Hoda Zakaria Abdel-Hamid MD
Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular Medicine
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Join to View Full Profile
3705 5th AvePittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-5520
Fax+1 412-692-6787
Dr. Abdel-Hamid is on Doximity
As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.
- Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
- Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
- Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.
Summary
- Dr. Hoda Abdel-Hamid is a Child Neurologist in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Presbyterian. She received her medical degree from Cairo University School of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including French and Arabic. She specializes in neurophysiology and neuromuscular medicine and is experienced in muscular dystrophies and neuromuscular medicine.
Clinical Expertise
- Muscular dystrophies, Neuromuscular medicine
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Child Neurology, 2002 - 2005
- Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
- Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2002 - 2027
- PA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2005 - 2006
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Becker Muscular Dystrophy - A Natural History Study to Predict Efficacy of Exon Skipping Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Tissue Bank for Exon Skipping Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
- A Study of Tadalafil for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
- Join now to see all
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures of lean body mass as a biomarker for progression in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Sarah P Sherlock, Jeffrey Palmer, Kathryn R Wagner, Hoda Z Abdel-Hamid, Cuixia Tian
Scientific Reports. 2022-11-05 - 15 citationsQuantitative magnetic resonance imaging measures as biomarkers of disease progression in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a phase 2 trial of domagrozumab.Sarah P Sherlock, Jeffrey Palmer, Kathryn R Wagner, Hoda Z Abdel-Hamid, Enrico Bertini
Journal of Neurology. 2022-08-01 - 10 citationsA homozygous CAP2 pathogenic variant in a neonate presenting with rapidly progressive cardiomyopathy and nemaline rods.Sharavana Gurunathan, Jessica Sebastian, Jennifer Baker, Hoda Z. Abdel-Hamid, Shawn C. West
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2021-12-04
Other Languages
- French, Arabic
Viewing the full profile is available to verified healthcare professionals only.
Find your profile and take control of your online presence:
