Dr. John Mark Burkart MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
MEDICAL CENTER BLVD WINSTON SALEM NC, 27157About
Dr. John Burkart is a nephrologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Burkart specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Burkart 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
Rush Med Coll of Rush Univ, Chicago Il 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- What is the evidence that peritoneal dialysis is underutilized as an ESRD therapy?
- Comparison of a 2.5% and a 4.25% dextrose peritoneal equilibration test.
- Small-solute and middle-molecule clearances during continuous flow peritoneal dialysis.
- The ADEMEX study and its implications for peritoneal dialysis adequacy.
- The ADEMEX study and PD adequacy.
- Combined peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis: our experience compared to others.
- Re-evaluating the Fistula First Initiative in Octogenarians on Hemodialysis.
- The effect on peritoneal dialysis pathogens of changing topical antibiotic prophylaxis.
- Intensive Hemodialysis, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Cardiovascular Disease.
- Intensive Hemodialysis and Potential Risks With Increasing Treatment.
- Effects of weight-based ultrafiltration rate limits on intradialytic hypotension in hemodialysis.
Dr. John Mark Burkart MD's Practice location
UCSF Medical Center San Francisco
505 Parnassus Ave # M-1202 -San Francisco, CA 94143Get Direction
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