Dr. Awais Zaka, MD, FACP

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Dr. Awais Zaka, MD, FACP

A nephrologist passionate about community health. Hello all! I am Dr. Awais Zaka. I am a nephrologist based in Lahore, Pakistan.

Though nephrology is my passion and practice, I am equally passionate about community health. I am a US-trained internist and nephrologist. In addition, I have worked as a hospitalist and a nephrologist in multiple hospitals across the US. To help elevate the level of patient care in Pakistan, I have developed the Expert Consult Clinic of Lahore. At this multispeciality complex, we practice medicine with passion and compassion. Since our institution is still in its infancy, I spend most of my time on its premises. When I am not in the clinic, you will find me at home spending time with the family. And whenever I can disentangle myself from the worries of the world, I take refuge in my library.

28/02/2026

Almost all patients with kidney disease have anemia. The prevalence of anemia increases as kidney disease progresses, present in about 70% of patients with CKD stage 4 or 5.

Anemia of kidney disease stems from many factors that must be addressed before kidney disease-related anemia improves.

This video explains the factors behind anemia of kidney disease and why your treatment is not working.

Almost all patients with kidney disease have anemia. The prevalence of anemia increases as kidney disease progresses, present in about 70% of patients with C...

27/02/2026

Should kidney patients eat Prathas?

22/02/2026

Low Blood pressure in Ramadan!

19/02/2026

Fast or not to fast becomes a major concern every year in Ramadan for all kidney disease patients.
While some patients can fast with caution, for others, it can become fatal.

Every kidney disease patient is different, and each must know his or her stage of kidney disease and overall health to determine whether he or she should fast.

This video explores the topic for all stages of kidney disease as well as patients on dialysis, wth transplant, and pregnancy.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
02:31 - CKD Stage 1 and 2
03:18 - CKD stage 3
03:54 - CKD stage 4 and 5
05:01 - Dialysis patients
05:13 - Transplant patients
05:51 - Pregnant CKD patient
06:37 - Summary

Kidney patients can fast in Ramadan, but with this warning | AwaisZaka.com | Episode 303
https://youtu.be/CKLOsmfq5P0

Fast or not to fast becomes a major concern every year in Ramadan for all kidney disease patients. While some patients can fast with caution, for others, it ...

14/02/2026

Why we get sick?

11/02/2026

Supportive care in Medicine!

09/02/2026

Our patients gravitate to myths and mysteries. They find mysterious, secret treatments more trusworthy compared to science-based medicines. No wonder they try to skip the diagnostic work up and ask directly for the treatment.

In search of these short cuts, they wander various homeopathics and hakeems, hoping to find a cure for their symptoms, but end up wasting their time and money.

This video explains what do I mean by complete work up for a disease, elaborating this concept with three examples, common symptoms of feet swelling, proteinuria, and shortness of breath.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:51 - Our love for illogical
01:50 - What should be the logical way?
02:26 - Swollen feet
04:01 - Proteinuria
05:31 - Shortness of breath
07:54 - Summary

The best method to diagnose your disease | AwaisZaka.com | Episode 302
https://youtu.be/yZ_uhosvMfs

Our patients gravitate to myths and mysteries. They find mysterious, secret treatments more trusworthy compared to science-based medicines. No wonder they tr...

07/02/2026

Kidney disease patients in Pakistan waste millions of rupees on their treatment, ignoring the fact that their kidney condition has no treatment to begin with, and in most cases, these conditions are harmless.

This video describes 5 such conditions that do not require treatment; they are benign and require only a healthy lifestyle and regular follow-up.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - An interesting case
01:39 - Atrophic kidney
02:46 - Simple cysts
03:42 - Small kidney stones
04:59 - Hydronephrosis
07:09 - ADPKD
08:13 - Summary

Five kidney diseases that need no treatment | AwaisZaka.com | Episode 301
https://youtu.be/9PwufZ5lRDI

03/02/2026

Two common causes of kidney stones!

31/01/2026

Genetics is a rapidly evolving landscape, and the genetics of kidney disease is no exception. In fact, advances in genetic research, next-generation sequencing, and the mapping of kidney disease genetics is shedding light on many dark zones in our understanding of kidney disease.

The genetics of kidney disease can be viewed as a spectrum. On the one end, we have monogenic disorders, meaning distinct kidney diseases caused by a defect in a single gene. On the other end of the spectrum, we have more complex genetic predispositions, where genes that do not by themselves cause kidney disease, but contribute to developing kidney damage when the kidneys are under the influence of another disease, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.

In this video, we will discuss the role of genes in your kidney disease and why you need this information.

Genetics is a rapidly evolving landscape, and the genetics of kidney disease is no exception. In fact, advances in genetic research, next-generation sequenci...

29/01/2026

Avoid these medicines to avoid kidney damage!

28/01/2026

Does kidney disease causes pain?

Address

627 Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road
Lahore

Website

https://awaiszaka.com/, https://kidneyblogs.com/

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