Dr. Alison J. Fletcher, MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
Medical Center Blvd Winston Salem NC, 27157About
Dr. Alison Fletcher is a nephrologist practicing in Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Fletcher specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Fletcher 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
Florida Atlantic University Bachelor Degree 2004
University of Miami School of Medicine medical degree 2008
Board Certification
nephrology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor within the Department of Nephrology Wake Forest School of Medicine -
Fellowships
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center nephrology 2013
Fellowships
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (2013)
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Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Alison J. Fletcher, who serves patients in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
An excellent nephrologist, Dr. Fletcher is in practice at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an affiliate of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She also serves as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Nephrology at Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and part of Atrium Health Enterprise. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise.
Back in the early days of her academic career, Dr. Fletcher graduated with her Associate’s Degree from Broward Community College in 2002, and her Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2004. She earned her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 2008, and completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in nephrology at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in 2011 and 2013, respectively.
An expert in her field, the doctor is board-certified in nephrology and internal medicine 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.
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 or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.
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