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Barrak Alahmad, Ph.D.

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University of LiverpoolMD2015
Johns Hopkins UniversityMPH2018
Harvard UniversityPhD2022

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  1. Motairek I, Ajluni S, Khraishah H, AlAhmad B, Al-Dulaimi S, Abi Khalil C, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S. Burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to particulate matter pollution in the eastern Mediterranean region: analysis of the 1990-2019 global burden of disease. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Feb 14; 30(3):256-263. PMID: 36321426.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
  2. Alahmad B, Khraishah H, Royé D, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Guo Y, Papatheodorou SI, Achilleos S, Acquaotta F, Armstrong B, Bell ML, Pan SC, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Colistro V, Dang TN, Van Dung D, De' Donato FK, Entezari A, Guo YL, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Indermitte E, Íñiguez C, Jaakkola JJK, Kim H, Lavigne E, Lee W, Li S, Madureira J, Mayvaneh F, Orru H, Overcenco A, Ragettli MS, Ryti NRI, Saldiva PHN, Scovronick N, Seposo X, Sera F, Silva SP, Stafoggia M, Tobias A, Garshick E, Bernstein AS, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Gasparrini A, Koutrakis P. Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries. Circulation. 2023 01 03; 147(1):35-46. PMID: 36503273; PMCID: PMC9794133.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
  3. Li J, Kang CM, Wolfson JM, Alahmad B, Al-Hemoud A, Garshick E, Koutrakis P. Estimation of fine particulate matter in an arid area from visibility based on machine learning. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022 11; 32(6):926-931. PMID: 36151455; PMCID: PMC9742157.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  4. Nottmeyer L, Armstrong B, Lowe R, Abbott S, Meakin S, O'Reilly K, von Borries R, Schneider R, Royé D, Hashizume M, Pascal M, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Lavigne E, Correa PM, Ortega NV, Kyncl J, Urban A, Orru H, Ryti N, Jaakkola J, Dallavalle M, Schneider A, Honda Y, Ng CFS, Alahmad B, Carrasco G, Holobâc IH, Kim H, Lee W, Íñiguez C, Bell ML, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Scovronick N, Coélho MSZS, Saldiva PHN, Diaz MH, Gasparrini A, Sera F. The association of COVID-19 incidence with temperature, humidity, and UV radiation - A global multi-city analysis. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Sep 07; 158636. PMID: 36087670; PMCID: PMC9450475.
    Citations: 4     Fields:    
  5. Khraishah H, Karout L, Jeong SY, Alahmad B, AlAshqar A, Belanger MJ, Welty FK, Michos ED, Albaghdadi M. Clinical characteristics and cardiovascular outcomes among young patients with acute myocardial infarction in Kerala, India: A secondary analysis of ACS QUIK trial. Atheroscler Plus. 2022 Dec; 50:25-31. PMID: 36643797; PMCID: PMC9833239.
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  6. Alahmad B, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Chen K, Garshick E, Bernstein AS, Schwartz J, Koutrakis P. Climate change and health in Kuwait: temperature and mortality projections under different climatic scenarios. Environmental Research Letters. 2022; 17(7). View Publication.
  7. Khraishah H, Alahmad B, Ostergard RL, AlAshqar A, Albaghdadi M, Vellanki N, Chowdhury MM, Al-Kindi SG, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Rajagopalan S. Climate change and cardiovascular disease: implications for global health. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2022 12; 19(12):798-812. PMID: 35672485.
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  8. Albahar S, Li J, Al-Zoughool M, Al-Hemoud A, Gasana J, Aldashti H, Alahmad B. Air Pollution and Respiratory Hospital Admissions in Kuwait: The Epidemiological Applicability of Predicted PM2.5 in Arid Regions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 05 15; 19(10). PMID: 35627536.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
  9. Wu Y, Li S, Zhao Q, Wen B, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Overcenco A, Urban A, Schneider A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Zanobetti A, Analitis A, Zeka A, Tobias A, Nunes B, Alahmad B, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Pan SC, Íñiguez C, Ameling C, De la Cruz Valencia C, Åström C, Houthuijs D, Van Dung D, Royé D, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, de'Donato F, Rao S, Sera F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Kan H, Orru H, Kim H, Holobaca IH, Kyselý J, Madureira J, Schwartz J, Jaakkola JJK, Katsouyanni K, Hurtado Diaz M, Ragettli MS, Hashizume M, Pascal M, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coélho M, Ortega NV, Ryti N, Scovronick N, Michelozzi P, Correa PM, Goodman P, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Abrutzky R, Osorio S, Dang TN, Colistro V, Huber V, Lee W, Seposo X, Honda Y, Guo YL, Bell ML, Guo Y. Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with short-term temperature variability from 2000-19: a three-stage modelling study. Lancet Planet Health. 2022 05; 6(5):e410-e421. PMID: 35550080; PMCID: PMC9177161.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
  10. Wu Y, Wen B, Li S, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Overcenco A, Urban A, Schneider A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Zanobetti A, Analitis A, Zeka A, Tobias A, Alahmad B, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Íñiguez C, Ameling C, De la Cruz Valencia C, Åström C, Houthuijs D, Van Dung D, Royé D, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, de'Donato F, Sera F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Kan H, Orru H, Kim H, Holobaca IH, Kyselý J, Madureira J, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K, Hurtado-Diaz M, Ragettli MS, Hashizume M, Pascal M, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coélho M, Scovronick N, Michelozzi P, Goodman P, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Abrutzky R, Osorio S, Dang TN, Colistro V, Huber V, Lee W, Seposo X, Honda Y, Bell ML, Guo Y. Fluctuating temperature modifies heat-mortality association around the globe. Innovation (Camb). 2022 Mar 29; 3(2):100225. PMID: 35340394; PMCID: PMC8942841.
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  11. Ali H, Alahmad B, Al-Shammari AA, Alterki A, Hammad M, Cherian P, Alkhairi I, Sindhu S, Thanaraj TA, Mohammad A, Alghanim G, Deverajan S, Ahmad R, El-Shazly S, Dashti AA, Shehab M, Al-Sabah S, Alkandari A, Abubaker J, Abu-Farha M, Al-Mulla F. Previous COVID-19 Infection and Antibody Levels After Vaccination. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:778243. PMID: 34926392.
    Citations: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
  12. Ali H, Alterki A, Sindhu S, Alahmad B, Hammad M, Al-Sabah S, Alghounaim M, Jamal MH, Aldei A, Mairza MJ, Husain M, Deverajan S, Ahmad R, Cherian P, Alkhairi I, Alkandari A, Abubaker J, Abu-Farha M, Al-Mulla F. Robust Antibody Levels in Both Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Individuals After BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:752233. PMID: 34899701.
    Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
  13. Al-Shammari AA, Ali H, Alahmad B, Al-Refaei FH, Al-Sabah S, Jamal MH, Alshukry A, Al-Duwairi Q, Al-Mulla F. The Impact of Strict Public Health Measures on COVID-19 Transmission in Developing Countries: The Case of Kuwait. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:757419. PMID: 34881217.
    Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
  14. Tobías A, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Sera F, Ng CFS, Kim Y, Roye D, Chung Y, Dang TN, Kim H, Lee W, Íñiguez C, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Abrutzky R, Guo Y, Tong S, Coelho MSZS, Saldiva PHN, Lavigne E, Correa PM, Ortega NV, Kan H, Osorio S, Kyselý J, Urban A, Orru H, Indermitte E, Jaakkola JJK, Ryti NRI, Pascal M, Huber V, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Entezari A, Mayvaneh F, Goodman P, Zeka A, Michelozzi P, de'Donato F, Alahmad B, Diaz MH, De la Cruz Valencia C, Overcenco A, Houthuijs D, Ameling C, Rao S, Di Ruscio F, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Nunes B, Madureira J, Holobaca IH, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Forsberg B, Åström C, Ragettli MS, Guo YL, Chen BY, Li S, Colistro V, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dung DV, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A. Geographical Variations of the Minimum Mortality Temperature at a Global Scale: A Multicountry Study. Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Oct; 5(5):e169. PMID: 34934890; PMCID: PMC8683148.
    Citations: 1     
  15. Tracy SM, Vieira CLZ, Garshick E, Wang VA, Alahmad B, Eid R, Schwartz J, Schiff JE, Vokonas P, Koutrakis P. Associations between solar and geomagnetic activity and peripheral white blood cells in the Normative Aging Study. Environ Res. 2022 03; 204(Pt B):112066. PMID: 34537201; PMCID: PMC8678289.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
  16. Alahmad B, AlMekhled D, Odeh A, Albloushi D, Gasana J. Disparities in excess deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic among migrant workers in Kuwait. BMC Public Health. 2021 09 14; 21(1):1668. PMID: 34521360.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
  17. Chen G, Guo Y, Yue X, Tong S, Gasparrini A, Bell ML, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Jaakkola JJK, Zanobetti A, Lavigne E, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Kan H, Royé D, Milojevic A, Overcenco A, Urban A, Schneider A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Zeka A, Tobias A, Nunes B, Alahmad B, Forsberg B, Pan SC, Íñiguez C, Ameling C, De la Cruz Valencia C, Åström C, Houthuijs D, Van Dung D, Samoli E, Mayvaneh F, Sera F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Lei Y, Orru H, Kim H, Holobaca IH, Kyselý J, Teixeira JP, Madureira J, Katsouyanni K, Hurtado-Díaz M, Maasikmets M, Ragettli MS, Hashizume M, Stafoggia M, Pascal M, Scortichini M, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coêlho M, Valdés Ortega N, Ryti NRI, Scovronick N, Matus P, Goodman P, Garland RM, Abrutzky R, Garcia SO, Rao S, Fratianni S, Dang TN, Colistro V, Huber V, Lee W, Seposo X, Honda Y, Guo YL, Ye T, Yu W, Abramson MJ, Samet JM, Li S. Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations. Lancet Planet Health. 2021 09; 5(9):e579-e587. PMID: 34508679.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:PHPublic Health
  18. Zhao Q, Guo Y, Ye T, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Overcenco A, Urban A, Schneider A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Zanobetti A, Analitis A, Zeka A, Tobias A, Nunes B, Alahmad B, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Pan SC, Íñiguez C, Ameling C, De la Cruz Valencia C, Åström C, Houthuijs D, Dung DV, Royé D, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, de'Donato F, Di Ruscio F, Sera F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Kan H, Orru H, Kim H, Holobaca IH, Kyselý J, Madureira J, Schwartz J, Jaakkola JJK, Katsouyanni K, Hurtado Diaz M, Ragettli MS, Hashizume M, Pascal M, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coélho M, Valdés Ortega N, Ryti N, Scovronick N, Michelozzi P, Matus Correa P, Goodman P, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Abrutzky R, Osorio S, Rao S, Fratianni S, Dang TN, Colistro V, Huber V, Lee W, Seposo X, Honda Y, Guo YL, Bell ML, Li S. Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study. Lancet Planet Health. 2021 07; 5(7):e415-e425. PMID: 34245712.
    Citations: 18     Fields:    
  19. Khadadah F, Al-Shammari AA, Alhashemi A, Alhuwail D, Al-Saif B, Alzaid SN, Alahmad B, Bogoch II. The effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in different socioeconomic populations in Kuwait: a modeling study. BMC Public Health. 2021 05 26; 21(1):990. PMID: 34039289.
    Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
  20. Buqammaz M, Gasana J, Alahmad B, Shebl M, Albloushi D. Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Migrant Workers in Kuwait. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 16; 18(10). PMID: 34065730; PMCID: PMC8156043.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
  21. Ali H, Al-Shammari AA, Alahmad B, Al-Mulla F. Advancing Risk Analysis of COVID-19 Clinical Predictors: The Case of Fasting Blood Glucose. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021; 8:636065. PMID: 33898480.
    Citations: 2     
  22. Alshukry A, Bu Abbas M, Ali Y, Alahmad B, Al-Shammari AA, Alhamar G, Abu-Farha M, AbuBaker J, Devarajan S, Dashti AA, Al-Mulla F, Ali H. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus in Kuwait. Heliyon. 2021 Apr; 7(4):e06706. PMID: 33842709.
    Citations: 5     
  23. Alahmad B, Al-Hemoud A, Kang CM, Almarri F, Kommula V, Wolfson JM, Bernstein AS, Garshick E, Schwartz J, Koutrakis P. A two-year assessment of particulate air pollution and sources in Kuwait. Environ Pollut. 2021 Aug 01; 282:117016. PMID: 33848912.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:PHPublic Health
  24. Bourdrel T, Annesi-Maesano I, Alahmad B, Maesano CN, Bind MA. The impact of outdoor air pollution on COVID-19: a review of evidence from in vitro, animal, and human studies. Eur Respir Rev. 2021 Mar 31; 30(159). PMID: 33568525.
    Citations: 55     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
  25. Khraishah H, Alahmad B, Alfaddagh A, Jeong SY, Mathenge N, Kassab MB, Kolte D, Michos ED, Albaghdadi M. Sex disparities in the presentation, management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome: insights from the ACS QUIK trial. Open Heart. 2021 01; 8(1). PMID: 33504633.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  26. Alahmad B, Khraishah H. Unconventional Natural Gas Development and Heart Failure: Accumulating Epidemiological Evidence. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 12 15; 76(24):2875-2877. PMID: 33303077.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
  27. Alahmad B, Al-Shammari AA, Bennakhi A, Al-Mulla F, Ali H. Fasting Blood Glucose and COVID-19 Severity: Nonlinearity Matters. Diabetes Care. 2020 12; 43(12):3113-3116. PMID: 33051331.
    Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
  28. Khraishah H, Alahmad B, Secemsky E, Young MN, ElGuindy A, Siedner MJ, Kassab M, Kholte D, Khanbhai K, Janabi M, Kennedy K, Albaghdadi MS. Comparative Effectiveness of Reperfusion Strategies in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Secondary Analysis of the Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement in Kerala (ACS QUIK) Trial. Glob Heart. 2020 10 12; 15(1):68. PMID: 33150133.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
  29. Hamadah H, Alahmad B, Behbehani M, Al-Youha S, Almazeedi S, Al-Haddad M, Jamal MH, Al-Sabah S. COVID-19 clinical outcomes and nationality: results from a Nationwide registry in Kuwait. BMC Public Health. 2020 Sep 10; 20(1):1384. PMID: 32912230.
    Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
  30. Alahmad B, Kurdi H, Colonna K, Gasana J, Agnew J, Fox MA. COVID-19 stressors on migrant workers in Kuwait: cumulative risk considerations. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 07; 5(7). PMID: 32641292; PMCID: PMC7348320.
    Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
  31. Alahmad B, Shakarchi AF, Khraishah H, Alseaidan M, Gasana J, Al-Hemoud A, Koutrakis P, Fox MA. Extreme temperatures and mortality in Kuwait: Who is vulnerable? Sci Total Environ. 2020 Aug 25; 732:139289. PMID: 32438154.
    Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  32. Alahmad B, Tomasso LP, Al-Hemoud A, James P, Koutrakis P. Spatial Distribution of Land Surface Temperatures in Kuwait: Urban Heat and Cool Islands. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 04 26; 17(9). PMID: 32357399.
    Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:PHPublic Health
  33. Yuan Y, Alahmad B, Kang CM, Al-Marri F, Kommula V, Bouhamra W, Koutrakis P. Dust Events and Indoor Air Quality in Residential Homes in Kuwait. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 04 03; 17(7). PMID: 32260094; PMCID: PMC7178282.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:PHPublic Health
  34. Alahmad B, Khraishah H, Shakarchi AF, Albaghdadi M, Rajagopalan S, Koutrakis P, Jaffer FA. Cardiovascular Mortality and Exposure to Heat in an Inherently Hot Region: Implications for Climate Change. Circulation. 2020 04 14; 141(15):1271-1273. PMID: 32223316; PMCID: PMC9060422.
    Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  35. Zubaid M, Khraishah H, Alahmad B, Rashed W, Ridha M, Alenezi F, Aljarralah M, Al-Marri K, Almutairi M, Althalji K, Alfaddagh A. Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacoinvasive Strategy Compared to Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Country-Wide Registry. Ann Glob Health. 2020 02 05; 86(1):13. PMID: 32064231.
    Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  36. Achilleos S, Al-Ozairi E, Alahmad B, Garshick E, Neophytou AM, Bouhamra W, Yassin MF, Koutrakis P. Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait. Environ Int. 2019 05; 126:476-483. PMID: 30844583.
    Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
  37. Alahmad B, Shakarchi A, Alseaidan M, Fox M. The effects of temperature on short-term mortality risk in Kuwait: A time-series analysis. Environ Res. 2019 04; 171:278-284. PMID: 30703623.
    Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:PHPublic Health
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