Richard Spong
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Credentials
MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Director of Kidney Transplantation, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Medical Director for the Kidney Transplant Program
Biography

Bio

Administrator Info
Name: Nephrology
Phone: 612-624-9444
Email: renaldiv@umn.edu
Fax: 612-626-3840
Mail: 717 Delaware ST SE
Suite 353
MMC 1932
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Summary
Dr. Richard Spong received his MD degree from the University of Minnesota in 1994. He was in general practice serving as a General Medical Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1995 to 1998. He returned to Minnesota to complete a residency in Internal Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center followed by renal and transplant fellowships at the University of Minnesota. He joined the faculty in July 2004 and specializes in transplantation.

Clinical Summary

Kidney transplantation; Chronic kidney disease in non-kidney transplant recipients; Kidney transplant biopsies; Kidney disease (Nephrology)

Education

MD, University of Minnesota