Sarah Abdelsamad

Academic Tertiary Care Center

Inpatient Internal Medicine - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) / Wayne State University - Detroit, MI

(2023-01)

Academic Tertiary Care Center

• Provide comprehensive inpatient care in a high-acuity academic hospital including Detroit Receiving Hospital
• Provided medical care in one of the busiest emergency departments in the region, managing high-acuity and high-volume patient populations at Detroit Receiving Hospital
• Evaluated and treated patients presenting with acute medical emergencies including sepsis, acute kidney injury, electrolyte disturbances, hypertensive crises, chest pain, and respiratory failure
• Performed rapid triage, diagnostic evaluation, and initial management of critically ill patients
• Collaborated closely with emergency medicine, trauma, critical care, and consulting specialty teams
• Assisted in evaluation and management of acute issues such as electrolyte disturbances, acute kidney injury, anemia, and thrombocytopenia in cancer patients
• Collaborated with oncology, hematology, nephrology, and palliative care teams in multidisciplinary cancer care
• Managed complex medical conditions including heart failure, sepsis, cirrhosis, diabetes, and hypertensive emergencies
• Prescribed and adjusted hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis regimens
• Treated electrolyte abnormalities (hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia) and acid–base disorders
• Managed volume status, resistant hypertension, and cardiorenal syndromes
• Interpreted urinalysis, urine sediment, renal imaging, and serologic evaluations
• Collaborated closely with ICU, cardiology, endocrinology, rheumatology, and hospitalist teams

Oncology-Associated Internal Medicine - Karmanos Cancer Institute - Detroit, MI

Working at Karmanos Cancer Institute and participated in the care of patients with solid tumors and hematologic malignancies in an academic tertiary cancer center

• Managed medical comorbidities in patients with solid tumors and hematologic malignancies
• Treated chemotherapy-related complications including renal dysfunction and metabolic abnormalities
• Participated in multidisciplinary care coordination

Outpatient Internal Medicine & Continuity Clinic - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) / Wayne State University - Detroit, MI

• Provide longitudinal primary care in resident continuity clinic
• Manage chronic conditions including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, CKD, heart failure, COPD, and hyperlipidemia
• Provide preventive care including cancer screening, vaccinations, and risk factor modification
• Manage medication titration, chronic disease monitoring, and transitional care following hospitalization
• Apply geriatric principles in management of older adults with multimorbidity
• Educate patients on lifestyle modification and chronic disease self-management

Obesity Medicine Clinic - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) / Wayne State University - Detroit, MI

• Evaluate and manage patients with obesity and obesity-related comorbidities
• Develop individualized weight management plans including lifestyle modification, pharmacologic therapy, and metabolic risk reduction
• Manage obesity-associated conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver disease
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including nutritionists and behavioral health specialists
• Counsel patients on long-term weight maintenance and cardiometabolic risk reduction

Cystic Fibrosis Clinic - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) / Wayne State University - Detroit, MI

• Participate in multidisciplinary outpatient care of adult patients with cystic fibrosis
• Manage pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations including diabetes, malnutrition, liver disease, and electrolyte abnormalities
• Coordinate care with pulmonology, infectious disease, nutrition, and respiratory therapy teams
• Monitor chronic disease progression and optimize medical therapy
• Address preventive care and transition planning in adult CF patients

Teaching - Internal Medicine - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) / Wayne State University - Detroit, MI

• Supervise Internal Medicine residents and medical students in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Provide bedside teaching focused on clinical reasoning and evidence-based management
• Mentor trainees in management of complex hospitalized and continuity patients
• Participate in case discussions and academic rounds

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS - University of Khartoum (2004-01)

Residency - Internal Medicine - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) / Wayne State University (2023-01 - 2026-01)

Fellowship - Nephrology - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) / Wayne State University (2020-01 - 2022-01)

Fellowship - Geriatric Medicine - Beaumont Hospital (2018-01 - 2019-01)