Andrew J. King MD

Dr. King serves as The Medical Director and a countywide champion for home dialysis modalities. Dr. King was board-certified in Internal Medicine in 1986 and Nephrology in 1988. After he received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1983, he served his internship and residency specializing in Internal Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital-Chicago.

Dr. King then trained in Nephrology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He next was recruited by New England Medical Center Tufts University School of Medicine where he was an Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director of the Nephrology Training Program. In 2001, Dr. King was recruited to Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, in La Jolla, CA, where he serves as the Division Head of Nephrology. He also functions as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego Medical School. Dr. King has authored more than sixty manuscripts on Nephrology and has published chapters in major Nephrology textbooks. He has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and patient care.