Board-certified nephrologists provide outpatient and inpatient evaluation and management for a variety of problems related to the kidneys of infants, children and adolescents.
We are proud to announce that Levine Children's Hospital has been ranked 14th in the nation for kidney treatment, based on the U.S. News Media Group's 2009 edition of "America's Best Children's Hospital. "Dr. Leonard Feld, Chairmen of Pediatrics and Chief Medical Officer at LCH, said, "It is wonderful for our Division of Pediatric Nephrology and our other kidney services to be recognized by U.S. News and World Report. It validates the fact that world class physicians and caring and compassionate nurses and staff are working here at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte.
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Conditions Diagnosed and Treated:
- Acid-base and electrolyte disorders
- Acute and chronic renal failure
- Autoimmune disorders (SLE, vasculitis)
- Coordination of pediatric peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis program
- Cystic kidney disease
- Disorders of calcium and phosphorus
- Electrolyte disorders
- Genetic renal disorders
- Glomerular diseases
- Hematuria
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Hypertension
- Kidney failure
- Kidney stones
- Kidney transplantation
- Lupus nephritis
- Metabolic bone disease
- Nephritis
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteoporosis in children
- Proteinuria
- Renal calculi
- Renal diseases
- Renal tubulopathies
- Tubular disorders
- Urinary tract infections
Services and Procedures Include:
- 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
- Kidney stone risk profile
- Evaluation for renal replacement therapy including renal transplantation
- Bone mineral densitometry
- Biophosphonate therapy
- Renal biopsy
- Interventional radiology, including renal angiography and angioplasty
- Renal imaging including ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and angiography, and helical CT
Additional Educational Information:
For Parents
For Kids
For Teens
Physicians:
Susan Massengill, MD
Leonard G. Feld, MD, PhD
Amanda Dale-Shall, MD
Charles McKay, MD
Donald J Weaver, Jr. MD, PhD
Why Levine Children's Hospital?
- LCH ranked 14th in the nation for kidney disorders, based on the U.S. News Media Group's 2009 edition of "America's Best Children's Hospital.
- A board-certified nephrologist is available 24 hours a day to provide inpatient consultation and care.
- The physicians at Levine Children's Hospital provide an integrated and comprehensive approach to the care of children with kidney problems.
- Only in-hospital pediatric dialysis unit in North Carolina and South Carolina and we offer both inpatient and outpatient services.
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