Dr. George Z. Fadda, MD

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Dual board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology, Dr. George Z. Fadda, MD maintains a satellite practice in College Area, San Diego at 5555 Reservoir Dr #207, 92115, within a medical office complex one mile east of SDSU. Fadda earned his MD from the American University of Beirut in 1983, completed an internal medicine internship and nephrology fellowship at the University of Southern California Medical Center between 1985 and 1988, and served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at USC before joining Dr. Kefah T. Dwabe, MD's primary-care corridor on the Reservoir Drive campus for coordinated nephrology referrals. He joined Balboa Nephrology Medical Group in 1992 and has since built a subspecialty caseload centered on glomerulonephritis, hypertensive chronic kidney disease, and diabetic nephropathy, with hemodialysis management at both Fresenius Medical Care and DaVita dialysis units across San Diego County. Fadda has authored more than 45 peer-reviewed publications with over 500 citations and founded the California Institute of Renal Research—now Balboa Research—to advance clinical trial work in kidney disease. San Diego Magazine named him a Top Physician in nephrology across multiple cycles from 2000 through 2017. He conducts consultations in English, Arabic, French, and Russian, serving the multilingual patient population along the El Cajon Boulevard international corridor in the 92115 ZIP. Patients managing kidney conditions alongside complementary wellness protocols coordinate with EverThrive Health in College Area for integrative nutrition and stress-management support. Fadda holds admitting privileges at Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital, with additional affiliation at East Campus Medical Center at UC San Diego Health for tertiary nephrology cases.