Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
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Ali Mehdi, MD is a staff in Onco-Nephrology Clinic at Cleveland Clinic, part of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute. He is a board-certified nephrologist and internist and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Lerner College of medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Mehdi earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut, after which he moved to Cleveland for his graduate medical education. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic where he was elected as chief medical resident. He went on to complete his nephrology fellowship also at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Mehdi is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation. He is also a member of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine and was elected to the membership of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA honor medical Society-2008) and the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS-2013). Dr. Mehdi is heavily involved in medical education serving as a core faculty for the nephrology fellowship program and an associate program director for the internal medicine residency program. He holds a Masters of Educations in Health Professions Education (MEHPE) and serves as the director of the educational strategy and the co-director of the clinician educator track for the internal medicine residency program. He is passionate about teaching and has won many teaching awards. He is also a recipient of the Bruce Howard Stewart Award for Humanistic Medicine (2020) and the Phill Hall Bowtie Award (2020) for scholarly and academic excellence in nephrology.
Dr. Mehdi has published many research articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented many abstracts and workshops at various regional and national meetings.
His specialty interests include general onco-nephrology, paraproteinemic kidney diseases, kidney sequelae of cancer immunotherapy, thrombotic microangiopathy, and resistant hypertension. He also sees patients with glomerular diseases and general nephrology.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2020
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Nephrology and Hypertension
Cleveland,
OH USA
2020
Graduate School - Cleveland State Univeristy
Health Professions Education
Cleveland,
OH USA
2017
Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Internal Medicine
Cleveland,
OH USA
2014
Internship - American University of Beirut
Rheumatology
Beirut Lebanon,
2011
Medical Education - American University of Beirut
Beirut,
Lebanon
2009
Undergraduate - American University of Beirut
Biological Sciences
Beirut,
Lebanon
2005
Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Research & Publications
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56 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
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| Overall | Star Ratings | |
|---|---|---|
| Explains | 4.9 | |
| Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 5 | |
| Patient Rating of Doctor | 5 |
12 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on Jan 17, 2024
Dr.Mehdi is difficult to get an appointment with because, in my view, he is in high demand for being as excellent as he is, and for Cleveland Clinic's management of doctor's time, as I have observed with all my Cleveland Clinic doctors.
Reviewed on Dec 27, 2023
Sir, please allow me to say that I love and respect Dr. Ali Mehdi. Secondly, he is a true professional in his field of practice, he is knowledgeable, caring, considerate, compassionate, he listen to you and advise you. He is truly committed and devoted to his practice. Whenever I leave his office, I FEEL VERY HEAL! He is a true practitioner in every sense of the word. Thank for having him no staff. Please keep up the good work.
Reviewed on Dec 8, 2023
The doctor was OUTSTANDING. He was extremely kind, polite, professional, caring, thoughtful, a very good listener, respectful, intelligent and the way way I wish all physicians could be. I was very concerned about my husband's condition, however the doctor was very reassuring. Dr. Mehdi is such a pleasant and positive person which makes an appointment with him far less stressful. I highly recommend him to anyone needing a kidney specialist!
Reviewed on Dec 6, 2023
Dr.Ali was excellent in the fields of professional, knowledgeable and listen to our concerns.We so enjoyed our visit with him
Reviewed on Nov 24, 2023
Dr Mehdi is always knowledgeable and easy to talk to
Reviewed on Nov 24, 2023
Dr Mehdi is great!
Reviewed on Nov 10, 2023
My visit with the Dr was always very excellent.
Reviewed on Nov 10, 2023
Dr. Medhi is extremely positive and very uplifting. He focuses on my improvement but is always willing to listen to any of my concerns. I always feel that he is personally interested in my health and I trust him completely. His response time on my chart is excellent. I feel very fortunate to be under his care.
Reviewed on Oct 30, 2023
Dr Mehdi was exceptional
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2023
Dr. Mehdi is very personable and interested in patients and their particular needs.
Reviewed on Jul 19, 2023
Dr Mehdi always makes our appointments very easy
Reviewed on Jul 19, 2023
Excellent provider