Current Position, Affiliation
- Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Director for Quality, Division of Transplant Surgery, Mass General Brigham
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Education / Training
- 1994, M.D., University of Damascus, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
- 1996, Transplant Research Fellowship, McGill University and Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
- 2002, General Surgery Residency, Wayne State University, Michigan
- 2004, Multi-Organ Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Awards & Honors
- 2020, Pillars in Excellence Team Award-COMPASS, Mass General Brigham Healthcare
- 2020, Poster of Distinction: The effect of Hepatitis B Virus Infection on Long-Term Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation, 101st New England Surgical Society Annual Meeting
- 2022, Nominated for the Brian A. McGovern, MD Award for Clinical Excellence, Massachusetts General Physician Organization
- 2023, Finalist-Second Annual PROMS Abstract Competition, The MGB PROMs Program
Selected Publications
- Xenotransplantation of a Porcine Kidney for End-Stage Kidney Disease. N Engl J Med. 2025 May 15;392(19):1933-1940. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2412747.
- Breaking Barriers: Successful Outcomes of HCV D+/R- Transplants in HIV+ Recipients. Am J Transplant. 2025 Jul;25(7):1568-1574. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.02.007.
- Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Risk and Disease in Kidney Donors and Transplant Recipients with HIV in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 May 5; doi:10.1093/cid/ciaf229.
- HIV-Superinfection in Kidney Transplant Recipients with HIV who Received Organs from Donors with HIV. J Inf Dis, Aug 14;232(2):359-363 doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf284
Cutting Edge Advances in Kidney Transplantation
Role
Speaker
Date & Time
12/07 16:15 - 16:30
Place
Room 6 ( 702 )
Lecture Title
Enhancing Kidney Transplantation and the Role of Xenografts