Ahmed Arslan Yousuf Awan, M.D.
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Positions
- Associate Professor
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Department of Medicine
Nephrology and Abdominal Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center, McNair Campus (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge St., 8th Floor
Suite 8B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-8355
Fax: (713) 798-3510
- Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Clinic)
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6620 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-4100
Fax: (713) 610-2748
kidneytxpreferral@commonspirit.org
Education
- Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, Texas
- Kidney Transplant, Dialysis, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease
- Residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- 06/2012 - Englewood, New Jersey
Certifications
- Board Certified in Nephrology
- ABIM
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine
- ABIM
Honors & Awards
- Power of Professionalism Award
- For going the extra mile in taking care of kidney transplant patients
- 09/2019
- Faculty of the Year Award
- For exhibiting vested interest in and commitment to education of fellows
- 05/2020
- Distinguished Leadership Award
- 05/2021
- Houstonia Top Doctors Award
- 08/2021
Professional Interests
- Kidney transplantation
- Kidney diseases in patients with liver disease
- Apheresis
- Home-dialysis modalities
- Renal ultrasound
- Advanced CKD
Professional Development
- Apheresis Physician's College
- Course (Participant, 2019)
- Sponsor: UCSD
- For expertise in plasma exchange techniques
- Vascular and Renal US
- Course (Participant, 2019)
- Expertise in Kidney Ultrasound and Doppler Technique
- Nephrology Business Leaders University
- Conference (Presenter, 2020)
- Sponsor: Dallas Renal Group
- GlomCon Fellowship
- Course (Presenter, 2021)
- Sponsor: GlomCon
- Ultrasonography for Nephrologists
- Course (Participant, 2017)
- Sponsor: Emory University
Selected Publications
- Ahmed Awan, Michel Jadoul, Paul Martin "Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Overview of the KDIGO Guideline." Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Sep 1;18(10):2158-2167. Pubmed PMID: 30472701
- "Trends in the Causes of Death among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States (1996-2014)." ;
- "Sodium Fate after Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion: Influence of Altered Acid-Base Status." ;
- "Pre-ESKD Nephrology Care and Employment at the Start of Dialysis." ;
- "Prevalence, correlates and outcomes of absolute and functional iron deficiency anemia in nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease." ;
- "The impact of COVID-19 on kidney transplantation and the kidney transplant recipient - One year into the pandemic." ;
- "ACOs and Bending the Cost Curve for Health Care Spending for People with Kidney Failure." ;
- "Bundled Payment Reform and Dialysis Facility Closures in ESKD." ;
- "Making Policy in the Dark: The Use of Activated Vitamin D Under Bundled Payments for Dialysis Care." ;
- "Do Salaried Physician Specialists Provide Less Care to Patients With Chronic Disease?." ;
- "Integrative Approach in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease." ;
Projects
- ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR KIDNEY DONATION AMONG POTENTIAL LIVING DONORS
- Baylor College of Medicine (04/2021 - present)
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Multicenter Study with UCSF as primary site
Memberships
- American College of Physicians
- Fellow (07/2009)
- American Society of Nephrology
- Member (07/2017)
- Texas Medical Association
- Member (07/2019)
Skills
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Plasma Exchange
- Kidney Ultrasound
Languages
Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
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