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Published on: 7/22/2005
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William D. Yu, M.D., FASN
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William D. Yu, M.D., FASN
Vascular Access Center Prince George's County & Washington, DC
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Dr. William Yu graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1994 as part of the 6-year combined BA/MD program, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude.
He completed his Internal Medicine Residency from 1994-1997 and his Nephrology Fellowship from 1997-1999, both at Northwester University School of Medicine in Chicago.
He is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
He has practiced in a private practice setting for over 6 years in the Baltimore area.
Despite being in private practice, Dr. Yu was active in teaching and had a part-time academic position at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine from 2000-2005.
Furthermore, Dr. Yu was awarded the "Faculty Teacher Award" in 2001 by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine.
In 2001, Dr. Yu was trained in Interventional Nephrology procedures, specifically Hemodialysis Vascular Access procedures, by Interventional Radiologist Dr. W. Perry Arnold as well as Interventional Nephrologist, Dr. Gerald Beathard.
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By the beginning of 2002, Dr. Yu was the first practicing Interventional Nephrologists in the Maryland and Washington, DC area.
In early 2004, Dr. Yu was one of the first Interventional Nephrologists certified in Hemodialysis Vascular Access Procedures by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN).
To date, he has performed over 5,000 procedures and has helped train several other Interventional Nephrologists.
Dr. Yu specializes in all aspects of hemodialysis vascular access including AV fistula maturation, chest port placement and varicose vein treatment.