TahiraPalmer(Palmer)AlvesMD

Nephrology • San Antonio, TX

Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio

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Office
10010 Rogers Crossing
Suite 210
San Antonio, TX 78251
Phone+1 210-549-3524

Fax+1 210-692-9671

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2006 - 2009
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2009 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2008 - 2015
MA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

47 citations
Racial differences in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States: a social and economic dilemma.
T. Palmer Alves, Julia B. Lewis
Clinical Nephrology. 2011-01-12
47 citations
Rate of ESRD Exceeds Mortality among African Americans with Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
Tahira P. Alves, Xuelei Wang, Jackson T. Wright, Lawrence J. Appel, Tom Greene
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2010-08-01
135 citations
Relative incidence of ESRD versus cardiovascular mortality in proteinuric type 2 diabetes and nephropathy: results from the DIAMETRIC (Diabetes Mellitus Treatment for ...
David K. Packham, Tahira P. Alves, Jamie P. Dwyer, Robert C. Atkins, Dick de Zeeuw
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2012-01-01