Ahmed Abdelgawad MD

Physician

1700 University BlvdBirmingham, AL 35233

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Summary

With a voracious intellectual curiosity and a passion for improving lives, I am an international medical student ardently pursuing a separate MD/PhD track with a focus on Lung Diseases and Neonatology at the esteemed University of Alabama at Birmingham. My aim is to become a physician-scientist, blending clinical practice and research to fuel innovations in healthcare.

Education & Training

University of Alabama at BirminghamPh.D., Biotechnology, Clinical and Diagnostic Science, 2024 - 2027
Columbus Central University - SOM Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), 2020 - 2024
University of Alabama at BirminghamMBA, Healthcare Services and Hospital Administration, Cum Laude, 2021 - 2023
University of Alabama at BirminghamClass of 2020, MSc, Cum Laude
Mansoura UniversityBSc, Biotechnology, Summa Cum Laude, 2015 - 2019

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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Antimicrobial peptides modulate lung injury by altering the intestinal microbiota.
Ahmed Abdelgawad, Teodora Nicola, Isaac Martin, Brian A Halloran, Kosuke Tanaka
Microbiome. 2023-10-16
19 citations
Antimicrobial peptides modulate lung injury by altering the intestinal microbiota.
Ahmed Abdelgawad, Teodora Nicola, Isaac Martin, Brian A Halloran, Kosuke Tanaka
Biorxiv. 2023-03-15
14 citations
Microbial-induced Redox Imbalance in the Neonatal Lung Is Ameliorated by Live Biotherapeutics.
Amelia E Freeman, Kent A Willis, Luhua Qiao, Ahmed S Abdelgawad, Brian Halloran
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2023-03-01

Abstracts/Posters

The Fungal Airway Mycobiome Predicts the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
KA Willis, JD Stewart, A Freeman, A Abdelgawad, T Nicola, V Jain, C White, G Rezonzew, JF Pierre, CV Lal, American Thoracic Society
Hyperoxia exposure in neonatal period is associated with decrease in HB-EGF expression in mice kidneys
Rishika Sakaria , Catrina White , Ahmed Abdelgawad , Ajay J. Talati , Kent A. Willis , Amandeep Bajwa, American Society of Nephrology
A Pseudo-humanized Mouse Model to Investigate Impact of the Oral Microbiota on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Mary Silverberg, Abdelgawad A, Amelia Freeman, Luhua Qiao, Namasivayam Abmbalavanan, C. Vivek Lal, Samuel Gentle, Kent A. Willis., Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)