Wadi N. Suki

Wadi N. Suki, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist


Biography

Dr. Suki is the Program Director of Houston Methodist Hospital's Nephrology Fellowship Program. He received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut School of Medicine, and completed his post-doctoral training in Internal Medicine, and Hypertension and Nephrology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Suki has served as a consultant to and member of the Board of Directors of a number of governmental agencies, voluntary health organizations and professional organizations. He has also served and continues to serve on the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals. Dr. Suki has written more than 250 scientific publications addressing many aspects of renal physiology and disease, including hypertension and diabetes. His contributions have been recognized by such awards as the President's Medal of the American Society of Nephrology, 1991, The David M. Hume Award of the National Kidney Foundation, 1994, and President of the American Society of Nephrology, 1997-1998.

Publications

Defining Vasoplegia Following Durable, Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Swan, JT, Iso, T, Rizk, E, Trachtenberg, BH, Krisl, J, Varnado, S, Suki, WN, Frost, AE, Suarez, E, Uddin, FS, Kassi, M, Giesecke, NM, Bhimaraj, A & Masud, FN 2022, , ASAIO Journal, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001419

The echocardiographic course of pretransplant pulmonary hypertension following kidney transplantation and associated outcomes
Frost, AE, Moore, LW, Valdivia e Alvarado, M, Obi, C, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2022, , Pulmonary Circulation, vol. 12, no. 1, e12030, pp. e12030. https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12030

Optimization of acute kidney injury (Aki) time definitions using the electronic health record: A first step in automating in-hospital aki detection
Swan, JT, Moore, LW, Sparrow, HG, Frost, AE, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2021, , Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 10, no. 15, 3304. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10153304

Optimization of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Time Definitions Using the Electronic Health Record: A First Step in Automating In-Hospital AKI Detection
Swan, JT, Moore, LW, Sparrow, HG, Frost, AE, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2021, , journal of clinical medicine, vol. 10, no. 15, 3304. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10153304, https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10153304

Incidence, predictors, and survival impact of acute kidney injury in patients with melanoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a 10-year single-institution analysis
Abdelrahim, M, Mamlouk, O, Lin, H, Lin, J, Page, V, Abdel-Wahab, N, Swan, JT, Selamet, U, Yee, C, Diab, A, Suki, W & Abudayyeh, A 2021, , OncoImmunology, vol. 10, no. 1, 1927313. https://doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2021.1927313

Incidence, predictors, and survival impact of acute kidney injury in patients with melanoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a 10-year single-institution analysis
Abdelrahim, M, Mamlouk, O, Lin, H, Lin, J, Page, V, Abdel-Wahab, N, Swan, J, Selamet, U, Yee, C, Diab, A, Suki, W & Abudayyeh, A 2021, , OncoImmunology, vol. 10, no. 1, 1927313, pp. 1927313. https://doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2021.1927313

Defining Vasoplegia Following Durable, Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Swan, JT, Iso, T, Rizk, E, Trachtenberg, BH, Krisl, J, Varnado, S, Suki, WN, Frost, AE, Suarez, E, Uddin, FS, Kassi, M, Giesecke, NM, Bhimaraj, A & Masud, FN 2022, , ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001419

Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Incidental IgA Glomerular Deposits in Donor Kidneys
Gaber, LW, Khan, FN, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Moore, LW, Truong, LD, Barrios, RJ & Suki, WN 2020, , Kidney International Reports, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 1914-1924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2020.08.018

Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Incidental IgA Glomerular Deposits in Donor Kidneys
Gaber, LW, Khan, FN, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Moore, LW, Truong, LD, Barrios, RJ & Suki, WN 2020, , Kidney International Reports, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 1914-1924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2020.08.018

The Association of Pretransplant Pulmonary Hypertension With Patient and Graft Survival After Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Obi, C, Frost, AE, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2020, , Transplantation Proceedings, vol. 52, no. 10, pp. 3023-3032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.05.003

Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation using Deceased Donors with History of Diabetes
Khan, FN, Truong, LD, Nguyen, DT, Graviss, EA, Bhatti, MI, Frost, AE, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2019, , Clinical Transplantation, pp. e13775. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.13775

Kidney donors with diabetes: Renal biopsy findings at time of transplantation and their significance
Truong, L, Suki, WN, Gaber, LW, Gaber, AO & Khan, F 2019, , Transplantation Direct, vol. 5, no. 7, e465. https://doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000903

Chronic kidney disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in an urban cohort
Brito, RM, Nguyen, DT, Johnson, JR, Lai, EJ, Castro, RE, Albert, AM, Barnes, AS, Graviss, EA & Suki, WN 2019, , PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 4, e0215575, pp. e0215575. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215575

Cross-sectional evaluation of the relationship between Vitamin D status and supplement use across levels of kidney function in adults
Moore, LW, Suki, WN, Lunsford, KE, Sabek, OM, Knight, RJ & Gaber, AO 2019, , BMJ open, vol. 9, no. 2, e022471. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022471

Disparate outcomes observed within Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) acute kidney injury stage 1
Sparrow, HG, Swan, JT, Moore, LW, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2019, , Kidney international, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 905-913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2018.11.030

Suitability of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate for Live Kidney Donor Selection
Akhimiona, CO, Nguyen, DT, Graviss, EA, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2018, , Transplantation Proceedings, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 3071-3075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.09.013

Change in QTC Interval after Kidney Transplantation; Mechanisms and Outcomes
Lai, E, Acharya, V, Nguyen, DTM, Graviss, EA, Gaber, AO & Suki, WN 2018, , Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, vol. 3, no. 121. https://doi.org/10.4172/2475-7640.1000121

Clinical and pathologic outcomes of incidental IgA glomerular deposits (IgAGD) in donated kidneys in an ethnically diverse region of the USA
Gaber, LW, Khan, F, Barrios, R, Truong, L, Graviss, E, Nguyen, DTM & Suki, W 2018, Transplantation, vol. 102.

A Cross-sectional Evaluation of the Relationship Between Vitamin D Status and Supplement Use Across Levels of Kidney Function in Adults: Vitamin D Status, Supplements, and Kidney function
Moore, LW, Suki, WN, Lunsford, KE, Sabek, O, Knight, RJ & Gaber, AO 2018, , BMJ.

Comparison of the Estimated and Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in Kidney Donor Candidates
Akhimiona, C, Suki, W, Nguyen, D & Graviss, E 2017, . in Am J Transplant. vol. 17, pp. 789-790, 2017 American Transplant Congress, 4/30/17. <http://atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/comparison-of-the-estimated-and-measured-glomerular-filtration-rate-in-kidney-donor-candidates/>

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