A new way to prevent kidney stones | Ep.4: Health Compass Podcast

Kidney stones may seem like a temporary problem, but for millions of people, they’re painful, recurring, and poorly understood. In this episode, Maya Adam talks with Stanford Medicine nephrologist Alan Pao, who studies how the kidneys regulate minerals and chemical balance, exploring how a little-known molecule called citrate could help stop stones before they form. Read the story: https://stan.md/4sdn5jj Health Compass podcast: https://med.stanford.edu/health-compa... Alan Pao, MD, is an associate professor of medicine in the Stanford School of Medicine, Director of the Stanford Kidney Stone Clinics, and staff physician at VA Palo Alto Health Care System. His research studies how the kidneys control salt, water, and electrolyte homeostasis in the body, with a focus on the pathogenesis of kidney stone disease. As a clinician, he oversees a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare delivery to patients with kidney stone disease. He earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and his fellowship training in nephrology at University of California San Francisco. #kidneystone #kidneyhealth #patientcare #stanfordmedicine Stanford Medicine advances human health through world-class biomedical research, education and patient care. Bringing together the resources of Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Medicine is committed to training future leaders in biomedicine and translating the latest discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. The Stanford Medicine YouTube channel is a curated collection of contributions from our School of Medicine departments, divisions, students, and the community. Our diverse content includes coverage of events, presentations, lectures, and associated stories about the people of Stanford Medicine.