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Mohamed Farag

Bronx,United States

Summary

Skilled Doctor with extensive experience in patient care, diagnosis and providing quality medical services. Adept at managing medical teams and resolving complex medical cases with utmost precision. Possesses outstanding organizational and communication skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Gastroenterology Fellow

BronxCare Health System
07.2024 - Current
  • Performed diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures including EGD, colonoscopy, push enteroscopy, and PEG placement
  • Managed complex inpatient and outpatient GI cases including GI bleeding, liver disease, IBD, pancreatitis, and motility disorders
  • Participated in multidisciplinary rounds and tumor boards to coordinate care for GI oncology patients
  • Provided consultative services across general medicine, ICU, surgery, and emergency departments
  • Supervised and educated residents and medical students during inpatient consults and endoscopy

Chief Resident Medicine Department

BronxCare Health System
07.2023 - 06.2024
  • Applied continuous process improvement strategies to enhance case management, programs, and clinical management.
  • Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care through improved clinical quality processes.
  • Educated and mentored over 100 medical residents.
  • Provided consultation to staff and administration on patient treatment.
  • Defined medical and administrative best practices in policies and procedures.
  • Participated in improving and updating electronic medical records.

Internal Medicine Resident

BronxCare Health System
08.2020 - 06.2023
  • Counseled patients on newly diagnosed health conditions and maintenance of existing conditions.
  • Directed patients on medication use and lifestyle modifications to improve health.
  • Followed internal medicine guidelines while treating medicine patients.
  • Referred patients to medical specialists for other needed interventions.
  • Trained and supervised medical students and subordinate staff in using medical equipment and software.
  • Admitted and treated patients as part of the hospital's 24-hour on-call services.
  • Reviewed patient records, medications, and immunization statuses.
  • Adhered to healthcare facility protocols and all regulations.
  • Followed internal medicine guidelines while treating Medicine patients

Nephrology Fellow

New York Presbyterian Queens
08.2018 - 07.2020
  • Diagnose patients suspected of having renal problems using right diagnostic tools and laboratory assays.
  • Manage ESRD patients on dialysis in outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Manage ICU patients with renal failure using CRRT and regular hemodialysis.
  • Diagnosed and treated patients with complex electrolyte abnormalities
  • Participated in research projects.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Harvard Medical School - Brigham And Women's Hospital
03.2016 - 02.2018
  • Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design, and execution to address defined problems.
  • Pursued independent and complementary research interests.
  • Maintained accurate records of research findings and provided statistical analysis of the data results.

Education

M.D. - Medicine

Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
03.2009

Skills

  • Differential diagnosis skills
  • Clinic management
  • EHR charting
  • Prescription Coordination
  • Treatment planning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Planning and Coordination
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Certification

  • Medical Doctor, New York state Medical License number 326660
  • Board certified internal medicine physician, ABIM ID: 427800

Publications

  

1. Farag, Mohamed MD; Diaz, Yordanka;MD, Patel, Harish;MD Colonic Dieulafoy lesion; as a rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding April 2023 case reports in gastroenterology submitted under review.


2. Shehi, Elona MD; Farag, Mohamed MD; Patel, Harish MD, FACG. S1999 Colonic Ischemia Presenting as a Near Obstructing Colonic Mass. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 117(10S):p e1375, October 2022. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000864636.72549.e1


3. Ghazanfar H, Kandhi S, Shin D, Muthumanickam A, Gurjar H, Qureshi ZA, Shaban M, Farag M, Haider A, Budhathoki P, Bhatt T, Ghazanfar A, Jyala A, Patel H. Impact of COVID-19 on the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Clinical Review. Cureus. 2022 Mar 20;14(3):e23333. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23333. PMID: 35464519; PMCID: PMC9017282.


4. Ricardo AC, Chen J, Toth-Manikowski SM, Meza N, Joo M, Gupta S, Lazarous DG, Leaf DE, Lash JP; STOP-COVID Investigators. Hispanic ethnicity and mortality among critically ill patients with COVID-19. PLoS One. 2022 May 18;17(5):e0268022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268022. PMID: 35584148; PMCID: PMC9116663


5. Ghazanfar H, Kandhi SD, Nawaz I, Javed N, Abraham MC, Farag M, Mahasamudram J, Patel VB, Altaf F, Patel H. Role of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in the Management of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Clinical Review Article. Cureus. 2021 May 20;13(5):e15141. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15141. PMID: 34164242; PMCID: PMC8214471.


6. Gonzalez, Gabriel, Mohamed E. Farag, Ofer Fass, and Hiroshi Mashimo. "Isolation of Stem-Like Cells from Deep Esophageal Glands." Gastroenterology 152, no. 5 (2017): S350.


7. Fass, Ofer. 2017. Bile Acid-Mediated Transdifferentiation of Stem Cells From the Deep Esophageal Glands. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard Medical School.


8. Gupta S, Wang W, Hayek SS, et al. Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(1):41–51. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6252


9. Friedman, AN, Guirguis, J, Kapoor, R, Gupta, S, Leaf, DE, Timsina, LR; for the STOP-COVID Investigators. Obesity, inflammatory and thrombotic markers, and major clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the US. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021; 29: 1719– 1730. 


10. Flythe JE, Assimon MM, Tugman MJ, Chang EH, Gupta S, Shah J, Sosa MA, Renaghan AD, Melamed ML, Wilson FP, Neyra JA, Rashidi A, Boyle SM, Anand S, Christov M, Thomas LF, Edmonston D, Leaf DE; STOP-COVID Investigators. Characteristics and Outcomes of Individuals With Pre-existing Kidney Disease and COVID-19 Admitted to Intensive Care Units in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 Feb;77(2):190-203.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.09.003. Epub 2020 Sep 19. PMID: 32961244; PMCID: PMC7501875.


11. Molnar MZ, Bhalla A, Azhar A, Tsujita M, Talwar M, Balaraman V, Sodhi A, Kadaria D, Eason JD, Hayek SS, Coca SG, Shaefi S, Neyra JA, Gupta S, Leaf DE, Kovesdy CP; STOP-COVID Investigators. Outcomes of critically ill solid organ transplant patients with COVID-19 in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2020 Nov;20(11):3061-3071. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16280. Epub 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32844546; PMCID: PMC7460925.


12. Flythe, J. E., Assimon, M. M., Tugman, M. J., Chang, E. H., Gupta, S., Shah, J., ... & Leaf, D. E. (2021). STOP-COVID Investigators: Characteristics and outcomes of individuals with pre-existing kidney disease and COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis, 77(2), 190.

Timeline

Gastroenterology Fellow

BronxCare Health System
07.2024 - Current

Chief Resident Medicine Department

BronxCare Health System
07.2023 - 06.2024

Internal Medicine Resident

BronxCare Health System
08.2020 - 06.2023

Nephrology Fellow

New York Presbyterian Queens
08.2018 - 07.2020

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Harvard Medical School - Brigham And Women's Hospital
03.2016 - 02.2018

M.D. - Medicine

Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University

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