Mr. David Ellsworth Mullins MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
126 Dillon Drive Foothills Nephrology Spartanburg SC, 29307About
Dr. David Mullins is a nephrologist practicing in Spartanburg, SC. Dr. Mullins specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Mullins 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.
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1970
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