
Dr. Mark J Sarnak M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
750 Washington St Tufts- New England M Boston MA, 02111About
Dr. Mark Sarnak is a nephrologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Sarnak specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Sarnak 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
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1993
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1993
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intravesicular formaldehyde instillation and renal complications.
- Severe access recirculation secondary to free flow between the lumens of a dual-lumen dialysis catheter.
- Cause and management of heart failure in patients with chronic renal disease.
- Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease.
- Reduced kidney function and anemia as risk factors for mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
- New approaches to the treatment of calcium and phosphorus abnormalities in patients on hemodialysis.
- How can the cardiac death rate be reduced in dialysis patients?
- Epsilon-aminocaproic acid and renal complications: case report and review of the literature.
- Level of kidney function as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular outcomes in the community.
- Level of kidney function as a risk factor for cardiovascular outcomes in the elderly.
- Traditional cardiac risk factors in individuals with chronic kidney disease.
- Cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease.
- Relationship between C-reactive protein, albumin, and cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Microalbuminuria: a marker of cardiovascular risk.
- Anemia as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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