Dr. Edward Dent Frederickson MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
156 N Main St Clayton GA, 30525About
Dr. Edward Frederickson is a nephrologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Frederickson specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Frederickson 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
Emory University School Of Medicine 1976
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Contrast echocardiography: effects of microbubbles on coronary blood flow and left ventricular hemodynamics.
- Diagnostic uses of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in renovascular hypertension.
- CLCN5 mutation Ser244Leu is associated with X-linked renal failure without X-linked recessive hypophosphatemic rickets.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Sinusitis
- Sleep Apnea
- Heart Disease
- Sleep Disorders
- Back Pain
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Bronchitis
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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