William B. Schwartz Division of Nephrology

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The William B. Schwartz Division of Nephrology provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with all aspects of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension. Staff members are expert in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of CKD, and work with patients to help them choose and carry out appropriate treatment options. Patients have access to a complete array of treatments, including medical and surgical management of specific causes of CKD, as well as dialysis and kidney transplantation.

 

We are also dedicated to improving the lives of patients through clinical research, with a particular emphasis on the epidemic of chronic kidney disease. Physician-researchers in our division have led the way in conducting clinical research to define CKD and write the guidelines for its management. Our aims are to eradicate individual kidney diseases where possible, identify effective treatments and reduce the burden of kidney disease on society.

 

William B. Schwartz, MD

Bill Schwartz founded the Division of Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center in 1950 and served as its chief until 1971. He developed the Division into a preeminent referral center for patients with kidney diseases in the New England region and beyond, and he cared personally for hundreds of patients. He made landmark discoveries that revolutionized our understanding of the pathophysiology and management of acid-base and electrolyte disorders. But most importantly, he created a school of rigorous pathophysiologic thought and analytical reasoning, whose graduates have contributed greatly to the field of nephrology.

William B. Schwartz Nephrology Fund

We have endeavored to preserve Dr. Schwartz’s academic legacy by establishing the William B. Schwartz Nephrology Fund.  Created in 2000, the Fund supports a number of academic initiatives of the Division.  The William B. Schwartz Nephrology Fund endows research and training oppoprtunities for both junior and senior investigators within the Division.

If you wish to make a donation to the William B. Schwartz Nephrology Fund, please click here to make an online contribution or mail contributions to:

William B. Schwartz Nephrology Fund

Tufts Medical Center
Development Office

800 Washington Street

Box 231
Boston, MA 02111