Dr. Matthew R Weir M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
22 S Greene St Baltimore MD, 21201Rating
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About
Dr. Matthew Weir is a nephrologist practicing in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Weir specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Weir most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1978
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1978
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Optimal strategies for modeling the reciprocal of creatinine versus time in renal transplant recipients and patients with native chronic renal disease.
- Pretransplant serum C-reactive protein and the risk of chronic allograft nephropathy in renal transplant recipients: a pilot case-control study.
- Current perspective on the cardiovascular effects of coxibs.
- Renal effects of nonselective NSAIDs and coxibs.
- The evaluation of renal transplantation candidates: clinical practice guidelines.
- Clinical course of polyoma virus nephropathy in 67 renal transplant patients.
- Opportunities for cardiovascular risk reduction with angiotensin II receptor blockers.
- Progressive renal and cardiovascular disease: optimal treatment strategies.
- Blood pressure and cardiovascular risks: implications of the presence or absence of a nocturnal dip in blood pressure.
- Coxibs--beyond the GI tract: renal and cardiovascular issues.
- Optimizing target-organ protection in patients with diabetes mellitus: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers?
- Characterization of hepatic cytochrome p4503A activity in patients with end-stage renal disease.
- Achieving goal blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes: conventional versus fixed-dose combination approaches.
- Clinical trials report. Chronic kidney disease: blood pressure, treatment goals, and cardiovascular outcomes.
- RAAS escape: a real clinical entity that may be important in the progression of cardiovascular and renal disease.
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