Abdul-rahman Abusalim

American College of Physicians

• Illinois and Wisconsin Permanent Medical License
• ECFMG Certified
• USMLE
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), 2022
• BLS (Basic Life Support) (CPR) - American Heart Association
• ALS (Advanced Life Support) (Emergency Medicine) - American Heart Association
• DEA License
• Controlled Substance License

Standardization of Resident Physician Discharge Communication, 2020 - 2021, Chicago, Illinois

• Show and Tell Presentations
• Departmental Morning Reports
• Hopkins Modules
• GMC Educational Prescriptions

• Trends and Outcomes of Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Hospitalizations in the Last Two Decades: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Gastroenterology Research, 15, 2, 91, Laswi, H., Abusalim, A.R., Warraich, M.S., Khoshbin, K., Shaka, H., 2022
• Obesity Impacts Hospitalizations for Bacterial Pneumonia: A US Nationwide Retrospective Analysis, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 30, 2, 1-5, Abusalim, A.R.I., Inegbenijie, I.P., 2022
• A Case of Pancreatic Duct Leak Presenting as Lower Extremity Pain and Edema, Cureus, 13, 10, Murthi, M., Abusalim, A., Haque, Z., Acob, C., 2021
• HEART FAILURE EXACERBATION PRESENTING AS CHOLECYSTALGIA, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 77, 18_Supplement_1, 2141-2141, Murthi, M., Abusaleem, A.R., Haque, Z., Banskota, S.U., 2021
• Su315 EFFECT OF OBESITY ON MORTALITY IN PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS-A NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS, Gastroenterology, 160, 6, S-846, Arif, A.W., Achebe, I., Murthi, M., Abusalim, A.R.I., Sherazi, S.A.A., Edigin, E., 2021
• Racial Disparities in Outcomes of Adults Hospitalized for Viral Pneumonia, Cureus, 12, 12, Ojemolon, P.E., Trelles-Garcia, V.P., Trelles-Garcia, D., Kichloo, A., Raghavan, S., Abusalim, A.I., Eseaton, P., 2020
• Predicting COVID-19 using retrospective data: impact of obesity on outcomes of adult patients with viral pneumonia, Cureus, 12, 9, Shaka, H., Raghavan, S., Trelles-Garcia, V.P., Trelles-Garcia, D., Abusalim, A.I., Parfieniuk, A., Ojemolon, P.E., Azubuike, C., 2020

• POCUS - Bedside Ultrasound Certification and Training
• Certified to independently perform the following procedures: Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, Central Line Insertion, Hemodialysis Line Insertion, Lumbar Puncture

• Contribute-You-Can, Group Member, Providing charity, free open lunches, and visitations to orphans and senior citizens
• WECARE Health Awareness Campaign, Co-Founder, Creating and distributing fliers, and surveys concerning breast cancer awareness, vaccinations, and primary health promotion
• IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Association), Former Member, Help create bonding bridges between international medical students and, together, help promote medical knowledge.
• Local Volunteer in Rural Areas, Key Roles, Providing basic medical checkups in rural areas free-of-charge providing free check-ups, physical exams, and hospital referrals to citizens of underprivileged rural areas

• Hospital Medicine
• Bedside Ultrasound and Procedures
• Quality Improvement

• English, Excellent
• Arabic, Excellent

• Dr. Abdulwahab Arif, Hospital medicine assistant professor, Madison, Wisconsin, Awahabarif84@gmail.com
• Dr. Benjamin Mba, Internal Medicine Dept. Faculty, Chicago, Illinois, bmba@cookcountyhhs.org
• Dr. Jennifer Seares, Internal Medicine Dept. Faculty, Chicago, Illinois, mseares@cookcountyhhs.org