Luis F. Arias, MD., PhD.

M.D.: University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Pathologist: University of Antioquia.

Doctor (Ph.D.): Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

Current position:
Professor of Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Teaching and research activities focused, principally, on kidney pathology.

Ordinary member of the Renal Pathology Society

Correspondent member of the Academia de Medicina de Medellín

Major research interests:
Kidney pathology
Transplantation pathology

Research experience:
Epstein-Barr virus latency in kidneys allografts; Poliomavirus in urine cytology and kidney allograft biopsies; PCR for BK and JC virus; tissue microarrays; donor biopsies; glomerular size measurement by histomorphometric analysis; morphological classification of renal carcinomas; immunohistochemistry in epithelial renal neoplasms; utilized SPSS© statistical program extensively.

Current research interest:
My researches have focused on cyclosporine chronic renal toxicity; morphologic expresion of humoral graft rejection; search for causes of chronic/sclerosing allograft nephropathy; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in hispanic patientes; glomerulonephritis in native kidneys in Colombia, and allograft kidney pathology in an underdeveloped country (Colombia): Are there differences in infection frequency, graft loss, or recurrent disease?

Address: Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia
Carrera 51D Nº 62-29, Medellín, Colombia.
E-mail: luisfer_uda@yahoo.com