Dr Usman Mahmood

Dr Usman Mahmood is a General Physician with broad knowledge of Nephrology and its related areas, providing kidney care and treatment of kidney disease. He is also a General Physician. After graduating in 2006, Dr Mahmood underwent post-graduate training in public hospitals across Victoria, Northern Territory and Queensland. In 2017, he was awarded a fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Dr Mahmood has public appointments at Northern Health and Western Health. He also consults privately in Epping and Gisborne He has published publications in various peer-review journals. He is a current Editor with Intech Open, world's biggest publisher of open access books. Dr Mahmood is passionate about teaching junior medical staff including residents and medical students. Dr Mahmood also look after peri-operative patients and holds a certificate in Perioperative Medicine from the Alfred Hospital. He regularly attends local and international conferences and has a certification in Clinical Nephropathology from the Harvard University, USA.

When Dr Mahmood is not treating patients, he loves teaching junior medical staff, including residents and medical students.

Dr Mahmood can speak four languages including English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi and can consult in these languages. Outside work, he is a cricket lover and enjoys spending time with his family.

Chronic kidney disease, resistant hypertension management, obesity and metabolic syndrome, fluid and electrolyte disorders, type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease, renal vasculitis, lupus nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, haemodialysis, kidney transplantation, kidney stones prevention and complex medical conditions