Dr. Peter Yenlung Chuang M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1 Gustave L Levy Pl Box 1243 New York NY, 10029About
Dr. Peter Chuang is a nephrologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Chuang specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Chuang 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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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Systems biology of kidney diseases.
- The glomerular filtration barrier: components and crosstalk.
- Deletion of podocyte STAT3 mitigates the entire spectrum of HIV-1-associated nephropathy.
- Podocyte-specific deletion of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 attenuates nephrotoxic serum-induced glomerulonephritis.
- Therapeutic use of traditional Chinese herbal medications for chronic kidney diseases.
- BAMBI elimination enhances alternative TGF-β signaling and glomerular dysfunction in diabetic mice.
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