Mazen Kherallah
CEO
EDUCATION
2013-2016: Master of Health Administration (MHA)
University of Phoenix, USA
1981-1987: Medical Degree (MD)
Damascus University Medical School, Damascus, Syria
1975-1981: High School Degree
Jaodat Al-Hashimi High School, Damascus, Syria
POST-GRADUATES TRAINING
July-1994-June-1995: Critical Care Fellowship
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
July-1993-June-1994: Infectious Disease Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
July-1992-June-1993: Infectious Disease Fellowship
University of Illinois/University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
July-1990-June-1992: Internal Medicine Residency
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
July-1989-June-1990: Internal Medicine Internship
Atlantic City Medical Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS
Sept 2003-Present: Critical Care and Infectious Disease Consultant
Medical Director, Critical Care services (since 2016)
Sanford Health System, Fargo, ND
April-2001-June-2003: Interim Chairman, Department of critical care medicine
Critical Care and Infectious Disease Consultant
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, KSA
Jan-1999-April-2001: Critical Care Unit Director
Surgical Cardiovascular Center
Damascus University Medical School, Damascus, Syria
Aug-1997-Jan-1999: Infectious Disease Consultant
Mercy Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
July-1995-July-1997: Critical Care & Infectious Disease Consultant
Michigan Health Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2017-Now: Clinical Associate Professor in Internal Medicine
University of North Dakota, North Dakota, USA
2013-2017: Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine
University of North Dakota, North Dakota, USA
2000-2001: Member of the Educational Board of Emergency Medicine Specialty
Ministry of Health, Damascus, Syria
1999-2001: Member of the Educational Board of the Critical Care Specialty
Ministry of Health, Damascus, Syria
Aug. 1999: Appointed as a member of the teaching board
Damascus University Medical School
Ministry of Higher Education, Damascus, Syria
1996-1997: Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
1996-1997: Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA
1991-1993: Clinical Instructor
University of Illinois/West Side VA medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
CERTIFICATIONS
1992-2014: American Board Diploma in Internal Medicine
1994-2025: American Board Diploma in Infectious Disease
1995-2026: American Board Diploma in Critical Care Medicine
2021-2031: American Board Diploma in Neurocritical Care Medicine
AWARDS & HONORS
May 2022: Guardian Angel Award
Sanford Health Medical Center
Nov 2021: Golden Stethoscope Award
Sanford Health Medical Center
June 2018 Outstanding Teacher of the Year
Sanford Health System
Internal Medicine Program
University of North Dakota, Fargo, USA
June 2018 Outstanding Teacher of the Year
Sanford Health System
Family Practice Program
University of North Dakota, Fargo, USA
June-2004: Outstanding Teacher of the Year
MeritCare Medical Center
University of North Dakota, Fargo, USA
June-1997: Attending of the Year
A.C. Johnson Memorial Education Award
Michigan Health Medical Center, Detroit, USA
June-1996: Attending of the Year
A.C. Johnson Memorial Education Award
Michigan Health Medical Center, Detroit, USA
Sep-1994: Travel Grant Award/ 34th ICAAC
American Society of Microbiology
June-1990: Intern of the Year
Atlantic City Medical School
Sep-1987: Ranked the 4th throughout medical school
Received an Appreciation Certificate
Damascus University Medical School
Sep-1985: Outstanding Medical Student Award
Damascus University Medical School
POROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2016-Now: Medical Director, Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Sanford Health System
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
2009-2013: Founder member and President, Middle East Critical Care Assembly (MCCA)
Non-for-profit organization registered in Illinois
Partner with SCCM
2003-2005: Director and Manager of Database Program in ICU
MeritCare Health System/University of North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
2002-2003: Chairman, Quality Management Forum
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Center
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP): Fellow
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM): Member
Middle East Critical Care Assembly (MCCA): Past President
PUPLICATIONS
1. Vakil NB, Kherallah M, et al. Biliary Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-infected People after the Waterborne Outbreak Cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee, NEJM Jan 4, 1996,334:19-23
2. A. Mady, O.S. Ramadan, A. Yousef, Y Mandourah, A.A. Amr, and M. Kherallah: Clinical experience with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza in the intensive care unit at King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia: Journal of Infection and Public Health, Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 52-56, March 2012.
3. Alsadat R, Dakak A, Mazlooms M, Ghadhban G, Fattoom S, Betelmal I, Abouchala N, Kherallah M. Characteristics and outcome of critically ill patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza infection in Syria. Avicenna J Med 2012;2:34-7
4. R. Almaghrabi, M. Halim, M. Kherallah, A. Sheikh, INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY GEMELLA SANGUINIS International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 01/2009; 33. DOI:10.1016/S0924-8579(09)70132-3
5. Sahlool Z, Sankri-Tarbichi AG, Kherallah M. Evaluation report of health care services at the Syrian refugee camps in Turkey. Avicenna J Med 2012;2:25-8
6. Kherallah M, Alahfez T, Sahloul Z, Eddin KD, Jamil G. Health care in Syria before and during the crisis. Avicenna J Med 2012;2:51-3.
7. Reem Alsadat, Hussam Al-Bardan, Mona Naif Mazloum, Assem Alshamaa, Mohamed Fadl Elhag Eltayeb, Ali Marie, Abdulrahman Dakkak, Ola Naes, Faten Esber, Ibrahim Betelmal and Mazen Kherallah: Use of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle to Decrease VAP Rate in Syria: Avicenna J Med 2012;4:79-100.
8. Nawal Salahuddin, Hakam Al Saidi, Mazen Kherallah, Othman Solaiman, Khalid Maghrabi: High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation May Not Rescue ARDS Patients: an observational study: Crit Care & Shock (2013) 16:58-64.
9. Al- Makki, A, Rifai AO, Murad L, Zanabli AR, Kayal A, Soudan K, Kherallah M, Alsaghir F, Sekkarie. The Syrian national kidney foundation: Response for the need of kidney patients during the crisis. M. Avicenna J Med. 2014 Jul;4(3):54-7. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.133331.
10. Al-Shaer M, Nazer LH, Kherallah M. Rifampicin as adjunct to colistin therapy in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Ann Pharmacother. 2014 Jun;48(6):766-71. doi: 0.1177/1060028014528306. Epub 2014 Mar 20
11. Sahloul MZ, Monla-Hassan J, Sankari A, Kherallah M, Atassi B, Badr S, Abbara A, Sparrow A. War is the Enemy of Health. Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine in War-Torn Syria. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Feb;13(2):147-55. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201510-661PS.
12. Intravascular Large B Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Hemophagocytic Syndrome and Type B Lactic Acidosis. January 2018. Critical Care Medicine 46:267
ABSTRACTS
1. Kherallah M: Outlines in Clinical Diagnosis, Graduation Thesis; Damascus University Medical School. 1987
2. Neutrophil functions in AIDS patients, research experience with David Pitrak, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1992
3. Kherallah M, Flomenberg P, Bernstein B, Gotoff R, and Letzer D, The Impact of a Community Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in HIV Patients, abstract presentation, 34th ICAAC, Orlando, Florida, USA, 1994
4. Kherallah M, Fournier’s Gangrene: A Retrospective Study, Scientific Medical Journal, Damascus, Syria, 1999
5. Kherallah M, Miller G, Keskin A: Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) for Adults with Severe Sepsis and a Low Risk of Death (ADRESS study), multi-center, international study, KFSHRC-Jeddah
6. Mazen Kherallah, Manal Hazza, Talal Dahhan, Tarek Tantawy, Mouhamad G. Jamil, and Ashraf Al-Tarifi. Performance of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation at a Tertiary Saudi Hospital. Chest Meeting Abstracts 2008 134: p112003
7. Nabil Abouchala, Mazen Kherallah, Mohammed Hijazi, Ghiwa Najjar, Tarek Tantawy, and Maya Sinno. Use of Central Venous Catheter Bundle to Decrease Intravascular Rate: King Faisal Specialit Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Experience. Chest Meeting Abstracts 2008 134: s4001
8. Mouhamad G. Jamil, Mazen Kherallah, Muhanad Hawarri, and Nada Alqadheeb The Effect of Statins on Mortality in Critical Ill Patients. Chest Meeting Abstracts 2008 134: p34004
9. M Jamil, MD, FCCP, T Dahhan, MD, M Kherallah, MD, FCCP and M Alshahid, MD: Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava identified after Venous Catheterization. Presented at the 10th KFSHRC Research Day.
10. Mazen Kherallah, Talal Dahhan, Nabil Abouchala, Mouhamad G. Jamil, and Ashraf Al-Tarifi. Comparission of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) Scoring Systems II and IV in Patients with Severe Sepsis. Chest Meeting Abstracts 2008 134: p65002
11. Mazen Kherallah, Talal Dahhan, Mouhamad G. Jamil, Nabil Abouchala, and Ashraf Al-tarifi. Comparison of Standardized Mortality Ratios of Acute Physiology and Chronic Evaluation (APACHE) II and IV Scoring Systems. Chest Meeting Abstracts 2008 134: p112001..
12. A. Rahmutalah, M. Kherallah, M Elkhalifa and M Jamil: Phenytoin Induced pseudolymphoma and leukocytosis. Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 726, Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee.
13. T. Dahhan, M Jamil, A. Tarifi, K. Maghrabi, E Elthunayan, and M Kherallah: Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE IV) ICU Length of Stay Benchmarks for KFSHRC ICU Patients: Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 350. Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee.
14. J Jishi MD, M Kolko MD, O Mimish MD, M Jamil MD, FCCP and M Kherallah, MD, FCCP: Two cases of human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) in immunocompromised patients: Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 727, Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee.
15. L Jawa, MD, K. Maghrabi MD, H Al-Awadhi MD, FCCP and M Kherallah, MD, FCCP A case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi: Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 757, Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee.
16. T Dahhan, F Alsharif and M Kherallah: Spontaneous rupture of liver and spleen in a patient with systemic amyloidosis secondary to multiple myeloma : Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 740, Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee..
17. S. Eskandrani, A Rugaan, M. Hallim and M Kherallah.: Purulent Constrictive Pericarditis Caused by Candida albicans in Immunocompetent Host after Total Esophagectomy and Colon Interposition: Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 728, Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee..
18. A Nazmi, H. Al-Awadhi and M Kherallah: Hospital Acquired Necrotizing Fasciitis due to Mucormycosis: Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 750, Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee.
19. J Jishi, S Al-Mukhaini, E Al-Thunayan, M Hijazi, N Abouchala and M. Kherallah: Early versus late tracheostomy: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center Experience: Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No.12 (Suppl) Abstract # 399, Presented at the 38th Critical Care Congress, Nashville, Tennessee.
20. T. Dahhan, N. Alqadheeb, H. Awadhi, G Jamil, I Sanouri, and M Kherallah: Validation of APACHE IV in patients with acute renal failure: Presented at the 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium
21. A. Hawari, R Kolko, M. Hijazi, K. Maghrabi, N Abouchala, and M. Kherallah: Outcome of Weekend and After-hour Admissions Compared to Weekday and Daytime Admissions in Intensive Care Unit with Onsite Intensivist Coverage: : Presented at the 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium
22. T. Dahhan, N. Abouchala and M. Kherallah. Validation of the APACHE IV scoring system in patients with severe sepsis and comparison with the APACHE II system. Preented at the 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium
23. A Khalaf; N Abouchala; M Jamil; M Kherallah. Serum Lactic Acid in the evaluation of outcome in the intensive care unit. Presented at the 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium
24. Ahmad Nazmi, MD; Muhannad Hawari, MD; Mazen Kherallah and MD; Muhammad AlSunaid, MD. Contrast Induced Nephropathy and Preventive Measures in KFSH & RC
25. R. Maghrabi, MD, M.Halim, MD, and M Kherallah, MD: A case of Infective Endocarditis caused by Gemella Sanguinis: Presented at the 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).
26. A. Mady, O.S. Ramadan, A. Youse1, A.A. Amr, M. Kherallah. Clinical Experience with Severe 2009 H1N1 Influenza A in Intensive Care Unit at King Saud Complex, Saudi Arabia, Ref # 0206, presented at ESICM Barcelona, 2010
27. Reem. Alsadat, Abdulrahman Dakakak, Mouna Mazlooms, Ghasan Ghadhban, Shadi Fattoom, Nabil Abouchala and Mazen Kherallah: Characteristics and Outcome of Critically Ill Patients with 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Infection in Syria. Presented at SCCM 40th Critical Care Congress in San Diego: Abstract # 3345.
28. Jumana Aljishi, Nada Alqadheeb and Mazen Kherallah: Achievement of Target Vancomycin Level of 15-20 mg/L in patients with Hospital Acquired Pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococus aureus: presented at the 4th Residents’ Research Day” KFSHRC, Riyadh, KSA
29. Reem Alsadat, Hussam Al-Bardan, Mona Naif Mazloum, Assem Alshamaa, Mohamed Fadl Elhag Eltayeb, Ali Marie, Abdulrahman Dakkak, Ola Naes, Faten Esber, Maan Shama, Ibrahim Betelmal and Mazen Kherallah: Use of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle to Decrease VAP Rate in Syria: Presented at the 32nd ISICEMin Brussels, March 2012.