Dr. Albert Ndzengue, MD
Hospitalist
1030 Jefferson Ave Memphis TN, 38104About
Dr. Albert Ndzengue is a hospitalist practicing in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Ndzengue specializes in the comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Ndzengue manages the clinical problems of hospitalized patients and the acutely ill, while working to improve the performance of the hospital. Dr. Ndzengue works in collaboration with all of the different doctors that are working with the patient. Hospitalists are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and medical procedures of patients.
Education and Training
University of Yaounde Medical Degree 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Is heart artery blockage an emergency?
Heart artery is serious and the level of threat to life manifested by a heart attack becomes more significant when the lumen of the heart artery becomes more than 70% blocked. Artery blockage which are less that 70% could progress if the risk factors such as uncontrolled diabetes uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure) high cholesterol and cigarettes smoking are not controlled READ MORE
How painful is kidney stone removal?
all patients get general anesthesia prior to and during kidney stone removal. They will not remember anything about the procedure they would have gone through READ MORE
Blood work after donating blood?
Good morning. I am happy to answer your question. Blood cells typically get renewed after 3 months. It means that if you donate/lose 1unit of red blood cells it will take your body about 3 months to replace the cells you lost provided your body has enough ingredients required by your bone marrow to do that. Thus within 3months from the time you donate/lose 1 unit of blood, your hemoglobin will be lower by about 1 point. READ MORE
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Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Albert Ndzengue, who serves patients in Memphis, Tennessee.
A top professional in the field of nephrology, Dr. Ndzengue is in practice at the Memphis VA Medical Center.
Located on a 33-acre campus, the Memphis VA Medical Center is a fully accredited 244-bed tertiary care facility. The medical center’s main campus offers acute medical and surgical care, as well as intermediate care, and a full range of primary, specialty, and subspecialty care including psychiatry, neurology, spinal cord injury, rehabilitation, oncology, dentistry, and special services designated for women’s care.
A native of Cameroon, Dr. Ndzengue earned his medical degree from the University of Yaounde in 1998. After relocating to the United States, he completed his residency in internal medicine at the One Brooklyn Health System, and his fellowship in nephrology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
An authority in his field, the doctor is board-certified in nephrology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.
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