Dr. Serge FINIANOS
Faculty of Medicine
School of Midwifery
Lecturer
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 8901 serge.finianos1@usj.edu.lb
2016 Saint Joseph University-Beirut Masters Degree in Biological Medical Sciences 2014-2015 University of Strasbourg - France University Diploma High Blood Pressure and its Complications" cardiovascular and renal diseases" 2013-2014 Paris Descartes University – Paris, France University Diploma in "Kidneys and Systemic Diseases" 2014 Saint Joseph University – Beirut University Diploma in Medical Education, Level 1 2011-2012 Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris 6) – Tenon Hospital APHP Acting as an intern in the Emergency Department Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation of Professor Eric Rondeau 2007-2012 Saint Joseph University – Hôtel Dieu de France Specialized Diploma in Nephrology 2000-2007 Saint Joseph University Doctor of Medicine degree 1997-2000 La Salle College – Kfaryachite - Zgharta Bachelor's degree in Experimental Science Since July 2013 Hôtel Dieu de France - Beirut Full-time practitioner in the Nephrology and Dialysis Department Since October 2013 Saint Joseph University – Beirut Lecturer in nephrology Since February 2022 Dispensary of the Sovereign Order of Malta Nephrology Specialist Consultation From July 2019 to October 2021 Ministry of Public Health Member of the Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Committee Since June 2023 Saint Charles Hospital – Baabda Practitioner attached to the nephrology department
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nephrology and Hypertension specialist | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2012 |
| Médecine Générale | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2007 |
+ Teaching at USJ
Nephrology Urinary System
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attached Practitioner | Saint Charles Hospital | 01/06/2023 | 11/11/2024 |
| Nephrology and Hypertension consultant | Dispensary of the Sovereign Order of Malta | 01/02/2022 | 11/11/2024 |
| Full time practitioner | Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital | 01/07/2013 | 11/11/2024 |
+ Expertise field
Medecine and Health
+ Research topics
Kidney Transplantation Hemodialysis Clinical Nephrology
+ Publications and communications
1) Acute kidney failure with renal carcinomatous lymphangitis secondary to advanced colon cancer Kidney international - 2013 2) Clinical histological predictors of long-term kidney graft survival Nephrology dialysis and Transplantation - 2013 3) EMT-MET in renal diseases: should we curb our enthusiasm? Cancer letters - 2013 4) Evaluation of chronic kidney disease in cancer patients: Is there a preferred estimation formula? Internal Medicine Journal - 2018 5) Physical activity among a cohort of hemodialysed Lebanese patients. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. - 2016 6) Vitamine C et syndrome de jambes sans repos chez les patients hémodialysés Médecine du Sommeil – 2016 7) Comparing laparoscopic and percutaneous renal biopsy for diagnosing native kidney disease: A matched pair analysis Prog Urol - 2019 8) Exploring the knowledge gap of immune checkpoint inhibitors in chronic renal failure: A systematic review of the literature. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol – 2021 9) Age and multimorbidities as poor prognostic factors for COVID-19 in hemodialysis: a Lebanese national study. BMC Nephrol - 2021 10) Effective treatment with Tocilizumab in a COVID-19 patient on maintenance hemodialysis: A case report. CEN Case Rep – 2021 11) Routine laboratory testing in hemodialysis : how frequently is it needed? BMC Nephrol – 2022 12) Anemia biomarkers and mortality in hemodialysis patients with or without diabetes : A 10-year follow-up study. PLoS One – 2023 13) Association of vitamin intake with health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Clin Nephrol - 2024