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A specialized, caring team that includes you 

If you’ve noticed unusual swelling around your child’s eyes, face, feet and ankles, or your child has pain or burning while urinating your pediatrician may recommend a visit to a kidney and urinary tract specialist. 

As a parent, you want to put your trust in medical experts with experience, compassion and a strong understanding of children. At Randall Children’s Hospital, we champion team based, family-first 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.  

Rest assured our entire care team is sensitive to the physical and emotional needs of children and their families. Our specialists are trained and certified in kidney and urinary tract conditions (urinary tract disorders, kidney stones, kidney blockages and kidney cancer), and have their primary focus in pediatric care. Your child will receive the care plan that is right for their needs. Chronic kidney diseases are the specialty of our nephrologists, who can prescribe nonsurgical medical treatments.   

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 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 including: 
  • Kidney biopsy 
  • Prenatal office visits with pregnant women and their families 

What Can You Expect?

A trip to the doctor’s office or hospital can make children and their parents a little nervous. Our care team is here to help and put all of you at ease.

We take the time to help you understand your child’s diagnosis, to understand the next steps which may include blood tests, urine tests, or imaging studies, and together we will fully explore options for treatment if needed. On the day of your doctor’s visit, you and your child will be surrounded by a care team experienced in working with children, young adults and their families.

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.  

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 

Randall Children's Specialty Clinics  
Legacy Medical Group - Cornell 
2478 13th Street SE 
Salem, OR
Phone: 503-413-3926   

Randall Children's Specialty Clinics  
(Located in Salem Pediatrics Clinic) 
1960 N.W. 167th Place, Suite 103 
Beaverton, OR  
Phone: 503-413-3926 
 

Outreach locations 

Live in the Bend area? Our providers also see patients at Central Oregon Pediatric Associates (COPA).  

Support for you and your child is close at hand  

Alport Syndrome Foundation 
National Kidney Foundation
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
Nephcure         
Northwest Kidney Kids
PKD Foundation  
UNC Kidney Center 

Get Connected & Stay Informed   

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