Bellevue doctors named heads of South County dialysis clinics

Northwest Kidney Centers has named new medical directors for its dialysis clinics in Auburn and Renton.

Dr. Frank Fung, longtime medical director at Northwest Kidney Centers Auburn, has taken the same role at the larger Renton clinic. He practices at Valley Medical Center’s Nephrology Clinic in Kent.

Dr. Paramita Mukherjee is medical director of Northwest Kidney Centers Auburn. She also practices at Valley Medical Center’s Nephrology Clinic and formerly served as medical director at Puget Sound Kidney Centers’ clinic in Monroe.

Drs. Mukherjee and Fung both live in Bellevue.

Northwest Kidney Centers is a regional, not-for-profit provider of kidney dialysis, public health education, and research into the causes and treatments of chronic kidney disease. Founded in Seattle in 1962, it was the world’s first dialysis organization. Now ranked as the 8th largest dialysis provider in the United States, it is known for high quality services, deep community connections and generous donor support.