Varsha Pothula, MD, specializes in caring for patients with chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, hypertension and electrolyte disorders. She also cares for patients who need dialysis. Learn more at: https://uvahealth.com/findadoctor/Varsha%20Reddy-Pothula%20Venkata-1003313628 Transcript Hi, I am Varsha Pothula. I'm a UVA Health nephrologist at Lynchburg. We take care of patients with kidney diseases, from mild kidney disease to very advanced kidney disease, as well as taking care of dialysis patients. The thing that made me like nephrology most was it is the most interesting field of medicine, which involves a lot of physiology and mechanisms, and understanding those mechanisms to treat the patients in a better way. And I think that's what made me interested towards nephrology. I try to explain the condition, the kidney conditions as much as possible in as normal terms as possible. And also answer all your questions. And when I talk to patients, I see them not as a patient, but a person.