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Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: chronic kidney disease (CKD), kidney problems, kidney stones

1600 Sw Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610

(352) 273-8815

Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS is a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS is affiliated with UF Health.

Office Locations

1600 Sw Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610

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Some issues Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS can help you with:

Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are hard deposits that form in the kidneys, made up of minerals that are normally present in urine. They can vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a nickel, occasionally even larger. Sometimes they lodge in the kidney, and sometimes they break free and make their way out through the urinary tract, which can be extremely painful.

Kidney stones can be smooth or jagged and are yellow to brown in color. They are mostly comprised of the minerals calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus. Examining the stones to see what they are made of can show what caused the stone to be formed in the first place. For example, a stone made of mostly calcium, which is the most common type, can happen any time the urine becomes too concentrated due to dehydration or a blockage in the kidney. A uric acid stone forms when acid levels in the urine get too high, usually due to excessive consumption of animal protein such as meat and fish. A struvite stone is a sign of certain infections, and a cystine stone can be due to a genetic disorder that raises the risk of kidney stones.

The most common symptom of kidney stones is pain, either in the back or lower abdomen, or severe pain when urinating. There may also be blood in the urine. Treatment for kidney stones depends on how large the stone is. Very small stones can pass out of the body on their own, and they do not require treatment other than drinking adequate water and taking pain killers. Larger stones need to be broken apart and removed. The main treatment options are:

Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound wave vibrations to break apart the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or the use of a very tiny tool (like a wire inserted through the back) to break apart and remove the stone
Ureteroscopy, a thin tube inserted through the urethra and bladder to the stone, where tiny tools can grasp the stone and remove

People who have had one kidney stone are at risk of developing another. To reduce this risk, patients are given instructions specific to the type of stone they developed. Generally the instructions will include drinking more water to dilute the urine, but it may also involve lowering sodium intake or eating less meat.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	13
doctor visit	44
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	31
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	71
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	11

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	68
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	27
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	74
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	15
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	70
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	23
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	72
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	71
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated as a nephrologist in Gainesville, FL were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

dialysis	23
doctor visit	44
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	8

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. She completed residency at Mayo Clinic. She is certified by the Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine (2001)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (2004)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UF Health

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Biography

Dr. Muna Canales is a physician who specializes in adult nephrology. Her clinical interests encompass kidney stones and chronic kidney disease (CKD). After attending Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school, Dr. Canales completed her residency training at Mayo Clinic. She is conversant in Spanish. She is affiliated with UF Health.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS From 2012 - 2022

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