Nephrologist Business Cards for Kidney Disease and Dialysis Medicine

Nephrologists are the internal medicine subspecialists who diagnose and treat kidney diseases and renal disorders — managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) from early stages through end-stage renal disease (ESRD), acute kidney injury (AKI), glomerular diseases, hypertensive nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, electrolyte and acid-base disorders, dialysis (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis), and kidney transplant medicine. Nephrology is a high-acuity specialty: nephrologists are frequently consulted in the inpatient setting for AKI and electrolyte emergencies while also managing complex CKD patients in outpatient practice.

What Nephrologist Cards Include

Your Credentials

• MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
• ABIM board certified in Nephrology — Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (Nephrology)
• ASN member (American Society of Nephrology) — the primary nephrology professional organization
• NKF member (National Kidney Foundation) — patient advocacy and professional organization
• FASN (Fellow, American Society of Nephrology) — honorary distinction
• State medical license
• Transplant Nephrology — subspecialty focus in kidney transplant medicine; includes pre-transplant evaluation, post-transplant immunosuppression, and rejection management

Conditions and Services

Chronic kidney disease:

• CKD stages 1–5 management
• CKD progression prevention (RAAS blockade, SGLT2 inhibitors, finerenone)
• Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) — most common cause of ESRD in the US
• Hypertensive Nephropathy
• CKD mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) — secondary hyperparathyroidism, phosphate management
• Anemia of CKD — erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA), iron supplementation

Glomerular diseases:

• IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) — most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide
• Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
• Membranous Nephropathy
• Minimal Change Disease
• Lupus Nephritis (Class I–V)
• ANCA-associated Vasculitis (GPA, MPA, EGPA) — renal involvement
• Anti-GBM (Goodpasture's) Disease

Tubular and interstitial:

• Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)
• Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN)
• Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) — tolvaptan management
• Tubulopathies (Fanconi syndrome, Bartter/Gitelman syndromes)

Electrolyte and acid-base:

• Hypo/hypernatremia
• Hypo/hyperkalemia
• Metabolic acidosis and alkalosis
• Hypo/hypercalcemia, hypo/hypermagnesemia, hypo/hyperphosphatemia
• SIADH vs. Cerebral Salt Wasting

Dialysis:

• Hemodialysis (HD) — in-center and home HD
• Peritoneal dialysis (PD) — CAPD and APD
• Dialysis access management (AV fistula, graft, tunneled catheter)
• Urgent-start dialysis

Transplant nephrology:

• Pre-transplant evaluation and workup
• Post-transplant immunosuppression management (tacrolimus, mycophenolate, prednisone)
• Rejection management — T-cell mediated, antibody-mediated
• CMV and BK virus prophylaxis and treatment

Procedures

• Kidney biopsy (native and transplant) — diagnosis of glomerular disease
• Dialysis access evaluation and management
• Ultrasound guidance for biopsies

Design for Nephrologists

• Medical authority, clinical precision

Color palette: Navy + white, dark teal + white, charcoal + white

Back of Card

1. "Nephrologist, MD | Diplomate, ABIM | FASN | ASN | [State] Licensed"
2. "[Subspecialty: Transplant nephrology | Interventional nephrology | Glomerulonephritis]"
3. "CKD | Glomerulonephritis | Hemodialysis | Peritoneal dialysis | Transplant | AKI | Electrolytes"
4. "IgA nephropathy | Lupus nephritis | FSGS | PKD | Diabetic kidney disease | SGLT2 therapy"
5. "New patients: [phone] | [email] | [website] | [Hospital / Practice]"

Checklist

• [ ] MD or DO
• [ ] ABIM board certified (Nephrology)
• [ ] Transplant Nephrology subspecialty (if)
• [ ] ASN membership
• [ ] FASN (if applicable)
• [ ] NKF membership
• [ ] CKD management (all stages)
• [ ] Glomerular diseases (IgAN, FSGS, lupus nephritis)
• [ ] Dialysis (HD and PD)
• [ ] Transplant medicine (if offered)
• [ ] Kidney biopsy
• [ ] Electrolyte and acid-base management
• [ ] New patient / referral information