Haitam Buaisha, MBBCh

Department

Medicine

Position

Assistant Professor

Publications

• The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  Elturki, Salman, Elturki, Salman ; Tang, Ivanna Z. ; Alaber, Omar ; Walters, Ryan ; Alam, Mobashshir M ; Buaisha, Haitam. Fluid Administration and Severity of Acute Pancreatitis Stratified by BISAP Score: Retrospective Cohort Study. The American journal of gastroenterology, 2022, Vol.117 (10S), p.e17-e18
  117, p. p.e17-e18 2022
• The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  Schutt, Bryce, Schutte, Bryce ; Reiche, William S. ; Walters, Ryan; Buaisha, Haitam. Mild Thrombocytopenia as a Predictor of Surgical Outcomes Following Cholecystectomy: A Tool for Perioperative Assessment in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?. The American journal of gastroenterology, 2022, Vol.117 (10S), p.e862-e863
  117, p. p.e862-e863 2022
• The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  Alaber, Omar, Alaber, Omar A. ; Elturki, Salman ; Buaisha, Haitam. Autoimmune Enteropathy (AIE) in a Patient Diagnosed with Thymoma: A Case Report. The American journal of gastroenterology, 2022, Vol.117 (10S), p.e1642-e1642
  117, p. p.e1642-e1642 2022
• Internal and Emergency Medicine
  SM Alam, H Buaisha, M Qasswal, MZ Ashfaq, RW Walters, S Chandra. Ileus in Acute Pancreatitis Correlates with Severity of Pancreatitis, Not Volume of Fluid Resuscitation or Opioid Use: Observations from Mid-West Cohort. Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2021. 2021
• Gastroenterology
  H Buaisha, H Buaisha, RW Walters, S Chandra. Clip or Not to Clip After Endoscopic Mucosal Resection; Matter of Operator Preference Versus Polyp Characteristics. Gastroenterology 2020 2020
• Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
  H Buaisha, Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma in Celiac Disease: a Case Report. H Buaisha, E Nippoldt, AN Alsuwaidan, S Reddymasu - Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2018. 2018
• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  J Machain, Mo1678 Utility of Endoring Assisted Colonscopy in Endoscopists with a Baseline High Adenoma Detection Rate J Machain, S Bhavsar, HM Buaisha, R Kizer… - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2018 2018
• Gastroenterology
  H Buaisha , Reducing Unnecessary Chronic Use of PPIs in a VA Primary Care Clinic: A QI Project. H Buaisha, N Abuhamidah, R Emsalem, Y Alshebani - AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 2017. 2017
• American Journal of Gastroenterology
  NM Abuhamidah, A Delayed Presentation of Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: A Case Report. NM Abuhamidah, H Buaisha, A Alsuwaidan, A Nayfeh… - AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 2017. 2017
• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  S Bhavsar, Su1667 Utility of Endoring Assisted Colonoscopy in Endoscopists With a Baseline High Adenoma Detection Rate. S Bhavsar, HM Buaisha, JGM Palacio, RW Walters… - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2017 2017
• Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
  Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Influence of left ventricular hypertrophy on in-hospital outcomes in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Pranathi R Sundaragiri, Arun Kanmanthareddy, Anas A Ahmed, Toufik Mahfood Haddad, Hamza AA Rayes, Anila N Khan, Haitam M Buaisha, Gene E Pershwitz, Dustin A McCann, Mark J Holmberg, Lee E Morrow - COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary, 2016. 2016
• American Journal of Gastroenterology
  H Buaisha, Prevalence of Colorectal Adenomas in Breast Cancer Survivors. H Buaisha, E Nippoldt, LM Chintalacheruvu, O Diab… - American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016. 2016
• Journal of General Internal Medicine
  O Elsallabi, Skin Ulcer and Leukemoid Reaction as a Presenting Feature of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). O Elsallabi, H Buaisha, VR Bhatt, P Silberstein - JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2016. 2016

General

• Journal of General Internal Medicine
  H Rayes, Dissection of the Coronary Artery with Stress and Exertion. H Rayes, AM Smer, H Buaisha, Y Alshebani - JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2016 2016

Presentations

• Updates on Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Management During Acute GI Bleeding and the Periendoscopic Period. November 16, 2022. 2022
• Updates on Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Management During Acute GI Bleeding and the Periendoscopic Period. October 19, 2022. 2022
• Differentiating Gastroparesis and Functional Dyspepsia. February 9, 2022. 2022
• Management of undiagnosed chronic abdominal pain. January 5, 2022. 2022
• Elturki, Salman ; Tang, Ivanna Z. ; Alaber, Omar ; Walters, Ryan ; Alam, Mobashshir M ; Buaisha, Haitam. Fluid Administration and Severity of Acute Pancreatitis Stratified by BISAP Score: Retrospective Cohort Study. ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina. 2022
• Schutte, Bryce ; Reiche, William S. ; Walters, Ryan; Buaisha, Haitam. Mild Thrombocytopenia as a Predictor of Surgical Outcomes Following Cholecystectomy: A Tool for Perioperative Assessment in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?. ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina. 2022
• Alaber, Omar A. ; Elturki, Salman ; Buaisha, Haitam. Autoimmune Enteropathy (AIE) in a Patient Diagnosed with Thymoma: A Case Report. ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina. 2022
• Internal medicine board review, GI topics. To be presented in June 2021. 2021
• Management of Eosinophilic esophagitis, presented at GI grand rounds 2021. 2021
• Viral and alcoholic hepatitis, Creighton PA school GI core curriculum lecture. 2021
• Management of Chronic Undiagnosed Abdominal Pain. 20th Annual Pain Management Conference, 2021. Omaha, NE. 2021
• Mohammed Qasswal, Haitam M Buaisha, Sandeep Mukherjee. A Cautionary Tale: Hemosuccus Pancreaticus in a Patient With a History of Chronic Pancreatitis. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2020 2020
• Yazan Addasi, Haitam M Buaisha, Ala Abdel-Jalil. Mediastinal Granuloma Secondary to Histoplasmosis: A Rare Cause of Dysphagia in Immunocompetent Patient. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2020 2020
• Jalal Dufani, Madaen Abuhamidah, Haitam M Buaisha, Sandeep Mukherjee. Acute Pancreatitis and Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient With COVID-19: A Case Report. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2020 2020
• Thamer M Kassim, Haitam M Buaisha, Jonathan J Gapp, Jahnavi Koppala, Ryan Walters, Rajani Rangray, Sandeep Mukherjee. Timing of Bariatric Surgery in Liver Transplant Recipients; A Comprehensive Systematic Review. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2020 2020
• Haitam M Buaisha, Mobashshir Alam, Neethu Pitta, Jahnavi Koppala, Mohammed Qasswal, Muhammad Ashfaq, Jalal Dufani, Ryan Walters, Rajani Rangray, Robert M Kizer, Subhash Chandra. Addition of Serum Bicarbonate and Anion Gap to Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis Score Do Not Improve Its Predictive Performance. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2020 2020
• Syed Alam, Haitam M Buaisha, Mohammed Qasswal, Muhammad Ashfaq, Ryan Walters, Subhash Chandra. Clinically Significant Ileus in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis Is Associated With Severity of Pancreatitis, Not Volume of Fluid Resuscitation. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2020. 2020
• Jahnavi Koppala, Mobashshir Alam, Sirish Rao, Meghana Vellanki, Ryan W Walters, Elliott Baker, Subhash Chandra, Haitam M Buaisha, Sandeep Mukherjee. COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES OF TREATMENT WITH DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRAL AGENTS FOR INFECTION WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1-6 IN AN AMBULATORY SETTING AMONG GASTROENTEROLOGIST. Gastroenterology 2020 2020
• F Alghoula, S Albagoush, H Buaisha, R Walters, A Highley. ANEMIA AS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK. 2019 Chest 156 (4), A1041 2019
• J Koppala, H Buaisha, R Rangray, S Mukherjee. Treating Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infections: Is It Cost Effective?. 2019 ACG Annual Meeting 2019
• HM Buaisha, S Rao, J Koppala, M Vellanki, A Abdussalam, J Machain. Optimizing Inpatient Colonoscopy Preparation: A QI Project. 2019 ACG Annual Meeting 2019
• SARA Albagoush, S McGuire, H Buaisha, S Mukherjee. Bevacizumab-Linked Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report. 2019 ACG Annual Meeting 2019
• Jose Machain, Sheila Bhavsar, Haitam M Buaisha, Robert Kizer, Savio Reddymasu. Utility of Endoring Assisted Colonscopy in Endoscopists with a Baseline High Adenoma Detection Rate. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2018. Washington, D 2018
• Nawras M Abuhamidah, Haitam Buaisha, Abdullah Alsuwaidan, Ali Nayfeh, Adil Abdalla. A Delayed Presentation of Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: A Case Report. World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG) 2017. Orlando, FL. 2017
• Haitam Buaisha, Nawras Abuhamidah, Rabie Emsalem, Yazeid Alshebani, Akua Fordjour, Elizabeth Jamieson, James Puhl, Savio Reddymasu, Erica Cichowsk. Reducing Unnecessary Chronic Use of PPIs in a VA Primary Care Clinic: A QI Project. World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG) 2017. Orlando, FL. 2017
• Sheila Bhavsar, Haitam M Buaisha, Jose G Machain Palacio, Ryan W Walters, Robert Kizer, Savio Reddymasu. Utility of Endoring Assisted Colonoscopy in Endoscopists With a Baseline High Adenoma Detection Rate. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2017. Chicago, Ilinois 2017

Other

•  Study Title: Reducing cirrhosis readmission rates: A QI Project.
  Primary Investigator: H Buaisha
  Project Objectives: Reduce the cirrhosis 30-days and 90-days readmission rate by 5% from the baseline (our hospital baseline or national baseline, whichever is lower). Completed

Awards

• Presidential Poster Award
  Presidential Poster Award at American College of Gastroenterology Meeting in 2022
  American College of Gastroenterology
• Fellow of the year award
  Fellow of the year award by the Department of lnternal Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2019
  Creighton University
• QI champion of the gastroenterology department
  QI champion of the gastroenterology department, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2018.
  Creighton University