Yorg Al Azzi, MD
Nephrology
About
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Yorg Al Azzi, MD, earned his medical degree at Saint-Joseph University – Faculty of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon. Dr. Al-Azzi completed his residency in Internal medicine at Staten Island University Hospital, followed by 2-year of nephrology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital – Icahn School of Medicine and one year of transplant nephrology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Dr. Al Azzi is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist. Dr. Al Azzi is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Al Azzi is a member of several societies including American Society of nephrology where he acts as a Fellow member and he is also member of the American Society of Transplantation. He has special interest in medical education and acts as the Director for Nephrology rotation for internal medicine residents at Albert Einstein College of medicine / Montefiore Medical Center. He also served as a mentor for medical students at the STAR program of the American Society of Nephrology. He also has special interest in clinical research, especially in COVID-19 and kidney transplantation. He was one of the co-authors of first report of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients published in NEJM. He is also the lead author of many papers discussing COVID-19 and kidney transplantation published in peer-reviewed journals.
Gender: Male
Credentials
Education and Training
- Medical Education Universite Saint Joseph Faculte de Medecine - Beirut
- Fellowship Mount Sinai Hospital
- Residency Staten Island University Hospital
Areas of Expertise
Specialties
Clinical Focus
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Research Focus
COVID-19 and kidney transplantation, short and long terms outcomes of deceased donor kidney transplant and kidney transplant allocation
Locations
Primary Location
Montefiore Medical Center
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Additional Locations
Montefiore at 1250 Waters Place
1250 Waters place
Bronx, NY 10461-2720
844-498-6801
Research
Publications
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Novel Potassium Binders for Early Postoperative Hyperkalemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center ExperienceEnver Akalin; Yorg Azzi; Luz Liriano-Ward; Cindy Pynadath; Jay A. Graham; Vagish Hemmige; Maria AjaimySep 2024Alesa Campbell; Weirui Xiao; Enver Akalin; Yorg Azzi; Luz Liriano-Ward; Cindy Pynadath; Jay A. Graham; Vagish Hemmige; Zoe Verzani; Maria Ajaimy
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Transmission of yellow fever vaccine virus through blood transfusion and organ transplantation in the USA in 2021: report of an investigationYoram A. Puius; Maria Ajaimy; Yorg Al Azzi; Adriana Colovai; Wendy SzymczakSep 2023Carolyn V. Gould; Rebecca J. Free; Julu Bhatnagar; Raymond A. Soto; Tricia L. Royer; Warren R. Maley; Sean Moss; Matthew A. Berk; Rebecca Craig-Shapiro; Rosy Priya L. Kodiyanplakkal; Lars F. Westblade; Thangamani Muthukumar; Yoram A. Puius; Amresh Raina; Azam Hadi; Kymberly A. Gyure; Danielle Trief; Marcus Pereira; Matthew J. Kuehnert; Vennus Ballen; Debra A. Kessler; Kimberly Dailey; Charles Omura; Thuy Doan; Steve Miller; Michael R. Wilson; Jennifer A. Lehman; Jana M. Ritter; Elizabeth Lee; Luciana Silva-Flannery; Sarah Reagan-Steiner; Jason O. Velez; Janeen J. Laven; Kelly A. Fitzpatrick; Amanda Panella; Emily H. Davis; Holly R. Hughes; Aaron C. Brault; Kirsten St George; Amy B. Dean; Joel Ackelsberg; Sridhar V. Basavaraju; Charles Y. Chiu; J. Erin Staples; Maria Ajaimy; Yorg Al Azzi; Pallavi Annambhotla; Bryon Backenson; Adriana Colovai; Wendy Szymczak
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HIV D+/R+ heart/kidney transplantation: First case reportVagish Hemmige; Omar Saeed; Yoram A. Puius; Yorg Azzi; Adriana Colovai; Daniel J. Goldstein; Marjan Rahmanian; Anthony Carlese; Ulrich P. Jorde; Snehal PatelMar 2023Vagish Hemmige; Omar Saeed; Yoram A. Puius; Yorg Azzi; Adriana Colovai; Jamil Borgi; Daniel J. Goldstein; Marjan Rahmanian; Anthony Carlese; Ulrich P. Jorde; Snehal Patel
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Blood Transcriptomes of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients Associated with Immune Insufficiency Proportionate to SeverityYorg Al Azzi; Enver AkalinNov 2022Zeguo Sun; Zhongyang Zhang; Khadija Banu; Yorg Al Azzi; Anand Reghuvaran; Samuel Fredericks; Marina Planoutene; Susan Hartzell; Yesl Kim; John Pell; Gregory Tietjen; William Asch; Sanjay Kulkarni; Richard Formica; Meenakshi Rana; Jonathan S. Maltzman; Weijia Zhang; Enver Akalin; Peter S. Heeger; Paolo Cravedi; Madhav C. Menon
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Analysis of Cross-sectional and Longitudinal HLA and Anti-viral Responses after COVID Infection in Renal Allograft Recipients: Differences and CorrelatesAdriana I. Colovai; Yorg Azzi; Enver AkalinOct 2022Alin L. Girnita; Lin Wang; Adriana I. Colovai; Patrick Ahearn; Yorg Azzi; Madhav C. Menon; Marcelo Fernandez-Vina; Howard M. Gebel; E. Steve Woodle; Paolo Cravedi; Jonathan S. Maltzman; Enver Akalin
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