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The lessons I learned from My Recent Visit to Harvard Business School: Value-Based Care Delivery Intensive Seminar.
The lessons I learned from My Recent Visit to Harvard Business School: Value-Based Care Delivery Intensive Seminar.
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Integrating "The sharing" economy into healthcare.
Integrating "The sharing" economy into healthcare.
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Let us keep Healthcare Proactive & Continuous.
Let us keep Healthcare Proactive & Continuous.
By Anwar A. Jebran, MD
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What are the most effective ways to recover from failure in a leadership role?
Failures are inevitable in life, but they are crucial opportunities to take a step back and rethink strategies, mindsets, and approaches, and they are always a learning opportunity. Some critical failures in my life made me choose the best path for my personal and professional life.
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What are the most effective ways to recover from failure in a leadership role?
In the face of failure, I've learned the importance of seeking support from mentors and Family. Opening up to mentors provides invaluable insights, drawing from their experiences and expertise, offering a constructive environment for feedback. Also, Family becomes a pillar of strength during challenging times.
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What are the most effective ways to recover from failure in a leadership role?
In both my professional and personal pursuits, I've encountered numerous setbacks that, in hindsight, were crucial chapters in my ongoing journey. The path of a leader is far from a linear trajectory; rather, it's a mix of triumphs and failures that contribute to one's growth. Failure, to me, is not a roadblock but a stepping stone. It is all about incremental improvement in skills and personal development to prevent similar failures in the future. It is also essential to take sole responsibility for failures, not dwell in disappointment but seek solutions.
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As Morgan Cheatham put it, "platforms are in, point solutions are out." *Each of these companies are likely to expand into platforms crossing…
As Morgan Cheatham put it, "platforms are in, point solutions are out." *Each of these companies are likely to expand into platforms crossing…
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By popular demand, I've updated the market map for #CDS #AIScribe #Coding #ChartSummary with the values of each slice of the market. Original post…
By popular demand, I've updated the market map for #CDS #AIScribe #Coding #ChartSummary with the values of each slice of the market. Original post…
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Top New Release amongst Amazon books in Medical Informatics: “Strategies for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Real-World Solutions for…
Top New Release amongst Amazon books in Medical Informatics: “Strategies for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Real-World Solutions for…
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Experience
Education
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Harvard Business School
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Activities and Societies: Value-based Healthcare Delivery Intensive Seminar
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Creating and transforming information in the healthcare industry.
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Internal Medicine residency training in the inpatient & outpatient settings.
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Licenses & Certifications
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Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Project Management Institute
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Volunteer Experience
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Member of HIMSS Physician Committee
HIMSS
- Present 1 year 10 months
Health
The HIMSS Physician Committee assembles a global collective of dedicated experts to provide expertise, leadership, and guidance to health informatics activities, initiatives, and collaborations.
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Governor Council Member
American College of Physicians
- Present 3 years 1 month
Health
ACP Northern Illinois Chapter
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Member
AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association)
- Present 3 years 3 months
Health
AMIA aims to lead the way in transforming health care through trusted science, education, and the practice of informatics. AMIA connects a broad community of professionals and students interested in informatics. AMIA is the bridge for knowledge and collaboration across a continuum, from basic and applied research to the consumer and public health arenas.
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Executive Board Member
AMIA Clinical Informatics Fellows (ACIF)
- 1 year 3 months
Health
We work with Clinical Informatics fellows to improve their engagement with AMIA, enhance informatics education, and connect with like-minded clinical informatics fellows.
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Committee Member
GIC HIMSS (Greater IL Chapter of HIMSS)
- Present 4 years 7 months
Health
I volunteer at the personal development & programs committees of the HIMSS Great Illinois local Chapter.
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Member
Physician Innovation Network
- Present 5 years 3 months
Health
Working with other physician leaders, innovators, and entrepreneur to improve and advance healthcare industry.
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Translator and Editor
Syrian Researchers Initiative
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Education
Choose and Translate medical, scientific and Economical articles and researches to Arabic
Publications
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Hospital at Home - A qualitative analysis of program adoption and pre-implementation planning.
Quality Fair - UI Health
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Recurrent chest pains -Guess who is the culprit?
American College of Physicians
Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst (MPP) is one of the rare complications of acute or chronic pancreatitis. We present a rare case of a large MPP causing recurrent admissions due to chest heaviness & dysphagia.
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Violence as a preventable disease - Art in Medicine - Audio recording
American College of Physicians
An audio recording of a group of residents at Weiss Memorial Hospital talking about violence and ways to prevent it as part of the Art in Medicine project, "Violence as a preventable disease".
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Know Your Patients Inside Out.
American Collage of Physicians
Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder. With an incidence rate of one in 5000 to 10,000 live birth, Situs Inversus considered a rare disorder. It presents as a complete inversion of the thoracic and intra-abdominal organ from one side to another. Standard surgical procedures in these patients are considered technically challenging, therefore, well preparation and an in-depth knowledge of the patient is warranted. To our knowledge, less than 10 cases have been…
Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder. With an incidence rate of one in 5000 to 10,000 live birth, Situs Inversus considered a rare disorder. It presents as a complete inversion of the thoracic and intra-abdominal organ from one side to another. Standard surgical procedures in these patients are considered technically challenging, therefore, well preparation and an in-depth knowledge of the patient is warranted. To our knowledge, less than 10 cases have been reported about patients with colorectal cancer associated with SIT that were successfully treated with laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
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Foreign body ingestion as a trigger of diverticulitis: A case report
American Collage of Physicians
Diverticulosis is a very common bowel disease and the prevalence is increasing. Complications
like diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding appear in 10-15% of patients with diverticular
disease. Genetics predispositions and medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) remain a potential risk factor of developing diverticular disease. Foreign body
(FB) digestion might also be one of the uncommon causes of diverticulitis. Most people who
accidentally inges…Diverticulosis is a very common bowel disease and the prevalence is increasing. Complications
like diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding appear in 10-15% of patients with diverticular
disease. Genetics predispositions and medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) remain a potential risk factor of developing diverticular disease. Foreign body
(FB) digestion might also be one of the uncommon causes of diverticulitis. Most people who
accidentally ingest FBs are unaware of the incident. It is also associated with alcohol and drug
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The Correlation Between Anorectal Manometry and Balloon Expulsion Tests in Patients With Chronic Constipation
American Collage of Gastroenterology
Dyssynergic defecation (DD) is the discoordination of pelvic floor muscles, leading to an ineffective evacuation of stool and constipation. Three components are required to diagnose DD: constipation symptoms, a dyssynergic pattern on anorectal manometry (ARM) (paradoxical increase/lack of adequate relaxation of inter-sphincter muscles), and an abnormal balloon expulsion test (BET). Although the BET is used in conjunction with ARM to diagnose DD, the results do not always agree and as a result…
Dyssynergic defecation (DD) is the discoordination of pelvic floor muscles, leading to an ineffective evacuation of stool and constipation. Three components are required to diagnose DD: constipation symptoms, a dyssynergic pattern on anorectal manometry (ARM) (paradoxical increase/lack of adequate relaxation of inter-sphincter muscles), and an abnormal balloon expulsion test (BET). Although the BET is used in conjunction with ARM to diagnose DD, the results do not always agree and as a result, the utility of ARM with BET has been scrutinized for reliability in diagnosing DD. The aims of this study were: 1) to define the prevalence of abnormal BET in our cohort of patients with constipation, and 2) to identify an ARM metric that predicts an abnormal BET.
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Treating Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia With Squatting Posture: Truth or Myth?
American Collage of Gastroenterology
Pelvic floor dyssynergia (PFD), a functional constipation subtype, is defined by paradoxical movement or relaxation failure of the pelvic floor muscles. In some countries, squatting posture is the predominant method for bowel evacuation. This position allows an increase in both hip flexion and obtuse anorectal angle facilitating stool evacuation. The aims were to determine if use of a foot stool will aid in balloon expulsion in patients with abnormal balloon expulsion test (BET) and if there is…
Pelvic floor dyssynergia (PFD), a functional constipation subtype, is defined by paradoxical movement or relaxation failure of the pelvic floor muscles. In some countries, squatting posture is the predominant method for bowel evacuation. This position allows an increase in both hip flexion and obtuse anorectal angle facilitating stool evacuation. The aims were to determine if use of a foot stool will aid in balloon expulsion in patients with abnormal balloon expulsion test (BET) and if there is an anorectal manometry (ARM) metric which predicts successful evacuation with position change. We hypothesize that use of a stool will open the anorectal angle, facilitate balloon expulsion and can be used for treatment of dyssynergia.
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Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Related to Chronic Total Occlusion of The Celiac Artery: An Unusual Presentation, And A Challenging Percutaneous Technique to Achieve Revascularization.
CVC - Arterial and Venous Endovascular Conference.
Introduction: Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) presents with post prandial abdominal pain. It is related to an occlusive disease involving celiac (CA), superior mesenteric (SMA), and inferior mesenteric arteries (IMA). Reporting a case of CMI due to chronic total occlusion (CTO) of only the CA.
Conclusion: CMI can occur in a single mesenteric artery occlusion. Percutaneous re-vasculariztion remains the preferred treatment approach.
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Invasive Ductal Carcinoma within a Benign Phyllodes Tumor
American Journal of Case Reports
BACKGROUND: Phyllodes tumor (PT) is a rare neoplasm of the breast. Concomitant PT with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is an even rarer occurrence. When ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or IDC are detected within the specimen, the management changes from wide local excision to further staging work-up, including sentinel node biopsy and radiation.
CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 70-year-old presented with right breast mass whose pathology showed benign PT with concomitant IDC and DCIS…BACKGROUND: Phyllodes tumor (PT) is a rare neoplasm of the breast. Concomitant PT with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is an even rarer occurrence. When ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or IDC are detected within the specimen, the management changes from wide local excision to further staging work-up, including sentinel node biopsy and radiation.
CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 70-year-old presented with right breast mass whose pathology showed benign PT with concomitant IDC and DCIS. The patient elected for a wide excision of the mass with sentinel lymph node biopsy, which did not show any involvement. The patient was started on appropriate therapy. She is currently doing well.
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Failure of the Meckel's scan in an adult GI bleeder: A Precautionary Diagnostic Tale
ACG Annual Scientific Meeting
Meckel’s diverticulum is a true congenital diverticulum confined of all three layers of the intestine. It is described as a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. In the overwhelming majority of the cases, this diverticulum is asymptomatic and is incidentally diagnosed. However, when Meckel’s harbors ectopic gastric mucosa, the aberrant acidic secretions result in ulceration of the intestinal mucosa, and a subsequent lower GI. In our case, a 22-year old male who presented to the ER…
Meckel’s diverticulum is a true congenital diverticulum confined of all three layers of the intestine. It is described as a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. In the overwhelming majority of the cases, this diverticulum is asymptomatic and is incidentally diagnosed. However, when Meckel’s harbors ectopic gastric mucosa, the aberrant acidic secretions result in ulceration of the intestinal mucosa, and a subsequent lower GI. In our case, a 22-year old male who presented to the ER with lower GI bleed of unknown source. Meckel’s diverticulum was suspected after negative upper & lower endoscopies and the proper scan was performed with negative findings. Subsequently, a CT angiography was performed in attempt to locate the bleeding source, and revealed the diverticulum.
Projects
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Lessons learned from the first clinical informatics conference for medical students in North Africa/Morocco
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Presented our work and collaboration between The University of Illinois Chicago and University of Mohamed Premier in Oujda, Morocco and the lessons learned from this international partnership in clinical informatics and Health IT during our participation in MEDINFO 2023 in Sydney, Australia.
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Clinical Informatics Collaboration between UIC and The University of Mohammed Premier in Oujda, Morocco
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We created a long-term collaboration between UIC and UMP in the field of clinical informatics and health science. We signed an MOU to initiate student and faculty exchange, research collaboration, innovation center collaboration, and curriculum enhancement.
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HIMSS EMRAM & OEMRAM Stage 7 Validation
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Project Background: HIMSS EMRAM & OEMRAM incorporate methodology and algorithms to score hospitals around the world relative to their electronic medical record (EMR) capabilities. This eight-stage (0–7) model measures the adoption and utilization of EMR functions.
I was part of a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, informaticists, Information system directors, nurses, and executives leading this project. I had the responsibility to select the case studies presented during this…Project Background: HIMSS EMRAM & OEMRAM incorporate methodology and algorithms to score hospitals around the world relative to their electronic medical record (EMR) capabilities. This eight-stage (0–7) model measures the adoption and utilization of EMR functions.
I was part of a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, informaticists, Information system directors, nurses, and executives leading this project. I had the responsibility to select the case studies presented during this validation and coordinate the work between all stakeholders presenting these case studies.
We are so proud that UI Health has achieved HIMSS EMRAM and OEMRAM Stage 7. UI Health has now joined an elite group of about 7% of US hospitals and clinics that have achieved this Stage 7.Other creators -
Judge at ACP National Abstract Competitions
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Judge at the 2020 Virtual Presentations for the ACP National Abstract Competition.
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Panelist & Speaker at the ACP Northern Illinois Chapter - Residents Day Conference - Social Media in Healthcare Panel.
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Panelist at the ACP Northern Illinois Chapter Conference in Chicago, IL. The panel was about the effect of social media in healthcare, and the importance of the social media platform in modern medicine, the healthcare industry and how to create a personal brand as a physician and healthcare provider.
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Reviewer at Becker's HIT + RCM Conference.
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Attended “Becker's HIT + RCM Conference” and reviewed sessions about healthcare IT, telehealth & revenue cycle.
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Speaker & "Small Business Hero" at Boost with Facebook/Holiday Event
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Speaker at the Boost with Facebook event - Facebook offices in Chicago, IL. Spoke about cofounding Honeydoe LLC, the journey of creating a small business, and the enormous effect of Facebook platforms on boosting the small business by creating relevant content and storytelling.
Honors & Awards
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2019 PEER REVIEWER RECOGNITION by the American College of Gastroenterology Case Report Journal
The ACG Case Report Journal
"The Editors owe a great debt of gratitude to all peer reviewers for the growing success of the journal." I was recognized for peer reviewing articles and research submissions in 2019.
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Top Winning Team
MIT COVID19 Challenge.
Participating at the first MIT COVID19 Challenge to work with innovators, physicians, IT engineers and entrepreneurs to find solution for COVID19 Pandemic. Our team was one of the top teams to create an informative platform about the up-to-dated studies, and anecdotal solutions of the healthcare workers to improve the exchange of ideas to fight the pandemic.
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2019 Grand Champion of ACP - MIT Hackathon
American College of Physicians in collaboration with MIT.
ACP is collaborating with MIT’s renowned Hacking Medicine program to bring together forward-thinking healthcare professionals, engineers, designers, developers, and technologists to develop interdisciplinary hacks (solutions) to improve clinical workflows.
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Arabic
Native or bilingual proficiency
Organizations
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Facebook
Member at Leaders Network
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