Horacio Esteban Adrogue MD

Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Glomerular Disease, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

President, Apex Kidney Care

6550 Fannin StreetSuite 1101Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-363-8592
Fax+1 713-790-3013

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Summary

Dr. Horacio Adrogue is a nephrologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. He received his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in chronic renal failure & dialysis, glomerular disease, and kidney & pancreas transplantation and is experienced in hypertension, general nephrology, acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and transplant nephrology.

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaFellowship, Nephrology, 2001 - 2003
University of MinnesotaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2001
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1997
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical SchoolBA, Psychology, 1987 - 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2003 - 2027
MN State Medical License 1999 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
American Society of NephrologyFellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Cerner Patient Portal and Powerchart, Cerner Corporation, 2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Long-term outcomes of light chain amyloidosis patients receiving heart transplant: A single-center experience.
Khush Patel, Zoe H Tu, Carrie Yuen, Siddhartha Ganguly, Allison N Yun
JHLT Open. 2025-08-01
Impact of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Rituximab for Prevention of Idiopathic Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence Post-Kidney Transplantation.
Allison N Yun, Alex W Rogers, Jill C Krisl, Anna Kagan, Horacio E Adrogue
Transplantation Direct. 2025-03-01
9 citations
Early humoral immune response to two doses of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine in a diverse group of solid organ transplant candidates and recip...
Howard J Huang, Stephanie G Yi, Constance M Mobley, Ashish Saharia, Arvind Bhimaraj
Clinical Transplantation. 2022-05-01

Journal Articles

Initial survival data of kidney transplant patients with pre-transplant monoclonal gammopathy
Soltero L, Carbajal H, Xu J, McCarthy J, Suki WN, Gaber AO, Adrogue HE., Clin Transplant, 3/1/2012
Task Force on Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and Non-criteria APS Manifestations (II): thrombocytopenia and skin manifestations
Cervera R, Tektonidou MG, Espinosa G, Cabral AR, González EB, Erkan D, Vadya S, Adrogue HE, Solomon M, Zandman-Goddard G, Shoenfeld Y, Lupus, 2/1/2011
Task Force on Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and Non-criteria APS Manifestations (I): catastrophic APS, APS nephropathy and heart valve lesions
Cervera R, Tektonidou MG, Espinosa G, Cabral AR, González EB, Erkan D, Vadya S, Adrogue HE, Solomon M, Zandman-Goddard G, Shoenfeld Y, Lupus, 2/1/2011

Books/Book Chapters

Conn’s Current Therapy
Chapter: Hypertension
Adrogue HEEdition 64th,2015
American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care
Chapter: Henoch Schonlein Purpura
Adrogue HE and Flores FEditors: McInerny TK, Adam HM, Campbell D, Kamat DK, Kelleher KJ.American Academy of Pediatrics, ELK Grove Village, ILEdition 1st,2009
American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care
Chapter: Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Adrogue HE and Repetto HEditors: McInerny TK, Adam HM, Campbell D, Kamat DK, Kelleher KJ.American Academy of Pediatrics, ELK Grove Village, ILEdition 1st,2009

Abstracts/Posters

Third Time’s a Charm: A Case of Recurrent Transplant FSGS
AbdulRahim, N; Edwards, A; DeGolovine, A; Glass, W; Adrogue, HE, ASN meeting, 11/1/2012
Solid Organ Transplantation in Amyloidosis
Adrogue HE, Estep J., Rice L., Gaber OA, ASN meeting, 11/1/2011
HOMA Test in patients with Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant
Osuchukwu G, Soham AS, Kochar T, Herrera N, Asham E, Adrogue HE, AST Annual Scientific Exchange, 10/1/2010

Lectures

Kidney Transplant Core Concepts (Quiz Series)
1/1/2014
Organ Donation Myths and an Overview of Solid Organ Transplantation in the USA
9/18/2012
Amyloidosis and Solid Organ Transplantation
7/1/2012