Education
Garyounis- Al-Arab Medical University, Libya
Certifications
Internal Medicine
Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine
Residencies
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois - Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Geisinger Medical Center - Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine
Clinical / Research Interests
Critical Care Medicine
Acute Kidney Injury
Fluid Electrolyte disorders
Kidney Stones
Chronic Kidney Disease
Kidney Replacement Therapies
Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS)
Plasmapheresis and Plasma exchange
Biography

Yoosif Abdalla MBChB, MD, FACP, MBA, is an assistant professor of medicine and the director of critical care nephrology in the Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and The GW Medical Faculty Associates.

Dr. Abdalla received his medical degree, MBChB, from the Al-Arab Medical University, Libya. He completed his internal medicine residency at Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. After a brief tenure as a hospitalist at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center, he went on to complete a nephrology fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center, where he served as the chief fellow. He also completed an additional fellowship in critical care medicine. He obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with emphasis in marketing and leadership from W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. Dr. Abdalla has been recognized with several accolades and awards from residents and fellows for his clinical teaching and workshops.

He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, nephrology, and critical care medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of physicians and a member of the American Society of Nephrology, American College of Chest Physicians, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Abdalla is an outstanding clinician with expertise in acute kidney injury, critical care medicine, kidney replacement therapies, including continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT), slow extended dialysis (SLED), ultrafiltration, cardiorenal syndrome, modalities of renal replacement therapies in the intensive care unit, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and point-of-care ultrasound in the care of critically ill patients.

Kidney Stone Clinic Lead By Dr. Abdalla

The kidney stone clinic offers seamless personalized care that includes prevention strategies, and medical management as well as prompt surgical removal of kidney stones by a highly experienced team of experts.

Learn more about the Kidney Stone Clinic