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LAZARO B. CHEREM MD, PA 

Dr. Lazaro Cherem is a Houston-based Nephrologist. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. He has been in practice for 43 years. Dr. Cherem accepts several types of health insurance. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. 

 

SPECIALTY

 

Nephrology

Hypertension

Dialysis & Transplant Medicine

Internal Medicine

 

MEDICAL EDUCATION

 

Fellowship:

Fellow in Nephrology Washington University/Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Internship and Residency:

Intern, Dalhouise University School of Medicine, Nova Scotia, Canada

Resident in Internal medicine, National Institute of Cardiology (Nephrology), Mexico City, Mexico

Resident in Internal medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

 

Medical School:

Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico

 

 

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

 

2001          American Board of Internal Medicine

                    Certification – Nephrology

 

2000          National Medical Board Examination

 

1979          American Board of Internal Medicine

                    Certification - Internal Medicine

 

1999          Consejo Mexicano de Medicine Interna/Nefrologia

                    Certification - Internal Medicine/Nephrology

 

LICENSURE

 

2000          Texas State Medical License   2000 - 2020

1983          Arizona State Medical License   1983 - 2016

2013          Missouri State Medical License (active through 2013)

1976          Mexico (DGP 422578)

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2003 – Now                   Cherem Kidney Specialty Care

                                          Lazaro Cherem MD PA

                                          7015 Almeda Road, Suite 7

                                          Houston, Texas 77054

 

2003 – 2002                 Richard Bright Kidney Institute

                                          6624 Fannin Street

                                          Houston, Texas 77030

 

2002 – 2000                 Nephrology Physicians of Houston

                                          6624 Fannin Street, Suite 1220

                                          Houston, Texas 77030

 

1995 – 1989                 Salt River Dialysis Facility

                                          Medical Director

                                          Scottsdale, Arizona

 

1995 – 1987                 St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

                                          Co-Director, Transplant Program

                                          Phoenix, Arizona

                             

 

1995 – 1983                 Arizona kidney Disease and Hypertension Center, LTD

                                          333 W. Hatcher Road

                                          Phoenix, Arizona 85021

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2000 – 1995                 Grupo Medical Lomas

                                          Internal Medicine/Nephrology

                                          # 4 Lomas Virreues 11000 Mexico

                                          D.F., Mexico

 

                                          Consulting Physician to U.S., Brazil and Thailand Embassies in Mexico City, Mexico   

 

1982 – 1980                 Grupo Medical Lomas

                                          Internal Medicine/Nephrology

                                          # 4 Lomas Virreus 11000 Mexico

                                          D.F., Mexico

 

1976 – 1974                 National Institute of Cardiology (Nephrology)

                                          Social Service in Mexico

                                          Mexico City, Mexico

 

SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS

 

1995 – 1993                 Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center

                                          PRESIDENT

                                          Phoenix, Arizona

 

1995 – 1983                 Good Samaritan Hospital

                                          Internal Medicine Department (Renal Division)

                                          Attending Physician

                                          Phoenix, Arizona

                                            

                                          Healthwest Regional Medical Center

                                          Columbia Medical Center

                                          Attending Physician

                                          Phoenix, Arizona

 

                                          St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

                                          Internal Medicine Department (Renal Division)

                                          Attending Physician

                                          Phoenix, Arizona

 

1982 – 1981                 ABC Hospital Steering Committees

                                          Affiliated to Baylor College of Medicine

                                          Member of Executive Committee

                                          Houston, Texas

 

                                          ABC Hospital Chief

                                          Medical Records Committee

                                          Mexico City, Mexico

 

                                          The American British Cowdray

                                          Attending Physician

                                          Mexico City, Mexico

 

                                          National Institute of Cardiology

                                          Department of Nephrology

                                          Assistant Professor of Medicine

                                          Attending Physician

                                          Mexico City, Mexico

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

  • Bortezomib successfully reverses early recurrence of light-chain deposition disease in a renal allograft: a case report. Kaposztas, Z., Kahan, B. D., Katz, S. M., Van Buren, C. T., Cherem, L.; Transplant Proc. 2009 Dec.

       https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20005409

 

 

  • Dialysis in the management of pregnant patients with renal insufficiency. Redrow, M., Cherem, L., Elliott, J., Mangalat, J., Mishler, R. E., Bennett, W. M., Lutz, M., Sigala, J., Byrnes, J., Phillipe, M.; Medicine (Baltimore). 1988 Jul.

       https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3393077

 

  • El Uso De Los Anti-coagulantes En La Nefrologia. Feliz Lopez, L. Cherem Behar, L. Feldman.; Redonda, Atendio Medical. 1981.

 

  • Complications Nefrologicas De La Terapia con Sales De Oro En Pacientes con Arthritis Reumatoide. Estudio Prospectivo. Cherem B. Lazaro.; Tesis Profesional Mexico. 1976.

 

  • Pericarditis Uremia, Experiencia Del Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia. Cherem, L. Weisser, F. Villarreal, H.; Acapulco, Gro. Octubre, (Abstract). 1975.

 

 

POST GRADUATE CLINICAL & RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MAJOR CME’s

 

Seminars, extended lectures, and conferences attended (about 260) from 1976 to current.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

    

    St. Luke's Independent Practice Association

    Harris County Medical Society

    Sociedad Medica American British Cowdray Hospital

    American Medical Association

    American College of Physicians

    American Society of Nephrology

    American Society of Transplant Medicine

    Renal Physicians Association

  

 

 

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT

 

Member of Board of Directors of His Synagogue for over 10 years 

 

 

LANGUAGES

 

Fluent in English & Spanish

Basic in Hebrew & French


 

HOBBIES, INTERESTS, AND OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Reading, Travelling, Computers, History and Geography, Languages, Movies, Exercising, and Family activities.

 

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

Houston Methodist  Hospital  Houston, TX

CHI Health / Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center   Houston, TX

Kindred Hospital   Houston, TX

Select Specialty Hospital-Houston Medical Center   Houston, TX

Plaza Specialty Hospital   Houston, TX

Park Plaza Hospital   Houston, TX

University General Hospital  Houston, TX

 

DIALYSIS CENTERS

Fresenius Medical Care Medical Center-Kidney Clinic  Houston, TX

Fresenius Medical Care - Meyerland Hemodialysis Unit  Houston, TX

Clutch City Dialysis Center   Houston, TX

DaVita Dialysis Center  Houston, TX

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The information contained in this website is presented for information purpose only, and is not intended to substitute in any way for a consultation with a physician for medical diagnosis and/or treatment.

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