The Nephrology Department provides care for kidney failure at all stages — from early treatment to kidney transplantation, including hemodialysis.
Head of Department: Professor Alexandre HERTIG.
Main areas:
- Kidney transplantation
- Living and deceased donation
- ABO-incompatible transplants
- Immunosuppression minimization protocols
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) treatment
- Personalized strategies to slow disease progression
- Preparation for dialysis and transplantation
- Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Emergency dialysis in critical conditions
- Multidisciplinary approach (in collaboration with intensivists)
- Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- Outpatient and home programs
- Patient training for self-dialysis
Equipment:
- Hemodialysis machines: modern systems with biofeedback
- Histology laboratory: rapid diagnosis of graft rejection
- Ultrasound with elastography: assessment of kidney tissue fibrosis
- Extracorporeal therapies: plasmapheresis, hemoperfusion