Dr. William A. Nickey D.O.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1331 E Wyoming Ave Suite 1120 Philadelphia PA, 19124About
Dr. William Nickey is a nephrologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Nickey specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Nickey 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
Philadelphia Coll of Osteo Med, Philadelphia Pa 1966
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Controlling systolic hypertension effectively and economically.
- Combination antihypertensive therapy: rational selection.
- Hypertension in the 1980s.
- Hypernatremia from water softener malfunction during home dialysis.
- Surgical correction of uremic constrictive pericarditis.
- Gastric and pancreatic function in patients with end-stage renal disease.
- Partners for two decades: AOA and the National High Blood Pressure Education Program.
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