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Dr. Adnane Guella

Dr. Adnane Guella

Consultant Nephrologist

Consultant Nephrologist

28 Years Experience

Arabic , English , French

About Dr. Adnane Guella

Dr. Adnane Guella is a highly experienced Consultant Nephrologist with over 28 years of expertise in diagnosing and treating acute and chronic kidney diseases. He is renowned for his contributions to dialysis care and kidney transplantation, and for pioneering advanced apheresis techniques in the Arab world. His commitment to medical innovation and education has been widely recognized in international nephrology communities.

 

Overview Experience Education Professional Experience Certifications & Memberships

Clinical Expertise

    • Kidney Diseases 
    • Acute & Chronic Dialysis 
    • Kidney Transplantation 
    • Hypertension 
    • Apheresis (LDL, red cell, platelet, leukapheresis, photopheresis, cascade filtration) 
    • Renal biopsy & vascular access catheter insertion 
    • CRRT in ICU settings 

     


Education

    • Master’s Degree in Nephrology 
    • French Board in Nephrology – Faculty of Medicine, Lille, France 
    • Bachelor’s degree in medicine – Oran University of Medical Sciences, Algeria 

     


Professional Experience

    • Has more than 28 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic kidney diseases, follow-up and care of dialysis patients as well as preparation, evaluation, and follow-up of kidney transplant patients 
    • His expertise includes also acute dialysis (CRRT) in the intensive care unit, vascular access catheter insertions, and renal biopsy 
    • He has special interest and expertise in all Apheresis techniques (plasmapheresis, cascade filtration, LDL - Apheresis, Red cell apheresis, platelet apheresis, leukapheresis, and photopheresis) 
    • Performed the first LDL-Apheresis (1998) in the Arab World, using Cobe ultracentrifugation machine in two patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and the first red cell apheresis (2004) in a patient with sickle cell crisis 
    • Worked as a Consultant Nephrologist and Head of the Nephrology division of King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where Involved in renal transplantation from living and cadaveric donors 
    • Got his initial training in France and was associated with various hospitals in France including Amiens University Hospital, Lille University Hospital, and Roubaix General Hospital 

     


Certifications & Memberships

    • Reviewer, American Journal of Kidney Diseases 
    • Awarded by the International Society of Nephrology in Sydney as Young First Author 
    • Published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on nephrology and transplantation