Pediatric Nephrology

Comprehensive Kidney Care for Children

Pediatric Nephrology
California Campus
3700 California St., B555
San Francisco
415-600-0770 - appointments

Pediatric Nephrology services at California Pacific Medical Center are staffed by physicians from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. These physicians provide diagnosis and treatment for children with kidney (renal) and urinary tract disease at CPMC in San Francisco. Conditions include:

Acute and chronic renal failure
Nephrotic syndrome
Glomerulonephritis
Hematuria - blood in the urine
Proteinuria - large amounts of protein in the urine
Hypertension - high blood pressure
Serum electrolytes and pH regulation disorders
Complicated urinary tract infections (UTI)
Metabolic disorders affecting the kidneys, including cystinosis and oxalosis. Cystinosis is when cystine (a common protein-building compound) accumulates within specific cellular bodies of the kidney, known as lysosomes. Oxalosis is a buildup of a substance called oxalate in the blood after kidney failure.
Kidney transplant - Nephrologogists provide pre- and post-transplant care at CPMC in San Francisco. Transplant surgery is performed at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.

Where Kids Come First!

This service is staffed by Packard Children's physicians.

Pediatric Nephrologists

Abanti Chaudhuri, M.D.

More about Dr. Chaudhuri.

Steven Alxeander, M.D., MPH

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Paul Grimm, M.D.

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Pediatric Specialty Services

Specialty pediatric services at CPMC in San Francisco feature some of the top-rated pediatric physician specialists in the San Francisco Bay Area and northern California. We deliver family-centered care to babies, young children, adolescents, and children through age 18 using the most advanced diagnostic and treatment options available. We are located in San Francisco and serve the San Francisco bay area, Marin and all of Northern California.