The Department of Renal Medicine provides comprehensive medical care for patients with kidney conditions. Its mission: to provide quality and sustainable care has continued to be at the heart of the department’s operations.

Clincal Services

• Acid-base disorders
• Acute and Chronic Haemodialysis
• Acute Kidney Injury & Critical Care Nephrology
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies
• End-stage Renal Disease
• Fluid and electrolyte disorders
• Genetic and developmental renal diseases
• Glomerulonephritis
• Interventional Nephrology
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Severe or Refractory Hypertensive disorders
• Therapeutic plasmapheresis
• Tubulo-interstitial Diseases of the Kidney
• Vasculitic Disorders of the Kidney

Procedures

• Placement of haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis catheters
• Renal Imaging and interpretation of findings
• Ultrasound-guided biopsy of the kidneys
• Urinalysis and interpretation of findings

Dialysis Care

• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• High Acuity Haemodialysis Service
• Inpatient Haemodialysis
• Peritoneal Dialysis

Collaborative Partnerships

• Community-based Outpatient Dialysis Providers
• Early Chronic Kidney Disease Community Programmes with Primary Health Partners
• National Transplant Centres for Renal Transplantation
• Voluntary Welfare Organisations / Social Service Agencies

Medical Education

• Post-graduate training in Internal Medicine and Renal Medicine Residency Programmes
• Undergraduate training with medical schools in Singapore