Important Announcements

Campus Construction Update

The Menino building lobby entrance is currently closed. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.
 

 

BMC’s Department of Kidney Medicine takes care of approximately nine thousand adults with various types of kidney disease each year. Our kidney doctors (nephrologists) are experts in multiple types of kidney diseases, including end stage kidney disease requiring dialysis or transplantation, and other diseases involving the kidneys such as glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease, and acute kidney injury.

 

U.S. News & World Report

BMC's Renal Medicine program is recognized for their excellence in treating kidney failure by U.S. News and World Report.

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Top Docs

named by Boston Magazine for multiple years

National Kidney Foundation New England Honor

given to our department chief

Four-star dialysis clinic

as rated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Programs and Clinics

Lupus Clinic

The multidisciplinary Lupus Program at Boston Medical Center provides expert diagnosis and the latest treatments for patients with lupus.

Information You May Need

Education and Training

Nephrology Fellowship

BMC’s nephrology fellowship program provides comprehensive clinical and research training in all aspects of nephrology. Our multifaceted training takes place at multiple sites around Boston, including BMC, the Boston VA Health System, and Davita Boston Dialysis. We offer a clinical track, clinical and research track, and research track.

Research

Kidney Research Overview

Investigators in the Section of Kidney Medicine at BMC have conducted groundbreaking research that have influenced the way kidney disease is diagnosed and treated around the world. Active areas of research include glomerular disease pathobiology, mechanisms of autoimmunity, kidney physiology, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, and hemodialysis vascular access, to name just a few.