Expert Qualifications
This board certified Nephrologist has been practicing medicine for over 30 years, , publishing over 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals throughout the years. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology, and has given over 300 presentations both nationally and internationally in the field of Nephrology. He is the former Chief of Nephrology at the University of Arkansas Hospital and at the West Side VA Medical Center, and currently is a Professor of Nephrology and a Chief of Nephrology at a major medical university.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: Illinois
- M.D., Universidade Federal Fluminese Medical School
- Internship, Internal Medicine, Antonio Pedro Teaching Hospital
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Antonio Pedro Teach Hospital
- Fellowship, Nephrology, Cook County Hospital & University of Illinois at Chicago
- Board Certification: Nephrology
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American Society of Nephrology
- Member, International Society of Nephrology
- Member, National Kidney Foundation
- 250+ publications in peer-reviewed journals focusing on Nephrology
- Former, Associate Chief of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Former, Chief of Nephrology and Program Director, University of Arkansas Hospital and VA Hospital
- Former, Chief of Nephrology, West Side VA Medical Center
- Current, Professor of Nephrology and Chief of Nephrology, major university medical center
- Current, Medical Director of Dialysis Unit, major medical university
