Ayman Karkar

Dr. Ayman Karkar, MD, MSc, MRCP, Ph.D., FRCP, FASN, is a consultant physician and nephrologist. He is also a fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (FRCP) of the United Kingdom (London), the American National Kidney Foundation, and the American Society of Nephrology. Following graduation from medical school, Dr. Karkar received his MSc in Nephology and Hypertension and Ph.D. in Renal Medicine from the Hammersmith Hospital, University of London. Dr. Karkar was a consultant physician and nephrologist at the Kanoo Kidney Centre (KKC), Dammam Medical Complex (DMC) from 2001 to 2014. He served as director of KKC and DMC in addition to supervising the renal services in the Eastern province. He was also a key advisor and chairman of numerous steering committees and provided valuable assistance, especially in setting up the dialysis outsourcing project in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Karkar is currently Baxter Head, Medical Affairs for Renal Care – Middle East and Africa. Dr. Karkar has a great interest in renal medicine and has been contributing largely to the education and training of undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and nursing staff. He has organized and participated, as a speaker or chairperson, in many congresses and symposia. Dr. Karkar is also interested in clinical research and has published around 150 papers and abstracts in peer-reviewed medical journals and 8 book chapters. He has also edited four books on renal medicine.