Mohamed Abdalla, MD

Research

Critical care with a focus on hemodynamics and infectious diseases Current Projects  Mentor: Marcos Restrepo, MD, MSc, PhD July 2017 – Present Pneumococcal vaccination practices, invasive pneumococcal disease, community acquired pneumonia, anticoagulation practices in COVID-19  Mentor: Anoop Nambiar, MD January 2020 – present  Pulse steroids in interstitial lung disease   Tong Lab Mentor: Carl Tong, M.D., Ph.D., FACC July 2011-May 2016, Temple, TX Research Assistant 

• Echocardiography 

• Biochemistry assays 

Duvauchelle Lab Mentor: Christine Duvauchelle, Ph.D. Spring 2009-Summer 2011, Austin, TX Undergraduate Researcher Assistant 

• Colony maintenance 
• Jugular catheterization and implantation 

Awards & Accomplishments

Chief Fellow, July 2021-June 2022 Introduction to Clinical Investigation Fellows Course, November 2019 Critical Care Ultrasound Bootcamp, July 2019 Southwest Regional Bootcamp for PCCM Fellows, July 2019 20th Medicine Research Day 2017, UT Health San Antonio, Poster category Gold Humanism Honor Society, Inducted Spring 2016 TAMSA Executive Committee Research Symposium 2014, Second Place, Poster Category Texas A&M HSC 17th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium 2012, First Place, Oral category 19th Annual Internal Medicine Research Day, Texas A&M HSC Scott and White, Second Place, Oral Category

Publications

Published Papers  Radovanovic D, Sotgiu G, Jankovic M, Mahesh PA, Marcos PJ, Abdalla MI, Di Pasquale MF, Gramegna A, Terraneo S, Blasi F, Santus P, Aliberti S, Reyes LF, Restrepo MI. An international perspective on hospitalized patients with viral community-acquired pneumonia. Eur J Intern Med. 2019 Feb;60:54-70 PubMed PMID: 30401576.  Rosas PC, Liu Y, Abdalla MI, Thomas CM, Kidwell DT, Dusio GF, Mukhopadhyay D, Kumar R, Baker KM, Mitchell BM, Powers PA, Fitzsimons DP, Patel BG, Warren CM, Solaro RJ, Moss RL, Tong CW. Phosphorylation of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C is a Critical Mediator of Diastolic Function. Circulation Heart Failure. 2015 Mar 4. PubMed PMID: 25740839  Colson BA, Patel JR, Chen PP, Bekyarova T, Abdalla MI, Tong CW, Fitzsimons DP, Irving TC, Moss RL, Myosin binding protein-C phosphorylation is the principal mediator of protein kinase a effects on thick filament structure in myocardium. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2012 July 28. PubMed PMID: 22850286  Maier EY, Abdalla MI, Ahrens AM, Schallert T, Duvauchelle, C L, The missing variable: ultrasonic vocalizations reveal hidden sensitization and tolerance-like effects during long-term cocaine administration. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2012 Feb; 219(4):1141-52. PubMed PMID: 21870038  Abstracts at Scientific Meetings  Abdalla MI, Gould V, Haywood A, Birdwell AL, Enriquez O: Between a Wet Stone and a Hard Place: Severe Hypoxia, Rhabdomyolysis, and Acute Renal Failure in a Case of Legionella Pneumophilia Pneumonia, CHEST Annual Meeting 2020 poster presentation  Abdalla MI, Sanchez P, McDonald C, Peters J, Adams S: The Pleura Thickens: Lung Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Pseudomonas Empyema, CHEST Annual Meeting 2020 poster presentation  Abdalla MI, Villafuerte D, Saikumar H: Shades of Grey: Management of Incidental Finding of Aortic Arch Thrombus in a Patient on Therapeutic Anticoagulation, ATS Annual Meeting May 2020, poster presentation  Abdalla MI, Singh T, Garapati K, Kataria A, Schindler A, Restrepo M: A Critical Misfolding: Intragastric and Esophageal Bezoar due to Transthyretin Amyloidosis, ATS Annual Meeting May 2020, poster presentation   Babu BL, Maselli DJ, Anzueto A, Almpquist M, Noemi B, Cook G, Abdalla MI, Tort M, Chilson E, Walters F, Snow V, Alexander R, Restrepo MI: Pneumococcal Vaccinatino Practices for Adults with Chronic Pulmonary Conditions at a Referral Pulmonary Clinic, ATS Annual Meeting May 2020, poster presentation  Abdalla MI, De Hoyos P, Nambiar A: If the Stent Fits, Place It: A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Non-Operative Pulmonary Artery Angiosarcoma, CHEST Annual Meeting October 2018, poster presentation  Abdalla MI, Hackman S, Kornsawad K: Hepatic Insults upon Hepatic Insults: Society for Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 5/1/2017-5/4/2017, poster presentation  Dusio G, Abdalla MI, Dao L, Willms A, Rosas P, Tobin R, Liu Y, Newell KM, Tong CW: Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C Prevents Immune Response-Triggered Cardiac Myocyte Death During Inflammation American Heart Association 2013 Scientific Sessions 11/16/2013-11/20/2013  Liu Y, Abdalla MI, Kidwell D, Souders C, Duong K, Weber DM, WIllms A, Baudino T, Moss RL, Tong CW: Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C Phosphorylation Mitigates Pressure-Overload Induced Heart Failure American Heart Association 2013 Scientific Sessions 11/16/2013-11/20/2013  Liu Y, Abdalla MI, Alluri H, Souders C, Baudino TA, Powers PA, Patel BG, Warren CM, Solaro RJ, Moss RL, Tong CW: Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C Phosphorylation is Essential for Normal Diastolic Function, American Heart Association 2012 Scientific Sessions 11/3/2012-11/7/2012, oral presentation  Tong CW, Abdalla MI, Liu Y, Alluri H, Dostal DE, Powers PA, Moss RL: Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C Phosphorylation is Critical for Normal Diastolic Function, American Heart Association 2012 Scientific Sessions 11/3/2012-11/7/2012, poster presentation  Liu Y, Abdalla MI, Alluri H, Jupiter DC, Glaser SS, Dostal DE, Moss RL, Tong CW: Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C Couples Cross-Bridge Cycling to Calcium Transients to Provide Normal Cardiac Function, Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2012 Scientific Sessions 7/23/2012-7/26/2012  Abdalla MI, Liu Y, Moss RL, Tong CW: Lack of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C Phosphorylation Is a Model of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, oral abstract presentation 3/24/2012, American College of Cardiology 2012 Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL.  Abdalla MI, Liu Y, Allluri H,  Glaser SS, Dostal DE,  Moss RL, Tong CW: Cardiac Myosin Binding Phosphorylation: the Answer to Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction?, oral presentation 4/27/2012, Texas A&M HSC 17th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, Bryan, TX  Abdalla MI, Liu Y, Allluri H,  Glaser SS, Dostal DE,  Moss RL, Tong CW: Cardiac Myosin Binding Phosphorylation: the Answer to Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction?, oral presentation 4/13/2012, Texas A&M HSC-COM and Scott & White Internal Medicine Research Day, Temple, TX.  Liu Y, Abdalla MI, Alluri H, Jupiter DC, Glaser SS, Dostal DE, Moss RL, Tong CW: Cardiac myosin binding protein-C couples cross-bridge cycling to calcium transients to provide normal cardiac function, poster presentation 4/12/2012, Texas A&M HSC-COM and Scott & White Internal Medicine Research Day, Temple, TX.  Maier EY, Abdalla MI, Schallert T, Duvauchelle CL: Ultrasonic vocalizations reveal changes in emotional impact of cocaine and experience, Oral presentation given in special nanosymposium at the 40th Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/15/2010   Duvauchelle CL, Abdalla MI, Thakore NH, Schallert T, Maier EY: Drug-free weekends enhance cocaine and cue-associated ultrasonic vocalizations,  Oral presentation given in special nanosymposium at the 40th Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/15/2010  

Appointments

South Texas Veterans Healthcare System March 1, 2021 – Present Division of Hospital Medicine UT Health San Antonio November 1, 2020 – present Division of Hospital Medicine