Farouq B. Alahmed
Resident Appointee
Bio
Dr. Farouq Alahmed received their medical degree from Alexandria University in Egypt before completing a research fellowship at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Now an Internal Medicine resident at the IU School of Medicine in Bloomington, they are deeply passionate about advancing evidence-based medicine through clinical research. Above all, they are dedicated to building meaningful, long-term relationships with their patients and providing compassionate, continuous care.
Key Publications
- Transcatheter vs surgical aortic valve replacement in small aortic annulus: meta-analysis with reconstructed time-to-event data. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2025;56:101578. Awad AK; Alahmed FB; et al. doi:10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101578.
- Interstitial Cystitis and Dietary Interventions: A Systematic Review. DOI: 10.1007/s00192-026-06572-0.
- Reversing the Renal Burden: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Long-Term eGFR Recovery and Safety Outcomes
with Palopegteriparatide in Chronic Hypoparathyroidism. https://endo2026.eventscribe.net/fsPopup.asp?PresentationID=1845614&mode=presInfo - Effect of Preoperative Bisphosphonate Therapy on Hungry Bone Syndrome and Calcium Requirements After
Parathyroidectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. https://endo2026.endocrine.org/fsPopup.asp?PresentationID=1845559&mode=presInfo - Fracture Risk Associated with Tirzepatide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Real-World Evidence. https://doi.org/10.2337/db26-1683-P
- Semaglutide in Patients with Obesity and Heart Failure Irrespective of Their Baseline Ejection Fraction: An Efficacy and Safety Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Cardiol Rev. Published online May 1, 2025. Otmani Z; Alahmed FB; et al. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000925
- Semaglutide and heart failure in diabetes: meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis. 2024;399(Suppl 1):118835 (ISA 2024). Otmani Z;
Alahmed FB; et al. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.118835. - The journey of data: why adjuvant cancer therapy trials go unpublished. https://www.esmoopen.com/article/S2059-7029(25)00118-8/fulltext
- Empagliflozin after acute MI: systematic review & meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis. 2024;399(Suppl 1):118713 (ISA 2024).
Otmani Z; Alahmed FB; et al. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.118713. - Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in small aortic annulus: meta-analysis with reconstructed time-to-event data. American College of Cardiology (ACC) Middle East; 2024. Poster Presentation
- Semaglutide in obesity with HF (any EF): meta-analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025;18(4 Suppl):S60. Abstract 300.21.
Otmani Z; Alahmed FB; et al. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2025.01.230. - Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin after acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Circulation.
2024;150(Suppl_1):A4144446. Otmani Z; Alahmed FB; et al. doi:10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4144446 - Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analsys on the Da Vinci Platform. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0001191324.44573.90.07
Dr. Alahmed's research centers on clinical outcomes. They are dedicated to advancing evidence-based medicine through active clinical research and applying those findings directly to patient care.
Dr. Alahmed's focuses on cardiology, endocrinology, and hematology-oncology. They strongly value continuity of care, striving to build lasting relationships with their patients while being a dependable, urgent presence when critical needs arise.