Dr. William Patrick Burgess MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2711 Randolph Rd Bldg 400 Charlotte NC, 28207About
Dr. William Burgess is a nephrologist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Burgess specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Burgess 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
Univ of Miami Sch of Med, Miami Fl 1977
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Is weight gain inevitable in most chronic peritoneal dialysis patients?
- Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy with sodium bicarbonate: an evidence-based protocol.
- Analgesic use and chronic renal disease.
- The influence of peritoneal dialysis on the outcome of transplantation.
- Water encapsulated enzymes in an oil-continuous reactor-kinetics and reactivity.
- Experience with intermittent peritoneal dialysis and continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis.
- Visual function in diabetic patients undergoing dialysis: comparison of peritoneal and hemodialysis.
- Observations on inadequate buffer concentration in peritoneal dialysis solutions for CCPD.
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