ImadMohamadEl-KebbiMD

Endocrinology • Atlanta, GA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Thyroid

Physician

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Office
35 Collier Road, Nw
Suite 775
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone+1 404-367-3210

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Summary

Dr. Imad El-Kebbi, MD is an endocrinologist in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Georgia and Colorado. He is affiliated with Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and Grady Health System.

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1988 - 1989
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
CO State Medical License 1987 - 1991
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012
Diabetes Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Diabetes management in urban African Americans: review of a public hospital experience.
David C. Ziemer, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Mary K. Rhee, Lawrence S. Phillips, Curtiss B. Cook> ;Ethnicity & Disease. 2008 Jan 1
6 citations
Use of a Glucose Algorithm to Direct Diabetes Therapy Improves A1C Outcomes and Defines an Approach to Assess Provider Behavior
Christopher D. Miller, David C. Ziemer, Paul Kolm, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Curtiss B. Cook, Daniel L. Gallina, Joyce P. Doyle, Catherine S. Barnes, Lawrence S. Phillips> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2006 Jul 1
94 citations
An Intervention to Overcome Clinical Inertia and Improve Diabetes Mellitus Control in a Primary Care Setting: Improving Primary Care of African Americans With Diabetes...
David C. Ziemer, Joyce P. Doyle, Catherine S. Barnes, William T. Branch, Curtiss B. Cook, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Daniel L. Gallina, Paul Kolm, Mary K. Rhee, Lawrence S. Phi...> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006 Mar 13
38 citations
Limited health care access impairs glycemic control in low income urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes.
Mary K. Rhee, Curtiss B. Cook, Virginia G. Dunbar, Rita M. Panayioto, Kathy J. Berkowitz, Barbara Boyd, Christopher D. George, Robert H. Lyles, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Lawre...> ;Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2005 Nov 23
89 citations
An Endocrinologist-Supported Intervention Aimed at Providers Improves Diabetes Management in a Primary Care Site: Improving Primary Care of African Americans with Diab...
Lawrence S. Phillips, David C. Ziemer, Joyce P. Doyle, Catherine S. Barnes, Paul Kolm, William T. Branch, Jane Caudle, Curtiss B. Cook, Virginia G. Dunbar, Imad M. El-...> ;Diabetes Care. 2005 Oct 1
188 citations
Recommendations for Management of Diabetes During Ramadan
Monira Al-Arouj, Radhia Bouguerra, John B. Buse, Sherif Hafez, Mohamed Hassanein, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Oussama Khatib, Suhail Kish...> ;Diabetes Care. 2005 Sep 1
160 citations
Clinical inertia contributes to poor diabetes control in a primary care setting.
David C. Ziemer, Christopher D. Miller, Mary K. Rhee, Joyce P. Doyle, Clyde Watkins, Curtiss B. Cook, Daniel L. Gallina, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Catherine S. Barnes, Virgini...> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2005 Jul 1
44 citations
Barriers to diabetes education in urban patients: perceptions, patterns, and associated factors.
Mary K. Rhee, Curtiss B. Cook, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Robert H. Lyles, Virginia G. Dunbar, Rita M. Panayioto, Kathy J. Berkowitz, Barbara Boyd, Sandra Broussard, Christophe...> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2005 May 1
231 citations
Patient adherence improves glycemic control.
Mary K. Rhee, Wrenn Slocum, David C. Ziemer, Steven D. Culler, Curtiss B. Cook, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Daniel L. Gallina, Catherine S. Barnes, Lawrence S. Phillips> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2005 Mar 1
6 citations
Evolving demographics and disparities in an urban diabetes clinic: implications for diabetes education and treatment.
Virginia G. Dunbar, Esther C. King, Christopher D. George, Imad M. El-Kebbi, David C. Ziemer, Daniel L. Gallina, Curtiss B. Cook> ;Ethnicity & Disease. 2005 Jan 1
5 citations
Diabetes management by residents in training in a municipal hospital primary care site (IPCAAD 2).
Christopher D. Miller, David C. Ziemer, Joyce P. Doyle, Curtiss B. Cook, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Daniel L. Gallina, Clyde Watkins, Catherine S. Barnes, Genene D. Walker, Rob...> ;Ethnicity & Disease. 2005 Jan 1
48 citations
Exercise Preferences and Barriers in Urban African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Nancy S. Wanko, Carol W. Brazier, Denine Young-Rogers, Virginia G. Dunbar, Barbara Boyd, Christopher D. George, Mary K. Rhee, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Curtiss B. Cook> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2004 May 1
25 citations
Inpatient to Outpatient Transfer of Care in Urban Patients With Diabetes: Patterns and Determinants of Immediate Postdischarge Follow-up
Kate Wheeler, Rochanda Crawford, Debra McAdams, Sonia Benel, Virginia G. Dunbar, Jane Caudle, Christopher George, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Daniel L. Gallina, David C. Ziemer,...> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2004 Feb 23
47 citations
Utility of Casual Postprandial Glucose Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Management
Imad M. El-Kebbi, David C. Ziemer, Curtiss B. Cook, Daniel L. Gallina, Catherine S. Barnes, Lawrence S. Phillips> ;Diabetes Care. 2004 Feb 1
45 citations
Little time for diabetes management in the primary care setting.
Catherine S. Barnes, David C. Ziemer, Christopher D. Miller, Joyce P. Doyle, Clyde Watkins, Curtiss B. Cook, Dan L. Gallina, Imad M. El-Kebbi, William T. Branch, Lawre...> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2004 Jan 1
50 citations
A simple meal plan emphasizing healthy food choices is as effective as an exchange-based meal plan for urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes
David C. Ziemer, Kathy J. Berkowitz, Rita M. Panayioto, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Victoria C. Musey, Lynda A. Anderson, Nancy S. Wanko, Margaret Fowke, Carol W. Brazier, Virgi...> ;Diabetes Care. 2003 Jun 1
102 citations
Rapid A1c Availability Improves Clinical Decision-Making in an Urban Primary Care Clinic
Christopher D. Miller, Catherine S. Barnes, Lawrence S. Phillips, David C. Ziemer, Daniel L. Gallina, Curtiss B. Cook, Sandra D. Maryman, Imad M. El-Kebbi> ;Diabetes Care. 2003 Apr 1
78 citations
Association of younger age with poor glycemic control and obesity in urban african americans with type 2 diabetes.
Imad M. El-Kebbi, Curtiss B. Cook, David C. Ziemer, Christopher D. Miller, Daniel L. Gallina, Lawrence S. Phillips> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2003 Jan 13
16 citations
The improving primary care of African Americans with diabetes (IPCAAD) project: Rationale and design
Lawrence S. Phillips, Vicki S. Hertzberg, Curtiss B. Cook, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Daniel L. Gallina, David C. Ziemer, Christopher D. Miller, Joyce P. Doyle, Catherine S. Ba...> ;Controlled Clinical Trials. 2002 Oct 1
19 citations
The Impact of Outpatient Diabetes Management on Serum Lipids in Urban African-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Diane M. Erdman, Curtiss B. Cook, Kurt J. Greenlund, Wayne H. Giles, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Gina J. Ryan, Daniel L. Gallina, David C. Ziemer, Virginia G. Dunbar, Lawrence S...> ;Diabetes Care. 2002 Jan 1
225 citations
Hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Christopher D. Miller, Lawrence S. Phillips, David C. Ziemer, Daniel L. Gallina, Curtiss B. Cook, Imad M. El-Kebbi> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2001 Jul 9
37 citations
Comorbidity and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Imad M. El-Kebbi, David C. Ziemer, Curtiss B. Cook, Christopher D. Miller, Daniel L. Gallina, Lawrence S. Phillips> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2001 May 28
25 citations
The potentially poor response to outpatient diabetes care in urban African-Americans.
Curtiss B. Cook, Robert H. Lyles, Imad M. El-Kebbi, David C. Ziemer, Daniel L. Gallina, Virginia G. Dunbar, Lawrence S. Phillips> ;Diabetes Care. 2001 Feb 1
4 citations
Diabetes in urban African-Americans. XIX. Prediction of the need for pharmacological therapy.
Leonard M. Thaler, David C. Ziemer, Imad M. El-Kebbi, Daniel L. Gallina, Curtiss B. Cook, Lawrence S. Phillips> ;Diabetes Care. 2000 Jun 1
41 citations
The pattern of dyslipidemia among urban African-Americans with type 2 diabetes.
Curtiss B. Cook, Diane M. Erdman, Gina J. Ryan, Kurt J. Greenlund, Wayne H. Giles, Daniel L. Gallina, Imad M. El-Kebbi, David C. Ziemer, Kris L. Ernst, Virginia G. Dun...> ;Diabetes Care. 2000 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Hypoglycemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes MellitusJuly 9th, 2020
Association of Younger Age with Poor Glycemic Control and Obesity in Urban African Americans with Type 2 DiabetesJuly 27th, 2017

Hospital Affiliations

Piedmont Atlanta HospitalAtlanta, Georgia
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, Georgia
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, Georgia
Grady Health SystemAtlanta, Georgia