Zainab Alnafoosi, MD

Zainab Alnafoosi, MD

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine

    About me

    Gender

    Female

    Education & training

    Positions
    Infectious Diseases Physician
    Board Certifications
    American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious diseases
    Medical School
    Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Residency
    Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklynn NY
    Fellowship
    State University of New York - Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY

    Featured Publications

    [1] Abdulfattah O.  Kohli A.  White P.  Michael C.  Alnafoosi Z.  Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hospital Admission Rate, Length of Stay, and Mortality Rate for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: A Retrospective Study.  2024 ;14(2):1-8. 
    PMID: 38966505

    [2] Abdulfattah O.  Rahman EU.  Shweta F.  Datar P.  Alnafoosi Z.  Trauber D.  Sam M.  Enriquez D.  Schmidt F.  Severe hypercalcemia in a patient with extrapulmonary : granuloma or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? First case of presenting as retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy with severe hypercalcemia: a case report and literature review.  2018 ;8(6):331-338. 
    PMID: 30559940

    [3] Abdulfattah O.  Rahman EU.  Alnafoosi Z.  Schmidt F.  Severe hypokalemia with cardiac arrest as an unusual manifestation of alcoholism.  2018 ;8(5):285-291. 
    PMID: 30357049

    Awards

    • Was awarded the Standard of Excellence upon graduation and the Third Rank of the 2011 Class by Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoom, Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates, 2011.
    • Was awarded the Certificate of standard of excellence for the Clinical Science Examination of the International Foundations of Medicine (IFOM) from the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), 2010.