Aldo Jose Peixoto MD, FASN, FASH
Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); Associate Chief, VACHS Medical Service; Director, Renal Pathophysiology Module; Firm Chief, VA Inpatient Firm, Traditional Internal Medicine Program
Departments & Organizations
Internal Medicine: Nephrology | Traditional Residency Program | Internal Medicine Clerkship
Research Interests
Clinical and prognostic relevance of trans-telephonic home BP monitoring; arterial stiffness and kidney disease progression; systems factors related to the delivery of care in hypertension more...
Education
- M.D., Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 1992
Selected Publications
- Townsend R and Peixoto AJ. Hypertension. NephSAP 2012: in press (release March 2012)
- Phipps MS, Schmid AA, Kapoor J, Peixoto AJ, Williams LS, Bravata DM. Orthostatic hypotension among outpatients with cerebrovascular disease. J Neurol Sci 2012: epub ahead of print Nov 16, 2011
- Vukelic V and Peixoto AJ. Are levels of BNP useful to determine volume status in ESRD patients? Sem Dial 2011; 24: 400-2
