The Section of Nephrology provides immediate and long-term care for the evaluation and treatment of children with acute and chronic renal disease, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, hypertension, and all types of fluid electrolyte and acid-based disturbances. Dr. Conley is one of only two pediatricians in the Delaware Valley certified as a specialist in hypertension by the American Society of Hypertension Specialists’ Program.

The Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Center at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is one of the oldest and most experienced pediatric dialysis and renal transplantation centers in the United States. The Center provides dialysis for both acute and chronic patients, either at home or at the hospital, in cooperation with an active pediatric transplantation service.

A multidisciplinary team approach supports a philosophy of individualized patient care. This team includes physicians, nurses, a nutritionist, a social worker, and a Child Life therapist. The staff works closely with urologists, radiologists, and other specialists at St. Christopher’s to evaluate and care for the full range of urological and infectious problems in children.

Appointments: 215-427-5190

Susan B. Conley, MD
Chief, Section of Nephrology
Professor of Pediatrics
Appointments: 215-427-5190
Office: 215-427-5190

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Training: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: St. Louis Children’s Hospital (National Kidney Foundation Fellow)
Staff Appointment: 1997
Special Interests: General nephrology including urinary tract infections, hematuria, proteinuria, acute and chronic renal failure, hypertension, dialysis and transplantation, particularly dialysis and transplantation of infants.

Sandi See Tai, MD
Director, Dialysis Unit
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Appointments: 215-427-5190
Office: 215-427-5190
Dialysis Unit: 215-427-5118

Medical School: Tufts University, School of Medicine
Training: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2001
Special Interests: End stage renal disease, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, hematuria, protenuria, hypertension

Cornelia A. Winkler, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Appointments: 215-427-5190
Office: 215-427-5190

Medical School: University of Hamburg Medical School, Germany
Training:
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital at Strong, Rochester, NY
Staff Appointment: 2001
Special Interests: General nephrology, particularly hypertension