Dr. Merrit Fawzi Gadallah MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1213 Piper Blvd Suite 101 Naples FL, 34110Rating
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Dr. Merrit Gadallah is a nephrologist practicing in Naples, FL. Dr. Gadallah specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Gadallah 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
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Role of Fogarty catheter manipulation in management of migrated, nonfunctional peritoneal dialysis catheters.
- The role of peritoneal dialysis catheter configuration in preventing catheter tip migration.
- Preoperative vancomycin prophylaxis for newly placed peritoneal dialysis catheters prevents postoperative peritonitis.
- Role of intraperitoneal urokinase in acute peritonitis and prevention of catheter loss in peritoneal dialysis patients.
- Pulse oral versus pulse intraperitoneal calcitriol: a comparison of efficacy in the treatment of hyperparathyroidism and renal osteodystrophy in peritoneal dialysis patients.
- Role of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing postoperative peritonitis in newly placed peritoneal dialysis catheters.
- Changing the trend: a prospective study on factors contributing to the growth rate of peritoneal dialysis programs.
- Relationship between intraperitoneal bleeding, adhesions, and peritoneal dialysis catheter failure: a method of prevention.
- Pregnancy in patients on chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
- Anuria in a patient with pulmonary edema.
- Liddle's syndrome, an underrecognized entity: a report of four cases, including the first report in black individuals.
- Case report: mannitol nephrotoxicity syndrome: role of hemodialysis and postulate of mechanisms.
- Tuberculosis of the spine (Pott's disease) in patients with end-stage renal disease.
- Diagnosis of mixed acid-base disorders in diabetic ketoacidosis.
- A 38-year-old man with nephrotic syndrome, episodic fever and abdominal pain.
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