C. Dyer Diskin, M.D.

C. Dyer Diskin, M.D. is a member of the team at Hypertension and Nephrology. Dr. Diskin earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his fellowship in nephrology at Stanford University and his internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

Following a year of clinical nephrology at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California, Dr. Diskin received the Satellite Research Fellows Grant to work for Satellite Healthcare in San Jose, California. During his time there as a research fellow, he was the principal investigator for “The Effect of Intradialytic Exercise on the Physical Function of People Undergoing Hemodialysis (IDEX).” This study helped connect exercise professionals with patients on dialysis to teach them simple exercises they could complete while on dialysis to improve their mobility.

Dr. Diskin also worked on the “Trial to Evaluate Anticoagulation Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (RENAL-AF)” to evaluate the use of apixaban for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing hemodialysis. In addition, he participated in a case series on patients with left ventricular assistance devices receiving dialysis care.

Originally from Opelika, Dr. Diskin and his wife, Geraldine, have been married for three years. He is the son of Dr. Charles Diskin, who has practiced in Hypertension and Nephrology at EAMC for 37 years. He enjoys scuba diving and traveling.