Dr. Dharmapaul Lakshmana Raju MD, FRCPC, FASN
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
116 S Palisade Dr Santa Maria CA, 93454About
Dr. Dharmapaul Raju is a nephrologist practicing in Santa Maria, CA. Dr. Raju specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Raju 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
University of Saskatchewan / College of Medicine MD
University of Saskatchewan / College of Medicine 1998
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Can error in GFR formulas explain their poor performance in transplant patients?
- Limitations of glomerular filtration rate equations in the renal transplant patient.
- Performance of creatinine clearance equations on the original Cockcroft-Gault population.
- Tumoral calcinosis in a peritoneal dialysis patient.
- Sirolimus-associated chronic pyogenic periungual infection.
- Primary hyperoxaluria: clinical course, diagnosis, and treatment after kidney failure.
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