Experienced in Diabetic Nephropathy

Dr. Maria Leal

Laboratory Medicine
MUSC University Hospital
171 Ashley Ave, 
Charleston, SC 
Experienced in Diabetic Nephropathy
MUSC University Hospital
171 Ashley Ave, 
Charleston, SC 
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Overview

Maria Leal is a Laboratory Medicine provider in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Leal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, and Periodontitis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 83 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Diabetic Nephropathy.

Specialties
Laboratory Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in SC
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Accepted insurance plans:

Cigna
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  • HMO
  • PPO

Locations

MUSC University Hospital
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Call: 843-792-1414

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Leal 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.

83 Total Publications

GPR40/GPR120 Agonist GW9508 Improves Metabolic Syndrome-Exacerbated Periodontitis in Mice.
GPR40/GPR120 Agonist GW9508 Improves Metabolic Syndrome-Exacerbated Periodontitis in Mice.
Journal: International journal of molecular sciences
Published: July 18, 2024
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Areas of Expertise

MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.

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    • Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
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    • Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
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    • Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
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    • Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD)
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    • Diabetic Nephropathy
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    • Diabetic Neuropathy
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    • Familial Hypertriglyceridemia
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    • Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
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    • Niemann-Pick Disease
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