Luis Fernando Gimenez, MD
Nephrology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Luis Fernando Gimenez
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-0670
- fax: 410-367-2258
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Nephrology, 1985Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Medicine, 1984Hospital Carlos Van Buren
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1981Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente de Concepción
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1977Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile
Medical Education, MD, 1976Board Certifications
Nephrology
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1988Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)