Dr Imed HELAL is a faculty member of the Nephrology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital and Clinical Professor at university of Tunis Almanar, Tunisia.

He received his medical degree from the University of Monastir. He started his renal fellowship at Department of Nephrology (M8) Charles Nicolle Hospital (Tunis-Tunisia) and completed his nephrology specialisation and his MD at Necker Hospital in Paris -France. Subsequenetl, he carried out a research fellowship and post-doc research on progression factors of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease at the Nephrology Department of the UC health University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), Denver, USA.

Professor Helal has authored or co-authored articles in the clinical Journal of American Society of nephrology, Nature Reviews Nephrology, American Journal of Nephrology, American Journal of Medicine, Kidney International reports, and other international journals. He has also contributed chapters to key nephrology textbooks such as Schrier’s disease of The Kidney, has peer-reviewed articles for several international and national journals, served as associate editor at BMC nephrology and general secretary of Tunisian society of Nephrology.

Professor Helal’s principal clinical activity and research interests include ADPKD, CKD, early diagnosis of CKD, pregnancy in dialysis, recovery of kidney function and acute kidney injury.

Dr Helal had received the first Prize of International Society of Nephrology poster Award during the World Congress Of Nephrology (Canada, 2011) and Research contribution award for the year 2019 from Diaverum AB.