Roles
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
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Biography
Doctor Juan Duque is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Katz family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University of Miami. Dr. Duque received his medical degree from the University of la Sabana in Colombia in 2009. After medical school he joined the vascular access team at the University of Miami as a research associate, and then completed his internship, residency and nephrology training at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial program from 2014 to 2019. Then after a year in Texas he joined the division as an assistant professor in 2020. As a nephrologist taking care of patients undergoing renal replacement therapies, he has been always trying to provide better therapies, innovation and knowledge improving patient outcomes and quality of life. One pf the most complicated and poorly understood areas is the hemodialysis vascular access that is the lifeline for the patients. Dr. Duque has been working describing the biological changes in the vein and the vascular access before and after dialysis initiation, and the cardiovascular related changes contributing to new knowledge and opening new research pathways. Dr. Duque is part of one of the most remarkable vascular access teams at the University of Miami, Miller school of Medicine and with his compromise and dedication to his patients and research he has been able to make a positive impact in the field. As member of the multidisciplinary vascular access team, he has been contributing to the understanding of the pathological remodeling of the hemodialysis vascular access, developing new knowledge and possible targets for early interventions, improving the patient outcomes. Dr. Duque has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers describing new pathways. -
Education & Training
Education
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Publications
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