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1HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TEXAS.
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The column in this issue is supplied by Juan Jose Olivero, MD, who was a nephrologist at Houston Methodist Hospital and a member of the hospital's Nephrology Training Program before his retirement in 2019. Dr. Olivero obtained his medical degree from the University of San Carlos School of Medicine in Guatemala, Central America, and completed his residency and nephrology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He currently serves on the journal's editorial board and is editor of the "Points to Remember" section.
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