tietjen is a nephrologist practicing in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Tietjen specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Tietjen 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 Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1981
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Forecasting thrombosis of vascular access with Doppler color flow imaging.
- Treatment of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to Behçet's syndrome with intravenous cyclophosphamide.
- Routine serologic tests in the differential diagnosis of the adult nephrotic syndrome.
- Retreatment of membranous nephropathy with steroids and chlorambucil after initial unresponsiveness to alternate-day prednisone.
- Irreversible renal failure after intraperitoneal cisplatin administration. A case report.
- Recurrence and specificity of nephrotic syndrome due to tolmetin.
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