Dr. Peter D Hart MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1901 W Harrison St Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Peter Hart is a nephrologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Hart specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Hart 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
College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul Korea (South/Republic Of) South Korea
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hypertension control rates: time for translation of guidelines into clinical
- Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis in a patient with no known risk factors.
- Should beta-blockers be used to control hypertension in people with chronic kidney disease?
- Clinical problem-solving. A question well put.
- Hypertensive nephropathy: prevention and treatment recommendations.
- Correlates and predictors of physical inactivity among Tennessee adults.
- Antibiotic catheter locks in the treatment of tunneled hemodialysis catheter-related blood stream infection.
- Establishing a threshold for the number of missing days using 7 d pedometer data.
- Renal sympathetic denervation for treatment of resistant hypertension: a systematic review.
- Association of physical activity and body mass index with metabolic syndrome among U.S. adolescents with disabilities.
- Resurgence of membranous nephropathy in African Americans in inner city Chicago.
- Meeting Recommended Levels of Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural Adults.
- Sex differences in the physical inactivity and health-related quality of life relationship among rural adults.
- Meeting Recommended Levels of Physical Activity in Relation to Preventive Health Behavior and Health Status Among Adults.
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- Royal London Hospital
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