Kidney Care For Children

Our Kidney Team specializes in the care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with conditions affecting or related to the kidneys. Your child’s doctor may recommend a visit to a kidney specialist for many different reasons including swelling of your child’s body, blood in the urine, protein in the urine, high blood pressure, or abnormal lab results.

Family forward care for children

At Randall Children’s Hospital, we champion team based, family centered care. Our Kidney Team includes board certified doctors, nurses, a pediatric dietician, and a pediatric social worker. We partner with you to help care for your child and provide you with the unique medical, educational, social, and emotional services that your child and your family may need.

Conditions we treat

Gain peace of mind with expert diagnosis and treatment of the following conditions:

• Blood in the urine (hematuria)
• Chronic kidney disease
• Congenital kidney malformations
• Fluid and electrolyte abnormalities 
• Glomerulonephritis 
• High blood pressure (hypertension) 
• Kidney failure including acute kidney injury and end stage kidney disease 
• Kidney stone prevention 
• Nephrotic Syndrome 
• Protein in the urine (proteinuria) 
• Systemic lupus erythematosus * 
• Vasculitis affecting the kidneys *

*Our board certified kidney team works in partnership with the Randall Children’s Hospital Pediatric Rheumatology Team, the only board-certified pediatric Rheumatology specialty group in Oregon. 

Services we offer

• Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) 
• Apheresis 
• Dialysis: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
• Kidney biopsy 
• Prenatal office visits with pregnant women and their families 

What can you expect?

We understand that a trip to the doctor’s office can make you and your child anxious. We will support you before, during, and after your appointment. We hope to provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for your child. We take the time to help you understand your child’s diagnosis, to understand the next steps in the investigation which may include blood tests, urine tests, or imaging studies, and together we will fully explore options for treatment if needed.

Your care team  

Our doctors are board certified pediatricians and pediatric nephrologists, specially trained to evaluate and manage the treatment of children and adolescents who have kidney and urinary tract diseases.  

• Joyce Lee, MD
• Sharon Su, MD, FAAP  
  
  

To schedule an appointment 

• If you would like an appointment with a kidney specialist, please ask your child’s primary care provider for a referral. 
• If you already have a referral, please call 503-413-3926 to schedule an appointment. 
  
  

Our locations  

Randall Children's Nephrology 
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center - Medical Office Building 2 
501 N. Graham St., Suite 355  
Portland, OR 
Phone: 503-413-3926
Fax:503-413-3927
Clinic Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Randall Children's Nephrology 
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center - Medical Office Building A
2121 N.E. 139th St., Suite 200  
Vancouver, WA 
Phone: 503-413-3926
Clinic Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 

Outreach locations 

Bend and Salem. Please call the Portland office for information and scheduling.

Support for you and your child is close at hand