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Review
. 2018 Oct-Dec;14(4):305-307.
doi: 10.14797/mdcj-14-4-305.

The Kidney as an Endocrine Organ

Vinay Acharya  1 , Juan Olivero  1
Affiliations
Review

The Kidney as an Endocrine Organ

Vinay Acharya et al. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2018 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

The column in this issue is supplied by Vinay Acharya, D.O., and Juan Jose Olivero, M.D. Dr. Acharya is a nephrology fellow at Houston Methodist Hospital. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at Houston Methodist Hospital. Dr. Olivero is a nephrologist at Houston Methodist Hospital and a member of the hospital's Nephrology Training Program. He obtained his medical degree from the University of San Carlos School of Medicine in Guatemala and completed his residency and nephrology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

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