Dr. Ramzi Abou Ayache is a highly qualified specialist nephrologist who joins us from the Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit at Poitiers University Hospital, France. He graduated from the Medical School of Rouen, France before joining Poitiers University Hospital. He has over 12 years' experience in this particular field including diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic kidney diseases, follow-up and care of dialysis patients and follow-up care of transplant patients. He is a member of the French Society of Nephrology (SFN), member of the European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA). He has co-authored several text books on nephrology and kidney transplantation and is widely published in medical journals. He is a reviewer for an international scientific journal dedicated to kidney diseases and clinical research