Saif Al Qatarneh , MD

Assistant Professor, Section of Pulmonology, Cystic Fibrosis

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Pediatrics

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• MD, University of Jordan School of Medicine, 2011

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:

• Hamrick L, Deskins S, Al-Qatarneh S. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in a pediatric patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 Jan 6. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26308. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36610005.

• Deskins S, Luketich SK, Gelman J, Al-Qatarneh S. Refractory pleuritic chest pain: A troublesome consequence of pulmonary embolism. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Oct 17. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36251521.

• Deskins SJ, Luketich SK, Al-Qatarneh S. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in a 15-year-old female associated with electronic cigarettes. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Jul 20. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26058. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35856236

• S. Al Qatarneh. Sometimes Recurrent Chest Pain with a History of Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Mean Pulmonary Embolism. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;205:A4408. Presented at the 2022 American Thoracic Society Conference.

• Umei, N., Lai, A., Miller, J., Shin, S., Roberts, K., Al Qatarneh, S., Ichiba, S., Sakamoto, A. and Cook, K.E., 2021. Establishment and evaluation of a rat model of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) thrombosis using a 3D-printed mock-oxygenator. Journal of Translational Medicine, 19(1), pp.1-12.

• Al Qatarneh S, Michel HK, Lindblad D, Ozolek J, Venkat V, Weiner DJ. Pancreatic Cystosis and Intrahepatic Biliopathy in a Young Adult with Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr. 2018 Dec;203:457-457.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.054. Epub 2018 Jul 2. PMID: 30041939.

• McGuire JA, Al Qatarneh S. Heart, face, skin and airway? A unique presentation of a unique disorder: cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2021;203:A3449. Presented at the 2021 American Thoracic Society Conference.

• Hamrick, LA, Al Qatarneh S "A Shocking Surprise! Don't Miss It! Later Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Pediatric Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2021;203:A3278. Presented at the 2021 American Thoracic Society Conference.

• Al Qatarneh, S., and M. E. Dovey. "Goodpasture Syndrome in a 15 Month Old Presenting with Anemia and Pulmonary Infiltrates.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018;197:A5660. Presented at the 2021 American Thoracic Society Conference. • Al Qatarneh, S., and Abu Hilal, M. “Barriers to mammography screening for breast cancer in Jordan”. International Student Congress of Medical Students (ISCOMS), Utrecht, Netherlands, 201

 

 

AWARDS AND HONORS:

2021-2022 Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University Medical 2021-2022
2022 Winner for Pediatrics Pulmonology Potpourri for $500: “Sometimes Recurrent Chest Pain with a History of Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Mean Pulmonary Embolism”. American Thoracic Society Conference College 2015
2015 Best Resident in Education, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center-New York Medical College 2015
2010 Outstanding Poster presenter - International Student Congress of Medical Students (ISCOMS), Utrecht, Netherlands 2010
2009 Excellent Student in Leadership - Elected Member at the Superior Steering Committee of the University of Jordan’s Student Elections.
2003 Outstanding High School Graduate - Ittihad school – Amman, Jordan

 

Professional Societies

1. Member ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network 2020 – Present
2. Member American Thoracic Society 2016 - Present
3. Member Doctors without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 2013
4. Medical Volunteer Gift of Life Association (GOLA) 2010
5. Board Member IFMSA (International Federation for Medical Student Association) - University of Jordan. 2008-2013
6. Board Member Toastmasters Club - Amman 2008-2011
7. Member Operation Smile – Jordan 2006-2010
8. Board Member Medical Students Research Club - University of Jordan 2009

National Committee:
Member Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program 2020- present
Member Provisional (Airways) Working Group - IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN) 2020- present

State Committee:
Member WV ISPCTN (IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network) 2021- Present

Institutional Committees: 
Member Quality Improvement and Steering Committee - Department of Pediatrics - WVU Medicine 2021- present
Member Education Liaison Committee - Department of Pediatrics - WVU Medicine 2021-present
Volunteer member Teen Vaping Risks Outreach Project, in collaboration with Community Action Team Accelerating Learning for Youth in Science and Technology (CATALYST) -WVU, School of Medicine 2020 - present

Editorial Boards
Editor/Reviewer West Virginia Medical Journal 2023- Present • Editor/Reviewer Jordanian American Physician Academy (JAPA) Journal 2023- Present

Grants and Contracts (PI unless otherwise stated)
Current Grants and Contracts
1. Grant Award: “Characterization of the humoral response of cystic fibrosis patients with clinical history of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.” Department of Pediatric Internal Grant $20,000. June 2020.
2. Grant Award: “Implementing and Promoting Standards of Asthma Awareness and Self-management Education for Admitted Patients with Uncontrolled Symptoms.” Department of Pediatric Internal Grant $15,500. January 2021.
3. VX20-121-103 - A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of VX-121 Combination Therapy in Subjects with Cystic Fibrosis Who Are Homozygous for F508del or Heterozygous for F508del and a Gating (F/G) or Residual Function (F/RF) Mutation. (Not PI), 2022.
4. Reduction of indoor air pollution with high efficiency particulate air filtration to decrease respiratory symptom burden after hospitalization for bronchiolitis (The BREATHE Study), October 2022.
5. Grant Award: “A Mixed Methods Evaluation of an Asthma Education Quality Improvement Initiative for Pediatric Patients with Uncontrolled Symptoms” Department of Pediatric Internal Grant $9,880.00 January 2023.
6. Pediatric RSV and Influenza Rates and Seasonality, in the WVU Healthcare System, Before, During, and After the West Virginia Anti-COVID-19 Public Health Measures, 2022
7. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo‑controlled, Time-to-first Asthma Exacerbation Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of Benralizumab in Pediatric Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma, AstraZeneca AB (Sub-investigator). 2023.
8. A master protocol to test the impact of discontinuing chronic therapies in people with cystic fibrosis on highly effective CFTR modulator therapy (SIMPLIFY). (Sub-investigator).
9. A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of VX-121 Combination Therapy in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis Who Are Homozygous for F508del or Heterozygous for F508del and a Gating (F/G) or Residual Function (F/RF) Mutation. (Subinvestigator).
10. A Phase 3, Open-label Study Evaluating the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of VX-121 Combination Therapy in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis. (Sub-investigator).
11. 228446/VDORA1 Vitamin D Supplementation in Children With Obesity-Related Asthma. (Subinvestigator).

Clinical Responsibilities: 

Provide clinical care, in the setting of outpatient clinics and inpatient consultations, for infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of chronic lung diseases. Such as ventilatory muscle weakness, and disorders of neurologic control of breathing. Including treatment with supplemental oxygen, home mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation.
Diagnosing and managing pulmonary conditions or presenting symptoms. For examples: Chronic cough; Difficulty breathing; Recurring pneumonia (infection of the lungs), Asthma (chronic inflammation of the airways); Cystic fibrosis (a genetic disease with pulmonary and nutritional symptoms); Apnea (when a child’s breathing stops for a prolonged time); Chronic lung disease in premature infants; Noisy breathing; and Conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
Performing diagnostic bronchoscopies and bronchoalveolar lavage. 
Performing and interpreting pulmonary function testing, such as spirometry, plethysmography, lung diffusion, exercise stress testing, ventilatory muscle strength & Control Testing.
Interpreting pulmonary and allergy testing and imaging.
Developing pulmonary programs and excellence centers: Asthma center, aerodigestive clinic, neuromuscular clinic, complex care with technology dependent clinics. 

Graduate Medical Education

Teen Vaping: A New Coming Risk and Challenge in the Horizon 2020, School of Medicine, WVU. 2020.

Graduate Student Education

1. Asthma in a Nutshell, Noon Conference, Department of Pediatrics, WVU. Dec 2019
2. General Pediatrics Board Review - Pulmonary Questions, Department of Pediatrics, WVU. Feb 2020
3. Asthma Exacerbation, Noon Conference, Department of Pediatrics, WVU. Dec 2020 4. Common Cold, Noon Conference, Department of Pediatrics, WVU. Dec 2021
5. Anomalies of Aortic Arch, Noon Conference, Department of Pediatrics, WVU. Feb 2022
6. Upper Airway Lesions, Noon Conference, Department of Pediatrics, WVU. Dec 2022

Health Professions Education
List name of course, topic of presentation, and audience
1. COVID 19 and Asthma:What do we know. Grand Round, Department of Pediatrics, WVU, July 2020.
2. Vascular Rings and Slings. Grand Round – Children’s Heart Institute, WVU Medicine, April 2022.
3. Asthma Diagnosis & Management, New updates. Grand Round, Department of Pediatrics, WVU, May 2022.
4. Healthcare Quality Improvement: Implementing and Promoting Standards of Asthma Awareness and Self-management Education for Admitted Patients with Uncontrolled Symptoms. Grand Round, Department of Pediatrics, WVU, Dec 2022.

Invited Lectures and Presentations: International
Can't Find the Instructions? Reviewing the Asthma Education Standards for Children with Uncontrolled Disease. International Asthma Conference at Nemacolin, PA, USA, 2023.

Pro-Con Debate: Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in 6 to 11-year-old Children with Mild Intermittent Asthma Should be Continuous. International Asthma Conference at Nemacolin, PA, USA, 2023.

Implementing and Promoting Standards of Asthma Awareness and Self-management Education for Admitted Patients with Uncontrolled Symptoms. International Asthma Conference at Nemacolin, PA, USA, 2022.

Invited Lectures and Presentations: National
•Anomalies of the Aortic Arch Related to the Respiratory System, State-of-Art in Pediatric Pulmonology Session, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, Sep 2022
• "Pediatric Asthma Management and Education in West Virginia". Winter Health Care Conference 2023. West Virginia Society for Respiratory Care for the invitation. Fairmont, WV. Feb 2023

Invited Lectures and Presentations: Local and Institutional
• Asthma Review - CME lecture for Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers. June 2020.

Original Published Peer-Reviewed Articles
1. Al Qatarneh S, Michel HK, Lindblad D, Ozolek J, Venkat V, Weiner DJ. Pancreatic Cystosis and Intrahepatic Biliopathy in a Young Adult with Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr. 2018 Dec;203:457-457.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.054. Epub 2018 Jul 2. PMID: 30041939.
2. Umei, N., Lai, A., Miller, J., Shin, S., Roberts, K., Al Qatarneh, S., Ichiba, S., Sakamoto, A. and Cook, K.E., 2021. Establishment and evaluation of a rat model of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) thrombosis using a 3D-printed mock-oxygenator. Journal of Translational Medicine, 19(1), pp.1-12.
3. Deskins SJ, Luketich SK, Al-Qatarneh S. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in a 15-year-old female associated with electronic cigarettes. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Jul 20. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26058. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35856236
4. Deskins S, Luketich SK, Gelman J, Al-Qatarneh S. Refractory pleuritic chest pain: A troublesome consequence of pulmonary embolism. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Oct 17. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36251521.
5. Hamrick L, Deskins S, Al-Qatarneh S. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in a pediatric patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 Jan 6. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26308. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36610005.
6. Rose P, Rana S, Abbey C, Deskins S, Al-Qatarneh S. Congenital Lobar Emphysema: A rare cause of respiratory failure in neonates. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26376. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36852622.
7. Horspool AM, Sen-Kilic E, Malkowski AC, Breslow SL, Mateu-Borras M, Hudson MS, Nunley MA, Elliott S, Ray K, Snyder GA, Miller SJ, Saif Al Qatarneh, George K. Lewis, F. Heath Damron, and Mariette Barbier. Development of an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa therapeutic monoclonal antibody WVDC-5244. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023 Apr 14;13:384. PMID: 37124031.

Original Peer-Reviewed Articles in Press

1. McGuire, J. Al Qatarneh S. Cardio-facio-cutaneous Syndrome with an Unusual Presentation of Severe Laryngomalacia Requiring Tracheostomy. West Virginia Medical Journal. Submitted Dec 2022. (In press for December 2023 issue)

Abstracts Presented
1. Al Qatarneh, S., and Abu Hilal, M. “Barriers to mammography screening for breast cancer in Jordan”. International Student Congress of Medical Students (ISCOMS), Utrecht, Netherlands, 2010
2. Al Qatarneh, S. Applying Bronchiolitis Guidelines: Impact on Resource Use, Cost and Other Measures. New York Medical College Presentation day, 2014.
3. Al Qatarneh, S., and M. E. Dovey. "Goodpasture Syndrome in a 15 Month Old Presenting with Anemia and Pulmonary Infiltrates.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018;197:A5660. Presented at the 2018 American Thoracic Society Conference.
4. Al-Qatarneh, S. Michel, H. Lindblad, D.Venkat, V. Weiner, D. Sometimes the Lungs Take the Back Seat: A Pediatric Case of Pancreatic Cystosis and Cystic Fibrosis Biliopathy. UPMC Physician Resources. January 2019
5. Kavanagh, K. Al Qatarneh, S. Pulmonary Drug Delivery via Reverse Perfluorocarbon Emulsions: A Novel Method for Bacterial Respiratory Infections and Acute Respiratory Failure. Carnegie Mellon University. Junior Investigator Day, May 1, 2019
6. Hamrick, H. L. Al Qatarneh, S. Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Pediatric Patient with SLE. West Virginia Martin E. Weisse Research Competition. 2020 (Winner of Case Report Category).
7. McGuire JA, Al Qatarneh S. Heart, face, skin and airway? A unique presentation of a unique disorder: cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2021;203:A3449. Presented at the 2021 American Thoracic Society Conference.
8. Hamrick, LA, Al Qatarneh S "A Shocking Surprise! Don't Miss It! Later Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Pediatric Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2021;203:A3278. Presented at the 2021 American Thoracic Society Conference.
9. E. Brozik, R. Juel, C. Arevalo, S. Al-Qatarneh, C. Pastuch. QI: Improving adherence to annual oral glucose tolerance screening. Journal of cystic fibrosis: official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 20:S31-S32. November 2021
10. Al Qatarneh, S. Sometimes Recurrent Chest Pain with a History of Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Mean Pulmonary Embolism. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2022; C53 ;A4408-A4408. Presented at the 2022 American Thoracic Society Conference.
11. E. Brozik, R. Juel, B. Sines, S. Al-Qatarneh, K. Moffett, J. Mentrikoski. Quality improvement: Improving access to mental health services in the cystic fibrosis population. Journal of cystic fibrosis: official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 21:S35. October 2022
12. Callum Lewandrowski, DO, Amna Umer, PhD, Shipra Gupta, MD, Collin John, MD, Saif Al Qatarneh, MD. Pediatric Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) rates during anti-COVID-19 Public Health Measures in the WVU Health System. West Virginia Martin E. Weisse Research Competition. March 2023 (Winner of Original research category)
13. S. Al Qatarneh, J. Rice, R. Brant. Healthcare Quality Project: Evaluating Asthma In-person Educational Model Feasibility Among Patients Admitted With Asthma Exacerbation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A3637.
14. Lewandroski, C. Al Qatarneh, S. Pediatric Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Rates During Anti-COVID-19Public Health Measures in the West Virginia University (WVU) Health System. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A5463
15. Al Qatarneh, S. An Approach To A Pediatric Patient With An Established Diagnosis Of Asthma, Has A Recent Finding Of IgA Deficiency. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A5442.
16. S.J. Deskins, S. Rana, P. Rose, C. Abbey, S. Al Qatarneh. Recurrent Apneic Episodes and Stridor Secondary to Innominate Artery Compression Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A3666.
17. S.J. Deskins, C. Abbey, P. Rose, S. Rana, S. Al Qatarneh. A Case of Post-traumatic Pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A5453
18. S. J. Deskins, P. Rose, S. Rana, C. Abbey, S. Al Qatarneh. Congenital Lobar Emphysema: A Rare Cause of Respiratory Failure in Neonates. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023;207:A3667.
19. Quality improvement: Improving the Transition Process From Pediatric to Adult Care. K. Moffett, C. Arevalo-Marcano, A. Smyth, E. Brozik, R. Juel, J. Mentrikoski, S.Al Qatarneh, K. Chapman. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 22S3 (2023) S1-S408

Media Appearances: 

1.  Online Media, WVU Medicine Health Report: Vaping, YouTube - WVU Medicine Channel,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXy-HpxTaow, November 20, 2019
2. Online Media, WVU Medicine Health Report: COVID 19, Children, and Asthma, YouTube - WVU Medicine Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ByUtHhf8E, September 30, 2020. 
3.Online Media, WVU Medicine Health Report - Masking Medical Myths, YouTube - WVU Medicine Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LfPjBAlZXl4&feature=emb_logo, November 11, 2020. 
4.Newspaper, What Is Croup and How To Treat It As Omicron COVID Variant Linked to the Cough, Newsweek, https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-is-croup-and-how-to-treat-it-as-omicron-covid-variant-linked-to-the-cough/ar-AASD35R, January 2022. 
5.Newspaper, Omicron in kids leading to a new but familiar illness: croup. NBC News, January 2022

 

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT:
The Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Inhaled and Oral Corticosteroid in Asthma Patients on Adrenal
Insufficiency and Growth. UPMC, Pittsburgh, 2018.

The project involves the department of Pulmonary, Allergy/Immunology & Endocrinology to assess the effect of the
chronic therapy of steroid on mainly adrenal glands and growth in severe asthmatic patients.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
Case poster presentation: Goodpasture Syndrome in a 15-Month-Old Presenting with Anemia and Pulmonary
Infiltrates. Accepted to be presented in American Thoracic Society conference, San Diego, 2018.

Peer reviewed abstract presentation: Barriers to mammography screening for breast cancer in Jordan”.
International Student Congress of Medical Students (ISCOMS), Utrecht, Netherlands, 2010

Peer reviewed abstract presentation: “Class attendance among basic medical students at the University of
Jordan: actual status and students’ opinion according to their GPA.”. Oral Presentation, Faculty of Medicine
Scientific Day, University of Jordan, Amman, 2009.

CASE REPORTS
A Cystic Fibrosis Adolescent with Pancreatic Cystosis with a complication of sclerosing cholangitis. Submitted to
Pediatric Insight Journal, UPMC, Pittsburgh, Spring 2018.

A 16-Year-Old Cystic Fibrosis Presented with a Hypogammaglobinemia Rash. Case Presentations Day, NYMC,
New Jersey, 2015.

Carnegie Mellon University, Biomedical Engineering Department, Pittsburgh, PA March 2017 - June 2019

• Worked in a Project in Pulmonary Drug Delivery: Intrapulmonary Tobramycin-Perfluorocarbon Emulsions for In-Vivo Treatment of Lung Infections

• Participated in a project related to Advanced Respiratory Support

Recent & Ongoing Research, Scholar Projects, and Grants:

• Grant Award: “A Mixed Methods Evaluation of an Asthma Education Quality Improvement Initiative for Pediatric Patients with Uncontrolled Symptoms” Department of Pediatric Internal Grant $9,880.00 January 2023.

• Grant Award: “Implementing and Promoting Standards of Asthma Awareness and Self-management Education for Admitted Patients with Uncontrolled Symptoms.” Department of Pediatric Internal Grant $15,500. January 2021.

• Grant Award: “Characterization of the humoral response of cystic fibrosis patients with clinical history of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.” Department of Pediatric Internal Grant $20,000. June 2020. Performed general administrative duties to support professional staff and assist students with research

• VX20-121-103 - A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of VX-121 Combination Therapy in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis Who Are Homozygous for F508del or Heterozygous for F508del and a Gating (F/G) or Residual Function (F/RF) Mutation.

• Pediatric RSV and Influenza Rates and Seasonality, in the WVU Healthcare System, Before, During, and After the West Virginia Anti-COVID-19 Public Health Measures. WVU, Morgantown, WV

• Reduction of indoor air pollution with high efficiency particulate air filtration to decrease respiratory symptom burden after hospitalization for bronchiolitis (The BREATHE Study

Medical Specialties

• Pediatric Pulmonology

Board Certifications

• Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics
• Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Special Training

• Residency, Pediatric Pulmonary Residency
  UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2019
• Fellowship, Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
  Carnegie Mellon University, 2019
• Residency, General Pediatrics
  New York Medical College/St. Joseph Children's Hospital, Patterson, NJ, 2016

COURSES AND ELEVCTIVES:

Health Care Economics, Harvard Business School Online January 2022
Practical Improvement Science in Health Care, HarvardX March 2022
American Thoracic Society, Fellow Track Symposium, Washington DC. May 2017
American Thoracic Society, Fellow Track Symposium, San Diego. May 2018.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy Postgraduate Course, Cincinnati, Ohio Sep 2016.
Riley Children's Hospital, Pediatrics Pulmonology Elective Course, Indianapolis Sep 2014.
The Hospital for Sick Children, International Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Global Health Elective Course, Toronto. July 2011.
Children's Hospital University of Illinois, Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Medical Elective Course, Chicago Sept 2010.
Health Care Economics Harvard University 2021
Practical Improvement Science in Health Care Harvard Online 2022
The Credential of Readiness (CORe) Course: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting. Harvard University 2023