speaker

Ahdy Wadie Helmy

MB BCh, PhD, MSc

Medicine

Endocrinology, Internal Medicine

Associate Professor

Dr. Ahdy Wadie Helmy has an MSc and a PhD from Alexandria University, Egypt, then finished a second residency in Internal Medicine, and a fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Indiana University, USA. He is triple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Lipidology. Has been a faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine, USA for the past 20 + years, a distinguished teacher, clinician, author, and speaker within the USA and abroad.

Helmy has been widely recognized for his exceptional teaching. He has been honored with the Department of Medicine Distinguished Teaching Award (1997), the Trustees Teaching Award (1998, 2000, and 2005), the General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics Division Outstanding Teacher Award (2001), the Outstanding Professor in Clinical Sciences Award (2003 and 2004), and the School of Medicine Teaching Award (2005). He is also a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award (1999, 2003, and 2006), which is given by the departing class of IU School of Medicine senior residents to the faculty member who has contributed most significantly to their education during their residency.

Helmy's contributions to medical education go beyond his teaching. In 2001, he co-founded the Primary-care Interdisciplinary Medical Education (PRIME) Clinic at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis. The monthly clinic, which sees patients with complex medical, social, and pharmacy needs, provides a cooperative interdisciplinary clinical environment for internal medicine residents, social work students, and pharmacy students. Helmy has organized the clinic and supervised internal medicine residents there since its inception.