- Specialty
- Interventional Nephrology, Medical Director
Dr. Barakat received his initial training at Damascus University and graduated with an MD degree in 2002. He completed Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas at Houston Medical School (UTH) in 2006, and completed his Nephrology fellowship at UTH in 2008, subsequently he was trained in Interventional Nephrology and became certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.
Dr. Barakat Founded Humble Vasuclar Access Center (HVAC) and Humble Vascular Surgical Center (HVSC), He is the Medical Director of HVAC and HVSC and to date has performed over 15,000 procedures and has helped training several Interventional Nephrologists. He is specialized in all aspects of hemodialysis vascular access including AV fistula maturation, Central Venous Occlusions repair and Interventional Access Creation (WaveLinq and Ellipsys).
