Dr. Omaran A. Abdeen, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor
Nephrologist

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Dr. Abdeen practices Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Mission Hills and Valencia, California.

Physician Profile for Dr. Omaran A. Abdeen, MD

Addresses:: 11550 Indian Hills Road Suite 371; Mission Hills, CA 91345; 27420 Tourney Road 200; Valencia, CA 91355

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Accepting New Patients: Yes

Male

Years Since Graduation: 15

Practice Member Since: 2003.

Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time

Awards and Honors:

2009, Cambridge Whos Who

2005, Physician Recognition Award with Commendation

2007, Henry Mayo Quarterly Excellence Award

2004, Americas Top Physician

2007, Clinical Specialist in Hypertension

Five-Star Doctor at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Medical Diagnosis.

Five-Star Doctor at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Medical Diagnosis.

Five-Star Doctor at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Medical Diagnosis.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Chair Department of Medicine, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Director of Hemodialysis, VA Medical Center San Diego

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

1998, Fellow, American College of Physicians

2000, Fellow, American Society of Nephrology

Committees:

CME Committee, Member

Critical Care Committee, Member

Diabetes Committee, Member

Medical Executive Committee, Member

Peer Review Committee, Member

Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Chair

Publications:

2007, The use of B-type natriuretic peptide to assess volume status in patients with end-stage renal disease., American Heart Journal

2004, Tunicamycin preserves intercellular junctions, cytoarchitecture, and cell-substratum interactions in ATP-depleted epithelial cells, Biochem Biophys Res Commun.

2002, Dialysis Modalities in the ICU, Critical Care Clinics

2001, Octreotide and Midodrine in the Treatment of Combined Acute Renal Failure and Decompensated End-Stage Liver Disease, Journal of Amer. Soc Nephrology

Professional Interests:

Clinical Specialists in Hypertension

Physician Treats:

Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Mellitus (Including Ketones / Ketoacidosis / Diabetic Acidosis / Coma), Edema, Electrolyte disorder, Glomerular Disease, Glomerulonephritis, Gout, Hematuria, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Lupus, Multi-organ failure, Polycystic Renal (Kidney) Disease, Renal (Kidney) Diseases & Disorders, Renal (Kidney) Failure, Renal (Kidney) Failure - Hemodialysis Access, Renal Lithiasis (Kidney Stones), Renovascular hypertension, Uric acid disorders, Urinary tract infection

Physician Performs:

Dialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, Transplantation Medicine

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Arabic

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Omaran A. Abdeen, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.; Nephrology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Omaran A. Abdeen, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: University Of Ca/san Diego School Of Med
LaJolla, CA 1994
Internship:: Univ Of California San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA 1995
Residency:: Univ Of California San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA 1997
Fellowship:: Univ Of California San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA 2001
Positions:: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
San Diego, CA
Other Education or Training/Positions:: University of California, San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA 1998
Undergraduate School:: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA 1990
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/Partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Dialysis	500
Peritoneal dialysis	15
Transplantation Medicine	100

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna
BCBS
Cigna
HealthNet
Humana
Medicare
United Health Care
WellCare
Wellpoint

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Yes

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Omaran A. Abdeen, MD as of 12/03/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Omaran A. Abdeen, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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