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Xavier Parada, MD, Nephrology, Worcester, MA

XavierParadaMD

Nephrology Worcester, MA

Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Hypertension

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Attending Nephrologist

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  • Office

    55 Lake Ave N
    Worcester, MA 01655

Summary

  • Dr. Xavier Parada is a nephrologist in Worcester, MA and is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. He received his medical degree from Universidad de El Salvador Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 4 years. He specializes in acute renal failure, chronic renal failure & dialysis, and hypertension and is experienced in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and nephritis. He has more than 30 publications and over 250 citings.

Education & Training

  • Universidad de El Salvador Faculty of Medicine
    Universidad de El Salvador Faculty of MedicineClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 12th Ernesto González Award Massachusetts General Hospital, 2017
  • Innovations in Kidney Education Contest Winner 2017
  • Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition Congressman Joseph Crowley, New York City, 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Serum Angiopoietin‐2 Predicts Mortality and Kidney Outcomes in Decompensated Cirrhosis  
    Andrew S Allegretti, Sagar U Nigwekar, Raymond T Chung, Sahir Kalim, Xavier Vela Parada, Ravi I Thadhani, Guillermo A Ortiz, Samir M Parikh, Hepatology
  • Prognosis of patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury who initiate renal replacement therapy  
    Andrew S. Allegretti MD MSc, Xavier Vela Parada MD, Nwamaka D. Eneanya MD MPH, Hannah Gilligan MD, Dihua Xu, PhD, Sophia Zhao, MD PhD, Jules L. Dienstag, MD, Raymond T..., Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 1/1/2017
  • Toward a Comprehensive Hypothesis of Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities  
    Carlos Manuel Orantes-Navarro, Raul Herrera-Valdes, Miguel Almaguer-Lopez, Laura Lopez-Marin, Xavier Fernando Vela-Parada, Marcelo Hernández-Cuchillas, Lilly M. Barba, Adv Chronic Kidney Dis, 1/1/2017
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Survival after Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy for AKI in Cirrhosis [SA-PO006
    Allegretti Andrew S., Parada Xavier F., Eneanya Nwamaka Denise, Chung Raymond T., Thadhani Ravi I., Gilligan Hannah M., American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Week, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2017
  • Best practices in social media [SA-PO919]
    Parada Xavier F., Desai Tejas P., Cota Miguel A. et al, American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Week, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2017
  • Prevalence and risk factors for CKD in Adults of El Salvador [FR-PO497]
    Orantes Carlos M., Herrera Raul, Almaguer Miguel, Diaz Moises N., Parada Xavier F., Gavarrete Escobar E., Silva Luis C., American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Week, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • Can Hotter Climates with Increasing Ambient Temperatures Potentiate the Effect of Agricultural Toxicants in the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Epidemic in El Salvador? 
    Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2017

Other

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk factors in the population over 15 years of Buena Vista community, Las Pilas 
    Vela XF, AT6FUI Improving Public Health by Application of Space Technology
    1/29/2013
  • Prevalence of CKD and risk factors in population > 15 years old, in two farming communities of El Salvador. March to September 2012. 
    Vela XF, Henriquez DO, Zelaya SM, Granados DV, Hernández MX, Orantes CM, Video Presentation, National Scientific Conference, Ministry of Health of El Salvador
    1/1/2012