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Office
1223 Gateway Dr
Ste 1F
Melbourne, FL 32901Phone+1 321-312-3307Fax+1 321-956-2539
Summary
- Dr. Gaston Ponte is an endocrinologist in Melbourne, FL and is affiliated with Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil and has been in practice 14 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in diabetes and lipid metabolism and is experienced in parathyroid adenoma, graves' disease, hypothyroidism, toxic thyroid nodule, and osteoporosis. He has more than 10 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2010 - 2012
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Universidad Catolica de Santiago de GuayaquilClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2014- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 283 citationsIslet transplantation in type 1 diabetes mellitus using cultured islets and steroid-free immunosuppression: Miami experience.Tatiana Froud, Camillo Ricordi, David A. Baidal, Muhammad M. Hafiz, Gaston Ponte
American Journal of Transplantation. 2005-08-01 - 72 citationsLong-term insulin independence and improvement in insulin secretion after supplemental islet infusion under exenatide and etanercept.Raquel N. Faradji, Thipaporn Tharavanij, Shari Messinger, Tatiana Froud, Antonello Pileggi
Transplantation. 2008-12-27 - 74 citationsToward Maximizing the Success Rates of Human Islet Isolation: Influence of Donor and Isolation Factors:G Ponte, Antonello Pileggi, Shari Messinger, Angel Alejandro, Hirohito Ichii
Cell Transplantation. 2007-01-01
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- Health First Medical Grouphttp://www.health-first.org/index.cfm
- University of Central Floridahttp://med.ucf.edu/directory/profile/gaston-m-ponte/
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