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What types of doctors specialize in looking at kidneys?
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Nephrologist: The branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of diseases of the kidneys.
Answered 3/10/2013
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2 kidney specialists: Urologists are the surgical doctors for structural kidney issues including kidney tumors/cancer, kidney cancer, kidney/ureteral stones, and urinary tract obstruction such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction., nephrologists are the medical doctors for kidney issues, particularly kidney failure and dialysis, and various types of nephritis.
Answered 12/9/2013
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