Mark Allen Wigger M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
4230 Harding Rd Suite 330 Nashville TN, 37205About
Dr. Mark Wigger is a nephrologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Wigger specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Wigger 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
E Tn State Univ J H Quillen Coll Of Med- Johnson City Tn 1984
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2001
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pharmacokinetics of ganciclovir in a patient undergoing hemodialysis.
- Institutional volume of heart transplantation with left ventricular assist device explantation influences graft survival.
- Are peripherally inserted central catheters associated with increased risk of adverse events in status 1B patients awaiting transplantation on continuous intravenous milrinone?
- Does renal dysfunction and method of bridging support influence heart transplant graft survival?
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Transplant Surgery, Heart Transplant, Heart Failure
Fellowships
- VANDERBILT UNIV HSP, NASHVILLE, TN United States,, Nephrology 1987
- Oregon Health Sciences University 1992
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1991
- OHSU, PORTLAND, OR United States, Nephrology 1989
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