Dr. Mowaffaq R Said MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1019 N Main St Sikeston MO, 63801About
Dr. Mowaffaq Said is a nephrologist practicing in Sikeston, MO. Dr. Said specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Said most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Univ Of Jordan, Fac Of Med, Amman, Jordan 1984
Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prolongation of pregnancy in a woman who sustained brain death at 26 weeks of gestation.
- Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the vagina.
- Twisted paraovarian cyst in a young girl.
- Unusual presentation of invasive hydatidiform mole metastasizing to the lung.
- Effect of aflatoxin B-1 on the proteolytic activity of some lactic-acid bacteria.
- Living unrelated renal transplantation: progress and potential.
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