Triple board-certified in Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Neurocritical Care
30+ peer-reviewed publications and invited speaker at international conferences
Former Medical director experience at Level I trauma centers
Business owner and manager of two LLC in the USA
Fluent in Arabic & English with global medical mission experience
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Anesthesiology
Progress West Hospital
01.2025 - Current
Anesthesiology
Research Medical Center
01.2025 - Current
Intensive Care Medicine
SSM-Saint Mary Hospital
01.2024 - Current
Anesthesiology
Boone Hospital
02.2023 - Current
Anesthesiology
Christian Hospital Northeast
09.2021 - Current
Intensive Care Medicine
SSM-Good Samaritan Hospital
05.2021 - 12.2023
Anesthesiology
BJC St Peter Hospital
11.2022 - 06.2023
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
The Toledo Hospital
04.2021 - 06.2023
Intensive Care Medicine
Mercy Hospital - Springfield
08.2021 - 12.2022
Intensive Care Medicine
Mercy Hospital - Joplin
07.2022 - 11.2022
Anesthesiology
St Louis University
05.2020 - 08.2021
Medical Director of the Intensive Care Unit
Mercy One Hospital
03.2020 - 04.2021
Intensive Care
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
08.2020 - 12.2020
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Missouri Columbia
04.2019 - 04.2020
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Cleveland Clinic
08.2017 - 04.2019
Education
MD -
Beirut Arab University
09.2000 - 06.2007
Anesthesiology Residency -
American University of Beirut
06.2007 - 06.2012
Anesthesiology Residency - undefined
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
07.2012 - 07.2016
Critical care fellow - undefined
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
08.2016 - 07.2017
Skills
Strength training
National Boards and Certifications
Neurocritical care certification, 02/01/23- 12/31/32
Critical Care Echocardiography certification, 03/01/2022
American Board of Anesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine, 10/14/2017- 12/31/2027
American Board of Anesthesiology- 06/29/2017- 12/31/2027
Academic Appointments
University of Missouri Columbia, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, 04/01/19, 04/30/20
Leadership Appointments
Co-manager of Future Living Realty, Columbia, MO, 10/01/24, present
Manager of Health Expeditions LLC, Columbia, MO, 05/01/23, present
Medical Director of the Intensive Care Unit, Mercy One Hospital, Sioux City, IA, 03/01/20, 04/30/21
Chief Resident Positions
Chief Resident of Anesthesiology, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 06/01/11, 06/30/12
Chief Resident of Anesthesiology, American University of Beirut, 08/01/12, 07/31/16
Accomplishments
2022 Winner of first position presentation for critical care category – MARC meeting – st luis
2022 Winner of second position presentation for airway category – MARC meeting – st luis
2022 Winner second position presentation for cardiovascaular category – MARC meeting – st luis
2018 Care giver appreciation award – Cleveland clinic -Hilcrest Hospital
2018 Care giver appreciation award -Cleveland clinic -Hilcrest Hospital
2018 Care giver appreciation award – Cleveland clinic -Hilcrest Hospital
2018 Care giver appreciation award -Cleveland clinic -Avon Hospital
6/2017 Excellence in teaching Award -Cleveland clinic -Educational foundation
10/2016 Sepsis Jeopardy winner team member – Cleveland clinic foundation
2016 Anesthesia Award for the Outstanding performance, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook county
2016 Resident of Year, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook county
2016- ITE exam exceptional performance with perfect score of 50.
2015 Anesthesiology Research Award, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook county
2014- ABA Basic exam, exceptional score in top 10% examinee, received a recognition letter from ABA
2014 Appointment to ASA Resident Component House of Delegates, ASA meeting 2014 , New Orleans
2014 Alexander Luis II award, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
2013 Selected member in Stroger Team in Illinois anesthesia residents Jeopardy
2013 First position presentation MARC 2013- Kansas city
2013 Third position presentation MARC 2013-Kansas city
2012 Service excellence in patient care Award, American University of Beirut
2012 Selected as Chief resident ,American University of Beirut
2011 Excellence Award for Academic Achievement ,American University of Beirut
Peer reviewed Publications
Surviving severe metabolic Acidosis: Hikam Dictum, Ahmad Abou Leila, Hoang Lim, Anesthesiology News, 10/27/18
Ventilator Management, Ahmad Abou Leila, Ned Nasr, Abiyomi Akintorin, Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3rd, Eric Reichman
The Journey of harmless bullet, the perioperative care of penetrating cardiac injuries, Ahmad Abouleila, Gennadiy Voronov, Anesthesia Essays and Research, 2017, 11, 3, 790-793, 10.4103/0259-1162.194578
Anesthetic management of Aortic Valve Replacement in Myasthenia Gravis Patient, The Era of new reversal, Dabbous AS, Nehme PW, Abu Leila AM, Middle East Journal of Anaesthesia, 2016, 23, 4
Surgically Modified airways, What every anesthesiologist should know, Ahmad M. Abou Leila, MD, James R. Yon, MD, Gennadiy Voronov, MD, Serge Tyler, MD, Alexander J. Sauper, MD FACS, Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, June 2015, 5, 2-3, 61-64
Abdomen Emergencies Chapter, AHMAD ABOU LEILA, BOSE, SOMNATH, The NeuroICU board review, Saef Izzy, David Lerner, Kiwon Lee, McGraw-Hill Book Education, 2017
Sepsis Chapter, AHMAD ABOU LEILA, ASHIH KHANNA, Anesthesia Tool Box, University of Oregon
Invited Speaker Presentations
POCUS workshop, Saint Louis University Anesthesiology department, 05/2021
MARC conference 2021 – Judge position – critical care session, RUSH and Cook County Medical Center, 04/2021
Pressors how to use them in the OR, Pontificia Universidad Madre y Maestra Dominican Republic, 09/2020
Sick pregnant: the 3 dilemmas, Pontificia Universidad Madre y Maestra – Dominican Republic, 01/2020
Regional Anesthesia Workshop, University of Missouri – Kansas City, 09/2019
Airway what are we missing, Walter Reed Military Hospital – Washington DC, 02/2019
Sick pregnant: the 3 dilemmas, Beirut Arab University – Beirut – Lebanon, 12/05/18
Sick pregnant: the 3 dilemmas, Augusta University Medical Center - Augusta, 09/24/18
Airway what are we missing, Hilcrest Hospital – Cleveland – Ohio, 08/2018
Sick pregnant: the 3 dilemmas, Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cleveland, 07/2018
Sick pregnant: the 3 dilemmas, Allegany Medical Center – Pittsburg, 04/17/18
Trauma resuscitation, Allegany Medical Center – Pittsburg, 04/16/18
Sick pregnant: the 3 dilemmas, Walter Reed Military Hospital – Washington DC, 03/01/18
I still feel labor pain, Detroit Medical Center, 12/2011
Better sedation practice, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, 07/2010
Lactate level, what tells us, Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 07/2009
Grand Rounds Presentations
The 2016 ICU nutrition guidelines, House of Blues, Cleveland, 12/2016
The Kidney in ICU, many questions, few answers, CCF, 12/2016
Surviving airway disaster, Cleveland Clinic, 2016
Surgically modified airways, MARC 2014, Chicago, 2014
Hemophilia A acquired during CABG, MARC 2013, Kansas City, 2013
Reflex Bradycardia and cardiac arrest during sigmoidoscopy, MARC 2013, Kansas City, 2013
Unlearning Anesthesia, focus on trauma anesthesia, August 2013, grand round at John H. Stroger Jr hospital of Cook County, 2013
I still feel labor pain, December 2011, grand round presentation, Detroit Medical Center, 2011
Toward better sedation practice, July 2010, grand round presentation, Detroit Medical Center, 2010
Lactate level, what tells us, July 2009, Grand round presentation - Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 2009
Volunteer And Community Service
01/2020, ILAC orthopedic Mission - Santiago – Dominican Republic
09/2011, Surgical Volunteer International (SVI) mission in Egypt, for pediatrics cleft palate repair and peds laparoscopic surgery
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