ABDUL HAMID ALRAIYES, MD

Tel: (216) 258-9878

al_rayes@yahoo.com
www.alraiyes.blogspot.com

PRESENT ACADEMIC RANK AND POSITION

08/2009-08/2010 Sleep Medicine Fellow– Post Graduate Level-IV
Pulmonary, Critical care and Sleep Training Program
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

EDUCATION & TRAINING

08/2008-08/2009 Clinical & Chief Medical Resident – Post Graduate Level-III
Internal Medicine Residency Training Program
Case Western Reserve University/St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Cleveland, OH
08/2006-08/2009 Internal Medicine Clinical Resident – PGY1 – PGY3
Case Western Reserve University/St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Cleveland, OH
09/1992-08/1999 University of Aleppo School of Medicine, Syria
Diploma: Doctor of Medicine

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS , EXAMINATIONS & MEDICAL LICENSURE

08/2009 ACLS & BLS Certifications
08/2008 American Board of Internal Medicine (Eligible)
05/2008 USMLE – Step 3 (passed)
11/2005 ECFMG Certification
05/2004 USMLE – Step 1 (passed)
08/2005 USMLE – Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (passed)
12/2004 USMLE – Step 2 Clinical Skills (passed)

INSTITUTIONAL, DEPARTMENTAL, DIVISIONAL,

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
2008-present Medical Education Committee
2008-present Continuous Medical Education Committee (CME)
2008-present Clinical Competency Committee
2008-present Performance Improvement Committee
2007-present Patient Safety Committee
2007-present Critical Care Committee
2007-present ACLS teaching faculty

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 PROFESSIONAL/SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS
2009 American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2008 Case Western Reserve University / St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Internal Medicine Research day Award: First Place
2008-present Society of Hospital Medicine.
2007-present Society of Critical Care medicine Member
2007 American College of Physician Associate Member
2007 St. Vincent Charity Hospital Intern of the Year Award
2005 Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) instructor
2005 Pediatrics Advance Life Support (PALS) instructor
2004 Saudi Council of Medical Specialty
2003 Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) instructor

WORK EXPERIENCE
 2009-2010: Case Western Reserve University Sleep Medicine Training Program,
Cleveland, Ohio.
 2006-2009: St. Vincent Charity Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Training
Program, Cleveland, Ohio.
 2002-2006: Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Resident,
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care.
 2001-2002: King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University. Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia. Transitional year of internship. Mentor: Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Mushari.
Rotating Intern in majors of medicine (Surgery, Pediatrics, Radiology, Internal
medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology) in King Khalid University Hospital for one
year.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE – PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS & POSTERS

1. “Application Of The Review Of System (ROS) Protocol In The ICU And Its
Effect On The Length And Cost Of Stay And Outcome” Abdul Hamid
Alraiyes M.D., M Chadi Alraies M.D., Manju Pillai., Samer Alhindi M.D., Joseph
Sopko MD, FCCP. Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No. 12, A96 (Suppl)

2. “Impact of Chest CT On Clinical Management And Decision Making of

Immunocompetent Patients Admitted With Chest Radiographic Findings
of Pneumonia” M Chadi Alraies M.D., Samer Alhindi M.D., Abdul Hamid
Alraiyes M.D., Joseph Sopko MD, FCCP. Chest Meeting Abstracts 2008 134:
p32001

3. “Chronic Ventilator Weaning Using Modified TIPS Protocol at a Long-

Term Acute Care Unit (LTAC) On Patient With Multiple Comorbidities.”
Abdul Hamid Alraiyes M.D., Vicente Velez, M.D., Maria Velez M.D., M. Chadi
Alraies M.D., Joseph Sopko, M.D. FCCP. Chest Meeting Abstracts 2008 134:
p164003

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4. “Delayed Diagnosis of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)”
Poster presentation presented in Diagnostic Error in Medicine national conference
2008. Phoenix, Arizona. Part of AMIA and AHRQ national conference. M. Chadi
Alraies MD, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes MD, Richard Christie MD, Emmanuel Elueze MD,
FACP.

5. “Brugada Electrocardiographic Pattern, Ventricular Asystole, and

Generalized Seizures Induced By Cocaine Toxicity” case report. M. Chadi
Alraies, M.D., Abdul Hamid Alraiyes M.D., and Richard Christie M.D. Poster
presentation at Case Western Reserve University, Show CASE 2008 meeting,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

6. “Competency in electrocardiogram interpretation among internal

medicine residents before and after electrocardiogram book (teaching
tool)” Alraies, Chadi, MD, Alraiyes, Abdulhamid MD, Christie, Richard MD. The study
evaluated the ability of internal medicine residents to interpret a variety of
electrocardiograms and rhythm strips and prove there is improvement in their skills
after providing access to an electrocardiogram (ECG) teaching tool. Poster presentation
at Case Western Reserve University, Show CASE 2007 meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

7. “Introduction to Clinical Research 401 – course Case Western Reserve

University July. 2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCES:
 Development and Implementation of Interns Morning Report – Integral part of
Intern/Resident Teams

 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Medical Student Physical

Diagnosis Teaching Sessions – direct supervision of the actual history and
physical; observation of the entire work-up of each student; assessing students oral
presentations skills, critiquing student write-ups and completing evaluation forms on
each student.

 "ECG BOOK": During my rotation in Cardiology department, I was exposed to huge

number of ECG with wide spectrum of electrocardiogram changes. I took this chance
and stared collecting the most common and interesting ECGs'. 65 ECGs' were collected
and it is not a big number but I believe it covers most of the cardiac abnormalities the
internal medicine resident exposes to during his/her training. Under each ECG, a short
clinical vignette presenting the real clinical scenario. Each ECG followed by the same
ECG with answer at the bottom. This project was mentored by Dr. Michael Koch our
staff cardiologist and Dr. Richard Christie our program director. The book is called
“The ECG Workout”

 “Mega Code Training sessions ”: at the Case Western Reserve University,

Mt Sinai Skills and Simulation Center. Two full days of ACLS pulseless rhythm
teaching and Mega code scenarios, pre-simulation session education, post session
remediation, residents coverage arrangement and evaluation done by ACLS faculty and
myself as main coordinator.

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 "Weekly ECG, ABG & CXR session”: Facilitated this session every Wednesday for
45 minutes. Reading, interpretation and management of each ECG, ABG & CXR were
discussed. These sessions mentored by Emmanuel Elueze, MD, Ph.D., FACP and
Assistant Program Director.

REFERENCES
 Richard E. Christie, M.D. (internal medicine program director)
2351 East 22nd street Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone Number: (216) 363-2543
Fax Number: (216) 368-7787

 Emmanuel I. Elueze, M.D., Ph.D. (internal medicine associate program director)

2351 East 22nd street Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone Number: (216) 363-2543
Fax Number: (216) 368-7787

 Joseph A. Sopko, M.D.

2351 East 22nd street Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone Number: (216) 363-2543
Fax Number: (216) 368-7787