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AF TER CElEBR ATING ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2018, NEPHROlOGY A SSOCIATES OF SYR ACUSE PC, ENTERS ITS FIF TH DECADE OF PROVIDING CONVENIENT, COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR CHRONIC KIDNE Y DISE A SE (CKD) AND REl ATED CONDITIONS WHIlE STAYING TRUE TO ITS ROOTS A S AN INDEPENDENT PR ACTICE THAT PUTS PATIENTS FIRST. S I N C E I T S E S TA B L I S H M E N T i n Syracuse in 1978, Nephrology Associates has grown into a regional provider that receives a steady stream of referrals for patients with kidney disease and manages the complex care of individuals receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. From their main office at 1304 Buckley Road in Syracuse, members of the Nephrolog y A ssociat es prov ider t ea m — wh ich includes six nephrologists who are board- certified in both nephrology and internal medicine, three nurse practitioners, two physician assistants and a registered dietitian — travel to satellite locations in Auburn, Camillus, Fayetteville, Fulton and Oneida on a monthly basis so patients can receive care close to where they live and work. " We t r e a t a c u t e k i d n e y f a i lu r e , for which my colleagues and I frequently prov ide ICU con su lt at ion s, a nd we diagnose, manage and treat CKD," says Philip Ondocin, MD, nephrolog ist at Nephrology Associates. "We also treat diabetes a nd hy per tension — t wo of our physicia ns, myself included, a re clinical hypertension specialists — and provide medical management of kidney tra nspla nt patients both before a nd after transplantation." DIALYSIS MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPLANT PREPARATION The team at Nephrology Associates treats all forms of kidney disease, from mild or moderate cases to individuals with renal failure who require dia lysis, which is available at the practice's flagship office in Syracuse and dialysis centers throughout Central New York. "Our goa l is to help patients avoid dialysis unless it's absolutely necessary, a nd the vast majority never need it," Dr. Ondocin says. "That's a product of close monitoring and patient education. When patients require dialysis, it's usu- a l ly because of prog ressive disea se, fluid overload that can't be managed with diuretics, acidemia, high serum potas- sium or other electrolyte abnormalities." Central New York's Premier Nephrology Practice Continues to Build on Its Legacy BY THOMAS CROCKER The team at the Nephrology Associates of Syracuse PC 1 4 1 4❱❱❱❱❱ S P E C I A l F E A T U R E