Elamin Elamin, MD, MSc, FACP, FCCP
Affiliations and Titles
| University of South Florida College of Medicine | Professor of Medicine |
| James A Haley Veterans' Hospital | Medical Director, SCI Neurorespiratory Critical Care |
Education
| Medical School: | Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt |
| Residencies: | General & Pediatric Surgery, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt General Surgery, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens, NY Internal Medicine, University Of Illinois College of Medicine |
| Fellowships: | Pediatric Surgery, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
Board Certifications
• American Board of Internal Medicine• American Board of Critical Care
Interests
Clinical Interests/Expertise in Patient Care
• Critical care medicine
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease)
• Interventional bronchoscopy,
Research Interests
• Critical Care Medicine
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, aka, Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Undergoing Study Protocols:
Pulmonary Function Tests Utilities as predictors of Survival and rehabilitee in ALS [PFTUSA]. Veterans Administration, 2010, undergoing study.
Clinical Outcomes of Overweight Veterans Undergoing a Weight Management Program. Veterans Administration, 2010, undergoing study.
Study of complete immune enternal nutrition for spinal Cord Injury [SCIENCI], Veterans Administration, 2011, undergoing study.
Selected Publications
Radwan M, Ersin Demirer E, Ghattas C, Elamin EM. Unique radiological findings in erionite comparing to asbestos related malignant pleural mesothelioma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013, in Press
Romero J, Elamin EM. Incidence of Tracheostomy Associated Pressure Ulcers in Adults Before and After Utilization of a Standardized Tracheostomy Care Protocol. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013, in Press
Elamin EM, Miller AC, Ziad S. Enteral nutrition with eicosapentaenoic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, and antioxidants improves outcomes in surgical-medical patients with ARDS: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy. 2012, in press.
Miller AC, Elamin EM Suffredini, AF. Inhaled Anticoagulation Regimens for the Treatment of Smoke Inhalation Associated Acute Lung Injury: A Systematic Review. Submitted to Chest.
Okutan O, Demirer E, Tas D, Kartaloglu Z, Ursavas TN, Thomas D, Elamin EM. Turkish Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Serial Pulmonary Function Testing Under The New 2011 Guidelines. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012; 185: A4468.
Elamin EM, Shah, RM, Anderson, WM. Prevalence and severity of Sleep Disorder Breathing (SDB) in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patients. SLEEP 2012; 35: A287.
Presentations:
Tracheostomy in ICU: Timing, Indications & Long-term Follow up. James A. Haley VA Medical Center Pulmonary/ Respiratory Conference, Tampa, Florida, 2012
Perspectives for Tracheostomy in the ICU: Indications & Long-term Follow up. Islamic Medical Association of North America. Tampa, Florida, 2012
Nutritional & Pharmacological Management of Catabolic Conditions: Evidence & Perspective for Clinical Applications. Nutrition and Aging XXVII: Nutrition in Rehabilitation, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2012.
For Appointments
James A Haley Veterans' Hospital
(813) 972-7543