Dr. Michael T Kovalchik M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
780 Litchfield St Suite200 Torrington CT, 06790About
Dr. Michael Kovalchik is a nephrologist practicing in Torrington, CT. Dr. Kovalchik specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kovalchik 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 1972
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- "Playing God" as an act of hope.
- A piece of my mind. Theo's story.
- Building cathedrals: one physician's perspective.
- Pneumatosis intestinalis of infancy.
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae: colonial morphology of rectal isolates.
- Prescribing medication in long-term dialysis units.
- Aluminum kinetics during hemodialysis.
- Sulfinpyrazone induced uric acid urolithiasis with acute renal failure.
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