Prof. Yuan Chen, MD

Standing Committee Member of the Professional Committee on Immune-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Guangdong Association of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine; Standing Committee Member of the Professional Committee on Chronic Disease Management, Guangdong Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Standing Committee Member of the Professional Committee on Renal Failure (Integrated TCM & Western Medicine), Guangdong Association of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine; Standing Committee Member of the Professional Committee on Nephrology (Integrated TCM & Western Medicine), Guangzhou Association of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine; Member of the Nephrology Branch, Guangzhou Medical Association; etc. Specializes in the integrated TCM and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, lupus nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephropathy, gouty nephropathy, and chronic renal failure. Expert in treating symptoms and conditions such as joint pain, lower back pain, edema, insomnia, proteinuria, hematuria, various syndromes of kidney deficiency, and cold extremities using TCM. Also skilled in procedures including arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation (including with prosthetic grafts), AVF PTA (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty), long-term and temporary hemodialysis catheter placement, renal biopsy, and blood purification techniques.