Zain Ali, MD

Awards & Accomplishments

• Level 2: An Age-Friendly Health System — Committed to Care Excellence for STVHCS Hospital
• Level 1: An Age-Friendly Health System Participant for MSRH Hospital (Pending Approval)
• Chief Resident of The Year 2024
• Resident Teacher of The Year 2024
• Dr. Sam Hooper Compassionate Care Award 2024
• Chief Resident, Internal Medicine 2023-2024
• Aided the STVHCS Hospital achieve Level 2 Recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System.
• Currently working on aiding UT MSR Hospital achieve Level 1 Recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications:

• Barry, C., & Ali, Z. (2018). Development of an evacuation policy at a healthcare facility. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 6 (26), 41-45. doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v6i26.507, Pub Status: Published
• Chyu, J., Ali, Z. & Al-Rahawan, M.M. (2022) Comments on evaluation of an oral sodium bicarbonate protocol for high-dose methotrexate urine alkalinization. Support Care Cancer 30, 9699–9700 (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07410-x, Pub Status: Published

Abstract Publications:

• Ali, Z., Sandhu, A., Flores Gonzalez, J.R., Mader, M., Trinh, H., Powers, B., Barker, J., Hussain, A., Sanchez-Reilly, S., and Restrepo, M.I.. Do Comorbidities Play a Role in Pulmonary Embolism Mortality?. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025;211:A2157. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.Abstracts.A2157
• Ali, Z., Mekala, K., Arif, F. M., Elhalwagi, B., Yu, A. J., (2023) Post-ablation atrioesophageal fistula: The one that (almost) got away. CHEST, vol. 164, no. 4, doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.991.
• Ali, Z., Koripalli, V. S., Muddana, P. (2023) Harvesting septations: Loculated MSSE empyema in a 70-year-old agricultural worker. ATS Journals. A62. B-A-C-T-E-R-I-A, FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME, doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2130.
• Ali, Z., Chyu, J., Almekdash, M. H., & Al-Rahawan, M. M. (2021). ALL-058: Evaluating Urine pH and Specific Gravity: A Single-Center Experience Comparing Different Urine Testing Methods in Children Receiving High-Dose Methotrexate. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia, 21, S206. doi.org/10.1016/S2152-2650(21)01647-5

Oral Presentations:

• Ali, Z., Ansari, M., Iskandar, M., Nguyen, T. (2019). Utilization of EKOS in a 78-Year-Old Male Presenting with Limb Ischemia presented at Cardiovascular Innovations Conference: Challenging Case Presentation; Denver, CO.
• Ali, Z. (2019). Learners Leading Learners: Future of Medicine Elective presented at Association of American Medical College Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting; Phoenix, AZ.

Poster Presentations:

• Ali, Z., Parasa, K., Muddana, P., Egbe, T., Walnofer, A., Rao, P., Rich, A., Swiney, H. (2023). Let’s Break the ICCE: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration in Emergencies presented at American College of Physicians Texas Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting; South Padre, TX.
• Ali, Z., Ansari, M. (2019). TTAP Interventional Cardiology: Integrative Apprenticeship into Various Segments of Cardiology presented at Texas Tech Apprenticeship Program; Lubbock, TX.
• Ali, Z., Ansari, M., Nguyen, T. (2019). Utilization of Innovative Technology to Facilitate Difficult Peripheral Arterial Occlusions presented at TTUHSC Student Research Week; Lubbock, TX.
• Ali, Z., Karimi, A., Kellar, K., Noormohamed, S., Rivers, R., Voice, A. (2019). Wait I Have to Buy my Own Health Insurance Now? presented at TTUHSC Student Research Week; Lubbock, TX.
• Ali, Z., Karimi, A., Kellar, K., Noormohamed, S., Rivers, R., Voice, A. (2018). Health Insurance presented at TTUHSC Student Research Week; Lubbock, TX.