IntestinalDiverticulitis near Live Oak, FL

Care Philosophy: In our practice we hope to provide nephrology services to our community by treating each patient as an individual with special attention to personal respect as well as customized and specific medical care.

Biography: Dr. Don Esprit is one of the nephrologists at Northern Florida Kidney Care located in Gainesville, FL. He was born and raised in the Island of Dominica before becoming a US citizen. He received his medical degree from the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Villa Clara, Cuba in 2003 and then returned to his home land where he did an internship at the Princess Margaret Hospital and later worked as a primary care physician in the Castle Bruce Health district of Dominica. In 2012 he completed his Internal Medicine residency at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Massachusetts. He then moved to Gainesville, Florida where he completed his nephrology fellowship in June 2017.Dr. Esprit is an expert in the management of hypertension, chronic and acute kidney disease, End Stage Renal disease, all modalities of dialysis, and renal transplantation. He has a special interest in sickle cell nephropathy and an advocate for peritoneal dialysis. He is currently a member of the American Society of Nephrology.Aside from English, he is fluent in Spanish and French Creole. Outside of his professional life, he engages in playing basketball, hiking and traveling. He currently lives with his wife and three daughters in Gainesville, Florida.