Christie Clinic Doctor Awarded for Outstanding Care

January 19, 2011

Christie Clinic Doctor Awarded for Outstanding Care

October 26, 2010

Dr. Dang Ho Receives Guardian Angel Award

Nephrology

Christie nephrologists specialize in hypertension and diseases or malfunctions of the kidneys, the organs that rid the body of wastes and toxins through urination.

Internal Medicine

The physicians in Christie's Department of Internal Medicine diagnose and treat non-surgical illnesses in adults.

Christie Clinic in Tuscola

With Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cardiology on site, Christie Clinic's facility in Tuscola meets the primary care needs of patients in Douglas County.

Christie Clinic on Windsor/Convenient Care

Christie on Windsor, a primary care facility, is home to a number of specialty departments as well. Our Convenient Care is open daily—even on weekends—because we know that you aren't…

Christie Clinic on University

Christie on University is our main facility. The University facility houses many Christie departments.

Sami S. Zabaneh, MD

Internal Medicine Physician

Nathan R. Walker, MD

Internal Medicine Physician

Sumuk Sundaram, MD, PhD

Internal Medicine Physician

Richard Snowden, MD

Hospitalist

Provides treatment to patients while in the hospital and works with their primary care physician.

Anuradha Shanmugham, MD, MPH

Internal Medicine Physician

“I strive to best serve my patients by being a good listener, being compassionate, and also acting in their best interest, while making medical decisions. I want my patients to…

Charlotte Schuchart, MD

Internal Medicine Physician

Ismail M. Qattash, MD, FACC

Nephrologist

Kiranmai Jamma, MD

Internal Medicine Physician

Dang D. Ho, MD

Internist

“I genuinely enjoy being with my patients and their family. I always strive and realize that my patients, especially the sick and dying ones, and I are in the same…

Kathleen L. Collins, MD

Internist

Andrew Bartlett, DO

Internal Medicine Physician

Specialties

Christie Clinic's Department of Internal Medicine and Convenient Care locations are here to keep your health in check!

Blood pressure

Blood pressure is a measurement of the force applied to the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. The pressure is determined by the force…

Lupus nephritis

Lupus nephritis is a kidney disorder that is a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Kidney transplant

A kidney transplant is surgery to place a healthy kidney into a person with kidney failure.

Kidney disease - resources

The following organizations are good resources for information on kidney disease:

* National Kidney Disease Education Program - http://www.nkdep.nih.gov
* National Kidney Foundation -

End-stage kidney disease

End-stage kidney disease is the complete, or almost complete failure of the kidneys to function. The kidneys can no longer remove wastes, concentrate urine, and regulate electrolytes.

Dialysis

Dialysis is a method of removing toxic substances (impurities or wastes) from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so.

Diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease or damage that results as a complication of diabetes.

Chronic renal failure

Chronic renal failure is a slowly worsening loss of the ability of the kidneys to remove wastes, concentrate urine, and conserve electrolytes.

Acute nephritic syndrome

Acute nephritic syndrome is a group of disorders that cause inflammation of the internal kidney structures (specifically, the glomeruli).

Acute kidney failure

Acute (sudden) kidney failure is the sudden loss of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.

Food poisoning

Food poisoning is the result of eating organisms or toxins in contaminated food. Most cases of food poisoning are from common bacteria such as Staphylococcus or E. coli.

Flank pain

Flank pain refers to pain in one side of the body between the upper abdomen and the back.

Fever blisters and canker sores

Canker sores occur only inside the mouth and are not contagious. They sometimes occur as a result of trauma (biting the inside of the lip, burning the mouth with hot…