MD

Medical Education:
University of Damascus (MD).
Current Academic or Administrative Positions:
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio (UTHSA).
Area of Research interests:
Pioneering research in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease biomarkers and drug development, Epidemiology and outcomes research in liver disease including liver transplantation.
Publications and Presentations:
Authored over 150 articles, 9 book chapters, over 300 abstracts at scientific meetings and over 100 faculty lectures. His current H-index is 38 (November 2019).
Comments:
Dr. Naim Alkhouri is the Director of the Metabolic Health Center at the Texas Liver Institute in San Antonio. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio.
Dr. Alkhouri completed his medical degree at the University of Damascus in Syria before completing his residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia and fellowship at the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Among many research awards, Dr. Alkhouri received the American College of Gastroenterology Junior Faculty Development Award to study the analysis of breath volatile organic compounds to diagnose nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Dr. Alkhouri has over 150 publications and presents his work at both national and international medical conferences. His specialty interests include nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver disease, and liver transplantation.
Dr. Alkhouri is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD); the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL); and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).