Biographical summary
Ashraf Omar, M.D., is a board-certified Pulmonologist with expertise in Lung Transplant and Advanced Lung Diseases.
Dr. Omar attended medical school at University of Alexandria in Egypt. He obtained training in internal medicine at Chicago Medical School and subspecialty training in Pulmonary and critical Care Medicine at University of Arizona and in Lung Transplant at Norton Thoracic Institute.
Dr. Omar's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of patients with Advanced Lung Diseases and Lung Transplant. His research interests include different types of Lung rejections.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Lung transplant
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
- Pulmonary hypertension
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2015
Fellowship - Lung TransplantationHannover Medical School
- 2013
Fellowship - Lung TransplantationCleveland Clinic Foundation
- 2013
Fellowship - Lung TransplantationNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
- 2008
Fellowship - Pulmonary/Critical Care MedicineUniversity of Arizona
- 2005
Residency - Internal MedicineChicago Medical School
- 2003
Internship - Internal MedicineChicago Medical School
- 1999
Masters - Critical Care Medicine and ToxicologyAlexandria University
- 1998
Residency - Critical Care MedicineAlexandria Main University Hospital
- 1995
InternshipAlexandria University Hospital
- 1993
MB BCh - Bachelor in Medicine and SurgeryAlexandria University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2011
Sleep MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2009
Critical Care MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2008
Pulmonary DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2005
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 1993
Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery with Excellence and HonorAlexandria University
- 1987
Excellent & Honor for the 3 Academic and 3 Clinical Years of Medical SchoolAlexandria University
Professional memberships
- 2021 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2018 - present
MemberPulmonary Hypertension Association
- 2017 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine
- 2014 - present
MemberInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Publications