Samie Gilani

Driven internal medicine resident with a strong work ethic, adaptability, and excellent interpersonal skills. Technically proficient and highly organized, with a proven ability to manage complex clinical and administrative tasks. Eager to lead and contribute meaningfully as Chief Resident. Actively pursuing a cardiology fellowship with a strong commitment to academic growth, patient-centered care, and subspecialty excellence.

Alpha Omega Alpha (Member of AOA)

Team Winner, American College of Physicians (ACP) Illinois Southern Region Doctor’s Dilemma Competition, 2024: 

• Secured first place in a competitive jeopardy-style medical knowledge contest among resident physicians, earning the opportunity to represent Southern Illinois at the national level.
• Demonstrated superior clinical acumen and collaborative skills in a highly regarded regional competition.

Competitor, National ACP Doctor’s Dilemma Competition, New Orleans, LA, April 2025: 

• Represented the Illinois Southern Region in a prestigious national medical jeopardy event at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, showcasing clinical expertise and teamwork.

• POSTGRADUATE SUBINTERNSHIP: Alliance Medical Associates Burlington, NC, United States of America Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
• Presented patient cases during rounds, effectively communicating clinical findings, differential diagnoses, and management strategies to supervising physicians.
• Educated patients on preventive health measures, medication adherence, and lifestyle modifications, enhancing patient understanding and engagement in their care.
• Performed and interpreted diagnostic procedures, such as EKGs and point-of-care ultrasounds, to support timely clinical decision-making in a primary care setting.
• POSTGRADUATE SUBINTERNSHIP: Shaikh Medical Clinic Garner, NC, United States of America Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
• Provided comprehensive patient care under supervision in a primary care internal medicine setting, managing acute and chronic conditions for a diverse patient population.
• Conducted thorough history-taking, physical examinations, and diagnostic workups, formulating evidence-based treatment plans for hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory illnesses.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, including attendings, residents, and nurses, to coordinate patient care and ensure continuity across outpatient and inpatient settings.

• 2025 CATHETER DIRECTED MANAGEMENT OF PHLEGMASIA ALBA DOLENS AND BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM: A COMPLEX CASE A Cheema, F Ghanem, SM Gilani, K Missula, AM Hafiz Journal of the American College of Cardiology 85 (12_Supplement), 3390-3390
• 2025 RECURRENT ASYSTOLIC ARREST IN THE SETTING OF ANTI-NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS REQUIRING PERMANENT PACEMAKER PLACEMENT SM Gilani, A Cheema, A Shahab, Y Deeb, M Martini, Z Rifai, M Siddique Journal of the American College of Cardiology 85 (12_Supplement), 3456-3456
• 2025 1671: A UNIQUE CASE OF ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK AFTER EXPOSURE TO A GADOLINIUM-BASED CONTRAST AGENT Y Deeb, S Gilani, S Sompalli, S Rafique, A Yasin, M Song Critical Care Medicine 53 (1)
• 2025 AV BLOCK UNVEILS RARE ATTR AMYLOIDOSIS WITH UNIQUE HEMODYNAMICS Z Rifai, MH Sukkari, S Gilani, AK Kulkarni CHEST 166 (4), A322-A323
• 2024 PRIMARY ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA OF THE TRACHEA MASKED BY CARDIOPULMONARY COMORBIDITIES Z Rifai, S Faiek, S Gilani, O Abdulfattah CHEST 166 (4), A4121-A4122
• 2024 CRIMSON CLUES AND HEARTFELT CONNECTIONS: HEMATURIA IN INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS Z RIFAI, S GILANI CHEST 166 (4), A374-A375
• 2024 Prolonged COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Patient on Obinutuzumab for Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma S Gilani, Z Rifai, P Singanallur, M Song
• C44. TOXIDROMES AND ADVERSE MEDICATION REACTIONS IN THE ICU, A5676-A5676
• 2024 High-Grade Atrioventricular Block Reveals Rare Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis With Unique Hemodynamics ZJ Rifai, MH Sukkari, S Gilani, A Kulkarni Cureus 16 (4)
• 2024 PROLONGED QT AND VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN THE SETTING OF STRESS-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY TREATED WITH ISOPROTERENOL SM Gilani, A Kallan, A Cheema, HP Patel, Z Rifai, MH Sukkari, A Sagalov, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 83 (13_Supplement), 2925-2925
• 2024 MULTI-MODALITY IMAGING ANALYSIS OF A RIGHT VENTRICULAR LESION IN THE SETTING OF METASTATIC LEIOMYOSARCOMA A Sagalov, A Kallan, M Obregon, SM Gilani, S Hegde, AK Kulkarni, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 83 (13_Supplement), 3468-3468
• 2024 UNMASKING PATENT FORAMEN OVALE ON TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM WITH ABDOMINAL COMPRESSION Z Settmyler, A Kallan, A Cheema, SM Gilani, A Sagalov, M Siddique Journal of the American College of Cardiology 83 (13_Supplement), 3535-3535
• 2024 INCIDENTAL FINDING OF HIGH TAKE-OFF RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY ON TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM SM Gilani, R Al Tamimi, MR Regmi, Z Rifai, A Cheema, E Johns, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 83 (13_Supplement), 3129-3129
• 2024 THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY AS A BRIDGE TO SURGERY IN THE SETTING OF PROSTHETIC VALVE THROMBOSIS SM Gilani, R Al Tamimi, K Missula, A Cheema, MH Sukkari, A Sagalov, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 83 (13_Supplement), 3017-3017
• 2024 Unexpected Relapse: Insights Into Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis ZJ Rifai, A Kohli, S Gilani, X Chen Cureus 16 (3)
• 2024 HEART-BREAKING SEIZURES: RECURRENT TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY WITH STATUS EPILEPTICUS MH Sukkari, O Daghstani, S Gilani, M Siddique CHEST 164 (4), A647-A648