Dr. Yassin Ibrahim M. El-Shahat

Dr. Yassin Ibrahim M. El-Shahat is a nationally esteemed Consultant Nephrologist and Chief Medical Officer at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with over 38 years of extraordinary medical and leadership expertise. He is widely recognized as a pioneering figure in the fields of nephrology, dialysis, and kidney transplantation across the UAE.

He completed his medical education and postgraduate training in internal medicine and nephrology in Egypt and the United Kingdom, achieving Fellowships of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Dr. El-Shahat has established state-of-the-art hemodialysis centers and directed comprehensive clinical governance programs.

Clinical Expertise & Key Focus Areas:

• Diagnosis and advanced clinical management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 1 to 5
• Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis prescription, access maintenance, and adequacy optimization
• Pre-transplant recipient and living donor evaluation, immunosuppression protocols, and post-transplant care
• Management of glomerular diseases, lupus nephritis, diabetic kidney disease, and resistant hypertension
• Strategic medical leadership, clinical governance, and academic nephrology education

Dr. El-Shahat brings unrivaled clinical authority, compassionate dedication, and high ethical standards to nephrology care, enhancing the lives of patients suffering from complex renal disorders.