Oday Alhafidh,MD

Medical School:

• Mosul University, College of Medicine 

Residency:

• Internal Medicine – One Brooklyn Health System-Interfaith Medical center.
• Chief Residency – One Brooklyn Health System-Interfaith Medical center.

Fellowship:

• Pulmonary Diseases– One Brooklyn Health System-Interfaith Medical center.
• Sleep Medicine        – NYU Langone Schol of Medicine 

Board Certification:

• Internal Medicine- August 2017
• Sleep Medicine-   November 2021

Honors/Awards:

One Brooklyn Health System-Interfaith Medical center 

        Irvin Dunn, MD Humanitarian Award – 2017

        Chief Resident Award                         – 2018

        Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine at American University of Antigua

       -College of medicine                             -2018-2019

Mercy Hospital

•  Patient’s Experience Award             -2023

Publications:

1. Impact of COVID19 on resident physicians of a community hospital in New York city

B Shrestha, O Alhafidh, O Mukhtar… – Journal of Community …, 2021 – Taylor & Francis

Introduction: Novel Corona Virus Disease 19 has created unforeseen burden on health care.
New York city is one of the epicenters of pandemic and here we explore physical, mental …

• Polysomnographic variables in alternate overlap syndrome: data from sleep heart health study

…, P Dattar, B Amgai, A Mandal, O Alhafidh… – Journal of Community …, 2019 – Taylor & Francis

•     Incidence, predictors, causes, and cost of 30-day hospital readmission in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients undergoing bronchoscopy

OZ AlHafidh, JS Sidhu, J Virk, N Patel, Z Patel… – Cureus, 2020 – cureus.com

•   Predictors of hospital stay in normotensive acute pulmonary embolism: a retrospective pilot study
  • Mukhtar, O Alhafidh, M Khalid, J Kaler… – Journal of Community …, 2018 – Taylor & Francis

•  A symptomatic gastric sarcoidosis and asymptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis: a rare manifestation

…, P Datar, O Mukhtar, O Alhafidh… – Journal of community …, 2019 – Taylor & Francis

•   Using video-assisted laryngoscope (glidescope®) to insert a nasogastric tube and prevent pneumothorax from incorrectly inserted nasogastric tubes

OZ AlHafidh, D Enriquez, J Quist, F Schmidt – Cureus, 2020 – cureus.com

•   Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma: An uncommon presentation in HIV heterosexual female on antiretroviral therpay

…, A Mandal, P Datar, O Mukhtar, O Alhafidh… – Journal of Community …, 2020 – Taylor & Francis

•   Tussis for Obstructive Stridor, an Impromptu Cure: A Rare Case of Spontaneous Resolution of Obstructive Fibrinous Tracheal Pseudomembrane (OFTP)

RK Pata, O Alhafidh, A Ahmady, R Kiani – Cureus, 2021 – cureus.com

•    DOES ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFFECT THE OUTCOMES OF IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS? A NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS
  • Mukhtar, M Khalid, O Alhafidh, P Datar, B Bhattarai… – Chest, 2019 – journal.chestnet.org

1.    AN EXTREMELY RARE CASE OF EMPYEMA CAUSED BY CITROBACTER KOSERI

…, J Lamichhane, P Datar, O Mukhtar, O Alhafidh… – Chest, 2019 – journal.chestnet.org

1. IMPACT OF OSA ON OUTCOMES OF RUPTURE AND DISSECTION OF THORACIC AORTIC ANEURISM: NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS

B Shrestha, B Amgai, O Mukhtar, O Alhafidh, R Paudel… – Chest, 2019 – journal.chestnet.org

Interests and Hobbies:

During his free time Dr. Alhafidh enjoys traveling, running, cooking, reading science books and latest advances in all fields of science and loves watching professional sports (soccer, & basketball).