Dr. Carolyn L Abitbol MD
Nephrologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Nephrology
1601 Nw 12th Ave Box 016960 M851 Miami FL, 33101About
Dr. Carolyn Abitbol is a pediatric nephrologist practicing in Miami, FL. Dr. Abitbol specializes in caring for children with chronic conditions such as hypertension, kidney disease, and chronic dialysis. Pediatric nephrologists have extensive knowledge on the dialysis and transplant processes, while simultaneously developing lasting relationships with the families of their young patients.
Education and Training
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1971
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Identification of poor responders to erythropoietin among children undergoing
- A functional immature model of chronic partial ureteral obstruction.
- Reversal of oliguric tacrolimus nephrotoxicity in children.
- Clinical management of the pediatric renal-allograft recipient.
- Profiling proteinuria in pediatric patients.
- Paricalcitol versus calcitriol treatment for hyperparathyroidism in pediatric hemodialysis patients.
- Catheter survival and comparison of catheter exchange methods in children on hemodialysis.
- Rituximab therapy for juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Comparison of tissue plasminogen activator-antibiotic locks with heparin-antibiotic locks in children with catheter-related bacteraemia.
- Proteinuria in children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
- Renal manifestations in toddlers with Takayasu's arteritis and malignant hypertension.
- Obesity and preterm birth: additive risks in the progression of kidney disease in children.
- Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in children with early chronic kidney disease.
- Twenty-five years of infant dialysis: a single center experience.
- Two decades of pediatric kidney transplantation in a multi-ethnic cohort.
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