Vascular Access2025
Velocity Maturation Assessment Tool (V-MAT): a simple exponential model for early prediction of arteriovenous fistula maturation
ASDIN 2025 · Rapid Fire Abstract (2nd place)
Professor • Consultant • Clinical Leader
Prof. Dr. RiyadhM. Al-Saegh
FRCP (London) · FACP · FASN · FASDIN · FABM · FIBM · FIBN
Professor of Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation & Internal Medicine
Consultant Nephrologist & Kidney Transplant Physician
College of Medicine, University of Kerbala
Al-Saegh Dialysis & Kidney Transplant Center
Karbala, Iraq
Nephrology • Dialysis • Transplantation
Advancing kidney care through knowledge, teamwork and compassion.
190+
Kidney Transplants
200+
Overseas Transplant Cases
73
Publications
30+
Years of Medicine
Professional Profile
About the Founder
Academic leadership, clinical expertise and service development in nephrology and kidney transplantation.
Professor Dr. Riyadh M. Al-Saegh is a senior Iraqi professor and consultant in nephrology, kidney transplantation, and internal medicine, with long-standing leadership in developing nephrology, dialysis, vascular access, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney-transplant services in Karbala and wider Iraq.
His career combines academic teaching, postgraduate board training, clinical service development, transplant follow-up, dialysis-unit leadership, research and national nephrology-society activity.
Professional Scope
Academic · Clinical · Research · Medical Education
Public profiles
Specialty Focus
Adult nephrology
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Kidney transplantation
Vascular access
CKD-MBD
Diabetic kidney disease
Acute kidney injury
Electrolyte & acid-base disorders
Career
Current & Recent Appointments
Academic, clinical and professional leadership roles.
2014 – Present
Professor of Nephrology and Internal Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Kerbala, Iraq
2008 – Present
Consultant in Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation
Nephrology and kidney-transplant clinical practice
2015 – Present
Head, Al-Kafeel Center of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation
Al-Kafeel Super Specialty Hospital, Karbala, Iraq
Current
CEO / Clinical Leader
Al-Saegh Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Center, Karbala
Current
Head, Iraqi Society of Nephrology & Renal Transplantation — Middle Euphrates / Karbala Branch
Regional nephrology-society leadership
Current
Leader, Iraqi Ministry of Health Advisory Board in Peritoneal Dialysis
National peritoneal-dialysis advisory role
Leadership
Founding & Leadership Roles
Building nephrology services, training programs and clinical infrastructure.
Founder & Head
Iraqi Board training program / center for adult nephrology in Karbala.
Founder
Iraqi Board training program / center for internal medicine in Karbala.
Founder & Head
Department of Nephrology, Imam Al-Hassan Al-Mujtaba Teaching Hospital, Karbala.
Director
Hemodialysis Unit, Imam Al-Hassan Al-Mujtaba Teaching Hospital, Karbala.
Founder & Head
Al-Kafeel Kidney Transplant Center, Al-Kafeel Hospital, Karbala.
Founder
Medical Simulation / Skills Laboratory Unit, College of Medicine, University of Kerbala.
Clinical Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Specialized experience across renal medicine, dialysis and transplantation.
Adult Nephrology
Comprehensive nephrology and renal disease management
Kidney Transplantation
Evaluation, immunosuppression and long-term follow-up
Hemodialysis
Dialysis leadership, adequacy and patient safety
Peritoneal Dialysis
Clinical and national advisory experience
Vascular Access
AVF maturation and access-related outcomes
CKD – Mineral & Bone
Mineral and bone complications of advanced CKD
Diabetic Kidney Disease
Renal complications and biomarker research
Acute Kidney Injury
AKI and acute blood-purification care
Academic Background
Education & Board Qualifications
Medical education and specialist training documented in the professional CV.
1991
MBChB
College of Medicine, University of Baghdad
1991 – 1993
Internship in Medicine
Medical City Teaching Hospital, Baghdad
1994 – 1999
Iraqi Board & Arab Board in Internal Medicine
Medical City Teaching Hospital, Baghdad
1998
Diploma in Internal Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Baghdad
1999 – 2001
Fellowship / Iraqi Board in Adult Nephrology
Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations & Iraqi Center for Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation
Academic Mission
Teaching the next generation of physicians
The CV documents undergraduate teaching, postgraduate board training, continuing medical education, simulation-based training and supervision of medical-student and postgraduate research projects.
Undergraduate medical teaching
Internal medicine board training
Adult nephrology board training
Clinical case discussions
Simulation and skills training
Research supervision and mentoring
International Experience
Training & Professional Development
Selected international clinical and scientific training activities.
2008
Kidney Transplant Training
St George’s Hospital / Buckland Centre of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, London
2016 / 2017
Acute Blood Purification / AKI Program
Heidelberg, Germany · B. Braun-supported training program
2017
Organ Transplantation Clinical Attachment
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA
2025
Peritoneal Dialysis Forum
Istanbul, Turkey
2025
ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting
Vascular-access research presentation and award activity
2026
FASDIN Professional Recognition
American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology
Research & Innovation
Selected Research
Scientific contributions spanning vascular access, kidney disease, transplantation and medical education.
Cardiac Outcomes2023
Correlation between arteriovenous fistula flow patterns and impaired cardiac systolic function in hemodialysis patients with end-stage kidney disease
Journal of Interventional Nephrology
Diabetic Kidney Disease2020
Role of ELMO1 gene polymorphism in type 2 diabetic nephropathy and its association with renal biomarkers
J. Egyptian Society of Nephrology & Transplantation
Glomerular Disease2013
The spectrum of glomerular diseases as studied by immunofluorescence microscopy: a single-center study in Iraq
Arab Journal of Nephrology & Transplantation
Education2017
Nephrology for Undergraduate Students (1st Edition)
Medical Education Textbook
Scientific Achievement · 2025
2nd Place — Rapid Fire Abstracts
ASDIN 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, for vascular-access research on determinants of arteriovenous fistula maturation.
Research Interests
Glomerular disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Vascular access
Hemodialysis outcomes
Kidney transplantation
Peritoneal dialysis
Contrast-induced kidney injury
Kidney disease biomarkers
Scientific Contributions
The professional CV highlights development of the Velocity Maturation Assessment Tool (V-MAT), vascular-access research, diabetic kidney disease research, transplant-related work and continuing medical education.
73
Publications
Listed on the public ResearchGate profile
Advancing Kidney Care
Combining clinical expertise, academic medicine, research and professional leadership to advance renal care.