Dr. Nestor Almeida, MD, FASN

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Nephrology  
• American College of Physicians  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

• Community Health Connect, Member Board of Directors

Treatments

• Electrolytes DisordersAcid-Base DisordersAcute Kidney InjuryChronic Kidney DiseaseDIlaysis: Hemodialysis/Peritoneal dialysis/CRRT

Internships

• Saint John's Episcopal Hospital, South Shore Program, SUNY Downstate, Brooklin/Far Rockaway, NYUniversidad de Antioquia/Hospital San Vicente de Paul, Medellin, Antioquia Colombia.

Fellowships

• Nephrology Fellowship, Research Track, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of UtahNephrology Fellowship, Division of Nephrology, Universidad de Antioquia/Hospital San Vicente de Paul

Professional Society Memberships

• Fellow American Society of Nephrology (FASN) American College of Physicians

Professional Affiliations

• Renal Care 360Revere Health NephrologyDavitaFresenius Medical Care

Articles and Publications

• Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/AbstractsMartinson M, Ikizler TA, Morrell G, Wei G, Almeida N, Marcus RL, Filipowicz R, Greene TH, Beddhu S. Associations of body size and body composition with functional ability and quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Jun; 9(6):1082-90. PMID: 24763868Klawitter J, Rivard CJ, Brown LM, Capasso JM, Almeida NE, Maunsbach AB, Pihakaski- Maunsbach K, Berl T, Leibfritz D, Christians U, Chan L. A metabonomic and proteomic analysis of changes in IMCD3 cells chronically adapted to hypertonicity. Nephron Physiology. 2008 Jun; 109(1): 1-10. PMID: 18460876.Lanaspa MA, Almeida NE, Andres-Hernando A, Rivard CJ, Capasso JM, Berl T. The tight junction protein, MUPP1, is upregulated by hypertonicity and is important in the osmotic stress response in kidney cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 2007 Aug; 104(34): 13672-13677. PMID: 17690246.Lopera F, Arboleda J, Moreno S, Almeida N, Cuartas M, Arcos-Burgos M. [Clinical characteristics of hereditary cerebrovascular disease in a large family from Colombia] [Article in Spanish]. Revista de Neurologia. 2000 Nov; 30(10): 901-907. PMID: 11244680.Rivard CJ, Almeida NE, Berl T, Capasso JM. The gamma subunit of Na/K-ATPase: an exceptional, small transmembrane protein. Frontiers in Bioscience. 2005 Sep; 10(1): 2604 -2610. PMID: 15970522.Rivard CJ, Brown LM, Almeida NE, Maunsbach AB, Pihakaski-Maunsbach K, Andres Hernando A, Capasso JM, Berl T. Expression of the calcium-binding protein S100A4 is markedly upregulated by osmotic stress and is involved in the renal osmoadaptive response. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2007 Mar; 282(9): 6644-6652. PMID: 17200116.Other ArticlesAlmeida NE. (1999, Mar 25). Continuous renal replacement therapy vs. Intermittent hemodialysis therapy in acute renal failure [article in Spanish]. Proceedings VII Curso del Postgrado de Medicina Interna. Universidad de Antioquia.Almeida NE. (1997, Mar 13). Heart failure: Diastolic left ventricle dysfunction [article in Spanish]. Proceedings VI Curso del Postgrado de Medicina Interna/Universidad de Antioquia.PresentationsPostersAlmeida N, Carvajal J, Meja G, Henao J, Arbelaez M, Arango J, Garca A, Arroyave I, Builes M. (1999, October). Systemic Kaposi's sarcoma: report of one case in a kidney transplanted patient [in Spanish]. Poster presented at 9th Colombian Congress of Nephrology/Colombian Association of Nephrology and Arterial Hypertension; Santa Fe de Bogot, Colombia.Carvajal N, Almeida N, Meja G, Henao J, Arbelaez M, Arango J, Garca A, Arroyave I. (1999, October). Sclerosing Peritonitis: report of one case in a CAPD patient [article in Spanish]. Poster presented at: 9th Colombian Congress of Nephrology/Association of Nephrology and Arterial Hypertension; Santa Fe de Bogot, Colombia.Klawitter J, Rivard C, Clark J, Almeida N, Berl T, Chan L. (2004, October). Metabonomic analysis of the effects of adaptation to hypertonicity in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; Saint Louis, MO.Almeida N, Rivard C, Berl T, Capasso J. (2005, September). Effect of COX-2 inhibition on the expression of the gamma subunit of Na/K ATPase in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells. Poster presented at: Fifty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society of General Physiologists; Woods Hole, MA.Capasso J, Rivard C, Clark J, Almeida N, Berl T. (2005, September). Complex regulation of the gamma subunit (FXYD2) of the Na/K ATPase: search of the promoter. Poster presented at: Fifty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society of General Physiologists; Woods Hole, MA.Klawitter J, Rivard C, Capasso J, Almeida N, Christians U, Leibfritz D, Berl T, Chan L. (2005, November). Metabonomic analysis of the early changes in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells during acute hypertonic stress. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 38th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; Philadelphia, PA.Rivard C, Capasso J, Almeida N, Chan J, Coldren C, Cohen D, Tian W, Heasly L, Berl T. (2005, November). Comparison of the genomic response to acute osmotic stress with chronic adaptation to hypertonicity in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 38th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; Philadelphia, PA.Almeida N, Rivard C, Capasso J, Berl T. (2005, November). Effect of COX-2 inhibition on cell survival and expression of the gamma subunit of the Na/k ATPase in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells during acute osmotic stress. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 38th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; Philadelphia, PA.Brown L, Rivard C, Lanaspa M, Almeida N, Chan L, Berl T, Capasso J. (2006, October). Workflow from cell cultures to animal model and human tissue: successful application to renal proteomics. Poster presented at: Human Proteome Organization (HUPO); Long Beach, CA.Rivard C, Brown L, Almeida N, Maunsbach A, Pihakaski-Maunsbach K, Andres Hernando A, Capasso J, Berl T. (2006, November). Expression of the calcium-binding protein S100A4 is markedly upregulated by osmotic stress, and it is involved in the renal osmoadaptive response and its involved in the osmoadaptative response in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; San Diego, CA.Rivard C, Brown L, Almeida N, Maunsbach A, Pihakaski-Maunsbach K, Andres Hernando A, Capasso J, Berl T. (2007, April). The expression of the calcium-binding protein S100A4 is markedly upregulated by osmotic stress and is involved in the osmoadaptative response in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD) cells. Poster presented at: International Society of Nephrology (ISN)-World Congress of Nephrology; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Andrs-Hernando A, Lanaspa M, Rivard C, Almeida N, Berl T. (2007, November). Osmotic stress upregulates NUP-88 expression to retain TonEBP in the nucleus in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells. Poster presented at: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Research Day; Denver, CO.Lanaspa M, Almeida N, Andres-Hernando A, Rivard C, Capasso J, Berl T. (2007, November). The tight junction protein, MUPP-1, is upregulated by hypertonicity and enhances transepithelial resistance (TER) during osmotic stress in kidney cells. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 40th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; San Francisco, CA.Rivard C, Almeida N, Lanaspa M, Capasso J, Berl T. (2007, November). The hypertonic expression of S100A4 is regulated by Cdk1 and not Cdk2 in Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD3) cells. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 40th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; San Francisco, CA.Almeida N, Tanco K, Rebolledo M, Lpez R, Ciszec A, Gavozdea B, Pastore R, Cuni L, Suwankosai P. (2011, April). Fat Embolism: a fatal case in a patient with Acute Chest Syndrome and Sickle Cell Disease. Abstract 6th Annual MSSNY Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Poster Symposium, Tarrytown, NY.Almeida N, NE Almeida, TA Ikizler, Y Zhang, R Filipowicz, G Morrell, G Wei, J Abraham, A Habib, T Bjordahl, T Greene, AK Cheung, and S Beddhu. (2012 October) Body Composition is Associated with Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients. American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; San Diego, CA.OralAlmeida N, NE Almeida, TA Ikizler, Y Zhang, R Filipowicz, G Morrell, G Wei, J Abraham, A Habib, T Bjordahl, T Greene, AK Cheung, and S Beddhu. (2012 October)Body composition affects serum creatinine but not serum cystatin C levels. Oral Presentation at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; San Diego, CA.Almeida N, Filipowicz R, Wei G, Greene T, Beddhu S. Associations of self-reported aerobic and resistance activities with mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) NHANES III. (2012, February) 31st Annual Advanced Nephrology: Nephrology for the Consultant and 10th Young Investigators Forum, UCSD, San Diego, CAAlmeida N, Rivard C, Yun SR, Berl T. (2007, November). In vitro and in vivo studies on the mechanism of COX-2 mediated nephrotoxicity: the role of the gamma subunit of Na/K ATPase. Oral Presentation at: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 40th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition; San Francisco, CA.Almeida N. (2007, August). Nefropata por Anti-inflamatorios no esteroideos (NSAIDs): redefiniendo la patognesis [in Spanish]. Oral Presentation: Colombian Congress of Nephrology/Colombian Association of Nephrology and Hypertension; Bucaramanga, Colombia.Almeida N. (2007, August). Dislipidemia en Enfermedad Renal Crnica [in Spanish]. Oral Presentation at: Colombian Congress of Nephrology/Colombian Association of Nephrology and Hypertension; Bucaramanga, Colombia.Almeida N. (2005, August). Nefropata Asociada a los Medios de Contraste [in Spanish]. Oral Presentation at: Colombian Congress of Nephrology/Colombian Association of Nephrology and Hypertension; Medellin, Colombia.

What do you attribute your success to?

• Tenacity and Constance

Areas of research

• ElectrolytesHypertonicity and adaptation to hypertonic environmentsCKD/ESRD and nutritionAKI and CKD Expertise working on multiple Research Studies/Clinical Trials with the Pharmaceutical Industry (Principal or Sub-Investigator) Velocity Clinical Research (CRO); worked with multiple Sponsor companies and their studies; Worked with Bayer, Allena Pharmaceuticals, Frenova, FibroGen Inc., Astellas Pharma, Z.S. Pharma Inc., Retrophin, Inc., AstraZeneca

Awards

• National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Fellowship for the Study of Uremia).National Institute of Health (NIH) Supplemental Minority Grant to Dr. Tomas Berl, M.D., to train Nestor Almeida, M.D., Award/Gran Number: 3R01DK66544-01AS1

Philanthropic Initiatives

• Community Health Connect

Teaching and speaking

• SGMC Electrolytes Seminar, IV fluids managementGrand Rounds AKI and CKD

Favorite Place to Vacation

• EarthWindAir

Hobbies / Sports

• Basketball and Jogging

Favorite professional publications

• JASN, CJASNKidney InternationalJBCPNASNatureNEJMScience

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