Firas Kaddouh, MD | Faculty Directory

Professional Background

Education

2021 - MHS - Master of Health Science - Yale University School of Medicine
2000 - M.D. - Doctor of Medicine - University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Highlights

2016 / UMass Medical School- Neurology Dept. - Excellence in Medical Knowledge

2014 / Canton Medical Education Foundation - Resident Teacher of the Year

2013 / Canton Medical Education Foundation - Resident Teacher of the Year

2012 / Canton Medical Education Foundation - Resident Teacher of the Year

2014 / Canton Medical Education Foundation - Excellence in Ambulatory Care

Appointments

2021 - Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery - Neurocritical Care - Ut Health San Antonion Long School of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas
6/2021 - Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology - Neurocritical Care - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
6/2021 - Clinical Coach for ILCE Program - Department of Medical Education - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
6/2021 - Clinical Coach for MCE Program- Department of Medical Education - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
6/2019 - Clinical Fellow - Neurocritical care and Emergency Neurology - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
6/2017 - Resident- Department of Neurology - University of Massachusetts Med. School, Worcester, MA
6/2014 - Resident- Department of Internal Medicine - Canton Medical Education Foundation, Canton, OH

Instruction & Training

2021 - Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery- Neurocritical Care - UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine, San Antonio, TX

6/2021 - Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology- Neurocritical Care - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

6/2021 - Clinical Coach for ILCE Program- Department of Medical Education - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

6/2021 - Clinical Coach for MCE Program- Department of Medical Education - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

6/2019 - Clinical Fellow - Neurocritical care and Emergency Neurology - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

6/2017 - Resident- Department of Neurology - University of Massachusetts Med. School, Worcester, MA

6/2014 - Resident- Department of Internal Medicine - Canton Medical Education Foundation, Canton, OH

Clinical

Agency: SIREN: The Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials Network / I.D.#: NIH# U01NS099046 / Title:“BOOST-3: Brain Oxygenation Optimization in Severe TBI, Phase 3” /Site P.I.: Emily J. Gilmore, M.D./ Role: Co-Investigator / Project period: 3/2020-present

Agency: Biogen /I.D.#:252BN201; EudraCT 2018-003858-24 /Title: “ASTRAL: A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of BIIB093 in Participants with Brain Contusions” /Site P.I.: Jennifer A. Kim, M.D., Ph.D. /Role: Co-Investigator / Project period: 10/2019-present

Board Certifications

2018 - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

2014 - American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Service

School

8/2021 – Primary Member – IRB - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

8/2021 – Alternate Member – IRB - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

6/2021 – Faculty Senator - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

1/2021 – Member – Mortality Committee - University Hospital System, San Antonio, TX

1/2021 – Member – Bioethics Committee -University Hospital System, San Antonio, TX

1/2021 – Member – Resuscitation Committee - University Hospital System, San Antonio, TX

5/2021 – Chair – Targeted Temperature Management subcommittee - University Hospital System, San Antonio, TX

11/2021 – Chair – Pharmacy & Therapeutic Neuro Subcommittee - University Hospital System, San Antonio, TX

2/2021 – Voting Member – Drug Utilization Committee - University Hospital System, San Antonio, TX

Institutional

6/2021 / Member – Neurocritical Care (NCC) Fellowship Competency Committee / Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

6/2021 / Fellow and Attending Member – NCC Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee / Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Professional

2/2021 / Member – Graduate Medical Education Committee / Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)

6/2021 / Reviewer for Stroke Journal /American Heart Association

Community

6/2020 / Medical Intensive Care Unit- COVID ICU / Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

5/2020 / Medical Intensive Care Unit- COVID ICU / Cony Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

4/2020 / Medical Intensive Care Unit- COVID ICU /Queens County Hospital, Queens NY

Publications

SCEINTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

Brown SC, Cormier J, Tuan J, Lier, AJ, McGuone D, Armstrong PM, Kaddouh F, Parikh S, Landry ML, Gobeske, KT. Four Human Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Connecticut, USA, during a Larger Regional Outbreak, 2019. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2021;27(8):2042-2051.
Sheth KN, Mazurek MH, Yuen MM, Cahn BA, Shah JT, Ward A, Kim JA, Gilmore EJ, Falcone GJ, Petersen N, Gobeske KT, Kaddouh F, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Sansing L, Matouk C, Rothberg J, Sze G, Siner J, Rosen MS, Spudich S, Kimberly WT. Assessment of Brain Injury Using Portable, Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside of Critically Ill Patients. JAMA Neurol. 2020 Sep 8: e203263.
Ammar AA, Ammar MA, Owusu KA, Brown SC, Kaddouh F, Elsamadicy AA, Acosta JN, Falcone GJ. Andexanet Alfa Versus 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Reversal of Factor Xa Inhibitors in Intracranial Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2021 Jan 6.
Radcliffe C, Lier A, Doilicho N, Parikh S, Kaddouh F. Bordetella bronchiseptica: a rare cause of meningitis. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 3;20(1):922.
Hill MD, Goyal M, Menon BK, Nogueira RG, McTaggart RA, Demchuk AM, Kaddouh, F, Poppe AY, Lopez GA, English J, Tymianski M; ESCAPE-NA1 Investigators. Efficacy and safety of nerinetide for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (ESCAPE-NA1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2020 Mar 14;395(10227):878-887.
Ghasemi M, Kaddouh F, Deb A, Owegi MA. Delayed-onset MRI findings in acute chorea related to anoxic brain injury. Clin Imaging. 2018 Mar-Apr; 48:22-25.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

BOOKS, CHAPTERS & MANUSCRIPTS:

Kaddouh, F; Blumenfeld, H. “Brainstem III: Internal Structures and Vascular Supply” A book Chapter. Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases 3rd Edition. Editors: Hal Blumenfeld. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates. (In print)
Kaddouh, F; Weaver, J; Muehlschlegel, S. “CSF Aspiration” A book Chapter. Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine. Editors: Richard S Irwin, James M. Rippe. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (Manuscript)
Bassil, R; Kaddouh, F; Greer, D; Muehlschlegel, S. “Neurogenic Shock”. A Book Chapter. Civetta, Taylor and Kirby’s Critical Care 5th Edition. Editors: Andrea Gabrielli, Mihae Yu, A. Joseph Layon. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (Manuscript)
Kaddouh, F; Daoud, S. “Comprehensive Study of Vitiligo: Review of The Literature”. Graduation Thesis. University Hospital for Dermatological and Venereal Diseases in Damascus, Syria, September 2007.