Dr. Chester A. Amedia MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
4822 Market St Suite 230 Youngstown OH, 44512About
Dr. Chester Amedia is a nephrologist practicing in Youngstown, OH. Dr. Amedia specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Amedia 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
Ohio State University College of Medicine And Public Health,Columbus, Ohio, United States 1973
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- IPAs: practicing independence in nephrology.
- Managing chronic kidney disease.
- The emperor has no clothes (but has a catheter): a perspective on the state of chronic kidney disease care.
- Economic burden of chronic kidney disease.
- Vascular access for HD: aligning payment with quality.
- Listeria monocytogenes endocarditis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis, successfully treated with vancomycin-gentamicin.
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