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Nephrology/Kidney Clinic • Athens, GA
Clinic Type
Nephrology/Kidney Clinic
Address
210 Hawthorne Park Athens, GA 30606
Phone
770-513-2107
customerservice@piedmont.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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What specialties are offered?
Nephrology / Kidney care (Kidney Hypertension Clinic and related nephrology services)
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- Piedmont Healthcare (Dr. Divakar Jammalamadaka): 4.7/5 (74)
- Vitals (Dr. Geoffrey Golembiewski): 4.5/5 (10)
- Vitals / US News (Dr. Emad Ahmed): 4.2/5 (Vitals) / 5/5 (US News) (9 (Vitals) / 21 (US News))
- US News (Dr. Rene Mackay): 5/5 (17)
Patients praise
- Attentive and thorough bedside manner
- Doctors who take time to listen and answer questions without rushing patients
- Friendly and helpful office staff
- High patient satisfaction ratings for specific nephrologists in the region
Common complaints
- Allegations of racial bias in treatment, denial of care, and downplaying medical conditions for patients with sickle cell anemia at local hospitals in Athens, including Piedmont.
"Dr Golembiewski is one of the best medical doctors I have seen in my 50 years of life! His demeanor and bed-side manner is calm, positive, thorough, attentive, flexible, and personal."
— Vitals (Dr. Geoffrey Golembiewski)"Dr. Ahmed and his staff have always been very friendly to me and his staff has gone above and beyond the call of duty... He will spend as much time with you as you need to discuss your health."
— Vitals (Dr. Emad Ahmed)"These women report troubling experiences at local hospitals in Athens, Georgia, alleging that a doctor has denied them essential treatment, downplayed the seriousness of their condition, and wrongfully implied that they are seeking drugs rather than medical care."
— Athens Anti-Discrimination MovementSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Dr. Prashant Amin, MD, Nephrologist | Gainesville, GA | WebMD — Jul 15, 2025
- Elizabeth L Johnson, MD - Athens, GA — Aug 20, 2025
- Dr. Thuy Le, DO - Nephrologist in Fayetteville, GA — May 14, 2026
- Dr. Reuben K. Ellis, MD - Nephrologist in Macon, GA — May 14, 2026
- Dr. Janice Irene Phillips Lea, MD - Atlanta, GA - Nephrology - Book Appointment — Apr 18, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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