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Dr. Serge FINIANOS

Faculty of Medicine
School of Midwifery
Faculty of Nursing Science

Lecturer

(+961) 1 421 000 ext 8901 serge.finianos1@usj.edu.lb

2016 - Saint Joseph University, Beirut: Master's in Biological and Medical Sciences 2014-2015 - University of Strasbourg, France: University Diploma in Hypertension and its Cardiovascular and Renal Complications 2013-2014 - University Paris Descartes, Paris, France: University Diploma in Kidneys and Systemic Diseases 2014 - Saint Joseph University, Beirut: University Diploma in Medical Pedagogy, Level 1 2011-2012 - Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris 6), Tenon Hospital, APHP: Functioning as an intern in the department of Nephrology Emergency and Renal Transplantation, under Professor Eric Rondeau 2007-2012 - Saint Joseph University, Hôtel Dieu de France: Specialization Degree in Nephrology 2000-2007 - Saint Joseph University: Medical Doctor Degree 1997-2000 - Collège de la Salle, Kfaryachite, Zgharta: Baccalaureate in Experimental Sciences Since July 2013 - Hôtel Dieu de France, Beirut: Full-time physician in the Nephrology and Dialysis Department Since October 2013 - Saint Joseph University, Beirut: Lecturer in Nephrology Since February 2022 - Sovereign Order of Malta Dispensary: Specialized Consultation in Nephrology July 2019 - October 2021 - Ministry of Public Health: Member of the Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Committee Since June 2023 - Saint Charles Hospital, Baabda: Attached Physician in the Nephrology Department

Highest degree : Medical Doctor (MD) with a Specialization Diploma in Nephrology and Hypertension - Saint Joseph University of Beirut


DegreesUniversityCountryYear
Nephrology and Hypertension specialistSaint Joseph University of BeirutLebanon2012
Médecine GénéraleSaint Joseph University of BeirutLebanon2007

Nephrology Urinary System

Professional ExperienceOrganizationStart dateEnd date
Attached PractitionerSaint Charles Hospital01/06/202311/11/2024
Nephrology and Hypertension consultantDispensary of the Sovereign Order of Malta01/02/202211/11/2024
Full time practitionerHotel-Dieu de France Hospital01/07/201311/11/2024

Medecine and Health

Kidney Transplantation Hemodialysis Clinical Nephrology

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