Both care for kidneys, but differently. A nephrologist treats kidney function problems, like chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure related to the kidneys.
Key points
- Our urologists treat structural and surgical issues, like kidney stones, blockages, kidney masses, prostate and bladder problems.
- Many people see both.
When should I come in about this?
If “Urologist vs nephrologist: who do I see” is the reason you are looking us up, call 678-344-8900 or book online and we will see you at our Sandy Springs Clinic & Surgery Center at 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road, or at our Decatur Clinic at 2711 Irvin Way. Fever with flank pain, or being unable to pass urine, belongs in an emergency department or with 911 the same day. We will review the imaging you already have, explain whether drainage, ureteroscopy, or another procedure is even on the table, and stay with steps Advanced Urology already performs. Bring the scan report, a photo ID, insurance information if you carry it, and a medicine list.
We would like to see you in Sandy Springs
Our Sandy Springs Clinic & Surgery Center at 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road, which has its own surgery center, and our Decatur Clinic at 2711 Irvin Way are both ready to welcome you. One number books either office: 678-344-8900.
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Further reading
How our Sandy Springs urologists think through this question
When someone brings this exact question into our Sandy Springs Clinic & Surgery Center, 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road, it gets a full hearing. Our Sandy Springs urologists give that question the time it deserves. In Sandy Springs our urologists sit with the story you bring, the tests already in hand, and what would actually change the plan, and then we talk about a procedure if one belongs in the discussion. When treatment comes up in Sandy Springs, we stay with what Advanced Urology already offers: imaging to see whether a blockage or a cyst needs treatment, then a plan that may stay with observation or move to a procedure. If a popular option is one we do not offer, we will tell you so at the Sandy Springs visit. These notes are here to get you ready; the Sandy Springs visit is where we fit the plan to you.
What a visit at Sandy Springs is usually like
The first appointment at our Sandy Springs Clinic & Surgery Center, 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road leaves room for you to tell the story in your own words. In that first conversation we ask how long the problem has lasted, what you have already tried, and which medicines you currently take. An exam is often part of that first Sandy Springs visit, and we walk through any urine study or scan before it happens. If a later procedure needs a surgery center, we will tell you whether it is scheduled here at 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road or at another Advanced Urology surgery center, and how to prepare. At the desk at our Sandy Springs Clinic & Surgery Center, 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road, please have a government-issued identification, insurance information if you carry it, and the names of the medicines you take; old records help, and we can see you even if the file is still coming together.
When to call our team at Sandy Springs about this
Call 678-344-8900 when the question you just read is the one on your mind, or when a test result named here has just arrived. We will get you on the Sandy Springs schedule, or you can use online booking, and we will tell you the earliest opening we can offer. Heavy bleeding, clots that stop you from urinating, a fever with pain in the side or back, or being unable to pass urine at all should be handled in an emergency department or by calling 911, rather than waiting for a routine slot at our Sandy Springs Clinic & Surgery Center, 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road.
A video from Advanced Urology that relates to this topic
The official practice channel clip below was recorded as background for the same concern people bring to our Sandy Springs Clinic & Surgery Center, 1450 S Johnson Ferry Road.
Dr. Greenstein on Kidney Stones. Watch on YouTube Kidney Stone Treatments by Urologist Dr. Greenstein. Watch on YouTube
Other reading from Sandy Springs
What the video covers
On this Sandy Springs page the official video we link is titled Dr. Greenstein on Kidney Stones. This Sandy Springs summary stays with that public title and does not add other claims.
What the video covers
On this Sandy Springs page the official video we link is titled Kidney Stone Treatments by Urologist Dr. Greenstein. Topics noted in the public listing include A great webinar if you. Those short phrases come from the public YouTube description; we have not added quotes.