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Nahreen H. Ahmed, MD, MPH

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
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Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Instructor A in Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
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13 Education:
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2b Widener University, 2006.
21 7 MD 1e (Internal Medicine) c
33 Drexel College of Medicine, 2010.
21 8 MPH 1a (Public Health) c
3a University of Illinois at Chicago, 2014.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 5b Residency Training Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010-2013.
24 61 Internal Medicine Chief Resident, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2013-2014.
24 59 Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, New York University, 2014-2017.
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28 3c American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014.
28 4f American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 2016.
28 4b American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care, 2017.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

f9 Global health activities in the area of pulmonary and critical care including but not limited to Point-of-Care (POC) ultrasound training, curriculum building, and service and education in resource-limited areas and disaster response.
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Description of Research Expertise

25 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
6d The Implementation and Assessment of a Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Training Program in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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34 Primary Investigator: Vikramjit Mukherjee MD
52 New York University Medical Center and Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
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72 The Utility of A Community Needs Assessment in Resource-Limited Settings As A Guide to Quality Improvement
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34 Primary Investigator: Vikramjit Mukherjee MD
41 New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital
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5d A Modified Checklist Improves Standard Care Orders in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
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33 Primary Investigator: Dustin Fraidenberg MD
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7b A Formal Educational Program to Improve Knowledge of Rapid Response Team Guidelines for Internal Medicine Residents
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2b Primary Investigator: Min J. Joo MD
29 University of Illinois in Chicago
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48 Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Non Tuberculous Mycobacteria
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2f Primary Investigator: Mehdi Merseidi MD
28 University of Illinois in Chicago
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Selected Publications

a5 Ryan Afreen, Sanjna L. Surya, Tasnim Jara, Ima Islam, Rahana Parvin, S M.Ferdousuzzaman, Masum Salah Uddin, Nahreen Ahmed 2b : Enhancing Mental Health Literacy 41 and Care Through Community-Driven Solutions in Rural Bangladesh 5d Frontiers 5, 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1478817.

217 Jesse Raiten, MD, Nahreen Ahmed, MD, Ashish Amyata, MD, Apurb Sharma, MD, Subhash Acharya, MD, Jill Lanahan, MD, Hazel Werlhof, MD, Hanjo Annie Ko, MD, Cindy Tsui, MD, Tariq Reza, MD, Smriti Bajracharya, MD, Ove Hagen, MD, Gentle Shrestha, MD: Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Transesophageal Echocardiography in Resource-Limited Settings—A Focus on Nepal and Bangladesh. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 34(10): 2604-2610, Oct 2020.

191 Michelle Lee MDCM, Illana Greenwald MD, Emma Sczudio, Isabel Fulcher MPH, Andrew Nangoli, Nahreen Ahmed MD, Gabriela Leon, William Cherniak MD : "Diagnosing Pediatric Pneumonia using a Novel Cloud-Enabled Point-of-Care ultrasound training program for Mid-Level Providers in Rural Uganda" American Public Health Association 2019.

fd Ahmed NH, Mukherjee V, Rouf A, Hanif A: Implications of a Needs-Assessment in a Public Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. American Thoracic Society May 2017 Notes: Poster presentation.

51 Ahmed N, Mukherjee V, Rouf A, Hanif A 6c : Using A Community Needs Assessment in Resource-Limited Settings as A Guide to Quality Improvement 5b Society of Critical Care Medicine 2017 Notes: Poster presentation.

71 Ahmed NH, Brosnahan S, Caplan-Shaw CL, Pradhan D, Leibert E, Condos R 5c : Management Challenge: Absorption of Antituberculous Medications After Gastrectomy 58 American Thoracic Society May 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.

51 Ahmed NH, Caplan-Shaw CL, Brosnahan S 53 : Tackling a Challenging Case of Hyperbilirubinemia: Which is the Culprit? 2 57 American Thoracic Society May 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.

70 Mahmoudi M, Ahmed NH, Wu B, Katzman D, Addrizzo-Harris D, Chitkara N 2e : A Rare Cause of Respiratory Failure 2 57 American Thoracic Society May 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.

4a Andriotis A, Ahmed NH, Nolan A 4c : “I Can’t Walk”: An Unusual Presentation of Burkitt Lymphoma 3f CHEST 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.

4a Andriotis A, Ahmed NH, Nolan A 4d : A Case of a Rare and Devastating Consequence of Childhood Measles 3f CHEST 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.

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