
Amira Al-Uzri MD
Pediatric Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis, Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Medicine
Medical director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at Oregon Health & Science University.
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3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RdPortland, OR 97239
Phone+1 503-494-7327
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 1987 - 1990
Texas Tech University HSC El PasoResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
University of Baghdad College of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 1995 - Present
CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
OR State Medical License 2001 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1999 - 2002
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors in Oregon Portland Monthly, 2007-2008, 2010-2012, 2017-2018
- Portland Monthly Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011
- Letter of Recognition eMedicine, 2009
Clinical Trials
- Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Prospective Cohort Study (CKiD)
- Pharmacokinetics of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
- DBS for Home Monitoring in Children With Kidney Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correction: Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Oxcarbazepine and Its Active Metabolite 10‑Monohydroxy Derivative to Inform Dosing in Children with Obesity.Jaydeep Sinha, Kanecia Zimmerman, Stephen J Balevic, Chi Hornik, William J Muller
Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 2026-02-01 - Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Oxcarbazepine and Its Active Metabolite 10-Monohydroxy Derivative to Inform Dosing in Children with Obesity.Jaydeep Sinha, Kanecia Zimmerman, Stephen J Balevic, Chi Hornik, William J Muller
Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 2026-02-01 - Population Pharmacokinetics of Alfentanil in Children.Lorena Medina-Aymerich, Ngoc Betty Ngo, Daniel Gonzalez, Chi D Hornik, Amira Al-Uzri
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- A Weight Estimation Strategy for Preterm and Full-Term InfantsAbdel-Rahman, Glob Pediatr Health
- Longitudinal study on the use of dried blood spots for home monitoring in children after kidneyAl-Uzri, A, Pediatric Transplantation
- Novel Use of One Dried Blood Spot for Tacrolimus and Creatinine Measurements in Kidney Transplant RecipientsDennis Koop, Lisa Bleyle, Myrna Munar, Ganesh Cherala, Amira Al-Uzri, J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci, 1/1/2013
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Medication Adherence and Compliance with Dried Blood Spot Home Monitoring In Pediatric Renal Transplant RecipientsK A Freeman, K Clark, B Garg, A Al-Uzri, Pediatric Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2015
- Impact of Preemptive Cidofovir on BK Viral Load and Creatinine Clearance in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients after Induction with AlemtuzumabTina J. Patel, Myrna Y. Munar, Dawn Nolt, Amira Al-Uzri, ASHP Midyear Pharmacy Conference, 1/1/2013
- CNS Transplantation of Purified Human Neural Stem Cells in Infantile and Late-Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses: Results of the Phase I TrialRobert Steiner, Nathan Selden, Stephen L. Huhn, Thomas Koch, Amira al-Uzri, Darryn Sikora, Susan Dan, Jennifer Penfield, Trenna Sutcliffe, Roland Bammer, Hannes Vogel,..., International Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Meeting, Hamburg, Germany, 1/1/2010
Lectures
- Acute Renal Failure Post Open Cardiac Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease.1/1/2008
- Management of Kidney Transplant Patient with High PRAHonolulu - 1/1/2002
- Post Transplant Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients1/1/1998
Other
- Update on Oculocerebrorenal Dystrophy (Lowe Syndrome).eMedicine Journal
1/1/2014 - Pediatric Patient Education Brochure for Renal Transplantation (In English and Spanish)Pediatric Committee of the American Society of Transplantation
http://www.a-s-t.org/sites/default/files/legacy_pdfs/patient_education/english/AST-EdBroPEDKIDNEY-ENG.pdf
1/1/2005 - Prenatally Diagnosed Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease: Initial Postnatal ManagementMunding M, Al-Uzri A, Gralnek D, Riden D, Urology (Online)
1/1/1999
Professional Memberships
- American Society of TransplantationMember
- American Society of Pediatric NephrologyMember
- Oregon Pediatric SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Arabic
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