Name:

Yasser Mohamed Abdelhamid Ahmed

Date of birth:

24/8/1972

E-mail:

   dyabdelhamid@kasralainy.edu.eg

dyabdelhamid@gmail.com

Education:

  • M.B.B.Ch: Faculty of Medicine-Cairo University- December 1995.
  • MSc Internal Medicine: Faculty of Medicine-Cairo University- November 1999. (Thesis: Infection with Chlamydia Pneumonia and Peripheral Vascular Disease in Diabetic Patients).
  • MD Internal Medicine: Faculty of Medicine-Cairo University- May 2006 (Thesis: Bone Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients).

Specialty

: Internal Medicine.

Subspecialty:

Nephrology (Working member of Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation since 2001).

Current job:

  • Professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology - Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University since 31/10/2016.

Previous Jobs:

  • Ass. Professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology - Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University: 31/10/2011-30/10/2016.
  • Lecturer of Internal Medicine and Nephrology - Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University: 22/10/2006-30/10/2011.
  • Ass. Lecturer of Internal Medicine and Nephrology - Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University: 5/12/2000-21/10/2006.
  • Demonstrator of Internal Medicine and Nephrology - Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University: 27/8/2000-4/12/2000.

 

  • Teaching Experiences:

A) Undergraduate Experiences:

  • Undergraduate teaching for 5th year (Internal medicine theoretical and clinical courses)-Faculty of medicine -Cairo University since 2000.
  • Undergraduate teaching for 6th year (Internal medicine theoretical and clinical courses)- Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University since 2000.
  • Regular sharing as an examiner in MBBCh exam – Faculty of Medicine-Cairo University since 2006.
  • Internal medicine and geriatric course for 3rd year Undergraduate– Faculty of physical therapy –Cairo University) 2006-2011).
  • Integrated basic science and clinical modules teaching-Galala University-Egypt,2022-2023(Part time teaching).

 

B) Postgraduate Experiences

  • Head and member of supervision committees of 16

    MSc and MD theses since 2007.

  • Member of discussion committees for a number of MSc and MD theses since 2017.
  • Member of Faculty Resident Training Committee (representing Internal Medicine Department ) since 2015.
  • Internal Medicine Department Representative of Postgraduate Committee of Internal medicine course for master of anesthesia, intensive care and pain management (curriculum formation, teaching and assessment) (1st part) since 2015.
  • Internal medicine lecture and examiner for master of anesthesia, intensive care and pain management (1st part)  since 2015.
  • Internal Medicine MSc lecturer and examiner since 2017.
  • Nephrology MD lecturer and examiner since 2021.
  • Egyptian fellowship of Internal Medicine lecturer and examiner since 2011.
  • Egyptian fellowship of Nephrology lecturer and examiner since 2011.
  • Member of scientific committee of Egyptian Fellowship of Internal Medicine (Ministry of Health) since 2015.
  • Member of Internal Medicine Reviewer Committee, Supreme Council of Universities, Egypt (2019-2022).
  • Training Courses:
    • Scientific Research Methodology (20-22-8/2006).
    • Medical Ethics (27-29/8/2006).
    • Scientific Writing and Publishing (17-19/9/2006).
    • Curriculum Design (30/10-1/11/2006).
    • Student Evaluation Systems (29-31/3/2010).
    • Use of Technology in Teaching (4-7/10/2010).
    • Time and Conference Management (28-30/3/2011).
    • Credit Hour System (30/5-1/6/2011).
    • Strategic Planning (5-7/9/2011).
    • Quality Standards in Teaching (12-14/9/2011).
    • Effective Presentation Skills (31/3-1/4/2014).
    • Competing for Research Funds (24-25/11/2014.
    • Communication Skills in Teaching (27-28/4/2015).
    • Managing Research Teams (16-17/11/2015).
    • Change Management (20-21/4/2016).
    • Effective Teaching Skills (1-2/6/2016).
    • All Were in Faculty and Leadership Development Center (FLDC)-Cairo University

 

Publications:

  • Resistin, Inflammatory Biomarkers and Insulin Resistance in Chronic Kidney Disease (2007). Journal of Egyptian Society of Physiological Sciences. 27: 239-306.
  • Highly Sensitive C- Reactive Protein and Homocysteine in Acute Ischemic Stroke (2009). The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychaitry and Neurosurgey. 46 (2): 551-559.
  • Response of Liver Function Tests to Aerobic Exercise in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (2010). The Medical Journal of Cairo University. 78 (2): 91-97.
  • Association of Pentraxin-3 with Severity of Heart Failure Due to Different Etiologies (2010). The Medical Journal of Cairo University. 78 (2): 99-104.
  • Comparison of Serum cystatin C and Creatinine Based Methods in Detection of Early Renal Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients (2011). African journal of Nephrology. 14 (1): 1-7.
  • Angiopoietin-2 and carotid artery disease in hemodialysis patient. African journal of Nephrology (2011). 14 (2):  81-85.
  • Urinary N-acetyl-β-(D)-glucosaminidase (NAG) Excretion as a Marker of Renal Tubular Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Egyptian Journal of Rheumatology and rehabilitation. April 2011.
  • Pulmonary Hypertension In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Conservative Treatment. Relation to Nitric Oxide (2011). African Journal of Nephrology. 14 (1):24-30.
  • Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders Associated with Chronic Diarrhea in Renal Transplant Recipients (2012). African Journal of Nephrology, 16 (2): 74-76.
  • Cognitive Impairment in Hemodialysis Patients (2012). The  Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychaitry and Neurosurgey. 49 (3): 245-249.
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Plasma Nitric Oxide in Hemodialysis Patients (2012). Life Science Journal.9(4): 3280-3284.
  • Pulmonary Hypertension In Chronic Kidney Patients On Conservative Treatment And On Dialysis. Relation to Nitric Oxide (2013). African Journal of Nephrology. 17:26-30.
  • Renal Dysfunction after CABG in Patients with Preoperative Mild Renal Impairment (2013). Journal of The Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 21 (2): 101-108.
  • Angiographic Mapping of AV Fistula Related Vascular Complications in ESRD via Multislice CT; Adjuvant Role in Correlation with CDUS (2015). The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. 46: 665-674.
  • Is Low Cystatin C in Acute Stroke a Blessing or a Curse? A Pilot Study on Egyptian Patients (2016). Kasr Al Ainy Medical Journal. 22 (1): 7-11.
  • International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Report, Data Summary of 50 Countries for 2010-2015: Device-Associated Module (2016). American Journal of Infection Control. 4. 1495-504.
  • Relation Between Resistivity and Pulsatility Indices of Renal and Intrarenal Arteries and Degree of Albuminuria in Type 2 Diabetic Patients (2017). Kasr Al Ainy Medical Journal. 23 (1): 1-5.
  • Sustained low efficiency dialysis in critically-ill patients. A single centre experience. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019; 34 (Supplement1):gfz103.SP251,
  • The Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation  Hemodialysis Guidelines 2019 (2020). Journal of Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation. 20 (1): 1-90.
  • Preventing AKI and Improving Outcome in Critically Ill Patients Utilizing Risk Prediction Score (PRAIOC-RISK) (2020). J Nephrol. 33(2):325-334.
  • Serum Interleukin 18 and Renal Resistive index for Predication of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2023 Dec 1;34(Suppl 1):S153-S160.
  • Sustained Low-effciency dialysis versus continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration outcome in critically-ill patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant.2023; 38 (Supp1):gfad063c_6306.

 

  • Consensus recommendations on fasting during Ramadan for patients with kidney disease: review of available evidence and a call for action (RaK Initiative) (2024). BMC Nephrol ;25(1):84.
  • The evolution of nephrology practice in Egypt: legacy, current challenges, and future directions-a narrative review. Ren Fail. 2025 Dec;47(1):2509784.
  • Medical care of acute kidney injury in limited resource settings: a call to action. Kidney Int. 2025 Jun;107(6):959-962.

 

 

 

  • Member of ENST committee for Egyptian Nephrology Clinical Guidelines Since 2019:

            A) Writing and editing the following chapters:

1)

Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury

(part 1 published in:

The Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation  Hemodialysis Guidelines 2019 (2020). Journal of Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation. 20 (1): 1-90.

                        2)

Plasma Exchange in Renal Disorders

(part 2, Under processing).

            B) Sharing in the editing process. 

Journal Reviews:

Member of African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN) journal Committee since January 2021

Shared as a reviewer for the following journals:

  • Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine since 2017-Now.
  • Renal Failure, 2017.
  • Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2020.
  • Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation,2022.
  • Critical Care 2024.
  • BMC Infectious Diseases 2024.
  • BMC Nephrology 2025.
  • Scientific Reports 2025.
  • International Urology and Nephrology 2025.
  • Journal of Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation 2025.

Internal Medicine reviewer, Supreme Council of Universities, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, (2019-2022, 2022-2025).

 

Selected Conference Papers:

  • Response of liver function tests to aerobic exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.(Oral presentation in the conference of Arabic Association of Diabetes and Metabolism- Cairo- 2010).
  • Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders Associated With Chronic Diarrhea in Renal Transplant Recipients. (Poster presentation in Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation(CAST 2011)- Seoul-Korea-2011).
  • Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Patients On Conservative Treatment and On Dialysis. Relation to Nitric Oxide (Poster presentation in ERA-EDTA congress-Paris- 2012).
  • Relation between Resistivity and Pulsatility Indices of Renal and Intrarenal Arteries and Degree of Albuminurea in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. (Poster presentation in ERA-EDTA congress-Vienna- 2016).
  • Variation of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) as a marker of AKI with variation of disease etiology. (Oral presentation in  Congress of Middle East Kidney Society-Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)-2018.
  • Preventing AKI and Improving Outcome in Critically Ill Patients Utilizing Risk Prediction Score (PRAIOC-RISK). A Pilot Study. (Oral Poster presentation by Tarek Sami Abdelaziz )ASN Congress 2018. Abstract.
  • Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis In Critically Ill Patients. A Single Center Experience. 56th ERA-EDTA 2019 Congress (Budapest-Hungary).
  • Sustained Low-Efficiency Dialysis Versus Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodiafiltration Outcome in Critically Ill Patients. 60th ERA Congress (Milan 2023).

Conference activities as a speaker:

  • Annual Conference of Kasr Al-Ainy Center for Nephrology - Dialysis- and Transplantation - Cairo University since 2007.
  • Annual Conference of Internal Medicine Department- Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University since 2007.
  • 1st -  6th  t Kasr Al-Ainy critical care nephrology conference-2014-2019.
  • Annual Conference of Arabic Association of Diabetes and Metabolism (AASD) since 2018.
  • Annual Conference of hypertension branch of Egyptian Society of Nephrology 2006,2008,2010,2011.
  • Cairo- Sheffield conference- Egypt- 2008, 2009.
  • Dialysis chapter and Transplantation chapter conference of Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation.
  • Annual conference of Egyptian society of Nephrology and Transplantation 2013-2019.
  • Conference of Egyptian Society of Critical Care  Medicine 2016.
  • 4th Congress of Mediterranean Kidney Society (MKS), 2018.
  • Upper Egypt Critical Care Conference, 2018.
  • African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN) Congress, Tunisia, 2025.

Conference Organization:

  • Coordinator of the annual conference of hypertension branch of Egyptian Society of Nephrology - 2008.
  • Coordinator of Cairo-Sheffield congress-Egypt-2008.
  • Secretary General of 1st t Kasr Al-Ainy critical care nephrology meeting-2014.
  • Secretary General of 2nd Kasr Al-Ainy critical care nephrology conference.

                                      and Annual Kasr Al-Ainy Nephrology Conference

                                       ( March-2015). 

  • Secretary General of 3rd Kasr Al-Ainy critical care nephrology conference.

                                        (March-2016).

  • Secretary General of 4th  Kasr Al-Ainy critical care nephrology conference. (March-2017).
  • Secretary General of 5th  Kasr Al-Ainy critical care nephrology conference (March-2018).
  • Director of (Navigate AKI Comprehensive Course), September 2018, ERA-EDTA endorsed.
  • Secretary General of 6th  Kasr Al-Ainy critical care nephrology conference. (June-2019), ERA-EDTA endorsed.
  • Director of (2nd Navigate AKI Comprehensive Symposium), 31/3-2/4/ 2021.
  • CME Chair and Workshop Director, annual Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation Congress (ESNT), 2022-2026.

Professional activities:

  • Board member of Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation ESNT (2021-2024, 2024-2027)).
  • Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation CME Chapter Chair (2021 till now)
  • Chair of African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN) AKI and Critical Care Nephrology Working Group (2023 till now)
  • Member of Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation.
  • Member of African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN).
  • Member of International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
  • Member of European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplantation Association (ERA-EDTA).
  • Member of Arabic Association of Diabetes and Metabolism (AASD).
  • Member of Egyptian Society of Internal Medicine.

 

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