Balboa Nephrology — Vascular Health Center occupies Suite 102 at 6402 El Cajon Blvd in College Area, San Diego, 92115, with a co-located vascular access center in Suite 100 at the same address. The practice is part of Balboa Nephrology Medical Group, a multi-site nephrology organization with offices across San Diego County, Imperial Valley, and Orange County. Dialysis patients rotate between the El Cajon Boulevard clinic and centers operated by Fresenius Medical Care and DaVita, and DaVita College Dialysis in College Area handles the in-center hemodialysis sessions that the nephrology group oversees as medical directors. Nephrologists at the location include David Namazy, MD, who joined the group in 2001 after completing his nephrology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and Timothy Behrend, MD, who earned his MD from the University of Michigan and trained in nephrology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The vascular access center manages fistula creation, graft maintenance, and catheter care for hemodialysis patients, and Dr. Namazy holds certification from the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology for non-surgical arteriovenous fistula procedures. The Balboa Institute of Transplantation arm manages post-kidney-transplant care, and Balboa Research conducts clinical trials investigating new treatments for chronic kidney disease. Qasim Choudry, MD, joined the group in 2023 with 15 years of interventional nephrology experience, and Juan Calderon Molina, MD, a Yale-trained nephrologist and Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, joined in 2016 with an emphasis on diabetic kidney disease. Specialist referrals for comorbid conditions flow between the nephrology group and area providers including Huan a Le, MD in College Area. The 92115 ZIP places the practice on El Cajon Boulevard east of SDSU, within the medical corridor that concentrates nephrology, primary care, and pharmacy services along a one-mile commercial stretch.