أ. د. زهير أحمد علي العسيري
Position : Faculty Member
Email : z.alaseri@dau.edu.sa
Phone : 011-4949239
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Summary of his biography :
Zohair Al Aseri Bio
o Professor consultant departments of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine King Saud university and medical city
o Graduate of MBBS King AbdulAziz University College of medicine Jeddah KSA 1997
o Completed Emergency Medicine certification in Royal college of physician and surgeon Canada 19992003
o Completed ICU certification in Royal college of physician and surgeon Canada 20032005
o Lead of Adult ICU MOH since 2017
o Founder and Director of Tele Critical Care TCC MOH 2021
o Chairman Clinical sciences departments at Dar Al Uloom University since 2017
o 1st Chairman more than 10 years and founder Department of Emergency Medicine King Saud University
o Cofounder prince sultan college of EMS
o Director and cofounder of Public Health Master in 5 health KSU colleges since April 2015June 2017
o Chairman and cofounder of National emergency Medicine Development Committee 2013 till 2020
o Published more than 65 papers related to EM and CCM
o Author of more than 15 national EM and CC protocols and guidelines
o National and International speakers in CCM and EM conferences
| Title | Date | Major | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma | 2003 | Emergency Medical Services | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| MD | 2004 | Emergency Medical Services | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Diploma(2) | 2005 | Medicine | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| MBBS | 1997 | Emergency Medical Services | King Abdulaziz University |
| Title | Organization | Date From | Date To |
|---|---|---|---|
| resident | King Saud University | 27-04-1997 | 29-03-1999 |
| resident and fellow | ottawa university hospital | 01-04-1999 | 01-06-2005 |
| consultant ICU Emergency Medicine | King Saud University | 01-06-2005 | |
| assistant professor | King Saud University | 29-07-2008 | 29-01-2014 |
| associate professor | King Saud University | 01-09-2014 |
| Title | Publish Date | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Lipoprotein is a feature of the presence diffuseness and severity of coronary artery disease in Saudi Arabia | 01-03-2009 | Saudi Med J 2009 303346352 |
| Keeping a high index of suspicion lessons learned in the management of methanol ingestion | 01-04-2009 | BMJ case report |
| Accuracy of chest radiograph interpretation by emergency physicians | 25-07-2009 | emerg radiology |
| Vital signs MAP Shock index and circulatory shock | 01-01-2010 | emreportpearlspearls27htm |
| Behavioural induced severe hypernatremia without neurological manifestations | 01-01-2010 | Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl |
| CRP levels are higher in patients with ST elevation than nonST elevation acute coronary syndrome | 01-11-2010 | Arq Bras Cardiol 2011 vol 961 1317 |
| Attitude and practice of the health care professionals towards the clinical practice guidelines in King Khalid University Hospital in Saudi Arabia | 02-04-2011 | J Eval Clin Pract 2011 174 763767 |
| ST segment elevation in a patient presenting with renal colic pain | 01-05-2011 | Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2011 225 9981002 |
| Serum highsensitivity Creactive protein and lipoproteina levels A comparison between diabetic and nondiabetic patients with coronary artery disease | 01-06-2011 | Med J Malaysia 2011 662 113116 |
| Pseudohypoparathyroidism TypeII with Striopallidodentate calcification with positive anti glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody and seizures | 01-07-2011 | Pakistan J of Med Sci 2011 |
| Marked symptomatic bradycardia associated with profound hyperkalemia | 01-12-2011 | Emerg Med 2012 21 doi httpdxdoiorg104172egm1000103 |
| Vital indices to be used in resuscitation of patients with shock in the emergency department setting | 01-03-2012 | Emerg Med 2012 2108 doi104172216575481000108 |
| Comparison of observer performance between emergency physicians at different levels of experience using digital imaging | 01-05-2012 | Emerg Med 2012 2122 doi104172216575481000122 |
| Tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor1 levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina | 01-07-2012 | JPMA 2012 62 681 |
| Serum markers of tissue damage and oxidative stress in patients with acute myocardial infarction | 01-01-2013 | Biomed Res 2013 241 1520 |
| Clinical characteristics and risk factors of pulmonary embolism Data from a Saudi tertiary care center | 01-02-2013 | J Thromb Haemost 2012 |
| Hospital versus home treatment of deep vein thrombosis in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia Are we ready | 01-04-2013 | Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 2012 doi httpdxdoiorg101016jjsps201205008 |
| Relationship of high sensitivity Creactive protein with cardiac biomarkers in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome | 01-06-2014 | JCPSP 2014 24 387391 |
| Poor asthma education and medication compliance are associated with increased emergency department visits by asthmatic children | 01-04-2015 | Ann Thorac Med 2015 10212331 |
| Use of ultrasound guidance to improve the safety of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy A literature review | 01-05-2015 | Critical Care 2015 19229 |
| Outofhospital adult cardiac arrests in a university hospital in central Saudi Arabia | 01-09-2015 | SMJ 2015 369 |
| Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of STelevation MI | 01-09-2015 | wwwmohgovsa |
| Reliability and validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in an emergency department in Saudi Arabia | 01-10-2015 | BMC Emerg Med 2015 1528 doi 101186s1287301500514 |
| Patient and systemrelated delays of emergency medical services use in acute STelevation myocardial infarction Results from the third Gulf registry of acute coronary events | 25-01-2016 | Gulf RACE3Ps PLOS ONE January 25 2016 |
| The Levels of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor in Sepsis Patients Receiving Prophylactic Enoxaparin | 01-06-2016 | Turkish Journal of Hematology 2016 332 112–118 httpdoiorg104274tjh20140312 |
| Feasibility of using Arabic Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale HADS to assess anxiety and depression among patients attending Accident and Emergency at a University Hospital setting in Riyadh Saudi Arabia | 01-11-2016 | Pak J Med Sci 2015 316136671 doi 1012669pjms3166849 |
| Extreme Natural Hazards Disaster Epidemiology and Public Health Implications Health Impacts | 01-12-2016 | Natural Hazard Science |
| Risk factors hindering asthma symptoms control in Saudi children and adolescents | 20-02-2017 | Pediatr Int 2017 Feb 20 |
| Conservative treatment for subungual hematoma with Tuft fracture | 01-04-2017 | SOJ Surgery 41 12 |
| Comparison between developments of emergency medicine services in Saudi Arabia compare to USA and Canada | 01-04-2017 | Integr Mol Med 2017 4 DOI 1015761IMM1000276 |
| Prognostic value of ADAMTS13 in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock | 01-04-2017 | Clin Invest Med 2017 40 2 E49E58 |
| The value of establishing multicenter quality improvement collaboratives in Saudi Arabia | 23-11-2017 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| The Impact of Introduction of CodeSTEMI Program on the Reduction of Door to Balloon Time in Acute STElevation Myocardial Infarction STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI Single Center Study in Saudi Arabia | 01-07-2018 | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Knowledge attitudes and practices of emergency department staff towards disaster and emergency preparedness at tertiary health care hospital in central Saudi Arabia | 01-11-2018 | Saudi medical journal |
| National Approach to Standardize and Improve Mechanical Ventilation | 05-04-2019 | Ann Thorac Med |
| National Approach to Standardize and Improve Mechanical Ventilation | 05-04-2019 | Ann Thorac Med |
| Calcium salt administration for circulatory shock due to severe hyperkalemia | 26-06-2019 | Saudi J Anaesth |
| Predictive value of high sensitivity Creactive protein on progression to heart failure occurring after the first myocardial infarction | 15-07-2019 | Vascular Health and Risk Management |
| The use of the shock index to predict hemodynamic collapse in hypotensive sepsis patients A cross sectional analysis | 01-04-2020 | Saudi J Anaesth |
| Oneyear progress oa a largescale collaborative project for improving the care of mechanically ventilated patients | 30-04-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Use of ultrasound guidance in central venous catheter placement by emergency physicians in Saudi Arabia | 01-07-2020 | Saudi Med J |
| Effects of Telemedicine ICU Intervention on Care Standardization and Patient Outcomes An Observational Study | 01-07-2020 | Crit Care Explor |
| The saudi critical care society clinical practice guidelines on the management of COVID19 patients in the intensive care unit | 01-07-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Presenting with Hypokalemia A Case Report | 30-07-2020 | AJBSR |
| Critical care surge capacity in Saudi Arabia in response to COVID 19 pandemic | 07-12-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| High flow nasal cannula for patients with COVID 19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure | 07-12-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID 19 The Saudi ECLS Chapter perspective | 31-12-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Implementing and Optimizing Inpatient Access to Dermatology Consultations via Telemedicine An Experiential Study | 08-01-2021 | Telemed J E Health |
| Knowledge of nonhealthcare individuals towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation a crosssectional study in Riyadh City Saudi Arabia | 10-02-2021 | Int J Emerg Med |
| The Legal and Regulatory Components of TeleICU Care The MedicalLegal Aspects of Acute Care Medicine | 03-04-2021 | DOI 101007978303068570614 |
| Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with lifethreatening COVID19 a randomised controlled clinical trial | 01-05-2021 | Int J Antimicrob Agents |
| Assessing the readiness of hospitals in Riyadh Province for efficient and timely stroke management A pilot study | 01-07-2021 | Neurosciences |
| Helmet NonInvasive Ventilation for COVID19 Patients HelmetCOVID study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial | 26-08-2021 | BMJ Open |
| Prevalence and Epidemiological Trends in Mortality Due to COVID19 in Saudi Arabia | 01-09-2021 | httpsssrncomabstract3834306 or httpdxdoiorg102139ssrn3834306 |
| Helmet noninvasive ventilation for COVID19 patients HelmetCOVID statistical analysis plan for a randomized controlled trial | 02-02-2022 | Trails |
| Machine learning decision tree algorithm role for predicting mortality in critically ill adult COVID19 patients admitted to the ICU | 30-06-2022 | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| Knowledge and Behavior toward Venous Thromboembolism Event Prophylaxis and Treatment Protocols among Medical Interns in Riyadh | 01-07-2022 | BioMed Research International |
| Epidemiological characteristics and initial clinical presentation of patients with laboratoryconfirmed MERSCoV infection in an emergency department | 07-07-2022 | Signa Vitae |
| Management of acute hemorrhage in patients with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease in the emergency department | 11-07-2022 | Signa Vitae |
| Assessment and Management of Hypoperfusion in Sepsis and septic shock | 30-07-2022 | 105772intechopen98876 |
| Accuracy of Brain Computed Tomography Diagnosis by Emergency Medicine Physicians | 23-09-2022 | Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience |
| Effect of Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation vs Usual Respiratory Support on Mortality Among Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to COVID19 The HELMETCOVID Randomized Clinical Trial | 01-10-2022 | JAMA |
| Title | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED Chairman | 01-06-2007 | 01-02-2016 | founder of DEM AT King Saud University |
| Disaster Committe | 02-01-2007 | 01-02-2016 | founder and chairman of disaster prepardness committe at KSU Hospitals KKUHKAUH |
| Deputy Strategic planning | COM KSU | ||
| EM saudi Council | member for 8 years | ||
| EM national development committee saudi health council | |||
| chairman and cofounder master public health KSU | 01-07-2015 | ||
| prince sultan College for EMS | 01-01-2009 | 07-02-2016 | co founder and member |
| clinical excutive board KSU hospitals | 01-03-2010 | 01-02-2017 | |
| credintialing committee SCFHS EM | 01-02-2011 | 01-02-2015 | |
| chairman admission and registration committee SCFHS EM | 01-02-2011 | 01-02-2016 | |
| co founder memeber and treasurer Saudi Society OF EM | 01-01-2006 | 01-01-2011 | |
| College board College of medicine | 01-01-2008 | 01-02-2016 | |
| Esihi member | 01-01-2014 | 01-10-2020 | |
| MOH Critical and Emergency Programs | 01-01-2007 |
| Title | Donor | Date |
|---|---|---|
| • Letter of appreciation from the Dean of the College of Medicine for outstanding chairmanship | 01-01-2017 | |
| • Letter of appreciation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs for outstanding | minister of Foreign Affairs | 01-09-2016 |
| • Letter of appreciation from the chief executive officer of Dhahran Aljanoub Hospital | Dhahran Aljanoub Hospital | 01-11-2015 |
| • Appreciation award from Prince Sultan College for EMS for the role played in its establishment | PSCEMS | 01-01-2014 |
| Two awards for qulity projects | KFMC | 01-01-2012 |
| Best Teacher Award | ksu | 01-01-2012 |
| • Appreciation letter from civil program director for advanced EMT training | CIVIL DEFENCE | 01-01-2012 |
| Appreciation letter | Minister of Health | |
| Appreciation letter | deputy minister of health |