Christopher Argote MD
Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Physician
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1101 Medical Center Blvd.Hospitalist GroupMarrero, LA 70072
Phone+1 504-349-1656
Fax+1 504-349-1933
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Summary
- Christopher Argote, MD, is an internal medicine specialist based in Marrero, LA, with subspecialties in hospice and palliative medicine and hospital medicine. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009 and completed his internal medicine residency there in 2012. Dr. Argote has been a hospitalist at West Jefferson Medical Center since 2012. His research interests are reflected in multiple publications primarily focused on the esophageal epithelium, published in the American Journal of Physiology and cited extensively by other works.
Education & Training
Tulane UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 38 citationsElectrical parameters and ion species for active transport in human esophageal stratified squamous epithelium and Barrett's specialized columnar epitheliumNelia A. Tobey, Chris M. Argote, Ximena Vanegas, W. Barlow, Roy C. Orlando
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2007-07-01 - 18 citationsEffect of luminal acidity on the apical cation channel in rabbit esophageal epithelium.Nelia A. Tobey, Chris M. Argote, Chris M. Argote, Mouhamed S. Awayda, Ximena Vanegas
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2007-03-01 - 16 citationsCalcium-switch technique and junctional permeability in native rabbit esophageal epitheliumNelia A. Tobey, C. M. Argote, S. S. Hosseini, Roy C. Orlando
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2004-06-01
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