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Dr. May Y Chiu MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
112 La Casa Via Suite 210 Walnut Creek CA, 94598About
Dr. May Chiu is a nephrologist practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Chiu specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Chiu 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
Albany Medical College - Union University 1991
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst.
- Use of an image orthicon as an array of lock-in amplifiers.
- Optical transfer function synthesis: a geometrical optics approach.
- Imaging with rotating slit apertures and rotating collimators.
- The x-ray fovea, a device for reducing x-ray dose in fluoroscopy.
- Learning-based ventricle detection from cardiac MR and CT images.
Treatments
- General Care
Fellowships
- University of Chicago Hospitals Nephrology
Dr. May Y Chiu MD's Practice location
Practice At 112 La Casa Via Suite 210
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Nearest Hospitals
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER - WALNUT CREEK CAMPUSl
1601 YGNACIO VALLEY RD WALNUT CREEK CA 94598KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WALNUT CREEKl
1425 S MAIN STREET WALNUT CREEK CA 94596JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER - CONCORD CAMPUSl
2540 EAST ST CONCORD CA 94520