Ashraf S. Abdo
Affiliate Faculty
Department:
SOM-Medicine
Email:
aabdo@umc.edu
Education
| Capital Health System,Trenton, NJ, MD, Internal Medicine Residency | 2006 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, MD, Research Fellow | 2003 |
| University of Cairo School of Medicine, MD, Bachelors Degree (M.B., B.Ch.) (Honors) in Medicine and Surgery | 1991 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Awards and Letters of Appreciation | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, Support and Advice for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, Editorial Board Membership and Reviewer for Peer Reviewed Journals | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, National and Local Committees, Volunteer at the Federal Coordinating Center (FCC), Supportig Letters for Colleagues and Public Service | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, Leadership and Administrative Positions, Mentoring Junior Faculty, Leadrship Training, Programs and Appreciation Letters | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, Supervision and Teaching of Medical Students | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, Membership in Regional and National Societies, Session Moderator, and Abstract Reviewer | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, UMMC committees, abstracts, presentations, working with staff, residents and students | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, E-Value Educator Commnets Report 3 | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, E-Value Educator Commnets Report 2 | 06/2007 - Present |
| Certification, E-Value Educator Commnets Report 1 | 06/2007 - Present |
| NPI, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) | |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure (Active) | 07/2006 - Present |
| Certification, General Certificate of Education, University of London | 03/1985 - Present |
| Certification, M.Sc in General Surgery, University of Cairo School of Medicine | 11/1997 - Present |
| Certification, USMLE (valid indefinitely), The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) | 02/2002 - Present |
| Re-certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 09/2016 - 12/2026 |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 09/2006 - 12/2016 |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2013 - Present |
| Clinical Supervisor, Hospitalist Service | 06/2007 - Present |
| Staff Physician | 06/2007 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Chief, Medical Service, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi | 2015 - 2017 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, School of Medicine | 06/2007 - 06/2013 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Abdo AS, Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Long-Term Dialysis Patients. Current heart failure reports, 2017 Oct;14(5):404-409 | 2017 |
| Abdo AS, Hospital Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. The American journal of the medical sciences, 2017 Mar;353(3):265-274 | 2017 |
| Burnett A, Abdo AS, Geraci SA, Geriatrics: (women's health series). Southern medical journal, 2013 Nov;106(11):631-6 | 2013 |
| Abdo AS, Geraci SA, Significance of elevated cardiac troponin I in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2013 May;54(5):127-30 | 2013 |
| Abdo AS, Geraci SA, Prognostic value of cardiac-specific troponins in intracranial hemorrhage. Southern medical journal, 2012 Aug;105(8):426-30 | 2012 |
| Abdo AS, Geraci SA, Non-enteral therapy for hypertension in the inpatient setting. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2011 Aug;52(8):243-9 | 2011 |
| Abdo AS, Basu A, Geraci SA, Managing chronic heart failure patient in chronic kidney disease. The American journal of medicine, 2011 Jan;124(1):26-8 | 2011 |
| Abdo AS, Kemp R, Barham J, Geraci SA, Dilated cardiomyopathy and role of antithrombotic therapy. The American journal of the medical sciences, 2010 Jun;339(6):557-60 | 2010 |
| Yamani MH, Cook DJ, Tuzcu EM, Abdo A, Paul P, Ratliff NB, Yu Y, Yousufuddin M, Feng J, Hobbs R, Rincon G, Bott-Silverman C, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Starling RC, Systemic up-regulation of angiotensin II type 1 receptor in cardiac donors with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2004 Jul;4(7):1097-102 | 2004 |
| Kumpati GS, Cook DJ, Blackstone EH, Rajeswaran J, Abdo AS, Young JB, Starling RC, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM, HLA sensitization in ventricular assist device recipients: does type of device make a difference? The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2004 Jun;127(6):1800-7 | 2004 |
| Yousufuddin M, Cook DJ, Starling RC, Abdo A, Paul P, Tuzcu EM, Ratliff NB, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Yamani MH, Angiotensin II receptors from peritransplantation through first-year post-transplantation and the risk of transplant coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2004 May 5;43(9):1565-73 | 2004 |
| Yousufuddin M, Haji S, Starling RC, Tuzcu EM, Ratliff NB, Cook DJ, Abdo A, Saad Y, Karnik SS, Wang D, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Yamani MH, Cardiac angiotensin II receptors as predictors of transplant coronary artery disease following heart transplantation. European heart journal, 2004 Mar;25(5):377-85 | 2004 |
| Yamani MH, Yousufuddin M, Starling RC, Tuzcu M, Ratliff NB, Cook DJ, Abdo A, Crowe T, Hobbs R, Rincon G, Bott-Silverman C, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Does acute cellular rejection correlate with cardiac allograft vasculopathy? The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2004 Mar;23(3):272-6 | 2004 |
| Yamani MH, Lauer MS, Starling RC, Pothier CE, Tuzcu EM, Ratliff NB, Cook DJ, Abdo A, McNeil A, Crowe T, Hobbs R, Rincon G, Bott-Silverman C, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Impact of donor spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage on outcome after heart transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2004 Feb;4(2):257-61 | 2004 |
| Yamani MH, Starling RC, Cook DJ, Tuzcu EM, Abdo A, Paul P, Powell K, Ratliff NB, Yu Y, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Donor spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with systemic activation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 and subsequent development of coronary vasculopathy in the heart transplant recipient. Circulation, 2003 Oct 7;108(14):1724-8 | 2003 |
| Yamani MH, Tuzcu EM, Starling RC, Young JB, Cook DJ, Haji SA, Abdo A, Crowe T, Hobbs R, Rincon G, Bott-Silverman C, McCarthy PM, Ratliff NB, Computerized scoring of histopathology for predicting coronary vasculopathy, validated by intravascular ultrasound. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2002 Aug;21(8):850-9 | 2002 |
| Yamani MH, Haji SA, Starling RC, Tuzcu EM, Ratliff NB, Cook DJ, Abdo A, Crowe T, Secic M, McCarthy P, Young JB, Myocardial ischemic-fibrotic injury after human heart transplantation is associated with increased progression of vasculopathy, decreased cellular rejection and poor long-term outcome. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2002 Mar 20;39(6):970-7 | 2002 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Colvin MM, Abdo A, Cook DJ, Starling RC, Young JB, Ratliff NB, Mawhorter S, Yamani MH. Recipient positive cytomegalovirus status is associated with vascular rejection in cardiac transplants. Presented at the 19th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 25-30, 2002, Miami, FL. | |
| Poster Presentation, Flowers W, Abdo A. Dronedarone-induced interstitial lung disease. To be presented at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Medicine, and the American College of Physicians Annual Abstract Day Competition, October 25, 2018, Jackson, MS. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, McNeil AM, Abdo AS, Cook DJ, Starling RC, Ratliff NB, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Yamani MH. Donor intracranial hemorrhage is associated with graft dysfunction and poorer survival following heart transplantation. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 23rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 9-12, 2003, Vienna, Austria. | |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Williams M, Capra C, Abdo A. Atypical presentation of advanced pancreatic cancer. Presented at the Southern Regional Meeting. February 18-20, 2016. New Orleans, LA. | |
| Poster Presentation, Sbravati N, Toole M, Ballard R, Boler M, Abdo A. A curious presentation of ST segment elevation. Presented at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Medicine, and the American College of Physicians Annual Abstract Day Competition, October 30, 2015, Jackson, MS. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yousufuddin M, Starling RC, Tuzcu M, Ratliff NB , Cook DJ, Abdo A, Crowe T, Hobbs R, Rincon G , Bott-Silverman C, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Yamani MH. Does acute cellular rejection correlate with cardiac allograft vasculopathy? Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 22nd Annual Research Day, October 17, 2002, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yamani MH, Starling RC, Cook DJ, Abdo AS, Tuzcu EM, Ratliff NB, Yousufuddin M, Paul P, Yu Y, McCarthy PM, Young JB. Donor spontaneous intracranial bleeding is associated with upregulation of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor and subsequent development of coronary vasculopathy in the heart transplant recipient. Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 5th Annual Transplant Research Day, May 16, 2003, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bishay ES, Cook DJ, Abdo AS, Starling RC, Young JB, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Panel reactive antibody and flow cytometry crossmatch in heart transplantation. Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2nd Annual Transplant Research Day, April 28, 2000, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdo AS, Cook DJ, Bishay ES, Starling RC, Young JB, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Qualitative and quantitative flow cytometry crossmatch in heart transplantation. Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2nd Annual Transplant Research Day, April 28, 2000, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kumpati GS, Cook DJ, Blackstone EH, White J, Abdo AS, Young JB, Starling RC, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Evolution and significance of HLA allosensitization during ventricular assist device support. Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 3rd Annual Transplant Research Day, April 20 2001, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cook DJ, Abdo AS, Young JB, Starling RC, Yamani M, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. HLA alloantibodies and time of death in cardiac transplantation. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 22nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 10-13, 2002, Washington, DC. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yamani MH, Cook D, Starling RC, Ratliff NB, McMahon JT, Abdo A, Tuzcu M, McCarthy P, Young JB. Myocardial ischemic injury following heart transplantation is associated with decreased risk of acute cellular rejection in the absence of humoral rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001 Feb; 20(2): 238. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 21st Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 25 - 28, 2001, Vancouver, Canada. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yamani MH, Starling RC, Tuzcu EM, Haji SA, Cook DJ, Abdo AS, Ratliff NB, Yousufuddin M, McCarthy PM, Young JB. Donor intracranial bleeding is associated with advanced transplant coronary vasculopathy: evidence from intravascular ultrasound. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 23rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 9-12, 2003, Vienna, Austria. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdo AS, Cook DJ, McCarthy JF, Bishay ES, Kumpati GS, Starling RC, Young JB,Yamani MH, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Heart transplantation and flow cytometry crossmatch. Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 4th Annual Transplant Research Day, May 10, 2002, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Jimenez J, Rosario A, Morales A, Tayara W, Abdo A, Young J, Mccarthy P, Starling R, Cook D. Risk factors and outcome in patients with hemodynamically unstable rejection after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001 Feb; 20(2): 193. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 21st Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 25 - 28, 2001, Vancouver,Canada. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdo AS, Cook DJ, Mccarthy JF, Bishay ES, Kumpati GS, Starling RC, Young JB, Koo AP, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Plasma exchange before and after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001 Feb; 20(2): 194. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 21st Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 25 - 28, 2001, Vancouver, Canada. | |
| Poster Presentation, Fullove T, Toole M, Henegan C, Patel N, Bui E, Hofstede D, Abdo A. A presentation of fatigue and presyncope in an elderly patient. Presented at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Medicine, and the American College of Physicians Annual Abstract Day Competition, October 30, 2015, Jackson, MS. | |
| Poster Presentation, Yates RA, Burton MJ, Abdo AS. An odd state of mind: aerobic actinomycete cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid of an immunocompromised patient. Presented at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Medicine, American College of Physicians Annual Abstract Day Competition, October 26, 2012, Jackson, MS. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yamani MH, Abdo AS, Young JB, Starling RC, Ratliff NB, Avery R, Tuzcu M, McCarthy P, Cook, D. HLA-cytomegalovirus (CMV) interaction in relation to rejection and vasculopathy following human heart transplantation. Presented at the American Society of Transplantation (AST); Transplant 2001, May 11-16, 2001, Chicago, IL. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kumpati GS, Cook DJ, Blackstone EH, White J, Abdo A, Young JB, Starling RC, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Evolution and significance of HLA allosensitization during ventricular assist device support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001 Feb; 20(2): 210-211. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 21st Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 25 - 28, 2001, Vancouver, Canada. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kumpati GS, Cook DJ, Blackstone EH, White J, Abdo AS, Young JB, Starling RC, Smedira NG, McCarthy P. HLA allosensitization during ventricular assist device support can be predicted and is related to decreased transplant survival. Presented at the American Society of Transplantation (AST); Transplant 2001, May 11-16, 2001, Chicago, IL. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yamani MH, Cook DJ, Abdo AS, Yousufuddin M, Starling RC, Yu Y, Tuzcu EM, Ratliff NB, Paul P, McCarthy PM, Young JB. Donor intracranial bleeding is associated with upregulation of the angiotensin receptor. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 23rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 9-12, 2003, Vienna, Austria. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdo AS, Cook DJ , Starling RC, Paul P, Yamani MH, Apgar J, Tuzcu EM, Young JB, Ratliff NB, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. The role of donor ace gene polymorphism in predicting heart transplant outcome. Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 5th Annual Transplant Research Day, May 16, 2003, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdo AS, Cook DJ, McCarthy JF, Bishay ES, Kumpati GS, Starling RC, Young JB, Yamani MH, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Donor specific alloreactivity in heart transplantation. Presented at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 3rd Annual Transplant Research Day, April 20, 2001, Cleveland, OH. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdo AS, Cook DJ, McCarthy JF, Bishay ES, Kumpati GS, Starling RC, Young JB, Yamani MH, Smedira NC, McCarthy PM. Sensitivity of the flow cytometry crossmatch in heart transplantation. Presented at the American Society of Transplantation (AST); Transplant 2001, May 11-16, 2001, Chicago, IL. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cook DJ, Abdo AS, Young JB, Starling RC, Yamani M, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM. Impact of HLA Class I antibodies in heart transplantation: use of PRA and crossmatch. Presented at the 19th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 25-30, 2002, Miami, FL. | |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Thigpen T, Abdo A. ACP Associate Council Debate: “Healthcare is a right.” May 29, 2018, Jackson, MS. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Albakri Q, Ball EJ, Abdo AS, Starling RC, Young JB, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM, Cook D. Cytokine gene polymorphisms and heart allograft outcome. Presented at the American Society of Histocompatibility (ASHI), October 13-17, 2001, San Francisco, CA. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yamani MH, Haji S, Fahmy N, Abdo A, Ratliff NB, Starling RC, Tuzcu EM, Cook D, Yu Y, McCarthy PM, Young JB. Quilty lesions are associated with increased vitronectin receptor expression and development of coronary vasculopathy. Presented at the 19th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 25-30, 2002, Miami, FL. | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Yousufuddin M, Starling RC, Tuzcu EM, Haji S, Ratliff NB, Cook DJ, Abdo A, McCarthy PM, Young JB, Yamani MH. Cardiac angiotensin II receptors predict allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients. Presented at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); 23rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, April 9-12, 2003, Vienna, Austria. |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Department of Veterans Affairs Service Award in appreciation of 10 years of dedicated service to the United Staes Government. G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. Jackson, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs | 2017 |
| G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center Certificate of Appreciation Award. In recognition for providing exceptional experience to Veterans by exhibiting: integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect and excellence in care and service. G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. Jackson, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs | 2016 |
| Staff Physician of the Year. In recognition of exemplary performance and assuring the delivery of healthcare to American's Veterans, and dedication to serving the staff and patients of the Medical Center while displaying respect, courtsey and can do atitude. G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical center. Jackson, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs | 2014 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs Service Award in appreciation of 5 years of of dedicated service to the United States Government. G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. Jackson, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs | 2012 |
| Medical Service Eagle Award in recognition of the excellence demonstrated towards the VA's commitment to keep our Nation's promise to Veterans. G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs | 2010 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs certificate of appreciation in recognition of outstanding achievemnts as staff physician (honorable mention). G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. Jackson, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs | 2010 |
| Second year internal medicine resident recognition award for best exemplifying caring, compassion, integrity, respect, service and team work as voted by the nursing staff, Capital Health System - Fuld Campus. Trenton, NJ | 2006 |
| Outstanding resident research presentation award for the paper "quality of life pre and post CPAP treatment" presented during the annual graduation research day, Capital Health System - Fuld Campus. Trenton, NJ | 2006 |
| Third year internal medicine resident recognition award for best exemplifying caring, compassion, integrity, respect, service and team work as voted by the nursing staff, Capital Health System - Fuld Campus. Trenton, NJ | 2006 |
| Second year internal medicine resident recognition award for best exemplifying caring, compassion, integrity, respect, service and team work as voted by the attending staff, Capital Health System - Fuld Campus. Trenton, NJ | 2005 |
| First year internal medicine resident recognition award for best exemplifying the academic, medical and social attitudes of excellence in a physician as voted by the attending staff - Department of Medicine, Capital Health System, Fuld Campus. Trenton, NJ | 2004 |
| First year internal medicine resident recognition award for best exemplifying caring, compassion, integrity, respect, service and team work as voted by the nursing staff, Capital Health System - Fuld Campus. Trenton, NJ | 2004 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Southern Regional Meeting, Member of the Organizing Committee | 2016 |
| Southern Regional Meeting, Session Moderator-2016, 2017 and 2018) | 2016 - Present |
| Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, Member | 2012 - Present |
| The Society of Hospital Medicine, Member | |
| American College of Physicians - Mississippi Chapter, Member | |
| American College of Physicians, Fellow |
Committee Service
| House Officer Selection Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| The Department of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Hospitalist Field Advisory Committee, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Diversity Committee - ACP Mississippi Chapter, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Selective Overbooking in Specialty Care Committee, Member | 2016 - 2018 |
| Workforce Development Committee, Member | 2016 - 2017 |
| Virtual Care Committee, Member | 2016 - 2016 |
| System Redesign Committee for Transitional flow, Member | 2015 - 2018 |
| The Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Peer Review Committee, Member | 2015 - 2017 |
| Clinical Executive Board (CEB), Member | 2014 - 2017 |
| Professional Standards Board (PSB), Member | 2014 - 2017 |
| The Consult Management Committee, Member | 2014 - 2017 |
| Pastoral Advisory Committee, Member | 2014 - Present |
| SPARQ (Specialty Productivity - Access Report and Quadrant Tool), Co-Chair | 2014 - 2017 |
| SAIL (Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning), Co-Chair | 2014 - Present |
| Research & Development Committee, Vice Chair | 2010 - Present |
| Medical Service Leadership Committee, Member | 2007 - 2017 |
Community Service
| Volunteering to help with the evacuation and triaging efforts for the displaced citizens from the affected areas by hurricanes Harvey and Irma as part of the clinical team working with the Federal Coordinating Center (FCC), Volunteer | 07/2017 - 09/2017 |
| Member of the clinical team of volunteers assembled by the leadership of the Jackson VA Medical Center and the Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) as part of a nationwide disaster preparedness program, Volunteer | 07/2017 - Present |
| Search and recovery team. As a Professional Association of Diving instructors (PADI) certified open water SCUBA diver and an ACLS certified physician to provide emergent medical care for SCUBA divers, Volunteer | 2017 - Present |
| Serving at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Providing our American heroes and their families with the highest level of care that they deserve and promoting the integrated clinical, educational and research missions of the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Staff Physician | 06/2007 - Present |
Other Service
| Annual ACP Abstract Day - University of Mississippi Medical Center, Reviewing, grading and judging abstracts | 09/2018 - 10/2018 |
| The Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology, Editorial Board Member | 06/2017 - Present |
| Mentor for a junior hospitalist staff physician (Dr. Seger Morris) through a leadership project for the ACP (American College of Physicians) / AAPL (American Association for Physician Leadership) certificate program in Hospital Medicine, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 12/2016 - 03/2018 |
| National Abstract Competitions for the American College of Physicians, Reviewing and evaluating abstracts | 12/2016 - 12/2016 |
| Member of the VA Access Initiative in developing the infrastructure to support virtual care, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 04/2016 - Present |
| Session moderator and abstract reviewer for the medical education/medical ethics/advocacy section at the annual Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA for the last 2 years, Session moderator and abstract reviewer | 02/2016 - Present |
| National Abstract Competitions for the American College of Physicians, Reviewing and evaluating abstracts | 12/2015 - 12/2015 |
| Leaders Developing Leaders Program – National VA program – Attendance at the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 local office and Jackson VA Medical Center - Jackson, MS, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 08/2015 - 03/2016 |
| Advisory panel for VA facilities nationwide (Tampa VA Medical Center, tampa, FL, Shrevveport VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA and Roseburg VA Medical Center, Roseburg, OR) to work on plans and discuss Jackson VA Medical Center experience with improvement of SAIL (Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning) and SPARQ (Specialty Productivity - Access Report and Quadrant Tool) data, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 06/2015 - Present |
| Cornerstones of Effective Management- Little Rock VA Medical Center - Little Rock, AR, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 07/2014 - 07/2014 |
| Member of the interview panels for the Chiefs of Surgery, Pharmacy, Chaplain Services, Associate Chief of Medical Administration Service, Section Chief of Radiology and Clinical Staff at the Medical and Primary Care Services (internal medicine and subspecialty staff physicians and nurse practitioners) - Jackson VA Medical Center, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 2014 - 2017 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs Physicians Leadership Development, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 2012 - 12/2012 |
| Reviewer for the Southern Medical Journal - Journal of the Southern Medical Association, Peer-reviewed journal manuscripts | 2010 - Present |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Leadership Development Program, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 2009 - Present |
| Certification from the American College of Physician Executives, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING/EXPERIENCE | 11/2008 - Present |
| Reviewing articles for McMaster Online Rating Evidence (MORE), Peer-reviewed journal manuscripts | 2008 - Present |
| Reviewer for the American Journal of Medicine, Peer-reviewed journal manuscripts | 2008 - Present |
| Reviewer for the Annals of Internal Medicine, Peer-reviewed journal manuscripts | 2008 - Present |
| Member of the physicians' delegation for the investigation and management of critically ill cardiac patients at the State of Mauritius, Africa, Memeber of a team of Physicians delivering essential medical care needs | 08/1996 - 01/1996 |
| Training at Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck in Germany at the Department of Internal Medicine, Trainee | 07/1988 - 07/1988 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Small Group, Attending | Annual 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Attending | Annual 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Attending | Annual 2007 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Attending | Annual 2018 |
Directed Student Learning
| Attending Physician, Advised: Please refer to the uploaded file under Specialty Certification/Licensure: Students supervised (not all the names included)/support letters/ scholarly activities | 2007 - Present |
Residency Training
| Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Attending Physician | 2007 - Present |