2510 W. Grand Parkway N.,
Katy,
TX
77449
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About the Provider
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Education & Board Certification
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Professional Associations
Dr. Ghazala Abuazza earned her medical degree and did her post graduate training in pediatrics at Al-Fateh University Medical Sciences at Tripoli, Libya. Afterward, she completed her fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and her Pediatrics residency at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Dr. Abuazza has extensive academic experience, including her time as an assistant professor and pediatric nephrology consultant in the Hypertension and Renal Transplantation Division at the University of Kentucky, where she treated disorders affecting the kidneys and urinary tract. In addition to Dr. Abuazza experience in academia, she also worked in general pediatric primary care in other settings and in pediatric urgent care at Night Light Pediatric Urgent Care before joining Kelsey-Seybold in 2015.
Dr. Abuazza has special training and interest in bed wetting, dysfunctional elimination (bladder and bowel dysfunction), recurrent urinary tract infections, and other kidney diseases.
Awards & Publications
Awards
- Best Speaker Award, Aseer Pediatric Symposium, Saudi Arabia, November, 2011
- Outstanding Resident in Pediatric Radiology, UKY, 2007-2008
- Outstanding Resident in Pediatric Behavioral Medicine, UKY, 2006-2007
Publications
- “Urosepsis” Chapter, First Author, Pediatric Nephrology in the ICU, Book publication. Published on November, 2008.
- “First author” Claudins 6, 9, and 13 are developmentally expressed renal tight junction proteins, June 2006.
- Pharmacologic-induced reduction of human sleeps debt. Sleep Research, 22 (Suppl):S118)1999
Hobbies & Interests
Dr. Abuazza enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and spending time with her family. In addition, she volunteers as a pediatrician at charity clinics.
Medical School
- Tripoli, Al-Fateh University Medical Sciences, Libya, 1990
Internship/Residency
- The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, 2008; UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2006; Children's Hospital of Tripoli, 1995
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics
Dr. Abuazza is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Texas Medical Association, and the Harris County Medical Society.