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First Name

Ghada
Last Name

Ankawi
Nickname

ghadaankawi
Biography

Short Biography 

Dr. Ghada Ankawi is an academic nephrologist and the Director of the Division of Nephrology at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is a board member of the Saudi Society of Nephrology and Transplantation and chairs the Saudi Glomerulonephritis working group. Dr. Ankawi earned her medical degree from King Abdulaziz University and completed her residency at the University of Western Ontario. She further specialized in Kidney Disease in Pregnancy and Glomerular Disease at the University of Toronto and completed a research fellowship in Critical Care Nephrology at the International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Italy. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Ankawi is actively engaged in research with a particular interest in kidney disease during pregnancy and glomerular disease. 

 

Education and Certifications  

  • Leadership Principles, Harvard Business School, 2022. 

  • European Specialty Examination in Nephrology (ESENeph), 2022. 

  • American Board of Nephrology, 2016. 

  • Canadian Board of Nephrology, 2016. 

  • Canadian Board of Internal Medicine, 2015. 

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014. 

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, king Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2008. 

 

Competencies  

  • Evaluation and management of kidney diseases, including: Acute kidney injury (AKI) 

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) 

Glomerular diseases (e.g., lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy) Kidney disease in pregnancy 

Tubulointerstitial diseases 

Hereditary kidney disorders (e.g., polycystic kidney disease) 

  • Hypertension management, including resistant and secondary hypertension. 

  • Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders. 

  • Kidney replacement therapy (KRT): Hemodialysis (acute and chronic) Peritoneal dialysis 

Indications, access, complications, and dialysis prescriptions 

  • Kidney transplantation. 

  • Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones): diagnosis, prevention, and management. 

  • Drug dosing in kidney disease and nephrotoxic medications. 

  • Qualified internal medicine specialist.

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