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Rahmah A. Alsilmi

Rahmah A. Alsilmi MBBS/FRCPC

Consultant, Pulmonary
Associate Professor of Medicine, Respirology Consultant, King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Specialized in Interstitial and Autoimmune lung diseases

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5 Years of Experience

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Languages:

  • Arabic
  • English

Education

2008 Medical School

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery

Fellowships

2017 Fellowship

Fellowship of Respirology

McMaster University, ON, Canada

2018 Fellowship

Interstitial Lung Diseases Clinical Fellowship

McMaster University, ON, Canada

Work Experience

2023 - Present

The First Clinic, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Consultant, Pulmonary

2015

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

2016

Board of The Internal Medicine, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)

2017

Respirology Fellowship, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)

Publications

 

  • Upagupta C, Shimbori C, Alsilmi R, Kolb M. Matrix abnormalities in pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir Rev. 2018;27:180033
  • S.G. Chong , R. Alsilmi , A. Naqvi , G.P. Cox , M.R.J. Kolb .Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification in a Patient with Underlying Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Diagnosed Using Transbronchial Lung Biopsy. doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3275
  • Rahmah Alsilmi, Amornpun Wongkarnjana, Ciaran Joseph Scallan, Ehsan Haider, Faten Al-Douri, Hanyan Zou, Karen Beattie, Mallory A Granholm, Martin Kolb, Nader A Khalidi, Nathan Hambly, Nima Makhdami, Parameswaran Nair, Gerald Cox, 275. factors associated with disease progression in patients with myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related pulmonary fibrosis, rheumatology, volume 58, issue supplement_2, march 2019, kez062.049, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez062.049
  • S.G. Chong , R. Alsilmi , C. Scallan , P.G. Cox , M.R.J. Kolb , N. Hambly & A. Naqvi (2020): Heterogeneous manifestation of pulmonary ossification in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/24745332.2020.1843201
  • Alsilmi R. Clinical Assessment of Respiratory Complaints in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Saudi J. Med. Pharm. Sci., Vol-4, Iss-8 (Aug, 2018): 917-92010.21276/sjmps.2018.4.8.8
  • Rahmah Alsilmi. Effect of Early Initiation of Combination Therapy of Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Fibrotic Drugs on Post COVID-19 Interstitial Lung Disease: A Case Report. J Contemp Med Sci. May-June 2021: 189–191
  • Alsilmi R. The Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study. Cureus. 2022 Mar 11;14(3):e23063.
  • Khayat, Maan & Khayyat, Ahdab & Asfour, Hany & Alsilmi, Rahmah & Kammoun, Ahmed. (2023). Accumulation of oxysterols in the erythrocytes of COVID-19 patients as a biomarker for case severity. Respiratory Research. 24. 10.1186/s12931-023-02515-1.
  • Habis, Yahya & Alsilmi, Rahmah & Alirbidi, Layal, et al. (2023). Effect of Obesity on Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients. Cureus. 15. 10.7759/cureus.33734.
  • Khayat, Maan & Khayyat, Ahdab & Asfour, Hany & Alsilmi, Rahmah & Kammoun, Ahmed. (2022). Dysregulated lipids in plasma and erythrocytes of COVID-19 patients and association with mental health. 10.22541/au.167235018.86097258/v1.
  • Alsilmi, Rahmah, Younis, Afnan & Alsaleh, Mohammed et al. (2022). Impact of Bronchial Asthma on Medical Student Attendance. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine. 89. 5233-5240. 10.21608/ejhm.2022.262202.
  • Alsilmi, Rahmah & Alghamdi, Saeed & Alghamdi, Salim, et al. (2022). Chest computed tomographic findings in patients with sickle cell disease–related acute chest syndrome: A retrospective study. Medical Science. 26. 1-10. 10.54905/disssi/v26i125/ms246e2344.
  • Alsilmi, Rahmah Abdulhadi1,. The Practice of Referring Patients with Rheumatic Diseases and Respiratory Involvement to Respirology Clinics: A Survey Study. Annals of Rheumatology and Autoimmunity 2(2):p 45-52, May–Dec 2022. | DOI: 10.4103/ara.ara_13_22

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