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Charles W Heilig

Charles W Heilig, MD

Professor; Chief, Division Of Nephrology And Hypertension; Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship

Department: Medicine – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-6689
Business Email: charles.heilig@jax.ufl.edu

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About Charles W Heilig

Charles Heilig, M.D., is a University of Florida professor of medicine and a board-certified nephrologist at UF Health Jacksonville. He also serves as chief of the UF Division of Nephrology and Hypertension in Jacksonville, as well as program director of the Nephrology Fellowship training program. He specializes in diabetic kidney disease and chronic renal failure. Dr. Heilig received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, as well as a fellowship in nephrology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Additional Positions:
Chief
2010 – Current · Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Professor
2008 – Current · University of Florida
Program Director
2008 – Current · Nephrology Fellowship

Accomplishments

  1. 10-Year Service Pin

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDT7200 – Elect Top/Medicine

    College of Medicine

  2. MDC7200 – Medicine Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
    American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • General Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology

Subspecialties

  • Nephrology

Areas of Interest

  • Acute Kidney Failure
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Diabetes and Kidney Disease
  • End-Stage Kidney Disease

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Diabetic kidney disease
  • Glomerular disease
  • Glucose transporters and renal disease

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Genetic variations in Glut1 gene in patients with end stage renal disease due to diabetic nephropathy

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    DIALYSIS CLINIC

  2. UFF Scott R. MacKenzie Foundation Grant # 170008

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    UF FOUNDATION via SCOTT R MACKENZIE FOUNDATION

  3. UFF Scott R. MacKenzie Foundation Grant # 160008

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    UF FOUNDATION via SCOTT R MACKENZIE FOUNDATION

  4. Mechano-growth factor (MGF) roles in diabetic glomerulosclerosis

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    DIALYSIS CLINIC

  5. Roles of GLUT1 and Glucose in the Progression of Nondiabetic Glomerulosclerosis

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    DIALYSIS CLINIC

Education

  1. Nephrology Fellowship

    Harvard Medical School

  2. Internal Medicine Residency

    Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

  3. Doctor of Medicine

    University of Minnesota Medical School

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-6689
Emails:
Business:
charles.heilig@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
655 W 8TH ST
INTERNAL MEDICINE / NEPHROLOGY
 JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511
Business Street:
DIVISION OF NEPHROLOGY
655 W 8TH ST # C-290
UNIV. FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE JACKSONVI
 JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511