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Robert Gaston, MD, Nephrology, Birmingham, AL

RobertSGastonMD

Nephrology Birmingham, AL

Professor of Medicine, University Alabama

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  • Office

    619 19th St S
    Birmingham, AL 35233
    Phone+1 205-934-6600

Summary

  • Co-Director, Comprehensive Transplant Institute

Education & Training

  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1988 - 1988
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineFellowship, Nephrology, 1984 - 1986
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1988 - 2024
  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 1980 - 1999
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Lawmakers, Advocates Push to Extend Medicare's Coverage of Kidney Transplant Drugs
    Lawmakers, Advocates Push to Extend Medicare's Coverage of Kidney Transplant DrugsAugust 15th, 2019
  • 2015 AST FAST Designees
    2015 AST FAST DesigneesMay 21st, 2015
  • Lifeline: Meet a Family Bound Not by Blood or Name, but by Their Kidneys
    Lifeline: Meet a Family Bound Not by Blood or Name, but by Their KidneysFebruary 12th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Oral Solutions Of Sang35 Versus Neoral In Stable Adult Renal AllograftsNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
  • Anti TAC With 3 Drug Therapy For Prevention Of Acute Allograft RejectionNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
  • Zenapax PLUS Immunosuppression VS Immunosuppression In AllograftNational Center For Research Resources1997
  • Humanized Anti TAC In Acute Allograft RejectionNational Center For Research Resources1996–1997
  • Isradipine And Nifedipine On Sodium Excretion In Renal AllograftNational Center For Research Resources1995
  • L-Arginine In Cyclosporin-Treated Kidney Transplant PatientsNational Center For Research Resources1993–1995
  • Enalapril For Posttransplant ErythrocytosisNational Center For Research Resources1993–1995