Samir El-Dahr, MD
Pediatric Nephrology
Dr. Samir El-Dahr received his medical degree at Aleppo University School of Medicine in 1982. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at the Medical Center of Delaware in 1986, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at the University of Virginia. Dr. El-Dahr joined the Section of Pediatric Nephrology at Tulane in 1990 and is currently the Jane B. Aron Professor of Pediatrics and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Tulane University School of Medicine, and Section Chief of Pediatric Nephrology. Dr. El-Dahr is actively involved in laboratory research and has served on several study sections at the National Institute of Health, where he currently holds funding related to mechanisms of kidney development. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Medical School Pediatric Departament Chairs. Dr. El-Dahr is an active clinician with an interest in pediatric hypertension and transplantation.
Childrens Hospital Northshore Center
Childrens Hospital Northshore Center 71338 Hwy 21
Covington, LA 70433
Amerihealth
Dialysis
Pediatric - Nephrology
Pediatric Hypertension
Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic 4720 South I10 Service Rd West Ste 401
Metairie, LA 70001
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Dialysis
Pediatric - Nephrology
Pediatric Hypertension
Transplantation
- Pediatric Nephrology - Primary - Board Certified
- Gender: Male
- Graduate Degree: Aleppo University School of Medicine - 1982
- Internship: Mercy Hospital - Baltimore - 1984
- Residency: Medical Center of Delaware - Wilmington - 1986
- Fellowship: University of Virginia - Charlottesville - 1990
- English
- Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children
- Tulane Medical Center