Dr. Lakhmir S. Chawla MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
900 23rd St Nw Suite G- 2092 Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Lakhmir Chawla is a nephrologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Chawla specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Chawla 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
Boston University School of Medicine 1995
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 1995
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hemodialysis central venous catheter tip fracture with embolization into the pulmonary artery.
- Buccal pigmentation in Punjabis.
- Aluminum phosphide-induced gastroduodenitis.
- GALL BLADDER DISEASE IN THE PUNJAB. INCIDENCE AND SYMPTOMATOLOGY.
- Indolent gastric carcinoma.
- Atrial fibrillation following electrical injury.
- Evolving paradigms in acute kidney injury.
- Approach to hemodynamic shock and vasopressors.
- The expanding role of the nephrologist in the intensive care unit.
- One-minute endoscopy room test for Helicobacter pylori: interference with 2% glutaraldehyde.
- Causes and consequences of inflammation on anemia management in hemodialysis patients.
- Evolving practices in the management of acute kidney injury in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
- Novel therapeutic targets for prevention and therapy of sepsis associated acute
- Dissociation in endogenous psychosis.
- Renal angina.
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