Marta Suárez, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Section
Marta Suárez, MD
Professor and Section Chief
Pediatric Nephrology Section
Department of Pediatrics
UPR School of Medicine
Tel: 787-756-4020, 787-474-0333 Ext. 7292, 7295
marta.suarez@upr.edu
Overview
The Pediatric Nephrology Section of the University Of Puerto Rico Of Medicine is organized under the Pediatric Department and is responsible for the development of the academic, clinical research and service activities, as pertain to the renal system, for the medical students, pediatric residency and the community.
As part of the UPR School of Medicine its faculty participates in teaching to the students in medicine, dental medicine, nursing and public health among others. The active teaching of interns and residents during their clinical rotation through the Section as well as lectures scheduled within the Residency Training Program, provide a continuum of the kidney functions and diseases and their treatments options.
The Faculty of this Section are the Pediatric Nephrologists responsible to direct the medical care of children with renal disease admitted under their care or serve as consultants to other services at the University Pediatric Hospital Dr. Antonio Ortiz, a Tertiary Care Hospital located in the Puerto Rico Medical Center, devoted to care of sick children with the most complex health conditions. The Nephrology Section Director also directs the Pediatric Renal Center which is the only facility for pediatric dialysis care in Puerto Rico and the Eastern Caribbean. This Section’s Nephrologists are consultants to the Cardiovascular Hospital of Puerto Rico, a hospital dedicated to the surgical care of adults and children with cardiovascular conditions, such as congenital heart defects and heart transplants. As consultants to the Puerto Rico Transplant Program, located in the Auxilio Mutuo Hospital, these nephrologists participate in the evaluation and treatment of children with renal transplants. The section faculty also provides consultation services to the Nursery Unit in the University District Hospital. Three Out Patient Clinics a week offer an excellent array of all clinical renal conditions, hereditary, congenital and acquired.
Research in clinical nephrology areas has included Nephrotic Syndrome. Hypertension, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Disease, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Renal Transplant, Psycho-nephrology , public health, among others.
Service to the community has been part of our efforts to improve the wellbeing of children with kidney disease. We have participated as members of the Directives of health organizations such as local nonprofit entities as Puerto Rico Renal Council, participants as resource for the Puerto Rico Kidney Foundation, consultants in public health issues to the Puerto Rico Health Department, members of the Puerto Rico Nephrology Society as leaders to disseminate the knowledge of nephrologic care for children. Also participation in National and International Societies such as the International Society of Pediatric Nephrology, and editors for peer reviewed medical journals such as Pediatric Nephrology.
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Outpatient Clinics:
Mondays 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM at: Thursday 1:00PM at:
School of Medicine Clinic Basement Clinics Tower
Commercial Center . San Juan City Hospital
Reparto Metropolitano P.R. Medical Center
Ave. Américo Miranda (787)480-2805
San Juan, P.R.
(787)758-7910
We have expertise in the evaluation and treatment of conditions such as:
- Agenesia or solitary Kidney
- Bartter’s syndrome
- Congenital Nephrotic syndrome
- Cystitis
- Dialysis (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis)
- Fanconi syndrome
- Fluid and electrolyte disorders
- Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Gittleman’s syndrome
- Glomerular disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hypertension
- IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease)
- Kidney anomalies (hydronephrosis, horseshoe kidney, small kidney)
- Kidney cyst
- Kidney dialysis
- Kidney failure
- Kidney stone
- Kidney transplant
- Lupus nephritis
- Nephritis
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Polyangiitis
- Polycystic Kidney disease Pyelonephritis
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Renal Failure
- Tubulo-interstitial nephritis
- Urinary tract infections
- Vasculitis
- Wegener’s granulomatosis