About Us - Oklahoma Kidney Care

Welcome to Oklahoma Kidney Care, the office of Dr. Lorraine Wilson, Dr. Radhika Medipalli, Dr. Kaelin Merveldt, and Dr. Celeste Boeckman. We are Board Certified Nephrologists specializing in the care of your kidneys and difficult to treat cases of hypertension. As your Nephrologists our goal is to offer you the best care and patient experience available in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas.

It is our mission to provide superior care that improves the quality of life of every patient, every day. As trusted leaders in kidney care we provide a range of services that include education, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of kidney disease. In addition, we support patients with end stage kidney disease with multiple dialysis options including home hemodialysis, home peritoneal dialysis, in-center hemodialysis and kidney transplant options and support.

Dr. Lorraine T. Wilson, MD

Lorraine T Wilson MD is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She completed a post doctoral residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Oklahoma and then was a faculty member of the University of Iowa Renal Division until returning to Oklahoma City in 1985 to establish her Nephrology practice at Mercy Hospital. She is the founding member of Oklahoma Kidney Care.

Dr Wilson has served at Mercy Hospital as the Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine and Chief of Nephrology as well as a member of the Medical Executive Committee and Credentialing Committee and established the first dialysis clinic on this campus.

Dr Wilson’s practice specializes in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney conditions, critical hospital illness and kidney replacement therapies to include dialysis and transplantation. She has a special interest in home dialysis therapies and healthy life style agendas.

Wilson is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and has been the founding member of several dialysis facilities in Oklahoma.

Dr Wilson is the mother of two and grandmother of Emma and enjoys travel, reading, gardening and spending time with her family.

Dr. Radhika Medipalli, MD

Dr. Radhika Medipalli was born and raised in Hyderabad, India. After completing medical school, she moved to the USA in 2011 to join her husband in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She did her Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship in Nephrology at the Medical college of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in the year 2008. During her fellowship, she achieved academic honors in transplant research. Her work in identifying the source of BK Virus infection in kidney transplant recipients through a National Kidney Foundation grant has been well published in transplant literature.

She joined Oklahoma Kidney care in the year 2008. During her work experience, she has served as a Medical Director in outpatient dialysis unit as well as acute dialysis units. She is an active member of the medical executive committee at Mercy Acute Rehabilitation hospital. She has active privileges in Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Mercy AMG long term acute care facility and Mercy Rehab Hospital.

Dr. Medipalli specializes in the treatment of chronic kidney disease, hypertension, glomerulonephritis, post kidney transplant care, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis. She has expertise in acute kidney failure and continuous dialysis therapies in critical illness. Patients and family members will experience compassionate and dedicated care from Dr. Medipalli. She believes that life-style changes are one of the key therapies of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Dr. Medipalli is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. She enjoys nurturing her two boys, running marathons, gardening and cooking with her family.

Dr. Kaelin Merveldt, MD

Kaelin C. Merveldt, MD is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at Houston Medical School. She completed a post-doctoral residency in Internal Medicine at Rush University in Chicago and then a fellowship in Nephrology also at Rush University in Chicago. She then accepted a position as a Nephrologist at Oklahoma Kidney Care in 2013 where she has been since. Her husband and his family are from Okarche, Oklahoma; which brought them back to the state.

Dr. Merveldt has served at Mercy Hospital as the Chief of Nephrology. She is credentialed and maintains privileges at Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma Heart Hospital, AMG Long Term Care Facility at Mercy and Integris Baptist Medical Center.

Dr. Merveldt is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Her practice specializes in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease, end stage renal disease and acute renal failure. She works with patients with end stage renal disease to maintain a healthy lifestyle and good quality of life while on dialysis. She provides in-center hemodialysis and home dialysis options as well. She has a special interest in glomerulonephritis associated kidney diseases, especially those associated with lupus.

Dr. Merveldt is the mother 2 beautiful little girls and enjoys running and spending time with her family.

Dr. Celeste Boeckman, DO

Dr. Celeste Boeckman is of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage. She was raised in Southern Oklahoma. Her father, a pediatrician, influenced her interest in helping others and pursuing a medical education. She received a Cell Molecular Biology undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. She continued her education and received a doctorate degree in Osteopathic Medicine at Oklahoma State College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa.

She completed her Internal Medicine Residency and then served as a hospital physician for 6 years in Oklahoma City.

She realized her interest in Nephrology and then completed a Nephrology Fellowship at University of Oklahoma-Tulsa School of Community Medicine.

Dr. Boeckman is a member of the Chi Omega sorority, American Society of Nephrology, American Osteopathic Association, and the American College of Osteopathic Internists.

Dr. Boeckman has a son and daughter. She loves long distance running, bowling, and spending time with her family at her husband’s childhood farm.

Arin Patterson — Office Manager

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Phone: (405) 748-5800

Fax: (405) 748-5806

Main Office Location:
13901 McAuley Blvd # 303
Oklahoma City, OK 73134

Business hours:
8 am - 4 pm, Monday - Thursday
8 am - 1 pm, Friday

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