Kidney Care & Transplantation Services at UWMC

About this Clinic

Kidney Care & Transplantation Services, which includes the General Nephrology Clinic at UWMC, treats patients with all forms of kidney disease through state-of-the-art care, access to studies of new treatments, as well as standard of care therapy. Very specialized care is provided to those with genetically transmitted kidney diseases, high blood pressure, diabetic kidney disease, kidney stones, cancer-related kidney disease and pregnancy in the setting of kidney disease.

Kidney transplantation is a key area of our expertise. Patients with kidney disease requesting evaluation for transplant or post-transplant care are provided excellent care and access to studies of new medications to prevent rejection of transplanted kidneys. The Living Kidney Donor Clinic at UWMC provides medical evaluation of potential living kidney donors, as well as post-operative care to donors.

Please visit our medical services page for a detailed breakdown of UW Medicine’s Kidney Care and Transplant Services.





Care Providers

Suhail Ahmad
Suhail Ahmad

Personal relationships, encourage patient's own involvement, try to educate patients and family members about the ailment, provide cutting-edge care.
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Arthur Eric Anderson
Arthur Eric Anderson

Dr. Anderson is a UW Clinical associate professor of medicine. He is board-certified in internal medicine, nephrology and critical care, and a ...
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Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam
Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam

Dr. Bakthavatsalam is a UW associate professor of surgery and urology. He earned his medical degree at Madras Medical College in India and ...
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Jared Craig Brandenberger
Jared Craig Brandenberger


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Andre Ainsworth Sherman Dick
Andre Ainsworth Sherman Dick

Dr. Dick is a UW assistant professor of surgery who practices at UW Medical Center and Seattle Children's, Division of Transplantation. His clinical ...
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Jeremy Stuart Duffield
Jeremy Stuart Duffield

Dr. Duffield is a UW Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
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Raghu Durvasula
Raghu Durvasula

Dr. Durvasula is a UW Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology. He is also Associate Medical Director for Inpatient Care.
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Jonathan Ashley Jefferson
Jonathan Ashley Jefferson

Dr. Jefferson is a UW associate professor of medicine and the director of education within the Division of Nephrology. He specializes in glomerular ...
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Elizabeth Ann Kendrick
Elizabeth Ann Kendrick

Dr. Kendrick, clinical assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology, specializes in kidney disease and kidney transplantation. ...
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Niamh E. Kieran
Niamh E. Kieran

Dr. Kieran is a UW Clinical Instructor, Division of Nephrology.
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Nicolae Leca
Nicolae Leca

Dr. Leca is a UW Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology. Dr. Leca is the Medical Director of Kidney and ...
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Karen Y Leung-Waite
Karen Y Leung-Waite


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Abhijit P Limaye
Abhijit P Limaye

Dr. Limaye is a UW professor of medicine and director of the Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease Program. He earned his medical degree from ...
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Monica Lenora Morrison
Monica Lenora Morrison


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Kimberly Ann Muczynski
Kimberly Ann Muczynski

Dr. Muczynski is a UW Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology.
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Peter Jacob Nelson
Peter Jacob Nelson

Dr. Nelson is a UW Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology.
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James D Perkins
James D Perkins

Dr. Perkins is a UW professor of surgery and vice chair of the Department of Surgery. As chief of the Division of Transplantation from 1989 to 2004, ...
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Raimund Heinz Pichler
Raimund Heinz Pichler

Dr. Pichler, a UW associate clinical professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology, is director of the Diabetic Kidney Disease Clinic and ...
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Stephen Corrigan Rayhill
Stephen Corrigan Rayhill

Dr. Rayhill is Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington.  He is an attending surgeon at the University of Washington Medical Center ...
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Jorge Dionisio Reyes
Jorge Dionisio Reyes

Dr. Reyes is a UW professor of surgery and chief of transplant surgery at UWMC. He also serves as medical director for Life Center Northwest, the ...
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Stuart James Shankland
Stuart James Shankland

Dr. Shankland is a UW Belding H. Scribner Endowed Chair of Medicine. He is also Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Nephrology
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Tamar Solomon
Tamar Solomon


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Emily S Stewart
Emily S Stewart


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Contact Information and Hours

General Contact (Phone):206.598.0667
General Contact (Fax):206.598.2208
Hours:Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address:University of Washington Medical Center
Box 356166
1959 N.E. Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
Parking Information:Patients and visitors may park at either the Triangle Garage or the Surgery Pavilion Garage. There is also Valet Parking.  Directions and fees for both locations are outlined below.

Triangle Garage

The Triangle Garage is underground, across N.E. Pacific Street from UW Medical Center. Enter from N.E. Pacific Place, one-half block west of Montlake Boulevard. A pedestrian tunnel leads from the garage to the third (main) floor of the medical center.

The garage has 500 parking stalls; 67 are labeled for disability parking and nine are wheelchair-accessible. Parking staff work from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Pay as you leave. Garage parking is free on Sundays, and after-hours parking is available. The garage has a height restriction of 6-feet-8. Reach the Triangle Garage at 206.598.3460.

Surgery Pavilion Garage

The Surgery Pavilion Garage is primarily for surgery patients and their visitors. Access the lot from N.E. Pacific Street, and turn left at the stop sign after passing the Emergency Department entrance.

Disability parking is located on all three parking levels, although Level P1 has limited availability for oversized vehicles. Maximum vehicle height is 9-feet-6-inches on Level P1 and 6-feet-7-inches on Levels P2 and P3.

Garage hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed on weekends. Pay the attendant as you leave. Hours are subject to UW’s special events calendar and schedule. After-hours parking is not available in the Surgery Pavilion Garage. Reach the garage at 206.598.0892.

Valet Parking

Valet service is available for medical center patients and visitors. The valet staff are in front of the medical center by the main entrance. Valet parking service has the same fees as garage parking. Patients with disability or mobility parking needs may use the valet service. Reach the valet service at 206.598.0177.

Patient/Visitor Parking Rates (Garage or Valet)

UW Medical Center parking lots are available to patients and their visitors. Discount coupons, available at clinics and nurses’ stations, enable parking at these rates:

0-30 minutes: Free
31-60 minutes: $3
1-2 hours: $6
2-3 hours: $9
More than three hours/in-out access/lost ticket: $10 daily maximum

Rates are subject to change annually in July.

 

Bus Directions:

UW Medical Center, at 1959 N.E. Pacific St., is served by many bus lines of King County Metro Transit. Use Metro's Trip Planner to learn which buses can get you to the medical center.

 
Shuttle Services
The Health Sciences Express free shuttle service assists faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers in traveling between UW Medical Center, UWMC-Roosevelt clinics and Harborview Medical Center. See the shuttle's schedule.
 
A separate, free shuttle service similarly transports faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers between UW Medical Center and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s. See the shuttle's schedule.
 
Accessibility Information:

UW Medical Center's main entrance and its parking facilities enable easy access for all visitors. Disability parking is available in at the Triangle and Surgery Pavilion garages, and valet service is available at the front entrance of the medical center.

 
We provide adaptive equipment for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or who have speech impairments. TTYs (regular print, large print visual display, Braille), amplified headsets, flashing light and vibrating phone alert signalers, and TV decoders are available. Patients can request disability accommodations by calling 206.598.6970 (voice). Washington Relay Service, at 800.833.6388, provides TTY text service to the medical center.

Driving Directions

The medical center is at 1959 N.E. Pacific St. See map.

 
From Interstate 5: 
  • Take Exit No. 168B (Bellevue /Kirkland) onto State Route 520. 
  • Take the first exit off SR 520 to Montlake Boulevard. 
  • Turn left onto Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge. 
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes. 
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel. 
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

 
From the East via State Route 520 Westbound: 
  • Exit at Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge.
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes. 
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

Referral Instructions

For kidney care, call 206.598.0667. Fax is 206.598.2208.

For kidney transplant information, call 206.598.4819. Fax is 206.598.2201.

For kidney living donor information, call 206.598.3627. Fax is 206.598.2201.

Health-care professionals making a referral should fax a UW Medicine referral request (PDF) to the appropriate fax number above.

To refer a patient, use the UW Medicine referral form.

Combined Kidney Liver Disease Diabetic Nephropathy Dialysis Consult Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Glomerulonephritis High Blood Pressure Kidney (Renal) Disorder Kidney Stones Native kidney biopsy Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis Undesired Pregnancy

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