Nephrology
Expert Nephrology Care at Loyola Medicine
Diabetes care from our expert nephrology team at Loyola has been recognized across the nation and underscores Loyola’s reputation for delivering exceptional diabetes care to patients of all ages with acute and chronic kidney diseases.
Whether you suffer from diabetic kidney diseases, hypertension, inherited kidney disorders or need dialysis or transplant services, our dedicated nephrologists work together to development a treatment plan that is right for you.
Nephrology Sub-Specialties
Loyola Medicine’s Diabetes Care Center at our Hickory Hills location provides comprehensive group and individual treatment programs for adults with diabetes.
Dialysis treats kidney failure by removing harmful substances in the blood that the kidneys are unable to filter out. Loyola offers advanced dialysis treatments such as hemodialysis or home peritoneal dialysis at our Center for Dialysis on Roosevelt in Maywood, IL.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can contribute to coronary disease. Discover how this program can help reduce your hypertension.
Kidney cancer (renal cancer) is a growth of cancerous cells that begins in the kidneys. Learn how Loyola's urology experts diagnose and treat kidney cancer.
Loyola Medicine is nationally recognized for care of patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease and failure. Our specialists take on the most challenging cases and deliver outstanding outcomes.
Since 1971, Loyola Medicine has offered the highest level of multidisciplinary, integrated care with a wide variety of services for patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease patients who need a kidney transplant.
While the wait time for a deceased-donor transplant can last several years, living kidney donation can reduce wait times to months and lead to better outcomes. Learn about Loyola's living kidney donor program.
The pediatric nephrology team at Loyola Medicine is experienced in helping children and teens with kidney problems and urologic conditions.
Loyola offers several renal artery interventions for patients whose renal arteries are narrowed, blocked or hardened due to the buildup of plaque, which affects blood flow to the kidneys.