"It is a great honor to serve my patients and help them deal with the different aspects of kidney disease.  I firmly believe in educating them about their illness and explaining treatment options to help them achieve the best outcome."

Joined the SCSP Team: 1996

Certification
I am certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Nephrology.

Education
My medical degree is from AIN SHAMS University, Faculty of Medicine. I completed my Internal Medicine residency at St. John and Medical Center and my Nephrology fellowship at University of Cincinnati Hospital.

More About Me
I am director of the Renal Transplant Fellowship at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit.

Professional Affiliations:

• American Society of Nephrology
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Transplantation
• American College of Physicians
• International Society of Nephrology

Hospitals:

• St. John Hospital and Medical Center
• St. John Macomb-Oakland
• Henry Ford Macomb
• Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center
• Select Specialty - Clinton Township

• Medications for Kidney Transplant Patients

• Thymoglobulin Induction for the Double Avoidance of Steroids and Calcineurin Inhibitors in Living-related Kidney Transplantation
  
  El-Ghoroury, M., Butcher, D., Shahab, H., Thymoglobulin Induction for the Double Avoidance of Steroids and Calcineurin Inhibitors in Living-related Kidney Transplantation, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, Orlando, FL, 2007.
• Arterial Anastomosis Disruption in Two Kidney Recipients of Contaminated Grafts from a Donor With Gorham's Syndrome
  
  Saidi, R.F., Fasola, C., El-Ghoroury, M., Oh, H., Arterial Anastomosis Disruption in Two Kidney Recipients of Contaminated Grafts from a Donor with Gorham’s Syndrome, Transplant Proceedings, 36(5): 1392-4, June 2004.
• C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
  
  Butcher, D., El-Ghoroury, M., Bellovich, K., Provenzano, R., C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2006.
• The Impact of Avoiding Both Steroids and Calcineurin Inhibitors on Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy in Kidney Transplantation
  
  Brar, N., Butcher, D., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., The Impact of Avoiding Both Steroids and Calcineurin Inhibitors on Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy in Kidney Transplantation, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2006.
• Pretransplant C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Renal Function or Graft Survival at One Year
  
  Butcher, D., Kassar, A., Bellovich, K., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., Pretransplant C-Reactive Protein Levels Do Not Predict Renal Function or Graft Survival at One Year.  American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
• Baxiliximab Versus Thymoglobulin Induction for Steroid-Free Maintenance Immunosuppression in Live Kidney Transplant Recipients
  
  Butcher, D., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., Granger, D., Oh, H., Baxiliximab Versus Thymoglobulin Induction for Steroid-Free Maintenance Immunosuppression in Live Kidney Transplant Recipients, Transplant Immunosuppression 2005: Improving Recipient Outcome, University of Minnesota, 2005. (Oral Presentation)
• Impact of Avoiding Loading Dose of Sirolimus on Wound Complication After Kidney Transplant. A Single Center Experience
  
  Ayran, M., Jabri, M., El-Ghoroury, M., Oh, H., Provenzano, R., Impact of Avoiding Loading Dose of Sirolimus on Wound Complication After Kidney Transplant. A Single Center Experience.  American Transplant Congress, Seattle, WA , 2005.
• Safety and Efficacy of Steroid Avoidance and Calcineurin Withdrawal in Recipients of Living Unrelated Renal Allograft (LURA).
  
  El-Ghoroury, M., Nagrecha, N., Safety and Efficacy of Steroid Avoidance and Calcineurin Withdrawal in Recipients of Living Unrelated Renal Allograft (LURA). National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2005.
• Steroid Avoidance and Calcineurin Inhibitor (CI) Minimization in Recipients of Cadaveric Donor Renal Allograft (CRA): A Comparative Study
  
  Nagrecha, N., El-Ghoroury, M., Steroid Avoidance and Calcineurin Inhibitor (CI) Minimization in Recipients of Cadaveric Donor Renal Allograft (CRA): A Comparative Study. National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2005.
• Safety and Efficacy of Sirolimus, Low Dose Tacrolimus and Early Steroid Withdrawal in Patients with Cadaveric Renal Allographs: A Comparative Study
  
  Nagrecha, N., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., Safety and Efficacy of Sirolimus, Low Dose Tacrolimus and Early Steroid Withdrawal in Patients with Cadaveric Renal Allographs: A Comparative Study. American Society of Nephrology Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 2004.
• The Role of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) in the Control of Hypertension in Renal Transplant Recipients
  
  Awosika, B., Makos, G., Steigerwalt, S., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., The Role of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) in the Control of Hypertension in Renal Transplant Recipients. American Society of Transplantation, Boston, MA, 2004.
• Safety and Efficacy of Calcineurin and Steroid Avoidance in Living Donor Renal Allografts
  
  Reddy, P., Brar, B., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., Oh, H., Fasola, C., Safety and Efficacy of Calcineurin and Steroid Avoidance in Living Donor Renal Allografts.  American Society of Nephrology, San Diego, CA, 2003.
• Incidence and Risk Factors of Nocardiosis in Renal Transplant Recipients
  
  Pasumarthy, A., Rankin, S., El-Ghoroury, M., Johnson, L.B., Provenzano, R.,  Incidence and Risk Factors of Nocardiosis in Renal Transplant Recipients.  American Society of Nephrology, San Diego, CA, 2003.