Dr. Deborah B. Adey M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2315 Stockton Blvd Sacramento CA, 95817About
Dr. Deborah Adey is a nephrologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Adey specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Adey 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 Co Sch of Med, Denver Co 1989
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The kidney transplant recipient with hepatitis C infection: pre- and posttransplantation treatment.
- Inadequacy of cardiovascular risk factor management in chronic kidney transplantation - evidence from the FAVORIT study.
- Ionizing radiation during pretransplant evaluation: time to reconsider the evaluation process.
- Women and kidney transplantation.
- Efficacy of levofloxacin in the treatment of BK viremia: a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
- Evidence for a catabolic role of glucagon during an amino acid load.
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