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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
5th Floor, Clinic Tower, Room 5E328
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-6571Fax+1 504-842-5444
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Nephrology, 2002 - 2005
- Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
- Cayetano Heredia UniversityClass of 1998
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaBachelor's, 1988 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
- SC State Medical License 2005 - 2017
- GA State Medical License 2003 - 2007
- IL State Medical License 1999 - 2002
- American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional NephrologyRenal Utrasonographist
- American Society of HypertensionHypertension Specialist
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Faculty Excellence Award in Clinical Medical Education, 4th Year Medical Students MUSC, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Nominated for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Medical Education MUSC, 2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 643 citationsFactors Associated With Death in Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the USShruti Gupta, Salim S. Hayek, Wei Wang, Lili Chan, Kusum S. Mathews
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2020-11-01 - 328 citationsAssociation Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.Shruti Gupta, Wei Wang, Salim S. Hayek, Lili Chan, Kusum S. Mathews
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2021-01-01 - 192 citationsAKI and Collapsing Glomerulopathy Associated with COVID-19 and APOL 1 High-Risk Genotype.Huijuan Wu, Christopher P. Larsen, Cesar F. Hernandez-Arroyo, M. Mohamed, Tiffany Caza
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2020-06-19
Journal Articles
- Evaluation of Polyuria: The Roles of Solute Loading and Water DiuresisBhasin B, Velez JC, Am J Kidney Dis, 1/1/2016
- Letter to the Editor: Concern about Urine Nephrin Quantification by a Commercially Available ELISAJanech MG, Rodgers J, Arthur JA, Velez JC, Am J Physiol Ren Physiol, 1/1/2015
- A Case-Control Study and a Case Series of Pseudohyperphosphatemia During Exposure to Liposomal Amphotericin BBohm NM, Hoover, KC, Walhquist AE, Velez JC, Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1/1/2015
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Abstracts/Posters
- Collapsing glomerulopathy in kidney allografts: donor ethnicity and clinical course.Obadan NO, Bruner E, Mour G, Velez JC, Kidney Week, 1/1/2016
- Bedside real-time ultrasound-guided kidney biopsy service fully run by nephrology: Safety and specimen adequacy.Alzubaidi M, Hakmei J, Abou Hassan N, Velez JC, Kidney Week, 1/1/2016
- Rapidly reversible contrast-induced acute kidney injury does not increase the risk for worse long-term renal outcomes.Gandhi D, Castaneda J, Salazar MN, Bhasin B, Nielsen C, Velez JC, Kidney Week, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Urine Microscopy1/1/2016
- Diabetic Kidney Disease: Altering its Clinical Course.North Charleston, SC - 1/1/2016
- Targeting Hemodynamics in Hepatorenal Acute Kidney Injury.Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2016
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Other
- Vancomycin-associated accelerated acute kidney injury. Interview.Obadan N, Velez JC, American Journal of Kidney Diseases blog (AJKD Blog), Scientific Clinical Meeting
https://ajkdblog.org/2016/04/30/scm16-vancomycin-induced-aki/
1/1/2016 - Como vivir saludablemente con la enfermedad renal cronica (How to have a healthy life with chronic kidney disease)Velez JC (Co-Editor), American Kidney Fund
1/1/2004
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