Dr. Siddiq Anwar

Consultant, Nephrology
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Dr. Siddiq Anwar, MBBS, is a Consultant General Medicine Physician and Nephrologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

With 22 years of extensive experience, Dr. Anwar provides diagnosis and treatment for a variety of kidney-related conditions. He completed a Nephrology Fellowship and a Renal Transplant Fellowship from Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, US and received his Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Nephrology and General Internal Medicine from the UK. He spearheaded the digitalisation of End Stage Renal Care in SEHA and the Acute Kidney Injury Management pipeline at SSMC. He helped grow the kidney transplant programme in the UAE and pioneered the establishment of the UAE Paired Kidney Donation Program. Dr. Anwar currently leads an internationally recognised academic consortium addressing the growing burden of kidney disease across the GCC and South Asia. He also mentors numerous nephrologists and supports the development of transplant programmes throughout the Global South. Furthermore, Dr. Anwar has a special interest in health informatics, health systems engineering, simulation training and the use of AI in healthcare.

Doctor can help with

  • Transplantation
  • Chronic kidney disease in non-renal transplants
  • Dialysis access and interventional nephrology
  • Acute kidney injury and continuous renal replacement therapy
  • Plasma exchange
  • Glomerulonephritis and vasculitis
  • Onco-nephrology
  • Pregnancy and kidney disease
  • Kidney stones
  • Resistant hypertension

Memberships

  • Visiting Fellow - ADIA (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority) Lab, UAE
  • Member - Malaffi Clinical Advisory Council, UAE
  • Member - BANFF Thrombotic Microangiopathy Working Group
  • Member - Interventional Nephrology Working Group, International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
  • Member - Middle East Region Board, International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
  • Member - TIGER International Task Force, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
  • Fellow - American College of Nephrology ( FASN)
  • Fellow – International Society of Nephrology
  • Fellow: Royal College of Physicians, London
  • Member - American Society of Transplantation

Licences and certifications

  • Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), UK
  • Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine and Nephrology, General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Nephrology – Department of Health, Abu Dhabi

Training and work experience

  • Clinical Professor of Nephrology

    Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

  • Consultant, General Medicine and Nephrology

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi

  • Faculty, Nephrology Department

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi

  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Nephrology

    Khalifa University, UAE

  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Nephrology

    United Arab Emirates University, UAE

  • Consultant, Nephrology

    Abu Dhabi Health Services, Co. - SEHA, UAE

  • Consultant, Nephrology

    King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, KSA

  • Consultant, Nephrology (Fixed Term Contract)

    Freeman Hospital, Institute of Transplantation, UK

  • Consultant, Nephrology (Fixed Term Contract)

    Sunderland Royal Hospital, UK

  • Renal Registrar, South Thames Specialty Registrar Training (StR)

    Epsom and St. Helier Hospitals University Hospital NHS Trust, UK

  • Interventional Nephrology Fellowship

    St Luke’s Vascular Access Center, US

  • General Nephrology Fellowship

    Washington University School of Medicine, US

  • Renal Transplant Fellowship

    Washington University School of Medicine, US

  • Interventional Nephrology Fellowship

    Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal

  • Interventional Nephrology Fellowship

    Clinique Saint-Gatien, France

  • Renal Registrar - South Thames Specialty Registrar Training (StR)

    Kent and Canterbury Hospital, UK

  • Renal Registrar - South Thames Specialty Registrar Training (StR)

    Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  • Renal Registrar - South Thames Specialty Registrar Training (StR)

    Epsom and St. Helier Hospitals University Hospital NHS Trust, UK

  • Renal Registrar - South Thames Specialty Registrar Training (StR)

    St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  • Renal Registrar - South Thames Specialty Registrar Training (StR)

    University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  • Renal Registrar (Locum Appointment for Training)

    East Midlands Deanery, UK

  • Renal Registrar (Locum Appointment for Training)

    West Midlands Deanery, UK

  • Senior Medical Officer, Core Medical Training

    Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK

  • Senior Medical Officer, Core Medical Training

    Wrexham Maelor Hospital, UK

  • Internship, Medical Officer

    Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, India

Education

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

    Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Awards and recognitions

  • 2023 - Department of Health Research Grant: RenAIssance

  • 2023 - Best Nephrologist of UAE - Awarded by Health Magazine, UAE

  • 2022 - Semi-finalist 3rd AI for Health Bowl Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine, US

  • 2022 - Gold Winner Patient Safety Award Advanced Health Care Technology Initiative - Informa Markets, UAE

  • 2021 Grand Prize Winner RenAIssance: Together Apart Hackathon UAE Ericsson and UAE Ministry of Economy, UAE

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