Physicians Who Perform Dialysis Procedures Near Glen Burnie, MD
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Sarina Ahuja, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Navneet Kaur Ahuja, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Khalid Khalil Al-Talib, MD
Nephrology
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Akshay Narendra Amin, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Mary Theresa Behrens, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Adam Richard Berliner, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Anuradha Boddeti, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Tammy Mcloughlin Brady, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Nephrology
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Eric Matthew Brown, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Nadia Nisar Chaudhri, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Dialysis Procedures
Dialysis is a therapeutic procedure that can aid or replace existing kidney function. In dialysis, blood is filtered to remove toxins and maintain salt and water balance. There are two main types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. In hemodialysis, blood is filtered through a machine, and in peritoneal dialysis, the filtering relies on the lining of the abdomen (called the peritoneal membrane).