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Comprehensive, innovative kidney care.

At MUSC Health, our nephrology and hypertension specialists provide you with comprehensive, personalized care for a wide range of kidney conditions—from common to complex.

In cases where kidney function is compromised, we provide a range of kidney replacement therapies. If you are exploring kidney transplantation, our renowned transplant program offers exceptional outcomes and is among the busiest in the region.

Nationally Recognized PKD Center of Excellence

Recognizing our dedication to meticulous standards for patient-centered care and cutting-edge research, MUSC Health is the only designated PKD Center of Excellence for adult care in South Carolina and one of only 23 organizations across the country to earn the foundation’s top designation.

 

Nephrology services through MUSC Health.

  • Acute (inpatient) and chronic (outpatient) hemodialysis
  • Home dialysis: including home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
  • Inpatient and outpatient consultations
  • Kidney biopsy
  • Kidney transplantation services: As one of the largest kidney transplant programs in the country, our transplant surgeons perform nearly 400 kidney transplants annually—including pre-transplant care and post-transplant follow-up.
  • Non-dialysis pathway: active medical management of ESRD without dialysis (conservative management)
  • Plasmapheresis and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
  • Satellite Dialysis Clinics: MUSC Health’s Nephrology services are affiliated with a non-profit dialysis supplier, Dialyisis Clinics Inc. (DCI) based in Nashville, TN. This affiliation began with one of the earliest DCI Dialysis Units in the system in 1974. The DCI program in Charleston has grown to a current program of six ambulatory outpatient hemodialysis and support for our home hemodialysis training program and our outpatient peritoneal dialysis training and support. The faculty of the Division of Nephrology serves as Medical Directors for each of the DCI units in our system.

 

Find nephrology care near you.

Explore our extensive resources and convenient locations throughout the state of South Carolina.

MUSC Health Thurgood Marshall Specialty Clinic

Address
500 Thurgood Marshall Blvd
Suite F
Kingstree, SC 29556
Hours
Specialties
  • Nephrology

MUSC Health Dialysis Access Institute

Address
3000 St. Matthews Rd
Orangeburg, SC 29118
Hours
Specialties
  • Nephrology

MUSC Health Nephrology at Dialysis Clinic, Inc. - Goose Creek

Address
98 Hamlet Cir
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Specialties
  • Nephrology

Kidney conditions we treat

Our physicians treat a range of conditions, including the following:

  • Acute and chronic kidney disease
  • Electrolyte problems
  • End-of-stage renal disease (kidney failure)
  • Glomerular disease
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Hypertension disorders
  • Kidney stones
  • Kidney tubular disorders
  • Lupus nephritis
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Leading the way forward in kidney care.

Our specialists are recognized for their expertise in nephrology and hypertension.

Juanly Rodriguez Velez

Juanly Rodriguez Velez, MD

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
Locations (1)
  • Sumter, SC
Pusadee Suchinda

Pusadee Suchinda, MD

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
Locations (1)
  • Sumter, SC
James Cain

James Cain, MD

Specialties
  • Nephrology
Locations (1)
  • Sumter, SC
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