Dr. Amin J. Barakat MD
Pediatrician
107 N Virginia Ave Falls Church Virginia, 22046About
Amin J. Barakat, MD is Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. He received his college and medical education at the American University of Beirut (AUB) AUB (BS’63 and M.D’67, pediatric residency at AUB and Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore (1966-70), and fellowship training in pediatric nephrology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C (1970-72). He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He held teaching positions at AUB, Vanderbilt and Georgetown universities, and he now practices pediatrics in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Barakat is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the International Association of Pediatric Nephrology and many other professional associations. He has served on the editorial board of various medical journals including editor of the Section on Kidney in Systemic Diseases, International Journal of Pediatric Nephrology, member of the Editorial Board of Child Nephrology and Urology, and Reviewer for Pediatric Nephrology. He published many medical articles, book chapters, and five books, “The Kidney in Genetic Disease”, “Pediatric Nephrology: Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis”, the Arabic edition of the American Academy of Pediatrics “Caring for Your Baby and Young Child”, “Pediatric Nephrology for Primary Care”, and “Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: Clinical Implication in Children” In 1977, Dr. Barakat described a new syndrome which now carries his name. He has received many honors including Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Ellis Island Medal of Honor registered in the Congressional Record, “Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians”, “Best Doctors in America”, Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in the World.
Education and Training
AMERICAN University of Beirut MD 1967
JOHNS Hopkins Resident in Pediatrics 1970
Georgetown University Fellow in Pediatric Nephrology 1972
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1967
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Amin J Barakat. Interview.
- 22q13 deletion syndrome with central diabetes insipidus: a previously unreported
- An infant with deletion of the distal long arm of chromosome 15 (q26.1----qter) and loss of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor gene.
- Hypertension: an evolving disease in children.
- Presentation of the child with renal disease and guidelines for referral to the pediatric nephrologist.
- Pediatric nephrology: highlights for the general practitioner.
- Presentation of renal disease in children.
- A 10-year-old girl with nontraumatic loss of central incisors.
- Pediatric nephrology.
- Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma.
- Kidney disease: jade, dialysis or transplantation?
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Georgetown University Medical Center 1989 - 2017
- Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics George Washington School of Medicine 2015 - 2017
Awards
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2000 NICO
- Alpha Omega Alpha Omega Honor Medical Societ 1985 Same
- Who's Who In Medicine and Health Care Marquis
- Who's Who In America Marquis
- Who's Who In the World Marquis
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Warts
- Ear Infection
- Concussion
- Bronchitis
- Malnutrition
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
- Rash
Professional Memberships
- Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- AMERICAN Foundation for Saint George Hospital
- Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Favorite professional publications
- American Academy of Pediatrics Journals
Areas of research
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