Kidney failure, also called end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), is the last stage of chronic kidney disease. Kidney failure is life threatening without dialysis or a kidney transplant. 

Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition

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Renal Medicine

For patients with kidney disease, the team at Boston Medical Center offers expert, personalized care for all forms of acute and chronic kidney diseases and specializes in complex …
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Kidney Transplant Surgery

BMC’s experienced transplant team is devoted to improving our patients’ quality of life through successful organ transplantation. Our highly specialized surgeons and multidiscipli…
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Living Kidney Donation Program

At BMC’s Living Donor Program, we help both donors and recipients through the process of a living kidney donation, with a focus on helping donors as they make this incredible gift…