Division of Nephrology News and Updates

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Hydronephrosis: Maddie's Story

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Maddie smiling

After an unexpected diagnosis of hydronephrosis at 17, Maddie had surgery to remove her kidney at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

2016 Open Enrollment Period Begins Nov. 1

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Need health insurance? Open enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace for 2016 begins November 1, 2015, and runs through January 31, 2016.

CHOP Nephrology Hosts Successful Summer Cooking Class

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Thanks to a grant from the CHOP Cares Community Fund and Grants Program, the Division of Nephrology was able to offer a free camp to youth from the greater Philadelphia area who have chronic kidney disease. 

Sabbatical in Peru: A Practice of Scarcity

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H. Jorge Baluarte in Peru with residents and fellows he trained

H. Jorge Baluarte, MD, spent his six-month sabbatical in Peru sharing protocols used at CHOP with pediatric nephrologists to help improve care for children with kidney disease. 

Model Kidney Created for Simulated Ultrasound-guided Biopsy

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Kidney Model - the Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation

The Division of Nephrology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia created a training model, one of the few available in pediatric hospitals, to mimic the process of doing an ultrasound-guided biopsy on a kidney. 

Stones and Fractures: Making a Connection

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The Nephrology team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia conducted a study that shows a correlation between people with kidney stones and bone fractures throughout life.


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