Hilda Elena Fernandez, MD
Overview
Dr. Hilda Fernandez is a Transplant Nephrologist who is board certified in Pediatric and Adult Nephrology. She is the Medical Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. Dr. Fernandez is a native Californian who trained at UCLA for Internal Medicine-Pediatric Combined Residency, followed by Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship. She then completed an adult Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by completion of her Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Fernandez subsequently moved to New York City to complete her Transplant Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and she has been a member of the faculty since 2015. Dr. Fernandez has research interests in kidney transplant outcomes. She is also an expert on the transition of care from pediatric to adult care practices.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Transplant
- Young Adults
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (in Pediatrics) at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, 2004 University of California Irvine School of Medicine
- Internship: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
- Residency: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
- Fellowship: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
- Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Nephrology
- Pediatrics