The Trover Health System Nephrology Department provides specialized care for patients with all stages of kidney disease as well as specialized consultation for patients with hypertension (high blood pressure).
The nephrology department prides itself in providing early detection and care for patients with earlier kidney disease. When the diseases are detected earlier, Trover Nephrologists use state of the art therapies to slow down the progression of kidney diseases and prolong the time between diagnosis and the need for dialysis.
In addition, the department prepares patients with advanced kidney disease for dialysis in advance of the need, which substantially reduces complications, the need to be in the hospital, and has proven to dramatically improve the outcome for these patients.
The department also specializes in identifying the cause and preventing recurrences of kidney stones.
Renal Dialysis Center
24-hour coverage for emergencies
For patients who have reached end stage renal disease, the Trover Health System Renal Dialysis Center provides lifesaving outpatient hemodialysis (artificial kidney treatment). The Dialysis Center includes a full time nurse educator and a full time registered dietician and has received many awards for quality of care over the years.
The Dialysis Center provides state of the art care using the latest dialysis machines. A pleasant and comfortable waiting area, televisions and Internet access are provided for the convenience and comfort of our patients. We also work with multiple facilities to provide access to renal transplantation for appropriate patients.
Registered nurses are available 24-hours a day for emergencies and the Dialysis Center also offers a full-time staff dietitian who works with patients to develop individualized nutrition plans and a masters prepared social worker.
Barry J. Sobel MD, FACP
Director of Nephrology, including the RMC Dialysis Unit
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Dr Sobel, our Director of Nephrology, is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and Hypertension. He is one of only two physicians in Madisonville who is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP). He is the author of several medical publications in the field of Nephrology and Hypertension and was formerly Regional Chief of Nephrology and Associate Professor of Medicine at Texas Tech University. Dr Sobel has also been Associate professor of Medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine, and has held posts elsewhere which included Director of Dialysis and Pheresis Services, Chief of Staff, Chairman of Internal Medicine and Head of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at various institutions. His book, Hypertension: A Clinicians Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment, published with Co-author George Bakris, was published in two editions and five languages.
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Dr. Junejo, Nazia
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Dr. Nazia Junejo earned her medical degree from the Liaquat Medical College in Jamshoro, Pakistan. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, NJ and a fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Junejo is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology.
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