
Cleveland Clinic
Last Updated : 11/8/2019
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About
Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, recognized worldwide for excellence in patient care, teaching and research, merges the urology and nephrology programs. This consolidation of disciplines allows us to better serve patients in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease while we continue to provide high-quality patient care and carry on innovative research in all aspects of urology. Cleveland Clinic is ranked as one of the nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
Number of currently followed ADPKD patients | 100+ |
Number of kidney transplants (avg/year) | 100+ |
Number of live donor transplants (avg/year) | 100+ |
SEE ARPKD PATIENTS
YesPEDIATRIC CLINIC
Yes
ASSOCIATED SPECIALTIES
- Affiliated kidney transplant center
- Cardiologists
- Dermatologist
- Dieticians or Nutritionists
- Genetic testing and counseling center
- High-risk pregnancy obstetricians
- Interventional radiologist (familiar with cyst aspiration)
- Liver specialists with expertise in PKD (or PLD specialists)
- Mental health specialists
- Neurosurgeon/neurologists (familiar with aneurysm screening and treatment)
- Social workers
- Urologists
DIALYSIS SERVICES
- Hemodialysis
- Home hemodialysis
- Peritoneal dialysis
PEDIATRIC PKD CLINIC
- Dedicated pediatric dialysis unit
- Pediatric dieticians
- Hepatologists (familiar with Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis)
- Child Life Specialists
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Active participation in current and future clinical trials in adults and children with ADPKD and ARPKD. Cleveland Clinic also has a pediatric PKD clinic at Cleveland Clinic Children's
Affiliated Kidney Transplant Center
YesPerforms Nephrectomy Procedures
YesParticipates in Current Clinical Studies
Yes
Steroid-free protocols post-transplant are available.
Nephrectomies performed at the same time as transplant surgery are available.
PRESCRIBES TOLVAPTAN
YesPROVIDES MENTORSHIPS FOR TRAINEES
Yes