Samra Abouchacra
Al Ain Hospital, UAE
Biography
Samra Abouchacra has had extensive clinical and academic experience in Canada and UAE. She has Canadian & American Board certification in Internal Medicine & Nephrology and Masters in Science from the Toronto Institute of Medical Sciences. She is the founder and previous chairperson for Academic Affairs department and previous chairperson of Nephrology department at Tawam Hospital. She also served as medical director of Urology Kidney Disease Service Line Council for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and has recently held the post of Director of Outpatient Services at Tawam and now Al Ain Hospital in preparation for commissioning of the new facility. She has been actively participating in teaching and research activities with numerous publications in peer review journals and among country investigators for the International Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). She has membership in national & international medical societies and is a fellow of American Society of Nephrology.
Abstract
Abstract : Why diets fail? A role for “Eat-ology†as a disruptive weight loss methodology