Dr. Andrew B Covit MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
8 Old Bridge Tpke South River NJ, 08882About
Dr. Andrew Covit is a nephrologist practicing in South River, NJ. Dr. Covit specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Covit 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- On improving hypertension treatment success.
- Medical treatment of renal artery stenosis: is it effective and appropriate?
- The renin system and atrial natriuretic hormone in congestive heart failure.
- Regional blood flow and neurohormonal responses to milrinone in congestive heart failure.
- Sodium and water balance in chronic congestive heart failure.
- The effects of verapamil on renal blood flow, renal function, and neurohormonal profiles in patients with moderate to severe hypertension.
- Exercise hemodynamics and oxygen delivery in human hypertension. Response to verapamil.
- Evaluation of a long-acting converting enzyme inhibitor (enalapril) for the treatment of chronic congestive heart failure.
- Estimation of angiotensin II receptor activity in chronic congestive heart failure.
- Captopril kinetics in chronic congestive heart failure.
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