Dr. Ghayas Ali Habach, MD

\"For over 30 years I have been devoted to the care and well-being of my patients as well as research in nephrology and public health\"
Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine - 1995 – 2005 Re-certification Board of Internal Medicine - 2005 – 2015 American Board of Nephrology - 1996 – 2006 Re-certification Board of Nephrology - 2006 – 2016

Education:

Master of Public Health Johns Hopkins University - 1987 – 1988

Doctor of MedicineFaculty of Medicine, Damascus University - 1979 – 1986

Externship Rotations in London, England - 1984 – 1985

Work Experience:

CEO and Staff Physician - 1994 – PresentMerit Health Care, PC Sylacauga and Talladega, Alabama

Admitting Privileges - Present Brookwood Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama

Admitting Privileges - Present Citizens Baptist Hospital Talladega, Alabama

LandMark Dialysis/ National Renal Alliance - Present Stone Avenue Talladega, Alabama 35160

Medical Director/ Dialysis Unit - 1998 …– Present DaVita Healthcare, Inc. 331 James Payton Blvd. Sylacauga, AL 35150

Medical Director/ Dialysis Unit - 2007 - Present DaVita Healthcare, Inc. 724 West Battle Street Talladega, AL 35160

Active Consulting Nephrology Medical Staff - 2005 – Present Brookwood Medical Center 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive Birmingham, AL 35209

Nephrology Fellowship - 1991 – 1994 The University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine Division of NephrologyAnn Arbor, Michigan

Internal Medicine Residency - 1988 – 1991Hartford Hospital University of Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut

Program Officer - 1986 – 1988United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Awards and Recognitions:

Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology - 2007 – 2012

Ford Foundation, Population Council - 1987 – 1988Full tuition scholarship and stipend for MPH program

American Diabetes Association - 1999 – 2002 Provider Recognition Program

Professional Affiliations:

Member of the American Society of Nephrology Member of the American College of Physicians Member of the National Kidney Foundation

Research and Publication:

\"Diabetes and Hypoglycemia\" – Graduation ThesisFaculty of Medicine, Damascus University

\"Tuberculosis Among Blue Collar Workers\" – Prevention Medicine Thesis Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University

Habach G, Port FK, Mauger EA, Wolf RA, Port FK, Hospitalization Rates among United States Dialysis Patients. ASN Abstract, Volume 4 (3), September 1993

Habach G, Bloembergen WE, Mauger EA, Wolf RA, Port FK, Hospitalization among United States Dialysis Patients: Hemodialysis Versus Peritoneal Dialysis, J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 1995; 1940 – 1948.

Habach G, Port FK: Hemodialysis, Dialysates and Delivery Systems. In the Textbook of Nephrology, S.G. Masrey, R.J. Glassock (eds). Williams and Wilkins, 1994.

Habach G: Screening Diabetics for Microalbuminuria by Primary Care Physicians. ASN Abstract, Volume 9, September 1998.

Habach G: A New Early Start Cinacalcet Protocol Demonstrates a Sustained Improvement in Bone Mineral Outcomes in Prevalent Dialysis Patients; a 2-year Retrospective Study. ASN Abstract, November 2014

References:

Roger Wiggins, M.D., Program Director: Division of Nephrology Professor of Internal Medicine University of Michigan 3914 Taubman CenterAnn Arbor, Michigan 48109

Friedrich K. Port, M.D., Professor if Internal Medicine University of Michigan Michigan Kidney Registry 315 West Huron TS, Suite 340 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103

David G. Warnock, M.D., Professor of Nephrology University of Alabama Birmingham 119 University Blvd., THT647 Birmingham, Alabama 35233

Gordon T. Conner, MD2018 Brookwood Medical Center Drive PO Box 209 Birmingham, Alabama 35209

Bharat S. Kapoor, MD 2010 Brookwood Medical Center DriveSuite 310 Birmingham, Alabama 35209