Kidney failure, also called end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), is the last stage of chronic kidney disease. Kidney failure is life threatening without dialysis or a kidney transplant.



 

 ## Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition

  department###  [Kidney Medicine](/departments/kidney-medicine) 

 A department providing nephrology and renal medicine care, including diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management for chronic kidney disease, hypertension, electrolyte disorders… 

 

 

  department###  [Kidney Transplant Surgery](/departments/kidney-transplant-surgery) 

 Comprehensive renal transplant care—from evaluation through surgery and lifelong support—to help patients with kidney failure or end-stage kidney disease. 

 

 

  department###  [Living Kidney Donation Program](/departments/kidney-transplant-surgery/living-kidney-donation-program) 

 Expert kidney transplant care for patients with kidney failure or chronic kidney disease, plus support for living donors through the renal transplant process.