Experienced in Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome

Dr. Hermes Florez

Endocrinology
Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center
109 Bee St, 
Charleston, SC 
28 Years of Experience

Experienced in Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center
109 Bee St, 
Charleston, SC 
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Overview

Hermes Florez is an Endocrinologist in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Florez has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Osteoporosis, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 75 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in FL
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center
109 Bee St, Charleston, SC 29401
Call: 843-577-5011
Other Locations
Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL 33125
Call: 305-575-7000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Florez has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


77 Total Publications

Glucose-Lowering Medications, Glycemia, and Cognitive Outcomes: The GRADE Randomized Clinical Trial.
Glucose-Lowering Medications, Glycemia, and Cognitive Outcomes: The GRADE Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal: JAMA internal medicine
Published: May 19, 2025
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