The staff at Carolina Nephrology presented a $4,000 check to benefit the National Kidney Foundation.(Photo: Provided)

Greenville-based Carolina Nephrology, the presenting sponsor of the 2015 Upstate Kidney Walk, presented the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) with a check for more than $4,000.

The Kidney Walk took place at Furman University, bringing community members together to raise awareness and fund lifesaving programs in the battle against kidney disease.

Carolina Nephrology specializes in interventional nephrology, as well as the treatment of kidney disease and hypertension.

Carolina Nephrology has six locations in the Upstate, with its main office in Greenville at 203 Mills Ave.

The practice has 11 nephrologists – all board certified in both internal medicine and nephrology – as well as three nurse practitioners.

Each year, more than 75,000 walkers across the country join the NKF to raise money to help kidney patients and their families.

More than $53,000 was raised locally for the NKF through this year's walk.

Funds generated from the walk will be used to further kidney research, provide free health screenings, support patients, donors, and doctors, improve patient care, and provide an educational resource about kidney disease and prevention.

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