CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data
Name: Issa A. Kawalit
Date of Birth: Feb.23.1971
Place of Birth: Amman, Jordan
Sex: Male
Marital status: married to Dr Lara bakaeen (prosthodontist-University of Temple- USA)
Current Job:
Private Practice –Amman, Jordan Co-founder of the Arab Renal Care
Group
Chief of the Nephrology Department –Amman Hospital (the only transplant
Program accredited by the International Renal Care Group-Jor)www.ircg.us.com
Consultant Nephrologist, Al- Hussein Cancer Center-Amman Jordan
Consultant Nephrologist, University of Jordan
Consultant Nephrologist, National Center for Diabetes ,Endocrinology and
Genetics
Previous Jobs:
Chief, section of Nephrology, Saad Specialist Hospital, Sauid Arabia
Chief, Section of Nephrology, Al-Muasa Hospital-Amman Jordan
Professional titles:
Regional President of the International Renal Care Group (MENA area)
Scientific Chair . Jordanian Society of American Medical Graduates
Member of the international Society of Nephrology
Member of the American society of Nephrology
Member of the American College of Physicians
Member of the Jordanian society of Nephrology
Mailing Address: Dahiet al ameer Rashid P O BOX 21
Amman 11831 Jordan
E-mail: ikawalit@yahoo.com
Education
July 2000 to June 2002
Fellowship in Nephrology
University of Texas, Health science
Center, San Antonio, TX
July1999 to June 2000
Chief resident
Providence Hospital/Wayne State
University, Southfield, MI,
July 1997 to June 2000
Internal medicine residency
Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI
July 1996 to June 1997
Transitional year
Providence Hospital/Wayne State
University, Southfield, MI
August 1994 to June 1995
Internship
Al-Basheer Hospital, Amman, Jordan
June 1994
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Jordan University of Science Technology,
Irbid, Jordan
June 1988
General Secondary Certificate from
College De La Salle, Amman, Jordan
Honors & Awards
May 2013
April 2011
1999/2000
2001/2002
Awarded “The 2013 Young Nephrologists Research Award “
from the International Renal Care Group
Awarded “The 2011 Young Nephrologists Research Award “
from the International Renal Care Group
Awarded “The outstanding resident of the year”- Providence
Hospital/Wayne State
Nominated one of the top three fellows of the yearUniversity of Texas, Health science Center, San Antonio, TX
Examinations
March 1995
USMLE step 2 (passed)
September 1995
USMLE step 1 (passed)
Board Certification
October 2000
April 2002
November 2002
March 2003
American board of Internal Medicine
Jordanian Board of Internal Medicine
American board of Nephrology
Jordanian board of Nephrology
Licensure
March 2005 to present
July 1994 to present
Saudi Medical License
Jordanian Medical License
National and International Presentations:
September 1997
Poster presentation at the annual ACP meeting, Traverse
City, MI
September 1998
Poster presentation at the annual ACP meeting, Traverse city, MI
May 1999
Oral Presentation at the annual resident research day, Providence
Hospital –Southfield, MI
September 1999
Oral Presentation at the annual resident research
Day, Traverse city, MI
June 2001
Presentation at the ADA annual meeting
Philadelphia, PA
March 2001
Oral Presentation at the Texan 2000 meeting, Austin, TX
October 2001
Poster Presentation at the ASN meeting, San Francisco, CA
July 2006
Poster Presentation at the BANTOA, Balkan City
National and International Presentations:
April 2011
Poster Presentation at the International Society of Nephrology
Meeting Vancouver, Canada
May 2013
Moderated presentation at the International
Society of Nephrology meeting, Hong Kong
May 2013
Oral Presentation at Sanofi Aventis – Meeting on Diabetic
Nephropathy prevention, Moscow, Russia
Published Books:
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“ikawalit Transplant Protocol” handbook 2012, 2013(approved by the
International Renal Care Group-IRCG)
“ikawalit Acid Base Approach” handbook, 2013(approved by the International
Renal Care Group-IRCG)
Abstracts and Publications :
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“Susceptibility gene search for nephropathy and related traits in Mexican–
Americans” Farook Thameem • Issa A. Kawalit •. Sharon G. Adler • Hanna E.
Abboud. Molecular Biology Reports October 2013, Volume 40, Issue 10, pp
5769-5779
“Rituximab in idiopathic membranoprolifrative glomerulonephritis: A two year
prospective study” Abstract presentation. April 2013 World Congress of
Nephrology
“Rituximab in idiopathic membranoprolifrative glomerulonephritis: A one year
prospective study”, Moderated Presentation. April 2011 World Congress of
Nephrology
“Continuous convective renal replacement (CCRR) system: A new modality of
wearable artificial kidney” M.N. Aboras and I.A. Kawalit BANTOA journal
,2006 4(1):3
“Bivariate Genetic Analysis of Albuminuria and Obesity in Mexican Americans”,
Abstract presentation at the ADA annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA,2001.
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“Genome-Wide Search for Albuminuria Susceptibility Genes in Mexican
Americans”. Abstract presentation at the ADA annual meeting, Philadelphia,
PA,2001.
“The prevalence of ACEI use in Mexican American with Diabetes mellitus”
Abstract presentation at the American Society of Nephrology annual meeting –
2001
“Blood pressure and Albuminuria are influence by Common Genetic Factors in
Mexican Americans”, University of Texas Health Science at San Antonio, Texan
2000 meeting, Austin Texas, 2001.
“The effect of procainamide treatment in facilating the cardioversion of atrial
fibrillation” I. Kawalit, MD . Presentation at the annual resident research day,
Providence Hospital –Southfield, MI,1999
“The use of intravenous amiadarone in acute treatment for new-onset arterial
fibrillation post cardiac surgery” I. Kawalit, MD; C. Machado, MD
Presentation at the annual resident research day, Providence Hospital –Southfield,
MI,1999
“Evaluating the value of fluoroscopy in screening for coronary artery disease" I.
Kawalit, MD. Presentation at the annual resident research day, Providence
Hospital –Southfield, MI,1999
“Clinical significance of serum CA 125 values in patients with liver disease” I.
Kawalit,MD; E. Yousif, MD. American College of Physcian 1998- Poster
presentation at the annual ACP meeting, Traverse
“TTP induced by pancreatitis”: report of a case. American College of Physcian
1997- Poster presentation at the annual ACP meeting, Traverse
“Neck hematoma as a complication of streptokinase treatment in acute myocardial
infarction”: report of a case. –American College of Physcian 1997- Poster
presentation at the annual ACP meeting, Traverse
Research Activities in progress:
“Diabetic Nephropathy in Mexican Americans”, manuscript in preparation.
I.Kawalit, MD; H. Abboud, MD
“Recurrence of scleroderma crisis in the transplanted kidney” manuscript in preparation.
I.Kawalit, MD; D Reily, MD
“Outcome of living kidney transplantation after laparoscopic nephrectomy in Saudi
Arabia” manuscript in preparation. Hayati, Hussein; Sadeq, Adnan; Kawalit, Issa;
Yusuf, Said; Al-Horani, Saif; AbuDayyeh, Khadejah