CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:Samer Ellahham, MD,CPHQ,CMQ,EFQM,FACC,FAHA,FACP

Date of Birth: August 16, 1961

Citizenship:U.S.

Home Address:Villa 17

Karama Area

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Home Phone:02-447-5654

Personal Cellular Phone:056-329-7853

Personal E - Mail:

UAE Business Addresses:Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Karama Street

Abu Dhabi,UAE

UAE Business Phone:02-819-2070

UAE Business Cellular Phone:050-811-3142

UAE Business E-Mail:

US Business Address: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

International Operations

1950 Richmond Road

Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124

US Phone Number: 216-448-8250

US E-mail address:

EDUCATION

1979 - 1982AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT

Beirut, Lebanon

B. S. in Biology

1982 - 1986AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Beirut, Lebanon

M. D. Degree

1986 - 1987INTERNSHIP

Internal Medicine

Good Samaritan Hospital

An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland

1987 - 1988RESIDENCY

Internal Medicine

Good Samaritan Hospital

An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland

1988 - 1989RESIDENCY

Internal Medicine

Washington Hospital Center

Washington, D. C.

1989 - 1992FELLOWSHIP

Division of Cardiology

Medical College of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

1991 - 1992FELLOWSHIP

Division of Heart Failure

Medical College of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

1991 - 1992FELLOWSHIP

Division of Nuclear Cardiology

Medical College of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

EDUCATION

1991 - 1992RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Division of Cardiology

Medical College of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

1991 - 1992CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

Cardiology Division

Medical College of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

1989 - 1992MEDICAL HOUSE PHYSICIAN

Johnston Willis Hospital

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Richmond, Virginia

PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1992 - 1993ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Department of Internal Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia

1992-1993DIRECTOR, CORONARY CARE UNIT

Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Hampton, Virginia

1993 –1994 DIRECTOR, DIAGNOSTIC EXERCISE

LABORATORY

Washington Heart

Washington Hospital Center

Washington, D.C.

1994 –2001DIRECTOR, EXERCISE & PHARMACOLOGICAL

STRESS TESTING IMAGING LABORATOR

Washington Heart

Washington Hospital Center

Washington, D.C.

1997 – 2001DIRECTOR, VASCULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY

Washington Heart

Washington Hospital Center

Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1998- 2003 MEDICAL DIRECTOR, CARDIAC REHABILITATION

National Rehabilitation Hospital

Washington, D.C.

2001- 2003DIRECTOR, CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Cardiothoracic Institute

George Washington University Medical Center

Washington, D.C.

2002- 2008TEACHING ATTENDING

Georgetown University Medical Center

VHC/ Fairfax Hospital Campus

Washington, D.C.

2001- PresentDIRECTOR,PARAGONCARDIOVASCULAR FOUNDATION

Falls Church, Virginia

2006- 2007MEDICAL DIRECTOR, INNOVATIVE MEDICAL INSTITUTE

Washington, D.C.

2008- PresentSENIORCARDIOVASCULAR CONSULTANT

SKMC Managed by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

AbuDhabi, UAE

2009- PresentCHIEF QUALITY OFFICER

SKMC Managed by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

AbuDhabi, UAE

2009- PresentCLEVELAND CLINIC UAE EXECUTIVE TEAM

SKMC Managed by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

AbuDhabi, UAE

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

Master of Public Health (MPH) Program

Part-time Professional Program

The Johns Hopkins University School of

Hygiene and Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland

CERTIFICATION

1987ECFMG Certification: Valid indefinitely

1987Maryland State Licence

1990Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine

1991Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Medical Director

1992American Heart Association (AHA), Affiliate Faculty

1992Nuclear Cardiology License

1993 Diplomat of theAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

1994Diplomat of theAmerican Board of Cardiovascular Diseases

2005 Diplomat of the American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases,

Recertification

2007SCCT CT Coronary Angiography Level I and II Certificate

2007VNUS Certified in Total Vein Care

2007SCCT CT Coronary Angiography Level III Certificate

2007Vascular Imaging Certificate

2007Diplomat, Vascular Medicine Board

2008BLS

2008 ACLS

2010 Route Cause Analysis, Incident Mangement and Investigation

2010 Incident Reporting and Management

2012 Lean Six Sigma- Green Belt

2012EFQM: Assessor 2013 Model

2013Lean Certified in Healthcare

2013Six Sigma - Black Belt

2014 ACLS Provider

2014 ACLS Instructor

CERTIFICATION

2015 National Institute of Health Research Certification

2015Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) by TheNational Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

2015Certified in Medical Quality (CMQ) by The American Board of Medical Quality (ABMQ)

MEDICAL LICENSURE

Licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, USA and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Founding Member
  • American College of Cardiology, Fellow
  • American College of Physicians, Fellow
  • American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
  • American Heart Association, Fellow
  • American Society of Quality, Full Member
  • American Medical Informatics Association, Member
  • American Medical Association, Member
  • American Diabetes Association, Member
  • Apollo, Member
  • International Society of Heart & Lung Transplantation, Member
  • Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, Member
  • Friends of American Medical Women Association (FAMWA)
  • The American Society of Hypertension, Specialist in Hypertension
  • Medical Society of District of Columbia, Member
  • Heart Failure Society of America, Member
  • Children’s Heart Link, Member
  • Vascular Biology Working Group, Member
  • Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Member
  • Society of Chest Pain Centers, Member
  • ACCP Sleep Medicine, Member
  • NAAMA, Member
  • Spirit of Women, Member
  • Thrombosis Clinic, Member
  • Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network, Member
  • The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
  • Society of Vascular Medicine , Member
  • American Society of Echocardiography, Member
  • The Erythromelalgia Association, Member
  • The Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America, Member
  • PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Lymphatic Research Foundation, Member
  • The National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia, Member
  • The Adult Congenital Heart Association, Member
  • Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Member
  • American Society For Quality,Full Member
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Member
  • National Association for Healthcare Quality, Member
  • Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Member
  • Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Passport Member
  • American Society of Quality, Member
  • American Society of Medical Quality, Member
  • National Association for Healthcare Quality, Member
  • American College of Medical Quality, Member

HONORS AND AWARDS

1979Dean's Honor List

1981Dean's Honor List

1982 Dean's Honor List

1984Honors in Internal Medicine, Surgery andPsychiatry

1985Honors in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

1992Medical College of Virginia Fellow of the Year, Finalist

1992DuPont Pharmaceuticals Research Award, ACCP 58th Annual Scientific Assembly, Young Investigator Award

1992Alfred Soffer Research Award, ACCP 58th Annual Scientific Assembly,Finalist

1994American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow

1996President, AAMA, Washington, D.C. Chapter

1996International Who's WHO of Professionals, Member

1997American Heart Association Council on ClinicalCardiology, Fellow

1997 American College of Physicians, Fellow

1998Washington Hospital Center, Division of Cardiology, Teacher of The Year Award

HONORS AND AWARDS

199912th Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Association of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, First Young Investigator Award

2000Board Member, American Society of Hypertension,

Washington D.C. Chapter

2000International Editorial Board Member, Hypertension Today Journal

2000International Editorial Board of the Focus on Hypertension Journal

2001Certificate of Appreciation, Department of US Army, Walter Reed Medical Center

2001Medical Director, Paragon Cardiovascular Foundation

2004HSANV Board Member: VA STATE Elected Official Position

2005 American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Recertification

2006 International Editorial Board of the Focus On Hypertension Journal

2006Mid-Atlantic American Society of Hypertension Board of Directors

2006 Reviewer of Pri-Med Institute, Cardiology Section

2006 Reviewer of Pri-Med Institute, Diabetes Section

2006Medical Director – Innovative Medical Institute

2006Dean Teaching Award, Georgetown University School of Medicine

2006 AHA Get with the Guidelines (GAP) Award

2005 Society for Simulation in Healthcare

2007 Faculty Pri-Med Institute

2008First GWTG Heart Failure Center outside the US

2009Editorial Board - Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials

2011 President, International Association of Healthcare Quality

2011 Certificate of Appreciation, Certified Professional In Healthcare

Quality (CPHQ) Workshop

2011 SKMC, CEO Leadership Team Award

HONORS AND AWARDS

2011 Infection Prevention Day Award

Infection Prevention Is Everyone's Business

"In Recognition of your Support, Advocacy, & Influence for the

Success of Infection Prevention Program"

2011 Third Annual SEHAResearch Conference

2012 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Executive Sponsor

2012 International Hand Hygiene Joint Commission Lean Sigma

Project: Executive Sponsor

2012 Lean Six Sigma-Green Belt

2012 Expert Reviewer of HACA Standard Reviewer: Cardiac Program

Certification Standards

2012 Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Award

2012SKMC Infection Prevention Award: “In recognition of your dedicated efforts in the International Hand Hygiene Pilot Project for the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare as a project sponsor with highest level leadership”

2012Meirc Training Award

2012Fifth Edition of JCI Standards: JCI Standards Advisory Panel Member

2013The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health Patient Safety Award

2013 EFQM, Assessor 2013 Model

2013Leader, SKMC SKEA Award Submission- Silver Award

2013JCI Standard Advisory Panel Middle East Representative

2013Lean Certified in Healthcare

2013Six Sigma-Black Belt

2013EFQM Risk Mangement Certified

2013SEHA Transformational Event Diamond Award

2013SEHA Finalist Clinical and Quality Hall of Fame

HONORS AND AWARDS

2014ACLS Instructor

2014Cleveland Clinic Executive Visitor’s Program

2014Fellow, Gulf Heart Association

2014Appreciation from Quality Division of UAE Minitry of Health

2014Certificate of Recognition for valuable contribution to SEHA

Excellence Journey

2014GCC Pharmaceutical Congress Dinstinguished Award

2014Dubai Health Regulation Conference Award

2014 SKMC/CLEVELAND CLINIC Steering Committee/Board

Commendation for Exemplary Service

2015SKMC Leader Dubai Quality Award Winner

2015QUALITY LEADERSHIP AWARD from theWorld Quality

Congress and Awards

2015BUSINESS LEADERSHIPEXCELLENCE AWARD from

World Leadership Congress

2015Nominees for Safe Care magazine Person of the Year

2016Clinical Transformation Event: Golden Award

2016Operational Transformational Event: Golden Award

COMMITTEES

  • Chairman, Critical Care Equipment, Subcommittee, EVMS.
  • Member, Critical Care Committee, Hampton VA Medical Center.
  • Member, CCU Committee, Hampton VA Medical Center.
  • Member, Outcomes Initiative Committee, Washington Hospital Center.
  • Member, Washington Hospital Center Housestaff Recruitment Committee.
  • President and CEO - R & R Series Company, Inc.
  • Washington Heart Database Initiative, Member.
  • Washington Hospital Center Wellness Clinic, Member.
  • HSANV, Board Member.
  • Member, Data integrity Task Force, SKMC.
  • Member, Joint Service Review Committee (JSR), SKMC.
  • Member, Steering Committee, SKMC-SEHA.
  • Member, Research and Innovation Committee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Search Committee for Chairman of Medicine, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Pressure Ulcer Prevention Team, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Accreditation and Compliance Committee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, JCI Executive Committee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, International Patient Safety JCI Chapter, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Governance,Leadership and Direction JCI Chapter, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Quality and Patient Safety JCI Chapter, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Core-Measures/Clinical Starter Set Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Senior Mangement Team, SKMC.
  • Member, Prevention and Control of Infection JCI Chapter, SKMC.
  • Member, Eduation JCI Chapter, SKMC.
  • Member, Research JCI Chapter, SKMC.
  • Member, Venous Thromboembolism Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, NSQIP Team, SKMC.
  • Member, Joint Service Review Team, SKMC.
  • Member, Peer-Review Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Core Team, SKMC.
  • Member, Research and InnovationCommittee, SKMC.
  • Member City Governance, SKMC.

COMMITTEES

  • MemberStrategic Committee, SKMC.
  • Member,Pain Management Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Lenth of Stay Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Health Promotion Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Senior Management Council, SKMC.
  • Member, Infection Control Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Medical Executive Council, SKMC.
  • Member, Chest Pain Accreditation, Steering Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, National Surgical Quality Improvement Team (NSQIP), SKMC.
  • Member, Health Information Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Comprehensive Pain Mangement Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, BSP Operation Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Data Integrity Task Force, SKMC.
  • Member, Operational Emergency Preparedness Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Patient Experience Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, APIC.
  • Member, Position Control Team, SKMC.
  • Member, PGME, SKMC.
  • Member, Multi-payer Task Force.
  • Member, Champion Documentation Project, SKMC.
  • Member, SEHA/HAAD Health Audit Working Group.
  • Member, Strategic Emergency Preparedness Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Grievance Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, SEHA Quality Forum.
  • Member, Chest Pain Accreditation Committee,SKMC.
  • Member, SEHA Mortality and Morbidity Committee
  • Member, SEHA Rapid Response Team.
  • Member, Senior Mangement Council, SKMC.
  • Member, Risk Management Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Environment Health & Safety Management System (EHSMS) Strategic Committee
  • Member, Fifth Edition of JCI Standards: JCI Standards Advisory Panel Member.
  • Member, CUSP/CLABSI Task Force, SKMC.
  • Member, CAP Steering Committee Meeting, SKMC.
  • Member, Medical Executive Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, Clinical Chairs Committee, SKMC.

COMMITTEES

  • Member, Wellness Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, PSN Committee, SKMC.
  • Member, PSN Committee, SEHA.
  • Member, CAUTI Subcommittee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Transformation Event Team.
  • Chairman, Real Time Patient Satisfaction Project.
  • Chairman, Excellence SKMC Committee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, EFQM SKMC Committee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Lean Six Sigma Performance Improvement Committee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, Quality Champion Award, SKMC.
  • Member, SSI Subcommittee, SKMC.
  • Chairman, International Patient and Safety Goals.
  • Chairman, EFQM/DQA Writing Group.

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Editor of The Journal of Safety and Quality of the Joint Commission
  • Editorial Board - Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials
  • Review for the International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
  • Reviewer of Clinical Cardiology
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Chest
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for the Lancet
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Circulation
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Diabetes Care
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for American Heart Journal
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for the Southerm Medical Journal
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Archives of Internal Medicine
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Congestive Heart Failure Journal
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for the Journal of Transplant Coordination
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for the Journal of CardiovascularPharmacology
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for the Journal of American College of Cardiology
  • Reviewer of manuscripts of Saudi Heart Journal

SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Medical Tennis Association, Member
  • United States Masters Swimming, Member
  • United States Tennis Association, Member
  • Peter Burwash International Special Tennis Programs, Member
  • United States Table Tennis Association, Member
  • Virginia Happy Trails Running Club, Member
  • American Running and Fitness Association, Member

LANGUAGES

  • Fluent in English, French and Arabic

PERSONAL INTERESTS

  • Sports, public speaking,teaching, research, reading,community service, cooking.

AWARDED GRANTS

1.The Role of Angiotensin in the pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis.

Funding source: MEDLANTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

2.Effect of a Soy on Brachial Reactivity in Post-menopausal Women.

Funding source: PROTEIN TECHNOLOGY.

3.The effect of Non-selective Endothelin Receptor ET- A and ET-B Antagonism on The Endothelial Function of Chronic Heart Failure.

Funding source: MEDLANTIC RESEARCHINSTITUTE.

4.Study of PDE5 Inhibition on Myocardial ischemia and Vascular Function.

Funding source: MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  • Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

Supported by the American Heart Association

February 26, 1993

Course Program Director

Hampton, VA

  • Washington Heart's Fifth Annual Symposium on Echocardiography

Echocardiography: Advances and Clinical Application.

Stress Echocardiography versus Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy

in Evaluation of Myocardial Ischemia

September 22-24, 1994

Hyatt Hotel, Bethesda, MD

  • Washington Heart's Sixth Annual Symposium on Echocardiography:

Advances and Clinical Applications

Symposium Co-director

Stress Echo: Role in Evaluation of PTCA and Determination of Restenosis.

September 22-24, 1995

Hyatt Hotel, Bethesda, MD

  • South Medical Association's 90th Annual Scientific Assembly

Noninvasive Evaluation of the Cardiac Patient Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery.

November 23, 1996

Baltimore, MD

  • Washington Health and Fitness Exposition

Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease.

January 25,1997

Washington, DC

  • Bacos Middle School

Cardiovascular Prevention

January 9, 1997

Washington. DC

  • Department of Anesthesia Grand Round

Washington Hospital Center

Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment.

April 8, 1997

Washington, DC

  • Management of Chronic Mitral Regurgitation in the Modern Era

Etiology and Pathophysiology of Chronic Mitral Regurgitation:

Interesting Cases.

May 31, 1997

Washington, DC

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  • Innovations in Medicine and Surgery

19th National AAMA Convention

Program Committee.

New Concepts in Cardiac Disease

Washington, DC

  • Moderator: Research Award Presentations.

Willard Hotel

August 28-31, 1997

Washington, DC

  • Pharmacological Innovations in The Management of Hypertension and Angina

Four Seasons Hotel

September 3, 1997

Washington DC

  • Echocardiography: The How-To of Image Acquisition and Quantitation

Teleconference

American College of Cardiology: Heart House

September 13,1997

Bethesda, MD

  • New Therapies for the Treatment of Hypertension and Angina

Northern Virginia Society of Osteopaths

September 16, 1997

Mc Lean Hilton, VA

  • Pharmacological Innovations in The Management of Hypertension and Angina

September 21, 1997

Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton, VA

  • Update on The diagnosis and Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

September 23, 1997

Mount Vernon Hospital Grand Round, VA

  • Biosence: Diagnostic and therapeutic Applications  Direct Percutaneous

Myocardial Revascularization (DMR)

September 15, 1997

Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC

  • Relief of Septal Obstruction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathyby Transient

Occlusion of The First Septal Branch of the Left Anterior Artery and Septal

Reduction With Desiccated Ethanol Instillation-Live Demonstration

TCT

September 16, 1997

Washington, DC

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  • Transesophageal Echocardiographically-Guided Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty

“Live Demonstration"

Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT)

September 24- 28, 1997

Washington, DC

  • Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk assessment

Medical Grand Round

October 17, 1997

Prince George Hospital

Cheverly, MD

  • Pharmacological Innovations in The Management of Hypertension and Angina

October 23, 1997

Old Town

Fredericksburg, MD

  • Update on The Diagnosis and Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

Medical Grand Round

October 29, 1997

DC General Hospital

Washington, DC

  • Pharmacological Innovations In the Management of Hypertension and Angina

November 4, 1997

Baltimore, MD

  • Update on The Diagnosis and Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

Medical Grand Round

November12, 1997

Potomac Hospital

Woodbridge, VA

  • Pharmacological Innovations In the Management of Hypertension and Angina

November 18, 1997

Georgetown

Washington, DC

  • Cardiac Contagion: Chlamydia Pneumoniae and Coronary Artery Disease

Medical Grand Round

October 17, 1997

Prince George Hospital

Cheverly, MD

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  • Congestive Heart Failure

Nurse Practitioner Conference

December 10, 1997

Washington Hospital Center

Washington,D.C.

  • Clinical Advantages of T-type Calcium Channel Blocking Agents

Medical Grand Rounds

December 12, 1997

Andrews Air force Base, VA

  • The Latest Anti-Hypertensive Therapies for Difficult to Regulate Patients

And the African-American Population

January 8, 1998

California, Maryland

  • Cardiac Contagion: Chlamydia Pneumoniae and Coronary Artery Disease

Medical Grand Rounds

Washington Hospital Center

January, 21, 1998

Washington, D.C.

  • New Therapies For Hypertension and Angina

February 17, 1998