Background & service
Dr. Hatim A. Hassan serves as President of Habib Alrahman Charity Foundation, helping guide the foundation's mission to support kidney patients and expand access to life-saving dialysis care in Sudan.
Dr. Hassan earned his medical degree from the University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine in Sudan and his PhD from the Yale University Investigative Medicine Program. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
His research focuses on the regulation of intestinal oxalate transport by neurohumoral factors and probiotic bacteria. Hyperoxaluria is a major risk factor for kidney stones, and Dr. Hassan's work explores new therapeutic approaches to reduce urinary oxalate excretion and prevent kidney stone formation.
Dr. Hassan was recognized by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition as one of the "Researchers to Know" in 2019. His research aims to help stop the buildup of calcium crystals and oxalate, which are major contributors to kidney stone disease.