Dr. Brenda C. Smith, MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
320 E North Ave Agh Nephrology Assoc Pittsburgh PA, 15212About
Dr. Brenda Smith is a nephrologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Smith specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Smith 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
Marshall Univ Sch of Med, Huntington Wv 1981
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
nephrology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Fellowships
- VCU Medical Center 1987
Fellowships
- VCU Medical Center (1987)
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Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Brenda C. Smith, who serves patients in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
A specialist in the field of nephrology, Dr. Smith diagnoses and treats a host of diseases and ailments in adult patients. She is affiliated with Heritage Valley Sewickley.
Heritage Valley Sewickley provides comprehensive health care for residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania; eastern Ohio; and the panhandle of West Virginia. It offers a broad range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services at its hospitals, community satellite facilities, and in physician offices with a mission “To improve the health and well-being of all people in the communities we serve.”
Academically, Dr. Smith graduated with her medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in 1981. She then went on to perform her residency at University Hospital in 1984, and her fellowship at VCU Medical Center in 1987.
With over four decades of experience, she is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.
On a more personal note, Dr. Smith speaks both English and Polish.
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