I am a nephrologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University at Buffalo, where I joined the faculty in October 2025. I trained in internal medicine and nephrology across Syria, Qatar, and the United States, completing my internal medicine residency at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar (ACGME-I accredited; affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine) and my nephrology fellowship at UB. My clinical interests include acute kidney injury, electrolyte disorders, dialysis, and glomerular disease.

I am a dedicated clinician-educator. I completed the Fellows as Educators Pathway and am pursuing a Master's in Education Studies (EdM) at UB, with a focus on medical education. I teach medical students, residents, and fellows, facilitate case-based learning sessions, and have delivered resident lectures on acute kidney injury and hyponatremia. My teaching emphasizes interactive, case-based learning that connects clinical reasoning with patient-centered care.

My scholarly work includes nine peer-reviewed journal articles and four peer-reviewed abstracts, published in journals such as JACC Case Reports, Clinical Case Reports, and Heart Views. My research focuses on cardiovascular-renal interactions, rare presentations of systemic disease, and outcomes in critically ill patients with kidney injury.

I was named Best Senior Resident at Hamad Medical Corporation (2022–2023), ranked in the top 10 of my program's in-training examination, and received a letter of appreciation for frontline care during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am committed to a career that combines patient care, medical education, and scholarship to advance nephrology and mentor the next generation of physicians.

Education and Training

-Master's in Education Studies (EdM), University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (2025–present)
-Fellows as Educators Pathway, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (2024–2025)
-Fellowship, Nephrology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (2023–2025)
-Residency, Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar (2019–2023)
-Fellowship, Cardiology, Al-Bassel Heart Institute, Damascus, Syria (2018–2019)
-Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Red Crescent Syrian Arab Hospital, Damascus, Syria (2015–2018)
-M.D., University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria (2008–2015)

Appointments and Clinical Roles

-Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (2025–present)
-Physician, Internal Medicine Clinic, Aladdin Medical Center, Damascus, Syria (2018–2019)
-Volunteer Physician, Dialysis Unit and Internal Medicine Clinic, Al-Akksab Charity Medical Center, Damascus, Syria (2016–2018)

Awards and Honors

-Best Senior Resident, Hamad Medical Corporation (2022–2023)
-Top 10 Ranking, Internal Medicine In-Training Examination, Hamad Medical Corporation (2022–2023)
-Letter of Appreciation for frontline work during COVID-19 (2020)
-Top 10% nationwide, Syrian Baccalaureate Examination (2008)