Additional Information
Awards
- Honor’s degree for outstanding academic performance in the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery exam, Cairo University, 1995
- Outstanding Performance Certificate in Veterans Affairs Radiology Service, 2007
- Top Ten Faculty Award for excellence in resident education, University of Alabama Radiology, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, and 2016
- Louisville Slugger Award for best board reviewer, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), 2010
- Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Award: Clinico-radiological Approach to Bilateral Basal Ganglia Lesions, 2010
- Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Award: Endovascular Management of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: What the Radiologist Needs To Know, 2010
- American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Aware: Neurocysticercosis: Why, What and How, 2011
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2012
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2013
- Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Award: Everything you want to know about Superior Vena Cava, 2014
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2014
- JVIR editors award for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper and Laboratory Investigation, 2015
- Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Editors Honorees, 2015
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2015
- Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Award: Uterine Arteriovenous Malformations: Endovascular Management and Outcomes, 2015
- Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Award: Endovascular Management of Persistent Pulmonary and Arteriovenous Malformation, 2015
- Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Award: Techniques for Transarterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Parasitic Blood Supply, 2015
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2016
- Best Podium Presentation (3rd place): Outcome of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: Elective versus Urgent-Start Use, American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN), 2017
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2017
- Top Doctor in Birmingham, Alabama, International Association of Radiologist (IARA), Spotlighted in “The leading physicians of the world” publication, 2017
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2018
- Certificate of appreciation, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS), 2019
- Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Exhibit Certificate of Merit Award: Chyle leaks: All you need to know, 2019
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2019
- Certificate of appreciation, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS), 2020
- Certificate of appreciation, The Saudi Interventional Radiology Society, 2020
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2020
- Certificate of appreciation, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS), 2021
- Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, 2021. https://med.uth.edu/blog/2021/05/04/2021-deans-teaching-excellence-awards/
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2021
- Abstract of the Year: Survival outcomes and toxicities following Y90 radioembolization of colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver: 498 patient analysis from the RESiN Registry (NCT: 02685631). SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, 2022
- Certificate of appreciation, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS), 2022
- Featured abstracts: Artificial Intelligence-mediated Multidisciplinary Approaches for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Diagnosis. SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, 2022.
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, 2022
- Best Doctors in America Award, American Health Council, 2022
- Certificate of appreciation, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS), 2023
- Fellow Membership, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS), 2024
Academic and Administrative Appointments
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Radiology, 06/2002-12/2004
University of Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiology, 10/2007-10/2009
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, 10/2009-10/2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, 10/2010-10/2014
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, 10/2014-10/2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Award of Tenure, Department of Radiology, 10/2014-10/2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, 10/2017-9/2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Board of Trustees, 2018-present
Al-Fanar University
Alexandria, Egypt,
Professor, Department of Radiology, 10/2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Professor, Department of Medicine, 10/2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Professor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, 11/2019-To Present
The University of Texas Health Science Center McGovern Medical School
Houston, Texas
Hospital Appointments
Chief, Interventional Radiology, 02/2011-10/2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Center,
Department of Radiology, 02/2011-10/2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama
Chief, Interventional Radiology, 02/2011-10/2019
Children’s Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Chief, Interventional Radiology, 11/2019 to Present
The University of Texas Health Science Center McGovern Medical School
Houston, Texas
Director, Interventional Radiology, 11/2019 to Present
Memorial Hermann Hospital (TMC)
Houston, Texas
Director, Interventional Radiology, 11/2019 to Present
Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital
Houston, Texas
Director, Interventional Radiology, 11/2019 to Present
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, Texas
Vice Chair, Radiology, 6/2021 to Present
The University of Texas Health Science Center McGovern Medical School
Houston, Texas
Professional Organization Memberships
Regional:
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Jefferson County Medical Society
Alabama Academy of Radiology (AAR)
Texas Radiological Society
National:
Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) – Fellow membership
Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) – Cofounder of the society
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS)
National Comprehensive Center Network (NCCN)
International:
Society of African Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Therapy
(SAFIRE) – Cofounder of the Society
Middle East Endovascular Therapy Symposium (MEET Symposium) – Cofounder of the symposium
International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society – Scientific committee member
The doctor is good and I would recommend him.
I truly appreciate the generosity of Mr. Richard's kept me calm and relaxed with kind words. I thank him so much for his job.
I never met this doctor you're talking about. I met a nurse or a nurse practitioner type person and I never did see the doctor. And she was very nice. And the doctor's name I believe was Dr. Camel or Camel. I never saw him. Never once did he put his face in front of mine. Okay. Thank you.
The only thing I objected to was the doctor could have given my anesthesia a chance to work better because every injection hurt.
Great Experience, Love Dr. Abdel Aal.
Very helpful
Everyone has been very professional and compassionate.
Super nice and friendly staff and medical team. We received more information about his care in the first 5 minutes of meeting with medical team than what we received in the 21 days he was in the hospital at McAllen medical center. We are very pleased with the care he has received in Houston.
Great experience. Love all the staff, and wonderful Dr. Abdel Aal. I would highly recommend them.
I thought the support team was absolutely fantastic. The receptionist and techs/nurses were absolutely stellar and made me feel really taken care of. I was nervous about the procedure but the tech I think his name was [...] listened to me and eased my anxieties and even talked with me to distract me during the procedure. He was amazing. I wish I could say the same for the actual doctor who did the procedure. To start he was nearly 45 minutes late. This was communicated to me and I understand things happen but I never got an apology from the doctor directly for the delay. I never even saw his face. I was prepped and covered before he got in the room and he didn't make a point to introduce himself. He barely said hello to me before he got started. [...] introduced him, the doctor only spoke to me to ask "are you good" once and to say "almost done" and that was it. It honestly made me feel really uncomfortable and uncared for. The only thing that kept me from speaking up was how great [...] was at continuing to ask how I was doing and keep me distracted. I wasn't in pain thanks to the lidocaine but the procedure was absolutely not comfortable in the least bit. The doctor was very rough. I've debated calling and saying something but I didn't want to complain because I was just happy to get this procedure over and done with. I just wish I had felt more taken care of.
Professional and courteous
I actually thought I was seeing Dr. [...] who inserted the IVC filter in [...] and who is now scheduled to remove it on [...][...]. I misheard this Dr. name when he came in. I don't understand why I was seen by Dr. Aal. This feels very strange to me. He didn't tell me he was filling in for Dr. [...] or why.
Excellent service. The staff was very attentive at all moments. Of course I'd recommend this place. My dad said he definitely wants to return back here.