Dr. Steven G. Achinger, MD

Expert Publications

• The role of daily dialysis in the control of hyperphosphatemia.
• The role of vitamin D in left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac function.
• At the peril of dialysis patients: ignoring the failed transplant.
• Left ventricular hypertrophy: is hyperphosphatemia among dialysis patients a risk factor?
• Brain cell volume regulation in hyponatremia: role of sex, age, vasopressin, and hypoxia.
• Use of 3-hour daily hemodialysis and paricalcitol in patients with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism: A case series.
• Importance of 3 h when dialyzing daily.
• Long-term effects of daily hemodialysis on vascular access outcomes: a prospective controlled study.
• Inflammation from dialysis, can it be removed?
• Weekly number of hours of treatment is critical when evaluating mortality in in-center daily dialysis.
• Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP)-associated hyponatremia and brain damage: a case series.
• Disorders of plasma sodium.
• Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy in the Critically Ill.

Media Releases

Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Steven G. Achinger, who serves patients in Lakeland, Florida.

Dr. Achinger was elected as Managing Partner of Watson Clinic LLP in Lakeland, Florida on March 2, 2018. A board-certified nephrologist who has served the healthcare needs of Watson Clinic LLC patients since 2009, he oversees the management and execution of business strategy, helps to devise and implement initiatives that ensure exceptional patient care, and serves as a public spokesman to promote the Clinic’s vision and values.

The mission of Watson Clinic LLP is to provide comprehensive medical services of the highest quality, in the most cost effective manner, while constantly improving excellence in the best interest of patient care.

“My goals are to 1) Maintain the core identity of the Watson Clinic as a 100% physician-owned and operated medical group, and 2) Provide the highest quality of care to our patients. We also have to demonstrate that we can provide cost effectiveness in the care we provide in order to survive in the future market, which we all feel is going toward a value-based reimbursement model. So, efficiency and cost-effectiveness are going to become more integral to organizations such as ours, and that can’t be neglected” as stated by Dr. Achinger. 

Bringing to the position a strong interest in scholarship, he has published 22 peer-reviewed articles, including two letters to the editor in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. He currently serves on the editorial board of Frontiers in Medicine, and is an invited lecturer on topics related to kidney disease.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Achinger graduated with his medical degree from the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in 2000. He then went on to perform his internship, residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in nephrology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Continuing to provide exceptional nephrology care, he is board-certified in both internal medicine and nephrology 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. 

In addition to being a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN), Dr. Achinger is a member of the Florida Medical Association and the Polk County Medical Association.

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 when the time comes. 

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