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.
Providing 24-hour coverage for dialysis emergencies through our partnership with DaVita Dialysis.
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. Michael Moffat, DO, FASN
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Dr. Moffat is board certified in both internal medicine and nephrology. He treats patients with kidney disease, as well as related conditions like hypertension, diabetes mellitus and polycystic kidney disease.
Dr. Moffat graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at DD Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, Georgia. Dr. Moffat also completed a nephrology fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.
Dr. Moffat served in the US Army for 25 years, retiring in 2006.
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