Sameer Gupta, MD

The single most important way to monitor kidney function is to get annual physical exams and blood work, as these tend to catch kidney issues early in the course of disease.

This is an excellent question that I get a lot from my patients. The bad part about having kidney disease is that it is relatively a silent disease.

In short, a nephrologist is a physician who specializes in treating health concerns that arise from sub-optimal kidney function.