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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Consult team with their new Renal Merit Badges

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Joel Topf, MD

I am a board certified clinical nephrologist in Detroit. I work for a multispecialty practice, St Clair Specialty Physicians. I am an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and part of the faculty for The St John Hospital and Medical Center Nephrology Fellowship. I have an office at St Johns Moross and in Farmington Hills.

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Consult team with their new Renal Merit Badges

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