Born in Baghdad/Iraq, received medical degree from Baghdad University/College of medicine, and worked in Iraq for 2 years as an emergency medicine resident before moving to the United States. Dr. Hammoodi did his internal medicine residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, then did fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. His clinical area of interest is electrolytes disturbance and acid-base disorders. He likes playing soccer, cycling and watching sports. He is married with one son.