Polycystic Kidney Disease – Is it Hiding in Your Genes
EDr. Meyeon Park, MD, MAS, Director of UCSF Polycystic Kidney Disease Center of Excellence and a Nephrologist discusses polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) a genetic disorder which can eventually lead to kidney failure. She also talks about how people living with this disease can manage their condition.
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Dr. Meyeon Park, MD, MAS, is a nephrologist who cares for patients affected by high blood pressure and kidney disease. She has a special focus on polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and directs the PKD Center of Excellence at UCSF Health. She earned her medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and then completed her residency in internal medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in nephrology at UCSF, where she also received a masters of advanced study degree in clinical research. Dr. Park is a member and Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology.
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