
Dr. Bradford Lee West M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1025 S 6th St Springfield IL, 62703About
Dr. Bradford West is a nephrologist practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. West specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. West most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine 2003
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Albuminuria in acute tubular necrosis.
- Editorial comment to Impact of insulin resistance, insulin and adiponectin on kidney stones in the Japanese population.
- Autoinflation leading to failure of two-piece ambicor implantable penile prosthesis: an outcome from a methodical treatment of recalcitrant stuttering priapism.
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