Mohamed El-Shahawy, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.A., is Clinical Professor in the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at City of Hope and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Keck-USC School of Medicine. Professor El-Shahawy is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology and is a UNOS-certified transplant nephrologist. He completed his residency in internal medicine at St. Mary's Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. El-Shahawy went on to complete a fellowship in nephrology and transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and a fellowship in nephrology at LAC/USC Medical Center.
Professor El-Shahawy served as the Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation program of the Keck-USC School of Medicine from 1991 to 2007. Since 2007, Dr. El-Shahawy has been serving as the Islet Transplant Physician for the City of Hope Islet Cell Transplant Program. Dr. El-Shahawy's 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.
1988, Nephrology Subspeciality Board
1986, American Board of Internal Medicine
1979, Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, M.D. (Graduated with Honors)
1988-1989, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Fellowship in Nephrology
1986-1988, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, Fellowship in Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
1982-1983, VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Research Fellowship in Cardiology
1984-1986, St. Mary's Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, Residency in Internal Medicine
2002-present, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Keck-USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
2001-present, Clinical Professor, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2000-2007, Medical Director, USC Pancreas Transplant Program, Los Angeles, CA
1999-2007, Vice Chief of Medicine, USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
1995-2002, Associate Professor of Medicine, Keck-USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
1991-2007, Medical Director, USC Kidney Transplant Program, Los Angeles, CA
1989-1995, Assistant Professor of Medicine, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Transplantation
National Kidney Foundation
Transplantation Society