Dr. Elizabeth Lozada-pastorio M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
340 4th Ave Suite 4 Chula Vista CA, 91910About
Dr. Elizabeth Lozada-Pastorio, MD practices medicine at Chula vista, California and San diego, California, specializing in nephrology. Dr. Lozada-Pastorio graduated from University Of California, Los ...
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2004
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Treatments
- Dialysis, Surgical Procedures, Transplant Surgery And More
Fellowships
- Weill Cornell Medical Center, MD, Nephrology 2005
- Presbyterian Hospital Of New York
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