Dr. Adel B Korkor MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2301 Sun Valley Dr Suite 200 Delafield WI, 53018About
Dr. Adel Korkor is a nephrologist practicing in Delafield, WI. Dr. Korkor specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Korkor 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
Univ of Damascus, Fac of Med, Damascus, Syria 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of fish oil on vitamin D absorption.
- Effects of gender, alcohol, smoking, and dairy consumption on bone mass in Wisconsin adolescents.
- Reduced absorption of 45calcium from isolated duodenal segments in vivo in juvenile but not adult X-linked hypophosphatemic mice.
- Reduced binding of [3H]1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the parathyroid glands of patients with renal failure.
- Immobilization hypercalcemia associated with Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome. Successful therapy with combined calcitonin and etidronate.
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