UCSD Nephrology has multiple clinical sites in San Diego County and beyond. The two sites listed above are in close proximity to the two UCSD Hospitals and cater to the majority of patients. Nephrologists with expertise and interest in ADPKD are present at these locations during 5 half day clinic sessions per week. These sites also have onsite RN, LVN trained in the specifics of ADPKD, include patient navigation, referrals for testing, enrollment for REMS, prior authorization approval and rapid turn around time for patient correspondence. Given the proximity to the hospital, imaging and subspecialty care including pain management, urology, hepatology, infectious disease, and neurosurgery are also located at the same location as nephrology. This allows for ADPKD patients with complex needs to be seen at one location.
Center of Excellence
Centers of Excellence provide the broadest range of services and expertise.
About the COE ProgramCore Services
To be a PKD Foundation Center of Excellence, a care center offers diagnostic and therapeutic services with identified staff responsible for most services in each of the following disciplines:
- Nephrology
- Radiology
- Nutrition
- Hepatology
- Genetics
- Pain management
- Patient navigation services
Care Team
- Pranav Garimella, MBBS, MPH, FASN, Clinic Director PKD primary focus
- Gail Manalo, Patient Navigator Familiar with PKD
- Alyana Cruz, Patient Navigator Familiar with PKD
Heedeok Han, M.D.
“Our COE designation has been tremendously positive for us, as it has elevated our ability to grow and continue to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care by uniting our multidisciplinary team and implementing best practices, which has directly improved outcomes for our PKD patients.”
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Comprehensive Kidney Care Center at Rady Children’s
Rady Children’s Comprehensive Kidney Care Center treats children and young adults up to 21 years of age with kidney disease. We offer a full array of services along the age continuum, from prenatal counseling and initial diagnosis to renal replacement therapy, to the transition to adult nephrology services. Providers treat a variety of genetic causes of cystic kidney disease, including autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, HNF1B-associated cystic kidney disease and other less common forms of genetic cystic kidney disease.
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