Dr. Steven Paul Kanig M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
3325 Calle De Daniel Nw Albuquerque NM, 87104About
Dr. Steven Kanig is a nephrologist practicing in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Kanig specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kanig 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1976
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1972
University of New Mexico School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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- Hand gangrene in diabetic patients on chronic dialysis.
- Early and late peritoneal dialysate leaks in patients on CAPD.
- Kidney stones. Medical management and newer options for stone 'removal'.
- Peritonitis associated with intra-abdominal pathology in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients.
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