Physician
Nephrology
Dr. Michael S. Gersch, MD
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Michael Gersch works in the field of Nephrology. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He over the years received 1 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Doctor Michael S. Gersch, MD is a published physician. He has 14 papers published. The most current publication "Dietary fructose causes tubulointerstitial injury in the normal rat kidney." He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Ketohexokinase-dependent Metabolism of fructose induces proinflammatory mediators in proximal tubular cells.
- Fructose, but not dextrose, accelerates the progression of chronic Kidney disease.
- Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, Kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease.
- Focal segmental glomerular sclerosis in a patient With neurofibromatosis type I.
- Treatment of dialysis catheter infections in 2004.
- Uric acid, the metabolic syndrome, and renal Disease.
- Uric acid and the immune response.
- Does Tamm-Horsfall protein-uric acid binding play a significant role in urate homeostasis?
- Is salt-wasting the long awaited answer to the hyperuricaemia seen in uromodulin storage Diseases?
- Clopidogrel decreases arteriovenous fistula thrombosis but does not improve fistula maturation.
- The conundrum of hyperuricemia, metabolic syndrome, and renal Disease.
- Essential hypertension, progressive renal Disease, and uric acid: a pathogenetic link?
- Dietary fructose causes tubulointerstitial injury in the normal rat Kidney.
Schools
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
Baylor College Of Med
University Of Fl
Procedures Preformed
- Arteriovenostomy for Renal Dialysis
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
Conditions Treated
- Acidosis
- Acute Kidney Failure
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Chronic Glomerulonephritis
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Doctors Specialties
- Nephrology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- American Republic
- Blue Card PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Delta Health System
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Humana
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- POMCO Group
- Qualchoice PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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University of Florida -
Baylor College of Medicine -
University of Texas Medical School
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1326068867 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | GERSCH | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | MICHAEL | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 719136240 | |
| NPPES Provider State | AR | |
| Specialty Description | Nephrology | |
| Total Claim Count | 5712.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 205.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 3.59 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1326068867 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | GERSCH |
| First Name Of The Provider | MICHAEL |
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