Name
Dr. Wadi Suki
Internal Medicine Residency
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas
1961-63
Nephrology Fellowship
Dept. of Internal Medicine
University of Texas
(Dr. Donald W. Seldin)
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
1963-65
 
Board Certification
Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates1958
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners1960
American Board of Internal Medicine1967
American Board of Internal Med., Nephrology1972
Present and Past Acedemic Titles
Instructor
Dept. of Internal Medicine (Dr. Donald W. Seldin)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
1965-66
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
1966-68
Jr. Attending
Dept of Internal Medicine
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas
1965-68
Assoc. Professor
Dept. of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1968-71
Attending Physician
Internal Medicine Service
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
1969-78
Visiting Professor
Laboratory of Dr. Juha P. Kokko
Dept. of Medicine University of Texas
Dallas, Texas
7-12/76
Visiting Scientist
Laboratory of Dr. Lutz Birnbaumer
Dept. of Cell Biology Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1-6/87
Professor
Dept. of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1971-2000
Professor
Dept. Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
1982-2000
Chief, Renal Sect.
Dept. of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1968-2000
Chief, Renal Serv.
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
1969-2000
Sr. Attending Phys
Internal Medicine Service
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
1968-2000
Sr. Attending Phys.
Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston, Texas
1968-2000
Consultant
Renal Section
Dept. of Medicine Veterans Administration Hospital
Houston, Texas
1968-2000
Consultant
Wilford Hall USAF
Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio, Texas
1972-2000
Clinical Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
2000-Present
 
Member of Nephrology, Dialysis And Transplantation Associates, P.A. 2000-Present
Senior Attending Physician
Internal Medicine Service
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
1978-Present
Present and Past Society Memberships and Offices Held
          
Society Memberships
American Society for Clinical Investigation
Association of American Physicians
Central Society for Clinical Research
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
American Physiological Society
American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Transplantation
American College of Physicians, Fellow
International Society of Nephrology
National Kidney Foundation
American Heart Association:
Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease
American Federation for Medical Research
Southern Salt, Water, and Kidney Club
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Renal Physicians Association
American Society of Renal Biochemistry and Metabolism
Harris County Medical Society
 Texas Medical Association
 American Medical Association
Alpha Omega Alpha - 1958
     United States Government Agencies
Regional Medical Programs Services
Ad Hoc Committee to Establish Criteria for the Optimal Facility Necessary for Diagnosis and Management of Patients with End, Stage Renal Disease Member
1971-72
Kidney Program Review Technical Consultant
1972-73
Veterans Administration Central Office
Career Development Program (Nephrology), Reviewer
1974-2000
Medical Research Service Review Board in Nephrology Member
1974-77
  Chairman
1976-77

 National Institutes of Health     

General Medicine B Study Section   Member
1975-79
  Member
1981-85
  Chairman
1983-85
End Stage Renal Disease Program
Network Coordinating Council Network #11, Inc. Executive Committee Member-at-Large        
1977-79
State of Texas Agencies
Texas State Department of Health Kidney Health Care Advisory Committee Member
1973-80
Scientific Journals

Journal of Clinical Investigation, Official Journal of the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Editorial Committee Member
1975-80
Kidney International, Official Journal of the International Society of Nephrology Editorial Board Member
1976-90
Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism Editorial Board Member
1977- Present
Renal Physiology Editorial Board Member
1978- Present
Nephron Editorial Board Member
1979- Present
American Journal of Nephrology Associate Editor
1980- Present
Seminars in Nephrology Editorial Board Member
1980- Present
American Journal of Kidney Diseases Editorial Board Member
1981-86
Journal of the Royal Medical Services International Advisory Board
1994- Present
Voluntary Health Agencies
National Kidney Foundation
The Kidney (Official Publication) Editorial Board Member
1970-76
National Medical Advisory Council Vice-Chairman
1969-70
  Chairman-Elect
1970-71
  Chairman
1971-73
  Past-Chairman
1973-75
  Trustee-at-Large
1971-76
  Medical News Report, Co-editor
1972-76
Scientific Advisory Board Member
1972-80
  Secretary
1977-78
  Chairman-elect
1978-79
  Chairman
1979-80
  Fellowships and Grants Subcommittee
1979-82
Dialysis and Transplantation Council Executive Committee Member
1972-74
Council on Renal Nutrition Executive Committee Member
1973-76
National Kidney Foundation of Southeast Texas. Inc.
Medical Advisory Board Member
1969- Present
  President
1969-71
American Heart Association
Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease Executive Committee Member
1971-75
National Registry of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Executive Committee Member
1983-87
Professional & Scientific Societies
American Colleqe of Physicians-Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program #III Renology Committee Member
1973
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Secretary-Treasurer
1974-77
  President
1978-79
Texas Medical Association Special Committee on Renal Disease Member
1973-75
American Society of Nephrology Program Chairman
1980
  Postgraduate Education, Manpower and Clinical Practice Committee
1987-91
  Training Program Directors Committee
1989-91
  Clinical Practice Committee Chairman
1991-92
  Councilor
1992-96
  President Elect
1996-97
  President
1997-98
  Past President
1998-99
Renal Physicians Association Board of Directors, Member
1980-89
  Secretary
1987-88
  Vice President
1988-89
  Representative to the Intersociety Council
1987-90
American Board of Internal Medicine Member, Nephrology Committee
1982-88
  Certifying Examination Committee
1987-89
  Self Evaluation Process (SEP) Committee
1992-1996
Houston & Gulf Coast Area Nephrology Association Founder & First President
1987-88
Intersociety Council for Research on Kidney and Uroloqic Diseases Member
1987-90
   
1994-96
  Secretary-Treasurer
1988-90
  President
1995-96
     
Distinctions, Prizes, and Awards
National Kidney Foundation of Southeast Texas1984
ADC Houston Achievement Award1985
American Society of Nephrology President’s Award1991
David M. Hume Award of the National Kidney Foundation1994
Ben Qurra Award of the Arab American Medical Association1999
Louis Pastuer Medal of the University of Strasbourg1999
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American Men and Women in Science, Physical & Biological SciencesN/A
National Register of Prominent Americans and International NotablesN/A
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Publications
Published 262 articles on various aspects of kidney function and disease including articles on hypertension, diabetes, nephritis, dialysis, and transplantation.