Somaya Zahran, M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D.

Somaya Zahran, M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D., is a transplant nephrologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. She specializes in the care of patients with kidney disease and kidney failure and is a member of Mayo Clinic's Kidney Transplant Program and Pancreas Transplant Program.

Dr. Zahran provides medical care for patients being evaluated for kidney or pancreas transplantation and for transplant recipients after surgery. She works with multidisciplinary transplant teams to coordinate evaluation, monitor kidney health and support ongoing treatment before and after transplantation.

Dr. Zahran completed nephrology fellowship training at McGill University, Montreal, Canada where she served as chief nephrology fellow and received Dr. Mortimer Levy Award for excellence in research, clinical care and leadership. She completed renal transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Zahran holds a Ph.D. in structural biology and is active in research and scholarly work focused on kidney transplantation, rejection, organ allocation and transplant outcomes. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Young Innovator Award in transplantation and top trainee presenter at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in nephrology and transplantation.

Dr. Zahran serves as an executive member of the American Society of Transplantation's Trainee and Young Faculty Community of Practice and has served on the Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee, contributing to national guideline development. She has been an invited speaker at the American Transplant Congress and serves as a peer reviewer for leading Nephrology and Transplant journals. She is fluent in Arabic and English and is committed to evidence-based, collaborative care and to advancing kidney and transplant medicine through clinical practice, research and professional service.