Nephrology

Welcome to the Nephrology Department at SVUH, where we offer expert, compassionate care for kidney disease patients. Our multidisciplinary team delivers personalised, state-of-the-art treatment through all stages of care, from early Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) education to kidney transplantation.

National centre for kidney-pancreas transplantation in Ireland

SVUH is the national center for kidney-pancreas transplantation in Ireland. Our innovative and integrated approach to clinical services is developed in partnership with affiliated hospitals across the Ireland East region. We offer both virtual and real-time consultations to primary care via online media. Through the Dublin Academic Medical Centre and in collaboration with our research partners at the Conway Institute in UCD, we have established a clinical career pathway that promotes excellence in education and research from undergraduate to postgraduate levels.

Services

• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Transplantation (national centre for kidney-pancreas transplantation)
• Haemodialysis
• Home therapies
• Plasmapharesis

Sub-specialty clinical assessment in:

• Obstetric nephrology
• Kidney stone disease
• Vasculitis
• Diabetic nephropathy

Consultants

• Prof. Alan Watson
• Dr. John Holian
• Dr. Aisling O'Riordan

Other useful contact details

• Clinical Nurse Manager 3 – Ms Michelle McQuaid
  • Email: mcquaid@svuh.ie
  • Tel:   (01) 221 3086
• Clinical Nurse Manager 2 – Ms Gladys Sadang
  • Email: G.Sadang@svuh.ie
  • Tel:  (01) 221 44271
• Clinical Nurse Manager 1 – Angelo De Los Reyes
  • Email: angelodelosreyes@svhg.ie 
  • Tel: (01) 221 4427
• Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Mr Rafael Souza
  • Email: rafaelsouza@svhg.ie
  • Tel: (01) 221 4427
• Clinical Nurse Specialist CKD and Shared Care Haemodialysis – Ms Rejani Nedumbanal
  • Email: rejaninedumbanal@svhg.ie
  • Tel:   (01) 221 3519
  • Bleep: 640
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Transplantation – Ms Juby Thomas
  • Email:  jsthomas@svhg.ie
  • Tel:   (01) 221 4553
  • Bleep: 608
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Peritoneal Dialysis – Ms Jaspreet Kaur, Ms Rita Clasby and Ms Lyn Detoyato 
  • Email: peritdialysis@svhg.ie
  • Tel: (01) 221 5483 or 087 406 8188
  • Bleep: 790
• Senior Clinical Psychologist – Dr Julie Lynch
  • Tel: (01) 221 4493
  • Renal Psychology PIL
• Social Worker – TBC
• Senior Renal Dietician – Ms Rebecca Stanley
  • Tel: (01) 2214225
• Dialysis Units
  • 4th floor unit tel: (01) 221 4427
  • Ground floor unit tel: (01) 221 3087
  • Beacon Renal Sandyford tel: (01) 906 5628 and website: https://beaconrenal.ie
• Patrick’s Ward
  • Tel: (01) 221 4465 / 4090

Referral information

We accept consultant and GP referrals to our out-patient department. Referrals can be made via phone, fax, letter or email to the departmental secretary. All referrals are promptly reviewed and triaged by our consultant team.

Please address referrals to:

Department of Nephrology
4th Floor, St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Elm Park, Dublin 4

Useful links

• Irish Nephrology Society https://irishnephrology.ie/
• UK Kidney Association https://ukkidney.org/
• Irish Kidney Association https://ika.ie/
• National Renal Office Renal – HSE.ie