Dr. Paul L Kimmel M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Paul Kimmel is a nephrologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Kimmel specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kimmel 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
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1976
New York University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Family structure and patient survival in an African-American end-stage renal disease population: a preliminary investigation.
- Ethical issues in aging and renal disease.
- Biocompatibility and acute renal failure.
- The nephropathies of HIV infection: pathogenesis and treatment.
- Psychosocial factors in adult end-stage renal disease patients treated with hemodialysis: correlates and outcomes.
- Go to bed and get a good night's sleep: you need your rest!
- Compliance in hemodialysis patients: multidimensional measures in search of a gold standard.
- Psychosocial factors in dialysis patients.
- Renal diseases in HIV-infected patients: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Depression and marital dissatisfaction in patients with end-stage renal disease and in their spouses.
- Patient satisfaction with care and behavioral compliance in end-stage renal disease patients treated with hemodialysis.
- Depression in African-American patients with kidney disease.
- Depression in patients with chronic renal disease: what we know and what we need to know.
- The Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative--part I: definitions and reporting of CRRT techniques.
- Psychosocial variables, quality of life, and religious beliefs in ESRD patients treated with hemodialysis.
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