Children's of Alabama – Nephrology (Kidney)

Children's of Alabama - Nephrology (Kidney) is a medical clinic in Birmingham, AL, located at 1600 7th Ave S. It serves as the pediatric nephrology division of the UAB Department of Pediatrics, evaluating and treating children with kidney disease from infancy to adolescence. The team includes specialized nurses, nutritionists, social workers, family counselors, and faculty who care for patients with urinary tract infections, hypertension, hematuria, proteinuria, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and chronic kidney disease. This includes patients requiring chronic dialysis or transplantation. The clinic holds a rating of 3.70 based on 3 reviews.

The Renal Care Center at this location is one of the largest comprehensive pediatric dialysis units in the United States, offering acute and chronic dialysis therapies. Specialized staff provide peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement therapies, kidney biopsies, and plasmapheresis for infants, children, and adolescents. The center is one of three pediatric programs that train qualifying patients to perform hemodialysis at home using the NXSTAGE Portable Dialysis Machine. In conjunction with the Division of Transplantation Surgery at UAB, the Division of Pediatric Nephrology is one of the largest pediatric kidney transplant programs in the country. Multi-center studies are conducted to determine optimal immunosuppression therapy to maximize long-term outcomes for children with kidney transplantation. The division also participates in multi-center studies on drug discovery, pharmacokinetics, assessment, progression, and treatment of chronic kidney disease in children.

The clinic sits on 7th Ave S, about a tenth of a mile from Volker Hall, a school, and the Donor Memorial. It is also within a tenth of a mile of University Boulevard.

Children's of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children since 1911. Ranked among the best children's hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, it serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. With more than 3.5 million square feet, it is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States. It is the only health system in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children and serves as the teaching hospital for UAB pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research, and residency programs.

The pediatric nephrology team at Children's of Alabama - Nephrology (Kidney) brings extensive expertise in kidney disease management to Birmingham, combining advanced dialysis and transplant capabilities with a comprehensive approach to child health.

Services:

• Emergency Department
• Evaluation and treatment of kidney disease in children
• Hypertension Clinic
• Immunization Schedule
• Nephrology Fellowship Program
• Outpatient Care
• Pediatric Surgery
• Pediatric Transplant Center