Dr. Efren Chavez is originary from Mexico. He is bilingual and speaks fluent english and spanish. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and as a Clinical Hypertension Specialist. He completed internal medicine residency at University of Miami Hospital and Jackson Memorial Hospital. Then, he completed a nephrology fellowship at the New York Presbyterian Hospital -Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He has a clinical and research interest in hypertension and in hereditary kidney diseases, especially Alport syndrome and ADPKD.