Frailty and Kidney Disease (PDF)

Carlos G. Musso, MD. PhD. received his Medical Doctorate (Gold medal) from the University of Buenos Aires (1991). His medical specialties include Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (1996), Nephrology and Internal Milieu (1998). He is a Nephrology fellow at the University Hospital of Salamanca, Spain (1999) and a Nephrology fellow at Toronto Western Hospital, Canada (2002).



He also received a Doctor in Medicine (Cum Laude) from the University of Salamanca, Spain (2011). He is Head of the Clinical Renal Physiology and Peritoneal Dialysis Divisions at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Researcher at the Ageing Biology Unit at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires -IAGG Research Network; Associate Editor of the Electronic Journal of Biomedicine; and Full Professor of Human Physiology at the Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.







Jose R. Jauregui, MD. PhD. obtained his medical degree at the School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires (1981-1986). He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Hospital Durand, Ciudad Autònoma de Buenos Aires (1987-1990) and in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (1993-1994). He received his PhD in Geriatrics from the School of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Spain (2010-2012).



He is currently a Professor at the Department of Health at the University of La Matanza and Head of the Geriatric Medicine Specialty post graduate course at the University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autònoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.







Juan F. Macias-Nuñez, MD. PhD. obtained his medical degree at the School of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Spain (1964-1970). He completed his residency in Nephrology at the renal Units of the University Hospital, Salamanca Spain and Guy's Hospital, London, UK. He was a Visiting Scientist at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester