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Ammar (Saadoon) Alishlash, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology, Birmingham, AL

AmmarAhmed Saadoon(Saadoon)AlishlashMD, FAAP

Pediatric Pulmonology Birmingham, AL

Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity and Infancy, Pediatric Asthma Pulmonology

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, U of AL at Birmingham Sch of Med

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  • Office

    1600 7th Ave S
    Birmingham, AL 35233
    Phone+1 205-638-9583

Summary

  • Associate Professor Pediatric Pulmonologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), AL, USA. He has American Board certification in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology. He is board-certified by the Arab and Jordanian Boards in Pediatrics. He is the Medical Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program and the Pulmonary Sickle Cell Cell program at the Children's of Alabama and UAB. He is a physician-scientist experienced in translational and clinical research on pediatric pulmonary diseases. His research focuses on factors affecting lung and pulmonary vascular development, pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary complications of Sickle Cell Disease. He is an American Thoracic Society Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London. He has substantial clinical and educational achievements in pediatric pulmonary medicine. He is a member of the Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) clinic.

Education & Training

  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2015 - 2016
  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2011 - 2014
  • University of Mosul College of Medicine
    University of Mosul College of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Abstract Scholarship Award Pediatric Assembly - American Thoracic Society International Conference, 2014
  • Highlighted Pediatric Abstract American Thoracic Society International Conference, 2014
  • Letter of Appreciation for Outstanding Teaching Weill Cornell Medical College, 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae Carriage With De Novo Macrolide-Resistance and Breakthrough Pneumonia  
    Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Thomas Prescott Atkinson, Charles Schlappi, Sixto M. Leal Jr, Ken B. Waites, Li Xiao, Pediatrics, 9/2019
  • Co-existing paradoxical vocal cord motion and asthma in a young child  
    Ammar A. Saadoon and Mohammad Ehlayel., Pediatr Pulmonol., 1/1/2012
  • Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in children and adolescents  
    Ammar A Saadoon, MD, MRCPCH, Ibrahim Janahi, MD, UpToDate

Abstracts/Posters

  • Diagnosing Foreign Body Aspiration in Children Using a New Clinical Algorithm and Scoring System.
    Ibrahim A. Janahi , MD, FCCP, FRCPCH , Shabina Khan , MD, Prem Chandra , PhD, Noora Al-Marri , MD, Ammar Sadoon, MD, Lolwa Al-Naimi , MD, William Greer , PhD, Maryam A..., Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2016
  • Ultrasound and Tracheobronchial Casting: Novel Techniques to Study Tracheal Development in Murine Models of Respiratory Disease.
    A. Saadoon, W. T. Harris, M. Fanucchi, N. Ambalavanan, M. MacEwen, K. Zinn., Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
  • Unusual Cause of Progressive Relentless Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis in a Child.
    A. Saadoon, W. Hoover, H. Gutierrez, ATS, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, San Diego, California, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Interpretation of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels (FENO) 
    UAB - 1/1/2014
  • Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on Major Airway and Pulmonary Development in The Murine Model. 
    San Diego, California - 1/1/2014
  • Infant with Tuberculous Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy and Critical Airway 
    San Diego, California - 1/1/2014
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Other

Grant Support

  • KPRI New Investigator AwardKaul Pediatric Research InstitutePresent

Committees

  • Member, Pediatric Pulmonary Education Committee 2017 - Present

Research History

  • Associate Professor of PediatricsResearch focus: 1- Sickle Cell Disease pulmonary complications 2- Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension 3- Environmental effects on lung health in children 4-Vitamin D role in airway and lung development2017 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Arabic