Biographical summary
Hasan A. Khamash, M.D., is a transplant nephrologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona.
Areas of clinical expertise include:
- Kidney paired donation
- BK virus (BKV) nephropathy
- Kidney transplant outcomes
In addition to a busy clinical practice, Dr. Khamash is an active participant in research and medical education.
Dr. Khamash cares for patients with kidney disease, kidney failure and BK polyomavirus infection as a member of Mayo Clinic's Kidney Transplant Program and Pancreas Transplant Program. His expertise in kidney paired donation helps patients with willing but incompatible living donors explore opportunities to receive a compatible kidney transplant.
His clinical and research interests include antibody-mediated rejection, desensitization, BK virus nephropathy, post-transplant diabetes and kidney transplant outcomes. These areas focus on preventing and managing complications that may affect the health and long-term function of a transplanted kidney.
Dr. Khamash completed transplant nephrology fellowship training at Mayo Clinic and nephrology fellowship training at Nassau University Medical Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
In addition to patient care, research and education, Dr. Khamash contributes to institutional leadership and quality improvement. His roles have included service on Mayo Clinic Arizona personnel and transplant quality committees, supporting clinical practice, operations and high-quality transplant care.
Conditions treated
- BK polyomavirus infection
- Kidney disease
- Kidney failure
Interests
- Kidney transplant outcomes
- Post transplant diabetes
- BK virus nephropathy
Mayo Clinic locations
Phoenix, Arizona
Education
- 2004
Fellow - Transplant NephrologyMayo Clinic
- 2003
Fellow - NephrologyNassau University Medical Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook
- 2001
ResidentNassau University Medical Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook
- 1998
House Officer - MedicineAugusta Victoria Hospital
- 1997
Rotating InternshipMakassed Hospital
- 1996
MB BSUniversity of Jordan
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2003
NephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2001
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2009
Certificate of Merit for Semi-Finalist for the J. Claude Bennett Award for Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow25th Annual Trainee Research Symposium
- 2006
Specialist of the YearNortheast Medical Center
- 2005
Specialist of the YearNortheast Medical Center
- 2003
Certificate of Achievement in Clinical ResearchNassau University Medical Center
- 1999
House Officer of the Month Certificate by the Resident Evaluation CommitteeNassau University Medical Center
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Vice ChairPersonnel Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
- 2022 - present
MemberTransplant Quality Committee - Arizona, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
- 2018 - present
MemberPersonnel Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
- 2015 - present
MemberMortality Review Subcommittee - Arizona, Quality Subcommittee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
- 2014 - present
MemberKidney and Pancreas Transplant Convergence Workgroup, Transplant Specialty Council Practice Committee, Transplant Specialty Council
- 2011 - present
MemberArizona Medical Association
- 2009
Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress, American Society of Transplant Surgeons and American Society of Transplantation
- 2008
Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress, American Society of Transplant Surgeons and American Society of Transplantation
- 2006 - 2007
MemberEducation Committee, Northeast Regional Medical Center
- 2005 - 2007
MemberInstitutional Review Board, Kirksville School of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2003 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Nephrology
- 2003 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation