Dr. Mohamed El-Shahawy is a nephrologist in Duarte. He treats conditions affecting the kidneys such as renal failure, kidney stones, or chronic kidney disease.
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Yes, Dr. Mohamed A. El-Shahawy is accepting new patients at this office.
1500 Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010
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Dr. El-Shahawy is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology and is a UNOS-certified transplant nephrologist. His research is centered around optimizing the immunosuppressive management of patients with diabetes undergoing islet cell transplantation.
In addition, Dr. El-Shahawy is active in research involving the clinical outcome of patients with the different stages chronic kidney disease (CKD) in both diabetics and non-diabetics, including strategies to delay the progression of the disease and to delay the need for dialysis therapy.
As a nephrologist in California, Dr. El-Shahawy diagnoses, treats, and manages diseases and complications affecting your kidneys. These may include kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, renal failure, chronic urinary tract infections, and other disorders that affect the kidneys. When a patient's condition is serious enough to cause kidney failure, Dr. El-Shahawy may be responsible for managing the dialysis process.
Endocrinologists are trained to treat patients for a variety of hormonal diseases and disorders, such as diabetes. Dr. El-Shahawy can diagnose and create treatment plans for conditions like growth disorders, obesity, low testosterone, osteoporosis and various thyroid disorders, among others. Treatments provided by an endocrinologist may include medication management or hormone therapies.
St. Mary's Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine • New Haven, CT
Residency in Internal Medicine
• 1984 - 1986
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fellowship in Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
• 1986 - 1988
LAC - USC Medical Center • Los Angeles, California
Fellowship in Nephrology
• 1988 - 1989