Nephrologist Edward R. Gould, MD, and urologist Ryan Hsi, MD, FACS, have a collaborative role at Vanderbilt’s Complex Stone Clinic, where they treat and manage patients with kidney stones.
“This clinic allows patients to see the urologist, the nephrologist and the renal dietitian concurrently,” Gould told Nephrology News & Issues. “Most importantly, it allows us to collaborate on an approach for any individual patient. We present a clear delineation of labor to patients, so they understand who is managing what part of their treatment, and they have a single point of