Kernilde Jean-Jerome, MD, a Nephrologist with Richmond University Medical Center

Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Kernilde Jean-Jerome, who serves patients in Brooklyn, New York.

A competent nephrologist, Dr. Jean-Jerome is affiliated with Richmond University Medical Center, seeing patients at her office in Brooklyn, New York.

Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) is a 470+ bed healthcare facility and teaching institution serving borough residents as a leader in the areas of acute, medical and surgical care, including emergency care, surgery, minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, gastroenterology, cardiology, pediatrics, podiatry, endocrinology, urology, oncology, orthopedics, neonatal intensive care and maternal health.

In regards to her educational background, Dr. Jean-Jerome earned her medical degree from the University of Haiti. She then attended the SUNY Downstate Medical Center, receiving residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics. Finally, she completed her fellowship in nephrology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University.Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.

Speaking multiple languages, Dr. Jean-Jerome is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Haitian Creole.

Learn More about Dr. Kernilde Jean-Jerome:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3333516-Kernilde-Jean-Jerome-Nephrologist-Kidney-Specialist or through Richmond University Medical Center, https://www.rumcsi.org/doctors/jean-jerome-kernilde-md/

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