Understanding Acid-Base Disturbances: A Simplified Problem-solving Approach

Dr. Castro was born and raised in the Dominican Republic where he finished medical school in 1983, he then moved to the United States to pursue further medical training. After his residency in Internal Medicine in Chicago he passed his boards of Internal Medicine in 1997, and has successfully recertified again in 2007. Dr. Castro moved to Miami, FL and became a teaching attending for a local residency program, with a title of voluntary assistant professor at University of Miami. Dr. Castro also has extensive experience in other areas of medicine, Dr. Castro became certified in Occupational Medicine by the State of Florida and was a certified Medical Review Officer in occupational medicine. In 2005, Dr. Castro moved to Wilton Manors, FL and opened a private practice in internal medicine treating a whole array of medical problems and conditions, including HIV/AIDS, hypertension, diabetes and managing patients with STD's. Dr. Castro has been actively teaching since 1994. During his residency he taught students for podiatry medicine at the Schull School of Podiatry and he taught students at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Upon moving to Miami, FL, he became a teaching attendant at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Since 2000 Dr. Castro has been teaching Internal Medicine for physicians preparing for their USMLE Step 2 and 3. Dr. Castro also is an assistant clinical professor for Nova Southeastern University in Florida.