Faran Ahmad, MBBS
Assistant Professor
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Faran Ahmad, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Medical School: King Edward Medical University
Department
Medicine
Position
Assistant Professor
Publications
- Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center
Isern Raul D., Legionella pneumophila urine antigen testing in community-acquired pneumonia: a quality improvement initiative in diagnostic stewardship, p. 1 - 2 2024 - American journal of therapeutics
Naveed Aiman, Favipiravir for the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials 2024 - Critical care medicine
Cheema Huzaifa, 1466: LOWER VERSUS HIGHER IV FLUID VOLUMES IN SEPSIS: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
52:1, p. S704 - S704 2024 - Jizba Theresa, A comparison of clinical outcomes associated with dosing metronidazole every 8 hours versus every 12 hours: a systematic review and metaanalysis 2024
- Critical care medicine
Naveed Aiman, 30: FAVIPIRAVIR IN HOSPITALIZED COVID-19 PATIENTS: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
52:1, p. S15 - S15 2024 - Journal of critical care
Cheema Huzaifa Ahmad, Efficacy and safety of corticosteroids for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
80, p. 154507 2023 - Chest
Isern RAUL, REFRACTORY PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII PNEUMONIA IN HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON EXISTING COMPLICATIONS
164:4, p. A1000 - A1001 2023 - Gastroenterology research
Addasi Yazan, Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis: A Clinical Review
16:5, p. 249 - 253 2023 - Curēus (Palo Alto, CA)
Ahmad Faran, Association of Non-traditional Indicators of Readers’ Engagement With Traditional Dissemination Metrics of COVID-19-Related Research
15:1, p. e34238 - e34238 2023 - Curēus (Palo Alto, CA)
Isern Raul D, Multifocal Brain Abscesses Due to Streptococcus intermedius
14:12, p. e32797 2022 - Chest
Ahmad FARAN, COVID-19-ASSOCIATED PULMONARY MUCORMYCOSIS PRESENTING AS SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX: A RARE PRESENTATION
162:4, p. A462 - A462 2022 - Pharmacy
Destache Christopher J, COVID-19 Mortality and Therapeutics in Nebraska and Southwest Iowa during Early Pandemic
10:4, p. 69 - 2022 - Patel Shiv A., Outbreak of Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Changes in Central Line Dressing Care Accompanying Changes in Nursing Education, Nursing Documentation, and Dressing Supply Kits 2022
- Open forum infectious diseases
Azeem Ahad, 1401. Infliximab for Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in Tuberculous Meningitis; A Treatment Paradox
8:Supplement_1, p. S785 - S785 2021 - Open forum infectious diseases
Azeem Ahad, 774. Outbreak of Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Changes in Central Line Dressing Care Accompanying Changes in Nursing Education, Nursing Documentation, and Dressing Supply Kits
8:Supplement_1, p. S484 - S484 2021 - Chest
Ahmad FARAN, SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION: A RARE SEQUELA OF COVID-19
160:4, p. A94 - A95 2021 - Chest
Rajendraprasad SANU, CASE OF MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN (MIS-C) PRESENTING WITH RASH AND SHOCK
160:4, p. A670 - A670 2021 - Curēus (Palo Alto, CA)
Ahmad Faran, Challenges in the Management of Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections in Patients With Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
13:8, p. e17035 - e17035 2021 - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Ahmad Faran, Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults
108, p. 209 - 211 2021 - Meza Daniel A., Outcomes of COPD Patients with Coronavirus 2021
- Critical Care Medicine
Rajendraprasad Sanu, COVID-19 Therapeutics: What Works?
49:1, p. 93 - 93 2021 - Critical Care Medicine
Ahmad Faran, Influence of Health Disparities on COVID-19 Critical Care Admissions
49:1, p. 101 - 101 2021 - Open forum infectious diseases
Ahmad Faran, 94. Appropriate Urine Legionella Antigen Testing: A Step Towards Diagnostic Stewardship
7:Supplement_1, p. S62 - S63 2020 - Open forum infectious diseases
Ahmed Mahmoud, 771. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce 30-days Sepsis-Related Readmissions by Internal Medicine Residents
6:Supplement_2, p. S343 - S343 2019 - Open forum infectious diseases
Jamil Saad Bin, Implementing Pneumococcal Vaccination in Hospitalized Adults with COPD, Asthma, Current Smokers, and/or Over Age 65 Years. A Performance Improvement Project
4:suppl_1, p. S469 - S470 2017 - Open forum infectious diseases
Ahmad Faran, A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative for Influenza Disease Management Lead by Internal Medicine House Staff
3:suppl_1 2016
Presentations
- Fever and Rash in ICU [01/2023] ID Division Grand Rounds, Creighton University, Omaha. 2023
- Sepsis: Ever Evolving Discussion on Early Detection & Management. [10/2022] Graduate Medical Education, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Creighton University, Omaha. 2022
- Dermatological Findings of Infections in Critical Illness. [05/2022] Pulmonary & Critical Care Division Grand Rounds, Creighton University, Omaha. 2022
- Review of the Updated Guidelines for the Management of CDI [6/2021]. Citywide Infectious Diseases Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2021
- HIV Encephalopathy [06/2020]. Citywide Infectious Diseases Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2020
- Infectious Processes of the Pleural Space [05/2020]. Citywide Infectious Diseases Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2020
- Progressive disseminated Histoplasmosis [03/2020]. Citywide Infectious Diseases Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2020
- N. meningitidis Bacteremia [02/2020]. Citywide Infectious Diseases Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2020
- Actinomycosis [11/2019]. Citywide Infectious Diseases Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2019
- Multi-drug resistant Tuberculous Lymphadenitis [8/2019]. Citywide Infectious Diseases Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2019
- Scrub Typhus (Tsutsugamushi disease) [07/2019]. City Wide Infectious Disease Case Conference/Omaha, Nebraska 2019
Awards
- Excellence in Scholarly Activity
“Excellence in Scholarly Activity” Award from Creighton University, Department of Medicine (6/2021)
Creighton University Department of Medicine - Excellence in Poster Presentation
Trainee Award, by IDSA at ID week 2020 for excellence in poster presentation (10/2020).
IDSA - Excellence in Poster Presentation
Trainee Award, by IDSA at ID week 2019 for excellence in poster presentation (10/2019).
IDSA - Statement of Accomplishment: Statistics in Medicine
"Statement of Accomplishment" for successfully completing with distinction in the online offering of "Statistics in Medicine", by Stanford University (8/28/2013).
Stanford University