The NKF of Florida, now in its 29th year, is one of 48 affiliates of the National Kidney Foundation, a national voluntary health agency.<\/p>\n
Dr. Asmar, a multiple recipient of teaching awards at the College of Medicine, specializes in caring for patients with kidney disease, high blood pressure, kidney stones and disorders of electrolyte and mineral metabolism. He volunteers at the NKF\u2019s Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP), which targets individuals with an increased risk of developing kidney disease in underserved areas of the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cKidney disease is usually silent, so these types of programs can save lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Asmar also has been selected to serve on NKF of Florida\u2019s Medical Advisory Board.<\/p>\n
“He is very energetic and enthusiastic,\u201d says Stephanie A. Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer of NKF Florida. \u201cA testament to his dedication is evident in the volunteering of his time to help others at our KEEP screenings.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKidney diseases and hypertension are among the most common chronic medical problems,\u201d says Dr. Asmar, who received his fellowship training in Clinical Nephrology at the University of Florida and completed his residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago where he was named Chief Resident.\u00a0 He is also a designated clinical specialist in hypertension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NKF of Florida, now in its 29th year, is one of 48 affiliates of the National Kidney Foundation, a national voluntary health agency. Dr. Asmar, a multiple recipient of teaching awards at the College of Medicine, specializes in caring for patients with kidney disease, high blood pressure, kidney stones and disorders of electrolyte and mineral metabolism. He volunteers at…","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":43055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6,12,17],"tags":[9828,979,5752],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-43054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-health","category-medicine","tag-abdo-asmar","tag-college-of-medicine","tag-ucf-pegasus-health"],"yoast_head":"\n