At a young age, he began teaching at the University of Havana Medical School at the Calixto García Hospital, and later at the Joaquín Albarrán Teaching Hospital as Professor of Internal Medicine. In recognition of his professional career, he received the Carlos J. Finlay National Order.  He was founding director of the Institute of Nephrology that today bears his name.

INSTITUTE OF NEPHROLOGY

The Institute of Nephrology was founded in 1966 as a result of several years of active work in the area of Nephrology at the Joaquín Albarrán Clinical and Surgical Teaching Hospital. The scientific-assistencial institution of advanced in the specialty, currently bears the name of Dr. Abelardo Buch López who was its founder and precursor of the nephrological specialties in Cuba. The Institute is the guiding center of the Nephrology specialty and of the national programs of Renal Transplant, Hemodialysis, Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis and Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention.