GabrielNicolas(Contreras Martin)ContrerasMD
Nephrology • Miami, FLCritical Care
Professor, Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine
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Office
1450 NW 10th Ave
Ste 1006
Miami, FL 33136Phone+1 305-243-3696Fax+1 305-243-5791- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I earned my medical degree in 1984 from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico. I trained in Internal medicine, nephrology, hypertension, critical care, and earned a degree as Master in Public Health between 1989 and 2003. In 1996, I joined the School of Medicine at the University of Miami. During my time as faculty in the Department of Medicine, I have been involved in the development and establishment of a successful clinical research program in the Division of Nephrology with the accrual of 24 research grants, more than 100 publications in peer review Journals and textbooks. I have an ongoing commitment to improving kidney disease outcomes among racial and ethnic minorities throughout the clinical research program at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1994 - 1996- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Nephrology, 1992 - 1994
Harlem Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Universidad de GuadalajaraClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1993 - 2026- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension ABPM Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
- Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Randomized MMF Withdrawal in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Associations Between Albuminuria and Mortality Among US Adults by Demographic and Comorbidity Factors.Yelena Drexler, Julien Tremblay, Robert A Mesa, Bailey Parsons, Efren Chavez, Gabriel Contreras, Alessia Fornoni, Leopoldo Raij, Samuel Swift, Tali Elfassy> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Nov 7
- 1 citationsRelationships among Non-Neoplastic Histopathological Features, Kidney Function, Proteinuria, and Other Clinical Factors in Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy.Laura Aponte Becerra, Juan D Salcedo Betancourt, Tali Elfassy, Oleksii Iakymenko, David B Thomas, Farid Isaac, Alessia Fornoni, Yiqin Zuo, Laura Barisoni, Gabriel Cont...> ;Glomerular Diseases. 2023 Sep 30
- 2 citationsBlood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among US Adults: A Sex-Stratified Analysis, 1999-2019.Tali Elfassy, Charles A German, Paul Muntner, Eunhee Choi, Gabriel Contreras, Daichi Shimbo, Eugene Yang> ;Hypertension. 2023 Jul 1
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Press Mentions
Two-Year, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Belimumab in Lupus NephritisSeptember 17th, 2020
Statins plus Intensive SBP Control May up Survival in Nondiabetic CKDApril 3rd, 2019
Cinacalcet as Rescue Therapy for Refractory Hyperparathyroidism in Young Children with Advanced Chronic Kidney DiseaseSeptember 10th, 2018- Join now to see all
Hospital Affiliations
Jackson Health SystemMiami, Florida
University of Miami HospitalMiami, Florida
Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemMiami, Florida
UMHC-Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, Florida
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