Samira Alishahdani, MD

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine Curaçao 

May 2015 – March 2025

Degree conferred: March 2025

Medical Studies

Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla 

June 2014 – September 2014

Virginia Training License
Current through June 30, 2027

USMLE Step 3 — 202, Pass on first attempt, April 27, 2025

USMLE Step 2 CK — 227, Pass on first attempt, August 31, 2024

USMLE Step 1 — Pass, on first attempt, February 28, 2022

PGY-2 Rotations 

. Community Medicine

. Psychiatry and Practice Management

. Intensive Care Unit

. Cardiology

PGY-1 Rotations

. Emergency Medicine

. Intensive Care Unit

. Cardiology

. Hospital Medicine — 2 blocks

. Block Night — 2 blocks

. Obstetrics and Gynecology — 2 blocks

. General Surgery

. Inpatient Pediatrics

. Urology

. Residency Clinic

·  Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — Current through June 30, 2027

·  Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) — Current through June 30, 2027

·  Basic Life Support (BLS) — Current through June 30, 2027

Alishahdani SE, Rekhi S, Ayyub J, Nandennagari S, Bethala K, Khur J, Menon S, Babu AK.
With Aging, Obesity, and Hypothyroidism, Can GERD Lead to a Large Hiatal Hernia?
Progress in Drug Discovery & Biomedical Science
2023;5(1):7. HH Publisher

Core Rotations 

General Surgery — Grade: A
Community First Medical Center / Suburban Surgery Center
Chicago, Illinois
February 2023 – April 2023

Internal Medicine — Grade: A
Loretto Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
November 2022 – January 2023

Family Medicine — Grade: A
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
September 2022 – November 2022

Obstetrics and Gynecology — Grade: A
Insight Hospital & Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
August 2022 – September 2022

Pediatrics — Grade: A
Saint Anthony Hospital / Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital / Cicero Pediatrics
Cicero, Illinois
June 2022 – July 2022

Psychiatry — Grade: A
Comprehensive Clinical Services, PC
Lombard, Illinois
May 2022 – June 2022

Elective Rotations

Internal Medicine — Pulmonology and Critical Care
Dorrington Medical Associates
Houston, Texas
September 2024 – October 2024

Master of Health Education (MHEd)
Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 2023 – May 2025
Degree conferred: May 2025

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 2021 – January 2023
Degree conferred: March 2023

Master of Hospital Administration (MHA)
Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 2019 – August 2021
Degree conferred: August 2021

Intern of the Year Award
Danville Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
2026

Confidence and Documentation of Lifestyle Modifications Among Providers

• Earned 20 Performance Improvement points toward the ABFM Family Medicine Certification program
• Activity approved for up to 20 AAFP Prescribed credits
• AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Improving Osteoporosis Screening and Patient Education in High-Risk Groups — Submitted for Review, September 2026

• Developed a quality improvement initiative aimed at increasing osteoporosis screening among eligible and high-risk adult patients
• Designed interventions to improve identification of screening-eligible patients, clinician counseling, and completion of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) screening
• Incorporated patient education regarding osteoporosis prevention, fracture risk reduction, bone health, calcium and vitamin D intake, and adherence to recommended screening
• Established a project objective of increasing DXA scan completion rates by approximately 20–30% within three months of intervention implementation

Loretto Hospital — Internal Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
November 2022 – January 2023

·  Selected to serve as student coordinator during the Internal Medicine core rotation

·  Coordinated daily patient assignments among medical students to support efficient clinical workflow and equitable learning opportunities

·  Served as a liaison among medical students, clinical staff, and supervising preceptors

·  Assisted with coordinating rounds and communicating clinical responsibilities to students

·  Facilitated onboarding and orientation of incoming medical students

·  Developed leadership, communication, organizational, and team-management skills while maintaining active clinical responsibilities