Children's Physician Services of South Texas

Medical specialties and board certifications:

• Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the sub-board of Pediatric Nephrology

Medical school name/location:

• University of Jordan School of Medicine – Jordan

Fellowship name/location:

• Pediatric Nephrology: Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA – Los Angeles, California

Residency institution(s):

• Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital of Michigan – Detroit, Michigan

Professional recognition/awards:

• 2014, 2012
  Castle Connolly Top Doctors Award
• 2012, 2008
  Driscoll Children’s Hospital Faculty Award “Best Subspecialty Teacher” – Corpus Christi, Texas
• 2005
  “Poster of Distinction Award”, The International Pediatric Transplant Association at The 3rd World Congress of The International Pediatric Transplant Association. August 2, 2005 – Innsbruck, Austria.
• 2004
  The “Renal Transplant Distinction Award”, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. April 13, 2004.
• The “Best Free Communication Presentation” award, The 13th Congress of The International Pediatric Nephrology Association. August 29 – September 2, 2004 – Adelaide, Australia.
• 2003
  The “Renal Transplant Recognition Award”, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. January 25, 2003.
• 2001
  The Baxter Healthcare Prize in Pediatric Dialysis Research. Presented at The 21^st Annual Dialysis Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2001 for the best abstract by a non-physician.

Language fluency:

English, Arabic