713-442-0427
Ghazala Abuazza, MD, FAAP
Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): Arabic, English
2510 W. Grand Parkway N.,
Katy,
TX
77449
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: July 2015
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"“My goal is to provide every child I care for with quality medical care by working as a team with parents and children to offer education, support and guidance."
My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Ghazala Abuazza earned her medical degree and did her post graduate training in pediatrics at Al-Fateh University Medical Sciences at Tripoli, Libya. Afterward, she completed her fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and her Pediatrics residency at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Dr. Abuazza has extensive academic experience, including her time as an assistant professor and pediatric nephrology consultant in the Hypertension and Renal Transplantation Division at the University of Kentucky, where she treated disorders affecting the kidneys and urinary tract. In addition to Dr. Abuazza experience in academia, she also worked in general pediatric primary care in other settings and in pediatric urgent care at Night Light Pediatric Urgent Care before joining Kelsey-Seybold in 2015.
Dr. Abuazza has special training and interest in bed wetting, dysfunctional elimination (bladder and bowel dysfunction), recurrent urinary tract infections, and other kidney diseases.
Dr. Abuazza is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Texas Medical Association, and the Harris County Medical Society.
Dr. Abuazza enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and spending time with her family. In addition, she volunteers as a pediatrician at charity clinics.
Awards
- Best Speaker Award, Aseer Pediatric Symposium, Saudi Arabia, November, 2011
- Outstanding Resident in Pediatric Radiology, UKY, 2007-2008
- Outstanding Resident in Pediatric Behavioral Medicine, UKY, 2006-2007
Publications
- “Urosepsis” Chapter, First Author, Pediatric Nephrology in the ICU, Book publication. Published on November, 2008.
- “First author” Claudins 6, 9, and 13 are developmentally expressed renal tight junction proteins, June 2006.
- Pharmacologic-induced reduction of human sleeps debt. Sleep Research, 22 (Suppl):S118)1999
Accepted Insurance
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Cigna Plans
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Humana Plans
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
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Aetna Plans
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
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Kelsey Plans
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Other Plans
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Medicare Advantage Plans
Education and Board Certifications
Medical School
- Tripoli, Al-Fateh University Medical Sciences, Libya, 1990
Internship/Residency
- The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, 2008; UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2006; Children's Hospital of Tripoli, 1995
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics