The Division of Nephrology at the University of California-San Francisco has a long and distinguished history.  Over the past four decades, UCSF has been a major source of leaders and investigators in nephrology at academic centers throughout the United States.

Our mission continues in this tradition: expanding the frontiers of basic and clinical investigation in nephrology, training the next generation of academic nephrology leaders and providing the highest level of patient care. 

Current faculty members are based at UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital and the VA Medical Center.  Active basic research programs focus on the regulation of sodium balance, regulation of epithelial ion transport, mechanisms of water transport in renal epithelia and pathology of renal matrix metabolism.

Clinical research programs include both database and patient-oriented studies in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury and end-stage renal disease.  Numerous UCSF faculty members outside of the Division with interest in kidney related research are also active members of our fellowship training program.

We also take great pride in the excellence of our clinical programs.  UCSF Medical Center has performed more kidney transplants than any other institution in the world (over 8,400 since 1964).  Members of the Division are active participants in numerous clinical trials, thus bringing cutting edge therapies to the bedside.