Dr. Alfredo A. Pegoraro, MD

Expert Publications

• Carbamylated proteins activate glomerular mesangial cells and stimulate collagen deposition.
• Changes in collagenases and TGF-beta precede structural alterations in a model of chronic renal fibrosis.
• Suppression of hyperparathyroidism by calcitriol therapy.
• Evaluation of a new fluorescent dye method to measure urinary albumin in lieu of urinary total protein.
• High glucose decreases matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity in rat mesangial cells via transforming growth factor-beta1.
• The significance of trace proteinuria.

Media Releases

Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Alfredo A. Pegoraro, who serves patients in Orange City, Florida.

Dr. Pegoraro is a respected nephrologist who has been in practice with Florida Kidney and Hypertension Specialists, PA in Orange City, Florida since 2008.

Locally, he is affiliated with Florida Hospital Deland, Orange Park Medical Center, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, Central Florida Regional Hospital, Halifax Health | UF Health – Medical Center of Deltona, Halifax Health – Medical Center of Port Orange, and Halifax Health Medical Center.

Back in 1987, Dr. Pegoraro graduated with his medical degree from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Córdoba in Argentina. He then relocated to the United States where he performed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in nephrology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1995 and 1998, respectively. 

Having been in practice for over three decades, the doctor is board-certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. 

Continuously advancing his efforts, Dr. Pegoraro is an active member of the American Society of Nephrology and the International Society of Nephrology.

Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.

In honor of his clinical expertise, Dr. Pegoraro is the recipient of Patients’ Choice Award (2014), On-Time Doctor Award (2014), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2014).

On a more personal note, he speaks English, Hindi, and Spanish.

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