The Yale Inherited Kidney Disease program provides advanced level care to patients with cystic kidney disease, ADPKD, ARPKD and polycystic liver disease. It is co-led by Dr. Stefan Somlo and Dr. Neera Dahl. Patients have access to all levels of clinical care provided by Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital, including initial evaluation for diagnosis and risk prognostication, as well as access to coordinated subspecialty and tertiary care. We provide high level genetic consultation and access to phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical trials in ADPKD. This program integrates closely with other Yale New Haven Hospital/Yale Medicine programs including notably Hepatology,Transplantation, Pediatrics and Genetics. Within adult nephrology Whitney Besse MD, Marcelo Orias MD, PhD, Maryam Gondal MD, Aldo Peixoto MD, and Elyssa Noce, APRN have complementary clinical expertise in PKD. Within pediatric nephrology Dr. Jill Warejko and Dr. Christine Crana provide expert care.
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
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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The clinical services provided by our nephrologists and associated clinical teams cover all aspects of kidney disease, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The faculty members of the Yale Section of Nephrology provide broad expertise in the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic kidney diseases. We work together as a committed clinical practice group, providing round-the-clock care for patients with renal disease or hypertension and easy accessibility to consultative services, both in our outpatient settings and the inpatient settings.
Values: Our clinical commitment is based on these values:
- 24/7 availability to patients and referring physicians.
- Open communication with patients, families, and referring physicians.
- Demonstrated excellence in the principles and practices of medicine and nephrology.
- Optimal care that exceeds the published fundamental clinical practice guidelines.
- Application of new approaches to therapy and diagnosis of renal diseases and their complications.
- Advocacy for our patients.