Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2022 Loop arteriovenous graft of the chest wall as a viable option for dialysis.  Radiology Case Reports.  17:2262-2264. 2022
2022 Chest wall arteriovenous graft for dialysis: A case report.  Radiology Case Reports.  17:1598-1600. 2022
2022 Delayed diagnosis of a retained guidewire after bedside femoral venous catheter insertion: A preventable complication.  Radiology Case Reports.  17:647-649. 2022
2022 Complications of Percutaneous Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter.  Seminars in Interventional Radiology.  39:40-46. 2022
2022 Endovascular Management of Thrombosed Dialysis Vascular Circuits.  Seminars in Interventional Radiology.  39:14-22. 2022
2022 Hemodialysis Catheters: Update on Types, Outcomes, Designs and Complications.  Seminars in Interventional Radiology.  39:90-102. 2022
2022 Inferior epigastric artery injury after percutaneous imaging-guided peritoneal dialysis catheter placement.  Radiology Case Reports.  17:332-335. 2022
2022 Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement: Percutaneous and Peritoneoscopic Techniques.  Seminars in Interventional Radiology.  39:023-031. 2022
2021 Endovascular embolization for managing a massive shoulder arteriovenous malformation.  Radiology Case Reports.  16:3965-3968. 2021
2021 Transhepatic Tunneled Catheter Using Left Hepatic Vein: The Last Resort for Dialysis 2021
2021 PICC line management among patients with chronic kidney disease 2021
2021 The role of stents in hemodialysis vascular access 2021
2020 Research themes and trends in ten top-ranked nephrology journals: A text mining analysis.  American Journal of Nephrology.  51:147-159. 2020
2019 Novel treatment of a totally occluded venous outflow tract of an arteriovenous graft 2019
2018 Erratum: Outcomes of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided placement versus laparoscopic placement of peritoneal dialysis catheters (Clinical Kidney Journal DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfx132).  Clinical Kidney Journal.  12:308. 2018
2018 Outcomes of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided placement versus laparoscopic placement of peritoneal dialysis catheters.  Clinical Kidney Journal.  11:549-554. 2018
2018 Predicting graft survival among kidney transplant recipients: A Bayesian decision support model.  Decision Support Systems.  106:97-109. 2018
2018 Bariatric surgery is associated with renal function improvement 2018
2013 Surgical management of cephalic arch occlusive lesions: Are there predictors for outcomes?.  Seminars in Dialysis.  26. 2013
2013 Painless myocardial ischemia is associated with mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease 2013
2013 Dilator-Assisted Banding for Managing Complications Associated with Excessive Hemodialysis Access Flow.  Seminars in Dialysis.  26:100-105. 2013
2012 Partial Aneurysmectomy is Effective in Managing Aneurysm-associated Complications of Arteriovenous Fistulae for Hemodialysis: Case Series and Literature Review.  Seminars in Dialysis.  25:357-364. 2012
2012 Academic interventional nephrology: A model for training, research, and patient care.  Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.  7:521-524. 2012
2011 Thrombectomy of prosthetic dialysis grafts using mechanical plus "No-wait lysis" Approach requires less procedure time and radiation exposure.  Seminars in Dialysis.  24:694-697. 2011
2011 Role of lean body mass in estimating glomerular filtration rate in Alzheimer disease.  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.  26:2222-2231. 2011
2010 Economic analysis of cinacalcet in combination with low-dose vitamin D versus flexible-dose vitamin D in treating secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialysis patients.  American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  56:1108-1116. 2010
2010 Primary amyloidosis of the kidney. 2010
2009 Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulopathy Complicating Helicobacter pylori-Associated Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma.  American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  54:770-774. 2009
2008 Visual vignette.  Endocrine Practice.  14:651. 2008
2008 The correlation between spontaneous and balloon induced angina: clinical implications. 2008
2008 Visual vignette.  Endocrine Practice.  14:651. 2008
2006 Extensive upper extremity arterial thrombosis as the initial manifestation of nephrotic syndrome. 2006
2006 Laser extraction of infected pacemaker and ICD leads: early experience at Charleston Area Medical Center. 2006
2005 Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome 2005
2005 Fatal subclavian stent infection remote from implantation.  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.  65:535-539. 2005
2005 Fracture of the osteoporotic cervical spine from a low-level trauma. 2005
2005 Porphyria cutanea tarda in a patient with HIV-infection. 2005
2004 Carotid stenting for symptomatic radiation-induced arteritis complicated by recurrent aneurysm formation.  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.  63:507-511. 2004
2004 High-output congestive heart failure successfully treated with transcatheter coil embolization of a large renal arteriovenous fistula.  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.  63:373-376. 2004
2004 Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection caused by Tsukamurella. 2004
2004 Methadone-induced torsade de pointes in a patient with normal baseline QT interval. 2004
2004 Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following cardiovascular surgery: a case report. 2004

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Education And Training

  • West Virginia University, Internship
  • West Virginia University, Residency
  • Kansas University, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • University Of Arizona- AKDHC, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Doctor of Medicine, 1997

    • Full Name

  • Ammar Almehmi