Dr. Bhuvan Chawla, a board-certified nephrologist, often called a kidney doctor, specializes in internal medicine. Dr. Chawla has received additional training in the medical treatment of patients with kidney disease. This training qualifies him to treat kidney disease in a comprehensive way, since diseases of the kidney may affect the function of other body organs.
The diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease include the treatment of conditions that these diseases can produce, such as high blood pressure, as well as the treatment of other diseases that can cause kidney failure, such as diabetes mellitus and polycystic kidney disease.