Kidney Clinic in Lake Charles, LA

Welcome To The Kidney Clinic

Nephrology, Hypertension, Electrolytes, Kidney stones, Protein in urine, blood in urine and Dialysis.

Established in January 2008, The Kidney Clinic has been serving patients with kidney diseases, hypertension and kidney transplantation in Lake Charles and surrounding areas including Sulphur, Jennings and DeRidder. The Clinic is led by Dr Abdel F. Abu Shamat; and he was joined by Dr A. Lodhi in 2015. In 2023, Fahad K Lodhi MD joined The Kidney clinic. Our Nurse Practitioners include Megan Hebert, Lauryn Leslie, and Amanda Pitre.

We have many different services to fit your specific needs. We love assisting others and helping them feel better again. No matter what your pain or injury is, we will work with you to ensure that you are pain free and feeling great.

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Abdel F. Abu Shamat, MD.

Board Certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Board Certified Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplant (ABMS)

Member:

  • American College of Physicians
  • American Society of Nephrology
  • International Society of Nephrology
  • Calcasieu Parish Medical Society

Medical School:

  • Mansoora School of Medicine, Egypt

Residency in Internal Medicine:

  • Brown University, Rhode Island
  • Jordan University, Jordan

Fellowships:

  • Nephrology, hypertension & transplantation
  • Kidney transplantation

University of Florida, Gainesville

Publications:

  • Multiple publications in Nephrology & Renal Transplantation in Nephrology Journals

Awards:

  • Dr. John Greene Martin Compassionate Award – 2013

Administrative Positions:

  • Served twice as the President of Medical Staff at Christus St. Patrick Hospital
  • Served on the Board of Christus St. Patrick Hospital for many years

A.A.K Lodhi, MD.

http://www.ahadlodhimd.com/

Board Certified in Nephrology (2015)

Board Certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM-2012)

Specialist in Clinical Hypertension (ASH-2013)

Member, American College of Physicians 

Member, American Society of Nephrology

Member, National Kidney Foundation

Member, American Medical Association

Complete Profile: https://www.doximity.com/pub/ahad-lodhi-md

Medical School: 2001-2006: Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan

Resident in Internal Medicine: 2009-2012: Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University, Philadelphia PA

Chief Resident: 2013:Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University, Philadelphia PA

Fellowship: Nephrology and Hypertension: University of Iowa, Iowa, IA 2013-2015

Dr Lodhi loves to establish an ongoing relationship with his patients.  He has published in the world renowned journal and has received many awards during his training.

Thrombotic Microangipathy with Carfilzomib 2015

Abdel F. Abu Shamat, MD.

Board Certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Board Certified Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplant (ABMS)

Member:

  • American College of Physicians
  • American Society of Nephrology
  • International Society of Nephrology
  • Calcasieu Parish Medical Society

Medical School:

  • Mansoora School of Medicine, Egypt

Residency in Internal Medicine:

  • Brown University, Rhode Island
  • Jordan University, Jordan

Fellowships:

  • Nephrology, hypertension & transplantation
  • Kidney transplantation

University of Florida, Gainesville

Publications:

  • Multiple publications in Nephrology & Renal Transplantation in Nephrology Journals

Awards:

  • Dr. John Greene Martin Compassionate Award – 2013

Administrative Positions:

  • Served twice as the President of Medical Staff at Christus St. Patrick Hospital
  • Served on the Board of Christus St. Patrick Hospital for many years

A.A.K Lodhi, MD.

http://www.ahadlodhimd.com/

Board Certified in Nephrology (2015)

Board Certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM-2012)

Specialist in Clinical Hypertension (ASH-2013)

Member, American College of Physicians 

Member, American Society of Nephrology

Member, National Kidney Foundation

Member, American Medical Association

Complete Profile: https://www.doximity.com/pub/ahad-lodhi-md

Medical School: 2001-2006: Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan

Resident in Internal Medicine: 2009-2012: Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University, Philadelphia PA

Chief Resident: 2013:Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University, Philadelphia PA

Fellowship: Nephrology and Hypertension: University of Iowa, Iowa, IA 2013-2015

Dr Lodhi loves to establish an ongoing relationship with his patients.  He has published in the world renowned journal and has received many awards during his training.

Thrombotic Microangipathy with Carfilzomib 2015

Fahad Lodhi, MD.

Résumé

In 2023, Fahad K Lodhi joined the The Kidney clinic.

Dr. Fahad Lodhi received a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from F.M.H College of Medicine in Pakistan. He then furthered his medical education by completing an Internal Medicine Residency at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, Wisconsin where he served as Chief Resident.

Dr. Fahad Lodhi continued with a Nephrology Fellowship at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles, California, where he served as Chief Fellow. Dr. Fahad Lodhi is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, with a subspecialty in Nephrology.

Dr Fahad Lodhi will be accepting patient with all insurances at The Kidney Clinic LLC. He will be making rounds at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital, Christus Ochsner Lake Area hospital, West Cal Cameron Hospital in Sulphur and Cornerstone hospital. He will also see patients at all dialysis facilities in Lake Charles, Sulphur, Jennings and Deridder.

Research

  1. A Single-Center Cohort Study of Nephrotoxicity due to Immune Check Point Inhibitors.
    -POSTER PRESENTATION AT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY (ASN) KIDNEY WEEK 2020, ABSTRACT: PO2161
    -RESEARCH ACCEPTANCE AT JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY PHARMACY PRACTICE
  2. Dysnatremia and Crude Mortality Rates: Evidence from the Sodium Metabolism and Management Experience (SoMME) Study
    POSTER PRESENTATION AT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY (ASN) KIDNEY WEEK 2019, ABSTRACT: FR-PO664
  3. Trends of Overall Mortality by Severity of Hyponatremia: Five-Year Mortality Rates
    POSTER PRESENTATION AT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY (ASN) KIDNEY WEEK 2021, ABSTRACT: PO1142

Case Reports

  1. Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity Causing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; A commonly used drug triggering a life-threatening condition Lodhi, F., Shogren, S. L., Vedre, J. G., Haque, N., Reriani, M., & Ali, R. (2020). Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity Causing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Commonly Used Drug Triggering a Life-Threatening Condition. WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 119(1), 66–68.
  2. Spinal Epidural Abscess due to Pasteurella Multocida Infection. Lodhi, F., Shogren, S. L., Haque, N., Ishaq, M., & Rehman, A. (2020). Spinal epidural abscess due to Pasteurella multocida infection. IDCases, 21, e00801.
  3. A case of De-Novo Anti-Glomerular Basement Disease presenting during pregnancy. Lodhi, F., Akcan, T., Mojarrab, J. N., Sajjad, S., & Blonsky, R. (2021). A Case of De Novo Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease Presenting during Pregnancy. Case reports in nephrology, 2021, 5539205.
  4. Latex and Nephrotic Syndrome Lodhi, A., Lodhi, F.A., Effat Rasul, & Saleem, A. (2017). latex and nephrotic syndrome.
  5. Successful story of Blastomycosis induced acute respiratory distress syndrome with prone position ventilation and neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) Ajmal, M., Aftab Khan Lodhi, F., Nawaz, G., Basharat, A., & Aslam, A. (2022). Blastomycosis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Cureus, 14(2), e22207.
  6. Interdisciplinary Deprescribing of Aspirin Through Prescriber Education and Provision of Patient-Specific Recommendations Cameron Draeger, PharmD; Fahad Lodhi, MD; Nicole Geissinger, MD; Tonja Larson, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCGP; Sara Griesbach, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP; Wisconsin Medical Journal.

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Our goal is for you to leave our office with a memorable and enjoyable experience, which is why our welcoming and compassionate staff will do everything they can to make you feel right at home.

Service Locations other than the Kidney Clinic:
  • Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
  • Ochsner Christus St Patrick Hospital
  • Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
  • Cornerstone Hospital
  • West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
  • Fresenius Dialysis Center, Ryan St Lake Charles
  • Davita Dialysis Center, Ryan St Lake Charles
  • Fresenius Dialysis Center, East Lake Charles
  • Fresenius Dialysis Center, Sulphur LA
  • Fresenius Dialysis Center, DeRidder LA
  • Fresenius Dialysis Center, Jennings LA
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