EUROPEAN TRAINING CENTRES

 

 

Cordoba

Nephrology Service, Dialysis Unit
University Hospital Reina Sofía
Cordoba, Spain

 

 

HEAD OF THE UNIT Prof. Pedro Aljama
CLINICAL STAFF Alejandro Martin-Malo, Ernesto Moreno, Maria Antonia Alvarez de Lara*, Jose Gomez, Rodrigo Perez, Luis Gonzalez, Domingo del Castillo, Alberto Rodriguez, Mario Espinosa.
* MD in charge of postgraduate training and research

RESEARCH AND LABORATORY Mariano Rodriguez, Rafael Ramirez, Julia Carracedo

 

CONTACT INFORMATION
E-MAIL paljama@hrs.sas.junta-andalucia.es
PHONE: +34 957 010440
FAX: +34 957 010307
FULL POSTAL ADDRESS Hospital Reina Sofía
14004 Cordoba

 

CLINICAL FACILITIES
NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° 28  
HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS N° 350
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS N° 15  
INTENSIVE CARE NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° 1  
RENAL TRANSPLANTS /YEAR (2001) N° 59  

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

CLINICAL RESEARCH: Osteodystrophy, Anemia, Hemodialysis dose, Virus Infection in hemodialysis, Survival in IRC, Immunosuppression regimes in renal transplantation.

BASIC RESEARCH Activation and Apoptosis of mononuclear cell in uremia, Cellular senescence in uremia, Cellular mechanisms of inflammation in hemodialysis, Biocompatibility of hemodialysis, effects of rHu-EPO on endothelial cells.

 

Peer Reviewed Publications in International Journals (only English) 2000-2002

 

European Fellows programme

Short (1-2 month) well focused training programs either clinically or laboratory oriented:
yes (laboratory).

Long (at least 1 year) research fellowships: yes.

Specify corresponding availability of grants: only in special circunstances

Specify if the Unit may provide help for accommodation: yes

 

Prerequisites for Fellowship

Language: either Spanish or English.

Work/Research experience: as resident.