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Office
6411 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-500-5670Fax+1 713-500-5680- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Samhar Al-Akash is a nephrologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with The University of Texas McGovern Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He specializes in chronic renal failure & dialysis and hypertension and is experienced in transplant nephrology.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 1996 - 1999
- Children's Hospital of MichiganResidency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1996
- University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
- MI State Medical License 1995 - 1999
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Texas super doctor Superdoctors, 2015-2022
- Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2018
- Top Doctor US News and World Report, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effect of pre-emptive rituximab on EBV DNA levels and prevention of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: A case seri...Isa F Ashoor, Samhar Al-Akash, Sarah Kizilbash, Asha Moudgil, Dechu Puliyanda, Saritha Ranabothu, Yi Shi, Vikas Dharnidharka> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2024 May 1
- 5 citationsCOVID-19 in pediatric kidney transplantation: a follow-up report of the Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative.Charles Varnell Jr, Lyndsay A Harshman, Chunyan Liu, Laurie Smith, Samhar Al-Akash, Gina-Marie Barletta, Paul Brakeman, Abanti Chaudhuri, Paul Fadakar, Lauren Galea, R...> ;Pediatric Nephrology. 2023 Feb 1
- 3 citationsPediatric hemodialysis accessP. Stephen Almond, Mohammad Ali Emran, Shannon M. Koehler, Samhar I. Al-Akash> ;Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 2021 Nov 16
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Press Mentions
- First Patient Enrolls in South Texas Clinical StudyAugust 19th, 2019
- Pediatric Surgeon Performs 100th, 101st Kidney Transplants at Driscoll Children's HospitalMarch 9th, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations
- Children's Memorial Hermann HospitalHouston, Texas
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