
Dr. Paul Jay Kovnat MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1650 Hospital Dr Suite 200 Santa Fe NM, 87505About
Dr. Paul Kovnat is a nephrologist practicing in Santa Fe, NM. Dr. Kovnat specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kovnat 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
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1961
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1961
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- SARCOIDOSIS INVOLVING THE PLEURA.
- Glycosuria and tubular glycogen deposition.
- Azotemia and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus after arteriography.
- Recognition and management of psychosis associated with hemodialysis.
- Effects of acute fluid loss on renal contrating function.
- Metabolic acidosis reversed by the combination of magnesium hydroxide and a cation-exchange resin.
- Implications of bacteriuria.
- Water restriction and serum sodium.
Treatments
- Chronic Kidney Disease
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Practice At 1650 Hospital Dr Suite 200
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- Dr. Robert Jan Kossmann M.D.1650 Hospital Dr Santa Fe NM 87505
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1010 SPRUCE STREET ESPANOLA NM 87532