Resource Guide for Kidney Stones
Condition InDepth
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
1-855-653-2273
NKF provides information about kidney diseases to patients and healthcare professionals. The Local Affiliates page of their website lists Kidney Foundation offices by state.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
NIH, Building 31, Room 9A06, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
800-860-8747
TTY: 711
This agency provides information about kidney diseases to patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and the public. They answer questions, develop and distribute publications, and work with related professional and patient organizations and government agencies to coordinate resources about kidney and urologic diseases.
Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation
579 Albany Post Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
1-800-643-8699 (US toll free)
212-777-0470
This is an online resource for people with hyperoxaluria, their families, and healthcare providers. Consumers can order or download several useful books online—one gives the oxalate content of foods and the other is a low-oxalate cookbook.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
880-5160 Decarie Blvd
Montreal, QC H3X 2H9
1-800-361-7494
514-369-4806
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through funding and stimulating innovative research, providing education and support, promoting access to high quality healthcare, increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation.
Urology Care Foundation
1000 Corporate Boulevard
Linthicum, MD 21090
1-800-828-7866
1-410-689-3700
The Urology Care Foundation offers this site where you can find information on pediatric and adult conditions. You can also search for a urologist and learn more about this field.
Contributors
- Michael Woods, MD, FAAP
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