Charbel Chafic Khoury MD

Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Glomerular Disease, Renal Metabolism

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis

4921 Parkview Pl# DvSt. Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-7603
Fax+1 314-747-5213

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Summary

Charbel Khoury, MD, is a nephrologist located in St. Louis, MO, with subspecialties in chronic renal failure and dialysis, glomerular disease, and renal metabolism. He completed his education at the American University of Beirut and advanced his training with fellowships in nephrology and clinical nutrition at prestigious institutions, including Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Khoury has experience in nutrition, acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, and dialysis. He has authored several publications, including notably cited work on NAD+ biosynthetic impairment in acute kidney injury. He received the Nathan Hellman Award for his excellence in both scientific research and compassionate patient care.

Education & Training

Brigham and Womens HospitalFellowship, Clinical Nutrition, 2016 - 2018
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 2014 - 2018
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2011
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008, MD

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2020 - 2029
MO State Medical License 2017 - 2027
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2018
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
National Board of Nutrition Support Clinicians Certified Nutrition Support Clinician

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Nathan Hellman Award for the outstanding fellow who pursues great science in nephrology while providing compassionate patient care Brigham and women's hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Nephrogenic Calciphylaxis Arising after Bariatric Surgery: A Case Series.
Joyce Xia, Alice J Tan, Bianca Biglione, Bethany Cucka, Lauren Ko
American Journal of Nephrology. 2024-01-01
2 citations
Calciphylaxis arising following bariatric surgery: A case series.
Bethany Cucka, Bianca Biglione, Lauren Ko, Emily D Nguyen, Charbel C Khoury
JAAD Case Reports. 2022-10-01
17 citations
A retrospective study of adult patients with noncirrhotic hyperammonemia.
Andrew B. Stergachis, Kris M. Mogensen, Charbel C. Khoury, Alexander P. Lin, Roy W A Peake
Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 2020-11-01

Journal Articles

De Novo NAD+ Biosynthetic Impairment in Acute Kidney Injury in Humans
Ravi I Thadhani, Kenneth M Ralto, Charbel C Khoury, Kamal R Khabbaz, Vaughan Washco, David E Leaf, Adam Lerner, Eugene P Rhee, Sushrut S Waikar, Steven H Kim, Shoshana..., Nature

Books/Book Chapters

Advances in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy.
Chapter: Growth Factors in Diabetes
Khoury, C., & Ziyadeh, F. NEditors: S. Prabakhar.Novascience
Seldin and Giebisch's The Kidney Physiology & Pathophysiology.
Chapter: Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy
Chen, S., Khoury, C., & Ziyadeh, F. NEditors: R. Alpern, M. Caplan, O. Moe.ElsevierEdition 5,
Chronic Renal Disease.
Chapter: Pathophysiology of Diabetic Kidney Diseases
Khoury, C., Ziyadeh, F. N., & Chen, SEditors: P. Kimmel, M. Rosenberg.Elsevier

Abstracts/Posters

The Effect of CCR2-Knockout (KO) on Diabetic Nephropathy and Albuminuria.
Yeo, T., Khoury, C. C., Lee, E., Pyagay, P., Chang, A., Wang, A., & Chen, S, American Society of Nephrology, San Diego, CA
Can Podocytes Undergo Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition?
Yeo, T., Khoury, C. C., & Chen, S, American Society of Nephrology, Denver, CO
Intravital Multiphoton Imaging of Mouse Podocytes.
Khoury, C., Khayat, M., Yeo, T., Pyagay, P., Yu, W., & Chen, S, American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia