Dr. Ihab Michel Wahba MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
3900 WOODLAND AVE PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104About
Dr. Ihab Wahba is a nephrologist practicing in Corvallis, OR. Dr. Wahba specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Wahba most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Univ Of Cairo- Fac Of Med- Cairo- Egypt (- Prior /) 1991
Kasr Alainy / Cairo University 1991
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Increased vascular resistance and not salt retention characterizes cyclosporine A-induced hypertension: report in an anuric patient.
- Gadolinium is not the only trigger for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: insights from two cases and review of the recent literature.
- Finding a common language for patient safety in CKD.
- Acute kidney injury due to pulmonary embolism: the case for 'congestive renal failure'.
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