
Dr. Thomas Lane Showers D.O.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1020 THOMPSON ST JERSEY SHORE PA, 17740About
Dr. Thomas Showers is a nephrologist practicing in Huntingdon, PA. Dr. Showers specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Showers 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
Philadelphia Coll of Osteo Med, Philadelphia Pa 1985
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Heart Disease
- Pain
- Cellulitis
- Transient Ischemic Attack (tia)
- Heart
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Practice At 1225 Warm Springs Ave
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