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Medical Nutrition Therapy & Chronic Kidney Disease

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Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is nutrition counseling with a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.  MNT helps to treat and slow down chronic kidney disease (CKD). An MNT session includes your health problems, lab tests, medicines, and personal food choices.  Some MNT goals are to: Improve blood pressure Keep protein intake at a safe level Help control blood … Continued

Celebrate the Holidays with Kidney-Friendly Festive Foods

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HOLIDAY MENU: Whether spending time with family and friends or on your own this year, it’s always good to plan ahead for holiday meals. So many of us grew up with traditional menus. Now may be the time to change those recipes to meet your health goals. This recipe for stuffing is the perfect blend for … Continued

Emotional Health & Wellness

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Have you ever gone to your doctor for either the first time or for a follow-up visit and received some news that was either surprising or worse than you had expected? Your reaction might have been one of frustration and irritation. Why did this happen to me? What is going to become of me and my family?  … Continued

Seventeen Dallas Nephrology Associates’ physicians voted to the 2019 D Magazine Best Doctors in Dallas

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Congratulations to the 17 Dallas Nephrology Associates’ physicians voted to the D Magazine Best Doctors in Dallas 2019! Dallas Nephrology Associates (DNA) is a national leader in providing comprehensive care for patients with kidney disease, kidney transplant, and hypertension. DNA has been a trusted source of information and top-quality kidney care in the Dallas-Fort Worth … Continued

Roberto L. Collazo-Maldonado Recipient of the 2019 Internal Medicine Subspecialty Attending Physician Award

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Congratulations to Roberto L. Collazo-Maldonado, MD, FACP, FASN! He is the recipient of the 2019 Internal Medicine Subspecialty Attending Physician Award presented by the IInternal Medicine residency program during their Internal Medicine graduation event on June 14, 2019. During his practice, Dr. Collazo has received multiple awards, including the “D Magazine” Best Docs. In 2017, … Continued

Dr. Shetty Awarded Fellowship Program Teaching Award

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Congratulations to Anupkumar Shetty, MD, FASN as the recipient of the 2019 Nephrology Fellowship Program Teaching Program Award presented by the Methodist Dallas Nephrology Fellowship Program on June 8, 2019. During his practice, Dr. Shetty has received multiple awards including Physician of the Year 2018 by Texas Indo-American Physicians Society and similar teaching awards from … Continued

What You Need to Know about CKD and Kidney Stones

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More than half a million people go to emergency rooms for kidney stone problems each year. It is estimated that one in ten people will have a kidney stone at some time in their lives. Kidney stones can vary in size and be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a pebble. What … Continued

Dr. Tapan J. Patel Awarded Robert L. North Teaching Award

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  Congratulations to Tapan J. Patel, MD, FACP, FASN, FNKF as the recipient of the Robert L. North teaching award presented by Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Internal Medicine residency program on June 13, 2019.  This is the second time that Dr. Patel has been honored with this distinguished award for his outstanding contributions to Presbyterian … Continued

DNA Vascular Center is the First in Texas to Create Non-Surgical Dialysis Fistulas Using Two FDA-Approved Systems

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  DNA Vascular Center is the First in Texas to Create Non-Surgical Dialysis Fistulas Using Two FDA-Approved Systems –  Ellipsys® and WavelinQTM Interventional Nephrologist Neghae Mawla, MD, pioneers minimally invasive fistula creation in Texas. DALLAS July 31, 2019 — Dallas Nephrology Associates (DNA) is among the first in the nation to create a … Continued