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About Shoals Kidney & Hypertension Center
Since 1977
Dedicated to your health and well-being
At Shoals Kidney & Hypertension Center, we are dedicated to your health and well-being. Our compassionate physicians have the expertise, care, and education to help you with managing your health at any age.
We understand each patient has a range of unique needs, and we take the extra time to get to know you in order to provide the treatment you require.
Shoals Kidney and Hypertension Center has been providing uninterrupted advanced kidney care to the Shoals for greater than 45 years beginning in 1977. We staff all local hospitals and operate five hemodialysis units in the area. Our physicians are committed to the highest level of patient care as well as compassion and communication with patients.
Education
What is Nephrology?
Nephrology is the medical specialty that deals with kidney disease. A Nephrologist is a doctor who cares for patients with kidney disease. You have two kidneys that are designed to perform complex jobs within your body, like removing toxins from your body as well as control the body’s balance of fluids, electrolytes, and blood pressure.
Kidneys are also integral to maintaining bone health because they control vitamin D metabolism and calcium balance. Additionally, they are essential to the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow through the production of the hormone erythropoietin. Diseases that harm the kidneys include diabetes, lupus, and cardiovascular disease.
As Nephrologists, we care for patients with all types of kidney disease. We also specialize in correction of electrolyte abnormalities, difficult-to-control hypertension, kidney stone prevention, and more.
45+
5
Hemodialysis units
All
ABIM
Board-certified physicians
Meet Our Team
Our physicians
Dr. Narasimha Rao Boorgu, FACP
Nephrology
Dr. Rajesh Boorgu, FASN
Nephrology
Dr. Dwight Matthew, FASN
Transplant Nephrology
Dr. Subir Paul
Nephrology