Dr. Michael N Murphy M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
410 Fleischmann Way Suite B Carson City NV, 89703About
Dr. Michael Murphy is a nephrologist practicing in Carson City, NV. Dr. Murphy specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Murphy 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
Ross Univ- Sch Of Med & Vet Med- Roseau- Dominica 1994
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An N-terminal clamp restrains the motor domains of the bacterial transcription-repair coupling factor Mfd.
- Evolutionary history and metabolic insights of ancient mammalian uricases.
- Evolution of DNA specificity in a transcription factor family produced a new gene regulatory module.
- A Structural Investigation into Oct4 Regulation by Orphan Nuclear Receptors, Germ Cell Nuclear Factor (GCNF), and Liver Receptor Homolog-1 (LRH-1).
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