Luis Fernando Gimenez, MD
Nephrology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
Languages
- Spanish
- English
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MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Luis Fernando Gimenez
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Independent Clinician
Background
Dr. Luis F. Gimenez is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise includes nephrology.
Dr. Gimenez received his medical degree from Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile. He completed residencies in internal medicine at Hospital Clinico Regional Dr. Guillermo Grant Benavente, Hospital Carlos Van Buren and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He performed his fellowship in nephrology at Johns Hopkins.
His research interests include the pathophysiology of chronic renal failure.
Research Interests
Pathophysiology of chronic renal failure, The role of immunosuppressive affects in the therapy of membranous GN, IgA nephropathy, focal sclerosis and proliferative GN
Research Summary
Dr. Gimenez focuses his research on the pathophysiology of chronic renal failure with emphasis on the different factors that influence the rate of progression of chronic renal disease. Specifically, he is interested in the role that hypertension, calcium phosphorous metabolism abnormalities and dietary manipulations play in the process.
He is also interested in the role of immunosuppressive affects in the therapy of membranous GN, IgA nephropathy, focal sclerosis and proliferative GN.
Locations
- Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- phone: 410-955-0670
- fax: 410-367-2258
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Nephrology, 1985
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine, 1984
- Residency: Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina, Internal Medicine, 1981
- Residency: Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente de Concepción, Internal Medicine, 1977
- Medical Education: Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina, MD, 1976
Board Certifications
- Nephrology: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1988
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)