Overview
An Internist, Pulmonologist and Critical Care Medicine physician with great interest in diagnosis and management of pulmonary vascular disease, as well as innovations in critical care curricular designs and graduate medical education.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2024 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Clinical outcomes and safety of sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Journal Article Vascular Pharmacology · September 1, 2025 Introduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a life-threatening condition characterized by high morbidity and mortality. However, recent therapeutic advancements have offered a paradigm shift in terms of therapeutic goals. Methods: We conduc ... Full text CiteVariation in Sedative and Analgesic Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Outcomes
Journal Article Chest Critical Care · March 1, 2024 Background: Providing analgesia and sedation is an essential component of caring for many mechanically ventilated patients. The selection of analgesic and sedative medications during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of these sedation practices on pati ... Full text CiteThe Association of Post-Lung Transplant Pulmonary Embolism With the Development of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction.
Conference Transplant Direct · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a rare yet serious postoperative complication for lung transplant recipients (LTRs). The association between timing and severity of PE and the development of chronic allograft lung dysfunction (CLAD) has not been desc ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Retrospective and prospective international EKoSoNic® registry Of the treatment and Clinical OUTcomes of patients with Pulmonary Embolism
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by BTG International Inc · 2018 - 2023Photoacoustic-Imaging-Guided Intravascular Sonothrombolysis
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2019 - 2021US CTEPH Registry
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of California - San Diego · 2015 - 2020View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
King Saud University (Saudi Arabia) ·
2003
M.D.