Kidney Stones - Information, Resources, and Directory

Kidney Stones Organizations and Support

Organizations

Kidney & Urology Foundation of America
The Foundation is focused aggressively on kidney and urologic research, to nurture the development of new therapies and to make research and new therapies more accessible to people in need.

National Kidney Foundation
Information for organ donors and recipients, for patients and professionals, meetings and events and support. An A-Z guide for kidney disease and related conditions. A major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

American Kidney Fund
Information about this national voluntary health organization, as well as kidney disease facts.

World Kidney Fund
Established as an international fund by the National Kidney Foundation Singapore to help kidney patients in developing countries who have little or no access to renal healthcare facilities. Site discusses training programs, scholarship grants, countries in need...

Nephron Information Center
Resource base on kidney disease. Includes updated renal news stories, index of US dialysis centers and Nephroquest, Mesothelioma, a patient question and answer resource.

National Kidney Federation
A UK charity run by kidney patients providing information on kidney/renal disease and its treatment.

National Kidney Cancer Association
Headquarters for this membership organization made up of patients, family members, physicians, researchers, and other health professionals. Includes programs and services, research, education symposium, and contacts.

Support Groups

Yahoo! Groups: Kidney-Stones
Features an open forum support group for people who are affected by kidney stones. Joining instructions, read messages, and submit a post.

Kidney Stone Photographs

Herring and Company - Kidney Stone Photographs
Pictures of kidney stones and their chemical compositions.

Kidney Stone Articles

Urology Notes - What Every Man & Woman Should Know About Kidney Stones
Urinary calculi have been around for centuries. Stones were found in an Egyptian skeleton estimated to be over 7,000 years old. In the United States, archeologists have discovered urinary calculi in bony remains dating back to 1500 B.C. Many notable individuals have suffered with kidney stones, namely Louis Napoleon III (Emperor of France), Benjamin Franklin...

NCBI-PubMed - Kidney Stone articles
Shock wave lithotripsy success determined by skin-to-stone distance on computed tomography.

Kidney Stone & Health Publications

MCW HealthLink - The Facts about Kidney Stones
News and information on diseases of the kidneys from the physicians and scientists of the Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Resource Directory

United States

American Foundation for Urologic Disease
1000 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 410
Linthicum, MD 21090
Phone: 1–800–828–7866
or 410–689–3990
Fax: 410–689–3998
Email: admin@afud.org
Internet: www.afud.org

American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 800-638-8299
Email: helpline@kidneyfund.org
Internet: www.kidneyfund.org

American Urological Association
1000 Corporate Boulevard
Linthicum, MD 21090
Phone: 866-746-4282 or
410-689-3700
Email: aua@auanet.org
Internet: www.urologyhealth.org

Kidney & Urology Foundation of America, Inc.
1250 Broadway, Suite 2001
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212.629.9770 or
1.800.633.6628
Fax: 212.629.5652
Email: info@kidneyurology.org
Internet: www.kidneyurology.org

Kidney & Urology Foundation of America, Inc.
1250 Broadway, Suite 2001
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212.629.9770 or
1.800.633.6628
Fax 212.629.5652
Email: info@kidneyurology.org
Internet: www.kidneyurology.org

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease of the National Institute of Health
Building 31, Room 9A04
31 Center Drive MSC-2560
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-3583
Email: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov
Internet: www.niddk.nih.gov

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3580
Phone: 1–800–891–5390
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov
Internet: www.niddk.nih.gov/

National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 1-800-622-9010
or 212-889-2210
Fax: 212-689-9261
Email: info@kidney.org
Internet: www.kidney.org

Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF)
201 E. 19th Street, #12E
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 1–800–OHF–8699
or 212–777–0470
Fax: 212–777–0471
Email: execdirector@ohf.org
Internet: www.ohf.org

Canada

The Kidney Foundation of Canada
Northern Alberta & the Territories Branch
101 - 10642 - 178 Street
Edmonton AB Canada T5S 1H4
(780) 451-6900 or
1-800-461-9063
Fax: (780) 451-7592
Internet: www.kidney.ab.ca

United Kingdom

National Kidney Research Fund UK
Registered Office
Kings Chambers
Priestgate, Peterborough PE1 1FG
Phone: 0845 070 7601
Email: info@kidneyresearchuk.org
Internet: www.nkrf.org.uk

UK National Kidney Federation
6 Stanley Street,
Worksop,
England S81 7HX
Phone: (01909) 487795
Fax: (01909) 481723
Email: info@@kidney.org.uk
Internet: www.kidney.org.uk

Europe

Irish Kidney Association
Donor House
Block 43A
Parkwest
Dublin 12.
Phone: +353-1-668 9788 or
+353-1-668 9789
Fax: +353-1-668 3820
Internet: www.ika.ie

Australia

Kidney Health Australia
GPO Box 9993 Melbourne Vic 3001
Phone:(03) 9674 4300
Fax:(03) 9686 7289
Email: info@kidney.org.au
Internet: www.kidney.org.au

Asia

World Kidney Fund
National Kidney Foundation Singapore
81 Kim Keat Road
Singapore 328836
Telephone: +65 6251 7555
Fax: +65 6299 3164
Email: wkf@nkfs.org
Internet: www.worldkidneyfund.org

Africa

Renal Care Society of South Africa
Department of Internal Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Stellenbosch
PO Box 19063
Tygerberg 7505
Phone: +27 21 9389044
Fax: +27 21 9317810
E-mail: Internal Medicine Department