Dr. Alvin H Moss M. D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
600 SUNCREST TOWN CENTRE DR MORGANTOWN WV, 26505About
Dr. Alvin Moss is a nephrologist practicing in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Moss specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Moss 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 Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1975
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1978
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1975
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- "Medical futility" (part two): guidelines on use of renal dialysis.
- Update on pain management in West Virginia: new legislation encourages control of dying patients' pain.
- Too many patients who are too sick to benefit start chronic dialysis nephrologists need to learn to "just say no".
- ESRD patient quality of life: symptoms, spiritual beliefs, psychosocial factors, and ethnicity.
- The frequency and significance of the "difficult" patient: The nephrology community's perceptions.
- A viable alternative to traditional living wills.
- Improving end-of-life care for dialysis patients.
- Communicating prognosis in the dialysis consent process: a patient-centered, guideline-supported approach.
- End-of-life care in West Virginia.
- The development and outcomes of a statewide network of hospital-based palliative care teams.
- Barriers to quality end-of-life care in West Virginia ICU units: physicians' and nurses' prospectives.
- Efficacy of the world health organization analgesic ladder to treat pain in end-stage renal disease.
- Should the medicare ESRD program pay for daily dialysis? An ethical analysis.
- Use of hospice in the United States dialysis population.
- Nephrologists' reported preparedness for end-of-life decision-making.
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