Dr. Joseph Michael Degross MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2771 Highway 11 E Suite 1 Lenoir City TN, 37772About
Dr. Joseph Degross is a nephrologist practicing in Lenoir City, TN. Dr. Degross specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Degross 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.
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 1967
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