samer-ellahham
Samer Ellahham, MD
Senior Cardiovascular Consultant

Education

1989-1992 Medical House Physician, Johnston Willis Hospital, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
1991-1992 Clinical Instructor, Cardiology Division, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
1991-1992 Research Fellowship, Division of Cardiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
1991-1992 Fellowship, Division of Nuclear Cardiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
1991-1992 Fellowship, Division of Heart Failure, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
1989-1992 Fellowship, Division of Cardiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
1982-1986 MD, American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
1979-1982 Bachelor in Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Biography

 

 

Research Interest

Cardiovascular Diseases

 

Scientific Activities

Professional and Teaching Experience
2018-2020 AHA hospital accreditation committee member
2018-Current Senior Cardiovascular Consultant, Heart and Vascular Institute, ADVISOR, Quality and Safety Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2016-Current Regional Chair, Middle East, Patient Safety Movement, Orange County, California, USA
2010-Current Cardiology Staff, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2009-2017 Chief Quality Officer, SKMC Managed by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2009-2017 Cleveland Clinic UAE Executive Team, SKMC Managed by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2008-Present Senior Cardiovascular Consultant, SKMC Managed by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2001-Present Director, Paragon Cardiovascular Foundation, Falls Church, Virginia
2006-2007 Medical Director, Innovative Medical Institute, Washington, DC.
2002-2008 Teaching Attending, Georgetown University Medical Center, VHC/ Fairfax Hospital Campus, Washington, DC
2001-2003 Director, Cardiovascular Research, Cardiothoracic Institute, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
1998-2003 Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
1997- 2001 Director, Vascular Biology Laboratory, Washington Heart, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
1994-2001 Director, Exercise & Pharmacological, Stress Testing Imaging Laboratory, Washington Heart, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
1993-1994 Director, Diagnostic Exercise Laboratory, Washington Heart, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
1992-1993 Director, Coronary Care Unit, Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hampton, Virginia
1992-1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Honors and Awards
2019 European Society of Cardiology, Heart Failure Writing Group
2018 CCAD Safety Champion
2016 Clinical Transformation Event: Golden Award
2016 Operational Transformational Event: Golden Award
2016 Sheikh Hamdan Award: SKMC Cardiac Science
2015 SKMC Leader Dubai Quality Award Winner
2015 QUALITY LEADERSHIP AWARD from the World Quality Congress and Awards
2015 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD from World Leadership Congress
2015 Nominees for Safe Care magazine Person of the Year
2014 ACLS Instructor
2014 Cleveland Clinic Executive Visitor’s Program
2014 Fellow, Gulf Heart Association
2014 Appreciation from Quality Division of UAE Minitry of Health
2014 Certificate of Recognition for valuable contribution to SEHA Excellence Journey
2014 GCC Pharmaceutical Congress Dinstinguished Award
2014 Dubai Health Regulation Conference Award
2014 SKMC/CLEVELAND CLINIC Steering Committee/Board Commendation for Exemplary Service
2014 New Westminster College, Distinguished Fellow
2013 The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health Patient Safety Award
2013 EFQM, Assessor 2013 Model
2013 Leader, SKMC SKEA Award Submission- Silver Award
2013 JCI Standard Advisory Panel Middle East Representative
2013 Lean Certified in Healthcare
2013 Six Sigma-Black Belt
2013 EFQM Risk Mangement Certified
2013 SEHA Transformational Event Diamond Award
2013 SEHA Finalist Clinical and Quality Hall of Fame
2012 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Executive Sponsor
2012 International Hand Hygiene Joint Commission Lean Sigma Project: Executive Sponsor
2012 Lean Six Sigma-Green Belt
2012 Expert Reviewer of HACA Standard Reviewer: Cardiac Program Certification Standards
2011 President, International Association of Healthcare Quality
2011 Certificate of Appreciation, Certified Professional In Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Workshop
2011 SKMC, CEO Leadership Team Award
2011 Infection Prevention Day Award Infection Prevention Is Everyone's Business ‘In Recognition of your Support, Advocacy, & Influence for the Success of Infection Prevention Program’
2011 Third Annual SEHA Research Conference
2008 First GWTG Heart Failure Center outside the US
2007 Faculty Pri-Med Institute
2005 Society for Simulation in Healthcare
2006 AHA Get with the Guidelines (GAP) Award
2006 Medical Director–Innovative Medical Institute
2006 Dean Teaching Award, Georgetown University School of Medicine
2006 Mid-Atlantic American Society of Hypertension Board of Directors
2005 American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Recertification
2004 HSANV Board Member: VA STATE Elected Official Position
2001 Medical Director, Paragon Cardiovascular Foundation
2001 Certificate of Appreciation, Department of US Army, Walter Reed Medical Center
1999 12th Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Association of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, First Young Investigator Award
1998 Washington Hospital Center, Division of Cardiology, Teacher of The Year Award
1997 American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology, Fellow
1997 American College of Physicians, Fellow
1996 President, AAMA, Washington, D.C. Chapter
1996 International Who's WHO of Professionals, Member
1994 American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
1992 Alfred Soffer Research Award, ACCP 58th Annual Scientific Assembly, Finalist
1992 Medical College of Virginia Fellow of the Year, Finalist
1992 DuPont Pharmaceuticals Research Award, ACCP 58th Annual Scientific Assembly, Young Investigator Award
1985 Honors in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
1984 Honors in Internal Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry
19821979 Dean's Honor List

Awarded Grants
  1. The Role of Angiotensin in the pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis. Funding source: MEDLANTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
  2. Effect of a Soy on Brachial Reactivity in Post-menopausal Women. Funding source: PROTEIN TECHNOLOGY.
  3. The effect of Non-selective Endothelin Receptor ET- A and ET-B Antagonism on the Endothelial Function of Chronic Heart Failure. Funding source: MEDLANTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
  4. Study of PDE5 Inhibition on Myocardial ischemia and Vascular Function. Funding source: MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

 

Publications

  1. A. Om, S. Ellahham, G. DiSciascio: Cholesterol Embolism: An Underdiagnosed Clinical Entity. Am Heart J 1992 Nov; 1 24(5): 1321-1326.
  2. A. Om, S. Ellahham, G. W. Vetrovec: Radiation-induced Coronary Artery Disease. Am Heart J 1992 Dec; 124(6): 1598-1602.
  3. A. Om, S. Ellahham, G. DiSciascio: Management of Cocaine-Induced Complications. Am Heart J 1993 Feb; 125 (Pt 1): 469-475.
  4. A. Om, S. Ellaham, J. P. Ornato: Reversibility of Cocaine-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J 1992 Dec; 124: 1639-1641.
  5. A. Om, S. Ellahham, J.P. Ornato, G.W. Vetrovec: Cocaine-Induced Complications: Possible Relationship to Low Plasma Cholinesterase Enzyme. Am Heart J 1993 Apr; 125: 1114-1117.
  6. A. Om, S. Ellahham, G.W. Vetrovec,C. Guard, S. Reese, J.V. Nixon: Risk of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Normotensive Cocaine Users. Am Heart J 1993 May; 125:1441-1443.
  7. Shiran A, Goldstein SA, Zafar S, Ellahham S, Sears-Rogan P, Pinnow E, Lindsay J Jr: Determination of pretest probability for detection of a cardiovascular source of emboli by transesophageal echocardiography using clinical and transthoracic echocardiographic data. Am J Cardiol 1998; 81:1506-1508.
  8. Ran Kornowski, MD, Mun Hong, MD, Lior Gepstein, MD, Steven Goldstein, MD, Samer Ellahham MD, Slomo A. Ben-Haim, MD, DSc, Martin Leon, MD. Preliminary Animal and Clinical Experiences Using an Electro-Mechanical Endocardial Mapping Procedure to Distinguish Infarcted from Healthy Myocardium. Circulation 1998 Sep 15; 98(II): 1116-24.
  9. Avinoam Shiran, MD; Steven Goldstein, MD; Samer Ellahham, MD; Gary Mintz; Augusto Pichard, MD; Ellen Pinnow, MS; Joseph Lindsay, MD. Accuracy of Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Planimetry of the Mitral Valve Area Before and after Balloon Valvuloplasty. Cardiology 1998:90:227-230.
  10. Bruce M. Smith, Samer Ellahham, Jon A. Satnford, Debra Kohlman Trigoboff, Maria T, Tupas-Habib, Hector Molina, Jedan Philips. Flow-Mediated Dilation in lower extremity vein grafts. Vascular Surgery 1999:33:595-602.
  11. Fuchs S, Kornowski R, Shiran A, Pierre A, Ellahham S., Leon MB., Electromechanical Chracterization of myocardial hibernation in a pig model. Coronary Artery Disease1999, 10 (3): 195-8.
  12. Samer Ellahham. Bosentan and the Endothelin System in Congestive Heart Failure. Pharmacy Update.National Institue of Health 1999, January/February.
  13. Fuchs S, Kornowski R, Shiran A, Pierre A, Ellahham S., Leon MB. Electromechanical Chracterization of myocardial hibernation in a pig model. Coronary Artery Disease 1999, 10 (3): 195-8.
  14. Baha Fadel, Samer Ellahham, MD; Matthew D. Ringel, MD; Joseph Lindsay, Jr., MD; Leonard Wartofsky, MD; and Kenneth Burman, MD. Hyperthyroidism and Heart. Clinical Cardiology. Clin Cardiol June 2000, 23(6):402-8.
  15. Samer Ellahham, Eva Hausnerova, John S. Gottdiener. Intravenous Optison (FS069) Enhances Pulmonary Vein Flow Velocity Signals: A Multicenter Study. Clinical Cardiology 2000, 23 (2): 91-95.
  16. Abriham Prasad, Theresa Tupas-Habib, William H. Schenke, Rita Mincemoyer, Panza JA,Waclawin MA, Samer Ellahham, Arshed A. Quyyumi. Acute and chronic angiotensin type1 receptor antagonism reverses endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis. Circulation 2000, 101(20):2349-54.
  17. Samer Ellahham, Vincent Charlon, Zaid Abbasi, Karim A. Calis, Wassim Choucair. Bosentan and the endothelin system in congestive heart failure. Clinical Cardiology; 2000 (11):803-7.
  18. Peter F. Kokkinos, Wassim Choucair, Page Graves, Vasilios Papademetriou, Samer Ellahham. Chronic Heart Failure and Exercise Training. American Heart Journal 2000, Volume 140 (1): 21-28.
  19. Minna L. Hannuksela, MD and Samer Ellahham, MD. Benefits and Risks of Sauna Bathing. American Journal of Medicine, 2001, Volume 110(2):118-126.
  20. Shiran, Avinoam ; Goldstein, Steven A.; Ellahham, Samer ; Leon, Martin B.; Kornowski, Ran.Immediate effect of Biosense guided percutaneous direct myocardial revascularization with holmium:yttrium aluminium garnet laser on myocardial contractility assessed by transesophageal echocardiography. Coronary Artery Disease June 2000, 11(4):359-361.
  21. Zaid A. Abassi, Joseph Winaver, Samer Ellahham, Aaron Hoffman. The Intrarenal Endothelin System and Hypertension. News in Physiological Sciences, 2001. Volume 16: 152-156.
  22. Ran Kornowski, Shmuel Fuchs, Avinoam Shiran, Natama Summers, Matthew Pietrusewicz, Samer Ellahham, Steven A.Goldstein, MartinB.Leon. Catheter-based electromechanical mapping to assess regional myocardial function: A comparative analysis with transthoracic echocardiography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. Mar 2001; 52(3):342-7.
  23. Arvind K. Sharma, Shadi M. Hamwi, Nidhi Garg, Marco T. Castagna. William Suddath, Samer Ellahham, Joseph Lindsay. Percutaneous Interventions in Patients with Cocaine-Associated Myocardial Infarction: A Case Series and Review. Catheterizartion and Cardiovascular Interventions 2002, Volume 56: 346-352.
  24. Julian P.J. Halcox, KhaledR.A.Nour, Gloria Zalos, Rita Mincemoyer, Myron A. Waclawiw, Candido Rivera, Georgia Willie, Samer Ellahham,Arshed A. Quyyumi. The effect of sildenafil on human vascular function, platelet activation and myocardial ischemia. JAm Coll Cardiol. 2002, Oct 2; 40(7):1232-40.
  25. Saleet Jafri, Malda Bashi, Samer Ellahham: Usefulness of Lercanidipine, a new Calcium antagonist, for systemic hypertension. Opinion Article: Hypertension Today, November, 2003.
  26. Samer Ellahham, MD, Yasmin Said, Phd, Edward Wegman, Phd. The Endocannabinoid System. A novel Approach to Cardiovascualr Risk Reduction. To be submitted to American Journal of Cardiology in 2008.
  27. Anthony L. McCall, Samer Ellahham: What are the Potential Clinical Benefits of Insulin Therapy in Treating the Critically Ill?. Submitted to Clinical Cardiology.
  28. Samer Ellahham, MD. Role of Antiplatelet Agents in the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events in High-risk Patients. Southern Medical Journal, 101(3):273-283, March 2008.
  29. Samer Ellahham, MD, Gregory Trachiotis, MD, Judd Hollander, Kirk Garratt: A Safety Review of all Antiplatet Agents: Current and Future Agents. The Journal of Emergency Medicine.
  30. Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD, Samer Ellahham, MD: Clinical benefits of insulin therapy in critically ill patients. Clinical Cardiology 2008.
  31. Peter M. Mathisen, PhD, Samer Ellahham, MD, Chadi Ibrahim, MD: Intensive Insulin Therapy after Acute Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Vascular Medicine Journal 2008.
  32. Samer Ellahham, MD, Helmy Siragy: Suppression of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Systemic Hypertension: Choice of Agents and Clinical Impact. Accepted in comprehensive online, continuing medical education (eCME) site –Cyberounds 2008.
  33. Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD, Samer Ellahham, MD: Molecular Mechanisms of Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients: Rationale for the Clinical Benefits of Insulin Therapy.
  34. Samer Ellahham, MD, Gregory Trachiotis, MD; Judd E. Hollander, MD; Kirk Garratt, MD: A Delicate Balance: Assessing the Safety of Upstream Initiation of Antiplatelet Therapy. Journal of Emergency Medicine.
  35. Samer Ellahham, MD: Evolving Management Options for Hypertension: Risk Stratification, Various Populations and Special Situations in Middle East Asia 2010.
  36. Samer Ellahham, MD: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Patient with Diabetes: A Quick Reference Guide.
  37. Samer Ellahham,MD: Insulin therapy in critically ill patients. Vascular Health and Risk Management, Nov 30, 2010.
  38. Nicholas Turin, PhD, Samer Ellahham, MD: Venous Thromboembolism Prevention. Arab Health Journal, 2010.
  39. Samer Ellahham, MD. ‘Molecular Mechanisms of Hyperglycemia and Cardiovascular-Related Events in Critically Ill Patients: Rationale for the Clinical Benefits of Insulin Therapy’, Vascular Health and Risk Management, Nov 30, 2010.
  40. Samer Ellahham, Samir Aljabbari, Tristan Mananghaya, Salama raji, Abdulmajeed Zubaidi: Reducing Door to- Balloon- Time for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction In Primary Percutaneous Intervention: Transformation using Robust Performance Improvement BMJ Qual Improv Report 2015;4: doi:10.1136
  41. Honeymol John, Abdelrahman Nimeri, Samer Ellahham: Improved Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate through accurately assessed surgical wounds. BMJ Qual Improv Report 2015; 4: doi:10.1136.
  42. Honeymol John, Abdelrahman Nimeri, Samer Ellahham: Improved Surgical Site Infection Paper accepted The ASHRM Annual Conference Committee (“Improving Mortality Reviews - A Four Year Journey in the Middle East.”) presented as Oral presentation and Abstract in Indiana, USA.
  43. Haytham Taha, Salama J. Raji, Samer Ellahham, Nihal Bashir, Manar Al hanaee, Hessa Boharoon, , May AlFalahi. Improving venous thromboembolism risk assessment compliance using the electronic tool in admitted medical patients BMJ Quality Journal October 2015.
  44. Ala'a Abuhejleh, Mohammed Dulaimi, Samer Ellahham. Using Lean management to leverage innovation in healthcare projects: case study of a public hospital in the UAE. BMJ Innov 2016; 2:22-32.
  45. Ala'a Abuhejleh, Mohammed Dulaimi, Samer Ellahham. Using Lean management to leverage innovation in healthcare projects: case study of a public hospital in U.A.E. International Journal of Advanced Research (2016), Volume 4, Issue 5, 896-898.
  46. Ala'a Abuhejleh, Paul Gardiner, Mohammed Dulaimi, Samer Ellahham. Exploring the role of Lean methodology as a tool for performance improvement in healthcare projects: an ethnographic case study in U.A.E. Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research Volume 3~ Issue 8 (2016) pp: 15-24.
  47. Haytham Taha, D, Dana, Nemea Luqman, Samer Ellahham. Improving admission medication reconciliation compliance using the electronic tool in admitted medical patients. BMJ Qual Improv Report 2016; 5: doi:10.1136/BMJ Quality .
  48. Samer Ellahham. Bowtie Risk Assessement Method: Innovation in Healthcare Risk Management. Hospitals Issue 32/124-Jan/Feb2017.
  49. Haitham Shorman, Samer Ellahham. The Role of Biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of heart failure.Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Therapy Volume 4, Issue 1: March 23, 2017.
  50. Haitham Shorman, Samer Ellahham. Bowtie Risk Assesement Method. Arab Health Journal 2017.
  51. Haitham Shorman, Samer Ellahham. Lymphedema: amini-review on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. Vascular Diseases and Therapeutics. Volume 2(3): 1-2. April 15, 2017.
  52. Haitham Shorman, Samer Ellahham. The Role of Baraitric Surgery in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Morbidly Obese Patients. Journal of Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders and Control 4 (3): 00110. April11, 2017.
  53. Samer Ellahham, MD. The Domino Effect of Medical Errors. American Journal of Medical Quality Dec 5, 2018.
  54. Samer Ellahham, MD. Sacubitril/Valsartan in Management of Heart Failure: A Review of Safety, Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness. Cardiovascular Pharmacology Dec 31, 2018.
  55. Subashnie Devkaran, Patrick N O’Farrell, Samer Ellahham, Randy Arcangel. Impact of repeated hospital accreditation surveys on quality and reliability, an 8-year interrupted time series analysis. BMJ Open 2019; 9.
Abstracts
  1. S. Ellahham, K. Nelson, MT. Schlutz, LF. Fox, JS. Hanrahan, MR. Taylor, DA. Julius, PK. Mohanty: Sleep-Disordered Breathing is Common in Cardiac Transplant Recipients (Presented at the First Annual Fellows' Conference on Transplantation, Chicago, 1991).
  2. S. Ellahham, K. Nelson, MT. Schlutz, LF. Fox, JS. Hanrahan, MR. Taylor, DA Julius, PK. Mohanty: Sleep Apnea is Common in Cardiac Transplant Recipients (Presented at the 12th Annual Scientific Session of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1992).
  3. S. Ellahham, K. Nelson, MT. Schlutz, JS. Hanrahan, A. Om, LF. Fox, MR. Taylor, DA. Julius, PK. Mohanty: Sleep-Disordered Breathing is Common in Cardiac Transplant Recipients (Oral presentation at the American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, 58th Annual Scientific Session, Alfred Soffer Research Award, 1992).
  4. S. Ellahham, K. Nelson, MT. Schlutz, JS Hanrahan, A. Om, LF. Fox, MR. Taylor, DA Julius, A. Guerraty, PK. Mohanty: Blood Pressure and its Variability Following Human Heart Transplantation: Effect of Sleep and Sleep-Disordered Breathing (Oral presentation at the American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, 58th Annual Scientific Session, 1992).
  5. Om, S. Ellahham, JP. Ornato, GW. Vetrovec, C. Guard, S. Reese, JV. Nixon: Risk of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Normotensive Cocaine Users (Poster Presentation at the American College of Chest Physicians eeting, 58th Annual Scientific Session, 1992).
  6. Om, JV. Nixon, JP. Ornato, S. Ellahham, G.W. Vetrovec: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Predisposition for Endocarditis in Cocaine Users (Oral Presentation at the American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, 58th Annual Scientific Session, 1992).
  7. S. Bajaj, VA. Luketic, ML. Shiffman, AJ. Sanyal, PP. Purdum, RA. Fisher, KB Brown, MC. Posner, R. Kohli, GW. Vetrovec, R. Reddy, S. Ellahham, JL. Tatum: Efficacy and Safety of Persantine Thallium Scanning (P-Thal) in the Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT); (Poster Presentation at the American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, 58th Annual Scientific Session, 1992).
  8. S. Bajaj, C. Crandall, H. Ibrahim, G. Vetrovec, G. DiSciascio, S. Ellahham, D. Salter, A. Gueratty, PK. Mohanty: Clinical Significance of Coronary Collateral Circulation in Cardiac Transplant Recipients (Poster Presentation at the American Heart Association Meeting, 65th Annual Scientific Session, 1992).
  9. Om, S. Ellahham, JP. Ornato, GW. Vetrovec: Cocaine-Induced Complications: Possible Relationship to Low Plasma Cholinesterase Enzyme (American College of Cardiology Meeting, 42nd Annual Scientific Session, 1993).
  10. Om, S. Ellahham, R. Reddy, S. Bajaj, D. Romhilt, R. Quint, JL. Tatum: Underestimation of Extent of Coronary Artery Disease on Dipyridamole Thallium Tomographic Scintigraphy in the Presence of ST Segment Depression (International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology, France, April 1993).
  11. S. Bajaj, C. Crandall, G. DiSciascio, J. Tatum, S. Ellahham, H. Ibrahim, A. Guerraty, G. Vetrovec, D. Salter, PK. Mohanty: Characterization of Coronary Collateral Circulation in Cardiac Transplant Recipients (XVth Congress of The European Society of Cardiology, 1993).
  12. Shiran, S. A. Goldstein, S. Ellahham, P. Sears-Rogan, E. Pinnow, J. Lindsay, Jr.. TEE for Cardiovascular Source of Emboli: Determination of Pretest Probability Using TTE and Presence of Atrial Fibrillation. JACC: Volume 29/ Number 2 (Supplement A), 526 A, February 1997.
  13. Samer Ellahham, Mihaela Tebeica, Steven Goldstein, Augusto Pichard, Joseph Lindsay. Safety of transesophageal-guided balloon mitral valvuloplasty in patients with atrial thrombi (Research award and poster presentation, American College of Physicians, District of Columbia Meeting, 1997).
  14. Samer Ellahham, Mihaela Tebeica, Steven Goldstein, Augusto Pichard, Joseph Lindsay. Transesophageal Echocardiographically - Guided Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty is Safe in Selected Patients with Left Atrial Thrombi (Poster Presentation, American Society of Echocardiography Meeting, June,1997).
  15. Mihaela Tebeica, Samer Ellahham, Ellen Pinnow, Joseph Lindsay, Steven Goldstein, Augusto Pichard. Echo Score For Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Needs To Be Reevaluated. (Poster Presentation, American Society of Echocardiography Meeting, June, 1997).
  16. Jorge Cheirif, Douglas Segar, Eva Hausner, David Bach, Samer Ellahham, Miguel Zabalgoitia. FS069 Greatly Improves the Diagnostic Utility of Ultrasound for Left Ventricular Function. (Poster Presentation, American Society of Echocardiography Meeting, June, 1997).
  17. M.Karl, S. Ellahham, R. Oskoui, L. Wartofsky, and K.D. Burman. Thyrotoxicosis Associated with Rapidly Reversible Low-Output Heart Failure and Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Poster Presentation, 79th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, June 1997).
  18. Shiran, MD; S .Ellahham, MD; E. Pinnow, MS; A. Pichard, MD;J. Lindsay Jr., MD; SA Goldstein, MD. Accuracy of planimetry for assessment of mitral valve area after balloon valvulotomy (Poster Presentation, 63rd Annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, October 1997).
  19. Mihaela Tebeica, Joseph Lindsay Jr, Ellen Pinnow, Samer Ellahham, Steven Goldstein, Augusto Pichard. Echocardiographic Score For Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty Needs To Be Reevaluated (Poster Presentation, 70th Scientific Sessions of The American Heart Association, November1997).
  20. Momina Mastoor, Yvonne Bonnet, Ellen Pinnow, Samer Ellahham, Joseph Lindsay Jr., Augusto Pichard. New Devise Angioplasty: Gender Differences and Relation to Outcome. 47th Annual ACC Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1998.
  21. Momina Mastoor, Samer Ellahham. A rare combination of anti-phospholipid antibody and factor V mutation. American College of Physicians, Washington DC, May 1998.
  22. Momina Mastoor, Samer Ellahham. Pitfalls in echocardiography- A case of a hiatal hernia mimicking an extracardiac mass. American College of Physicians, Washington DC, May 1998.
  23. Samer Ellahham, MD, Joseph Lindsay, MD. Safety of Arbutamine Stress Imaging in Patients > 70 years. Poster presentation, American Society of Echocardiography Meeting, San Francisco, June 1998.
  24. Abhiram Prasad, Suresh Narayanan, Rita Mincemoyer, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, Theresa Tupas-Habib, Samer Ellahham, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC; Arshed A.Quyyumi, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD. Acute and Long Term Effects of Angiotensin Type I Receptor Inhibition on Endothelial Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis. Oral presentation, 71st Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 11, 1998.
  25. Samuel Fuchs, Ran Komowski, Avinoam Shiran, Samer Ellahham, Anthony Pierre, Mun K. Hong, Martin B Leon, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electromechanical Characterization of Chronic Experimental Myocardial Ischemia in a Pig Model. JACC, February 1999.
  26. Samer Ellahham, Wassim Choucair, Ellen Pinnow, Augusto Pichard, Joseph Lindasy. Is Echo Score the Best Predictor of Successful Transcatheter Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty? Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC. American Society of Echocardiography, 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 1998.
  27. Bruce M. Smith, Samer Ellahham, Jon A. Satnford, Debra Kohlman Trigoboff, Maria Tupas-Habib, Hector Molina, Jedan Philips. Flow-Mediated Dilation in lower extremity vein grafts. Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, 27th Annual Symposium on Vascular surgery, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 1999.
  28. Samer Ellahham, Theresa Tupas-Habib, Abhiram Prasad, Suresh Nara Yana, Rita Mincemoyer, Arshed A. Quyymi. Acute and Long Term Effects of Angiotensin Type I Receptor Inhibition on Endothelial Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis. NAAMA 16th International Convention, Beirut, Lebanon, July 1999.
  29. Samer Ellahham, Mihaela Tebeica , Steven Goldstein, Augusto Pichard, Joseph Lindsay. Transesophageal Echocardiographically - Guided Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty is Safe in Selected Patients with Left Atrial Thrombi. Oral Presentation, NAAMA 16th International Medical Convention, Beirut, Lebanon, July 1999.
  30. Samer Ellahham, Avionam Shiran, Pamela Sears-Rogan, Joseph Lindsay Jr.,Steven Goldstein, Martin Leon, Ran Kornowski. Catheter-Based Direct Laser Myocardial Revascularization Using the Biosense TM System Preserves LV Function and Improves Diastolic Function and Ischemic Mitral Insufficiency. Eleventh Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Symposium, Washington DC, September 1999.
  31. Samer Ellahham, Avionam Shiran, Steven Goldstein, Martin Leon, Ran Kornowski Kornowski. Immediate Effect of Percutaneous Direct Myocardial revascularization With Holmium: YAG Laser on Myocardial Contractility Assessed by Transesophageal Transesopahgeal Echocardiogarphy. Eleventh Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Symposium, Washington, DC, September 1999.
  32. Avionam Shiran, Steven A. Goldstein, Wassim Choucair, Samer Ellahham. Immediate Effect of Percutaneous Direct Myocardial Revascularization with Holmium: YAG Laser on Myocardial Contractility Assessed by Transesopahgeal Echocardiogarphy. 72nd Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 7-10, 1999.
  33. Gabriel Adelmann, Neil Weissman, Lameh Fananapazir, Samer Ellahham, Zuyue Wang, Bernadette Falcon, Ellen Pinow, Kenneth Kent, Steven Goldstein. Early Dynamic Changes in Subaortic Pressure Gradients after Successful Alcohol Septal Ablation in Patients with Hypertertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. 12th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions, Washington, Seattle, June 2001.
  34. Joost Bottenbley, Yasmin H. Said, Edward Wegman, Samer Ellahham and David Anderson: Relationship between Competitiveness of Colleges and Levels of Tobacco use, Joint Statistical Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, July 29-August 2, 2007.
  35. Health benefits and Economic Impact, Joost Bottenblehy and Samer Ellahham and Yasmin H. Said and Edward Wegman and Malda Bashi: Restriction of Trans Fatty Acids in Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, Joint Statistical Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT , July 29-August 2, 2007.
  36. Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Edward Wegman, and Rima Allaham: Effect of Intravenous Insulin Infusion on Coronary Artery Disease Joint Statistical Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, July 29-August 2, 2007.
  37. Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Edward Wegman: Update on Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction: Role of the Endocannabinoid System, Joint Statistical Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, July 29-August 2, 2007.
  38. Anan Said, Yasmin H. Said, Samer Ellahham, Edward Wegman, David Anderson, and Joost Bottenbley: Tobacco Use and College Competitiveness: Assessing an Underlying Correlation, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  39. Effectiveness of an Endocannabinoid Antagonist in Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk, Samer Ellahham, Anan Said, Yasmin H. Said, and Edward Wegman, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  40. The Potential Health Benefits and Economic Impact on the Region, Anan Said, Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Malda Bashi, Edward Wegman, and Joost Bottenblehy Banning Trans Fatty Acids in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area: Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  41. New Insights into Intravenous Insulin Infusion on Coronary Artery Disease, Samer Ellahham, Anan Said, Yasmin H. Said, Rima Allaham, and Edward Wegman, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  42. Antiplatelet agents in the prevention of atherothrombotic events, Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Edward J. Wegman, Rima Allaham, and Malda Bashi, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  43. Effect of Intravenous Insulin Infusion on Coronary Artery Disease, Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Edward J. Wegman, Malda Bashi, and Rima Allaham, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  44. Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity, Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Edward J. Wegman, Malda Bashi, and Rima Allaham, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  45. Antiplatelet Agents in Acute Coronary Syndromes, Samer Ellahham, Rima Allaham, Yasmin H. Said, Edward J. Wegman, and Malda Bashi, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  46. Peripheral Arterial Disease and Diabetes Mellitus, Samer Ellahham, Rima Allaham, Yasmin H. Said, Edward J. Wegman, and Malda Bashi, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  47. Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention, Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Rima Allaham, Edward J. Wegman, and Malda Bashi, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  48. New Hyperglycemia Increases Hospital Morbidity and Mortality, Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, Rima Allaham, Edward J. Wegman, and Malda Bashi, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  49. Update on Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction: Role of the Endocannabinoid System, Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, and Edward Wegman, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  50. Insulin Infusion Therapy In Type 2 Diabetics Who Have Had An Acute Stroke, Chadi Ibrahim, and Samer Ellahham, Yasmin H. Said, and Edward Wegman, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  51. Statistics of Peripheral Arterial Disease, Samer Ellahham, Malda Bashi, Yasmin Said, Edward Wegman, and Rima Allaham, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  52. Statistics of Women and Heart Disease in United States, Samer Ellahham, Rima Allaham, Yasmin Said, Edward Wegman, Malda Bashi, Computing Science and Statistics, Interface 2007, Philadelphia, PA, May 2007.
  53. The Health Benefits and Economic Impact of Restricting of Trans Fatty Acids: A Case Study in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, Yasmin H. Said, Edward J. Wegman, and Samer Ellahham, International Symposium on Business and Industrial Statistics 2007, University of Azores, Sao Miguel Island, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, August 18-20.
  54. Pulmonary Artery Hypoplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension and Hypospadias in a 22 year-old male: H. Vincent Lawson MD and Samer Ellahham. ACP Convention, Washington DC November, 2007.
  55. Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery at BMI Abu Dhabi compared to ACS NSQIP Bariatric Surgery Programs Awadelkarim Mohamed MD1, Eelaf El Hassan MD, Karen McKenna RN, Mohammed Al Hadad MD3, Michel Bussieres MD3, Samer Ellahham MD, Wayne Wasden, Nicolas Turrin PhD, Nidal Dehni MD, Abdelrahman Nimeri MD.
  56. Cohort & Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery at BMI Abu Dhabi compared to ACS NSQIP Bariatric Surgery Programs Abdelrahman Nimeri MD, Karen McKenna RN, , Mohammed Al Hadad MD, Michel Bussieres MD, Samer Ellahham MD, Wayne Wasden, Nicolas Turrin PhD, Nidal Dehni MD.
  57. Cohort & Outcomes of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) compared to ACS NSQIP Hospitals Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, Karen McKenna RN, Nidal Dehni MD, Michel Bussieres MD, Samer Ellahham MD, Mohammed Al Hadad MD, Wayne Wasden CPHQ, Nicolas Turrin PhD.
  58. Samer Ellahham, MD. Reducing heart failure readmission. 5th World Heart and Brain Congress. Sept 24, 2018. Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  59. Samer Ellahham, MD. Reducing Door-To-Balloon time of Primary Angioplasty. 5th World Heart and Brain Congress. Sept 24, 2018. Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  60. 60. Samer Ellahham, MD. Dementia and Heart Failure. 5th World Heart and Brain Congress. Sept 24, 2018. Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  61. Samer Ellahham, MD. Transesophageal echocardiography of the aorta: Tips, pitfalls and artifacts. Middle East Heart Congress. March 18-20, 2019. Dubai, UAE.
  62. Samer Ellahham, Nour Ellahham. Safety Culture 2018.Current Research Integrative Medicine. October 2018. Presented in Madrid, Spain.
  63. Samer Ellahham, MD. The Challenges in Managing Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF). International Journal of Medical Sciences. Volume 29 Issue 20.
  64. Samer Ellahham, MD. Cardiac rehabilitation: The emerging role of home-based approaches and telemedicine. Current Research: Cardiology. November 2018. 2nd Global Heart Congress. November 21-22, 2018 Osaka, Japan.

 

 

 

 

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