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Department

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Issam Halasa, MD

Pulm/CCM PGY4

Personal Statement:

My hobbies include soccer, Hiking, Traveling and exploring new places with my wife. What excites me most about San Antonio is the warm, sunny weather, vibrant culture, and incredible food. I’m especially looking forward to enjoying some great barbecue and finally having easy access to In-N-Out. I’m also eager to explore the city’s historic landmarks and take in the lively atmosphere that makes it such a unique place.

Education

Residency: Albany Medical Center
Medical School: University of Jordan

Research

Pleural Diseases, POCUS, and ECMO.

Awards & Accomplishments

  • Chief Resident 2024-2025Team Based Learning Cup 2022-2023

Publications

  • Halasa I, Khatim I, Dharia S, Glozman T, Inayatullah A, Kooner S, Bozell H, Wasim M, Hung K, Mckenna A, Wong C, Greenberg D, Hay A, Ramirez L, Silverstein S, Chopra A, Relationship between sonographic features and pleural fluid analysis in pleural infection, 2024 Chest Annual Meeting/ Boston, MA, USA DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.2248
  •  Halasa I, Daghstani O, Ghazal M, Madisi N, Blastomycosis induced acute respiratory distress syndrome in a 23-year-old immunocompetent patient, 2024 Chest Annual Meeting/ Boston, MA, USA DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.833 (Oral Presentation)
  • Greenberg D, Dharia S, Khatim I, Glozman T, Inayatullah A, Halasa I, Kooner S, Bozell H, Wasim M, Hung K, Mckenna A, Wong C, Hay A, Ramirez L, Silverstein S, Chopra A, Prevalence and outcomes of non-expandable lung in pleural infection, 2024 Chest Annual Meeting/ Boston, MA, USA DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.2216
  • Bozell H, Wong C, Khatim I, Dharia S, Glozman T, Inayatullah A, Halasa I, Kooner S, Wasim M, Hung K, Mckenna A, Greenberg D, Hay A, Ramirez L, Silverstein S, Chopra A, The prognostic utility of ultrasonography in patients with pleural infections: a prospective single-center study, 2024 Chest Annual Meeting/ Boston, MA, USA DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.2453
  • Ghazal M, Gajjala A, Daghstani O, Halasa I, Torosoff M, Chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension presenting with prominent chest pulsation and parasternal heave due to pulmonary artery dilatation, 2024 Chest Annual Meeting/ Boston, MA, USA DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.3406
  • Ghazal M, Daghstani O, Halasa I, Madisi N, A fatal case of pulmonary mucormycosis following kidney transplantation, 2024 Chest Annual Meeting/ Boston, MA, USA DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.948
  • Halasa I, Malik U, Mohammed I, Lee J, Prevnar20- One and Done. Poster Presentation at SGIM 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (October 18, 2024)
  • Halasa I, Albaba I, Daghstani O, Faiz M, Khatim I, Chopra A, Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax as a complication of pulmonary infarction, 2023 Chest Annual Meeting/Honolulu, HI, USA DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.2387
  • Halasa I, Albaba I, Daghstani O, Faiz M, Khatim I, Chopra A, Pleural effusion as a complication of newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 2023 Chest Annual Meeting/Honolulu, HI, USA DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.2422
  • Daghstani O, Halasa I, Albaba I, A case of ST-elevation myocardial infarction assiociated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults, 2023 Chest Annual Meeting/Honolulu, HI, USA  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.429
  • Faiz M, Farrukh L, Wajid S, Halasa I, Ehtesham M, Waqar H, Bachman W, Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade physiology: an unusual covid-19 presentation, 2023 Chest Annual Meeting/Honolulu, HI, USA DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.431
  • Mahmood F, Albaba I, Faiz M, Halasa I, Judson M, A case of sarcoidosis presenting with an asymptomatic elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level, 2023 Chest Annual Meeting/Honolulu, HI, USA DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.1981