Miguel Angel Vazquez MD

Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Summary

Dr. Miguel Vazquez is a Nephrologist based in Dallas, TX with extensive experience in general nephrology, transplant nephrology, and dialysis. He is the Clinical Chief of Nephrology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Vazquez completed his medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1985 and his residency in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is an active investigator and has published multiple papers in respected clinical journals and directed large clinical trials in chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Recognized for his contributions to the field, Dr. Vazquez has received the Watson Award for Excellence in Patient Care at UT Southwestern and honors from Castle Connolly, Epic Systems Corporation, SuperDoctors.com, and The American Society of Nephrology.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1988 - 1992
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1985

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2014-2017
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial Start of enrollment: 2022 Jul 11
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Kidney Precision Medicine Project Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 01
RECRUITING
Improving Chronic Disease Management With Pieces Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 18
Completed
Not Applicable

PubMed

Shared multicellular injury programs of acute and chronic kidney disease enable mechanistic patient stratification.
Robin Fallegger, Sergio A Gomez-Ochoa, Charlotte Boys, Ricardo Omar Ramirez Flores, Jovan Tanevski
Medrxiv. 2026-03-06
Case Series of Histopathological Findings in Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights From the Kidney Precision Medicine Project.
Christine P Limonte, Stephanie Aw, Charles E Alpers, Laura Barisoni, Brooke Berry
Kidney Medicine. 2026-02-01
1 citations
Disentangling informing participants from obtaining their consent.
Patricia Pearl O'Rourke, Joseph Ali, Judith Carrithers, David Magnus, Benjamin S Wilfond
Learning Health Systems. 2025-10-01

Journal Articles

Prediction of Arteriovenous Fistula Clinical Maturation from Postoperative Ultrasound Measurements: Findings from the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation Study
Laura M Dember, Jonathan Himmelfarb, James S Kaufman, Harold I Feldman, Alfred K Cheung, Miguel A Vazquez, Lauren Alexander, Thomas S Huber, Michael Allon, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Lectures

Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Accelerating Evidence Generation in Nephrology
American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/8/2019
ASN Highlights 2012: Dallas
American Society of Nephrology, Dallas, Texas - 3/3/2012

Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018
Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018

The Patricia and William L. Watson Jr., M.D. Award for Excellence in Clinical MedicineNovember 1st, 2024
Team Tests Strategies to Care for Patients with Multiple DiseasesJune 12th, 2024