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Dr. Shiv Kumar MD, Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)
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Dr. Shiv Kumar MD

Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology

5/5(4)
330 Borthwick Ave Suite # 100 Portsmouth NH, 03801
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Dr. Shiv Kumar is a nephrologist practicing in Portsmouth, NH. Dr. Kumar specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kumar 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

Butler University in Indianapolis 1992

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Shiv Kumar

330 Borthwick Ave Suite # 100 -
Portsmouth, NH 03801
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875 Greenland Rd Building C-Unit 10 -
Portsmouth, NH 03801
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New patients: 603-422-6719
Fax: 603-373-6833

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Dr. Shiv Kumar MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 4 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Continue straight onto Greenland Road (NH 33 South) 2606 ft
Make a slight left 222 ft
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Take the ramp on the right onto I 95 On-Ramp South 2588 ft
Merge left onto Blue Star Turnpike (I 95) 5.5 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto Exit 2 1.0 mi
Keep left at the fork 105 ft
Keep left at the fork 632 ft
Keep right at the fork onto NH 101 On-Ramp West 2352 ft
Merge left onto NH 101 5118 ft
Take the ramp on the right 1355 ft
Turn left onto Exeter Road (NH 111) 351 ft
Continue straight onto North Hampton Road (NH 111) 1177 ft
Keep right at the fork onto North Hampton Road 256 ft
Go straight onto Hampton Road 1.2 mi
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