Interventional Nephrology is a new and emerging subspecialty of Nephrology that deals with ultrasonography of kidneys and ultrasound-guided renal biopsy, insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheters, tunneled dialysis catheters as a vascular access for sufferers undergoing hemodialysis as well as percutaneous endovascular strategies carried out to manipulate dysfunction of arteriovenous fistulas or grafts in end stage renal sickness patients.

Traditionally, these procedures have been delegated to a range of professionals with resultant delays in prognosis and initiation of therapy. To avoid the delays nephrologists have taken the initiative to operate these methods themselves. Indeed, current statistics have emphasised that nephrologists can safely and efficiently operate these techniques with excellent results.