Dr. Ali El Solh
Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine
Erie County Medical Center
Div. of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
462 Grider Street
Buffalo NY, 14215
Phone: (716) 898-3375
Fax: (716) 898-6139
Email: solh@buffalo.edu

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OFFICE LOCATIONS

VA Medical Center
3495 Bailey Ave
Buffalo NY, 14215

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Community Blue (HMO)
Empire
Fidelis
GHI
Independent Health Association (HMO)
United Healthcare
Univera Health Care (HMO)

DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS

My main interests are in health care associated Pneumonia, morbid obesity, sleep and cardiovascular diseases.

SPECIALTIES

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

EDUCATION

2002 Master of Public Health, Public Health
Medical College of Wisconsin
1989 MD, Medicine
American University of Beirut, Lebanon

EXPERTISE

Expertise
Health Care Associated Pneumonia, morbid obesity, sleep and cardiovascular diseases

PUBLICATIONS

El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Berim IG, Peter AM, Paasch LL, Szarpa KR, El Solh AA; Hemostatic implications of endothelial cell apoptosis in obstructive sleep apnea.; Sleep Breath; 2008 Nov; 12(4); 331-337
Akinnusi ME, Paasch LL, Szarpa KR, Wallace PK, El Solh AA, El Solh AA; Impact of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on Markers of Platelet Activation in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.; Respiration; 2008 Sep;
El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Wiener-Kronish JP, Lynch SV, Pineda LA, Szarpa K, El Solh AA; Persistent infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ventilator-associated pneumonia.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2008 Sep; 178(5); 513-519
Bhat A, El Solh AA, El Solh AA; Management of narcolepsy.; Expert Opin Pharmacother; 2008 Jul; 9(10); 1721-1733
El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Peter M, Berim I, Schultz MJ, Pineda L, El Solh AA; Triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells in pulmonary aspiration syndromes.; Intensive Care Med; 2008 Jun; 34(6); 1012-1019
El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Alsawalha LN, Pineda LA,; Outcome of septic shock in older adults after implementation of the sepsis "bundle".; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2008 Feb; 56(2); 272-278
Bhat A, Shafi F, El Solh AA, El Solh AA; Pharmacotherapy of insomnia.; Expert Opin Pharmacother; 2008 Feb; 9(3); 351-362
Akinnusi ME, Pineda LA, El Solh AA; Effect of obesity on intensive care morbidity and mortality: a meta-analysis.; Crit Care Med; 2008 Jan; 36(1); 151-158
El Solh AA, Saliba R, El Solh AA; Pharmacologic prevention of aspiration pneumonia: a systematic review.; Am J Geriatr Pharmacother; 2007 Dec; 5(4); 352-362
Akinnusi ME, El Solh AA, El Solh AA; The role of coagulation in pulmonary pathology.; Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets; 2007 Dec; 6(4); 201-209
El Solh AA, Alhajjhasan A., Ramadan F, Pineda LA; A comparative study of community- and nursing home-acquired empyema thoracis.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2007 Nov; 55(11); 1847-1852
El Solh AA, Schultz M; Decreased alveolar fibrinolysis in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a species-specific event.; Anesthesiology; 2007 Oct; 107(4); 677-677
El Solh AA, Aldik Z, Alnabhan M, Grant B,; Predicting effective continuous positive airway pressure in sleep apnea using an artificial neural network.; Sleep Med; 2007 Aug; 8(5); 471-477
El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Baddoura FH, Mankowski CR; Endothelial cell apoptosis in obstructive sleep apnea: a link to endothelial dysfunction.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2007 Jun; 175(11); 1186-1191
Pineda LA, El Solh AA; Severe community-acquired pneumonia: approach to therapy.; Expert Opin Pharmacother; 2007 Apr; 8(5); 593-606
El Solh AA, Choi G, Schultz MJ, Pineda LA, Mankowski C.; Clinical and hemostatic responses to treatment in ventilator-associated pneumonia: role of bacterial pathogens.; Crit Care Med; 2007 Feb; 35(2); 490-496
El Solh AA, Jaafar W; A comparative study of the complications of surgical tracheostomy in morbidly obese critically ill patients.; Crit Care; 2007 Jan; 11(1); 3-3
El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Pineda LA, Mankowski CR,; Diagnostic yield of quantitative endotracheal aspirates in patients with severe nursing home-acquired pneumonia.; Crit Care; 2007 Jan; 11(3); 57-57
El Solh AA, Goda C., Schultz M.; Targeting lung coagulation disorders in acute lung injury. Easy as pie (PAI-1)? (letter); Critical Care Medicine; 2007; 35; 1449-1449
El Solh AA, Ramadan FH; Overview of respiratory failure in older adults.; J Intensive Care Med; 2006 Nov; 21(6); 345-351
Bosinski TJ, El Solh AA; Recombinant factor VIIa, its clinical properties, and the tissue factor pathway of coagulation.; Mini Rev Med Chem; 2006 Oct; 6(10); 1111-1117
El Solh AA, Saliba R, Bosinski T, Grant BJ, Berbary E, Miller N, El Solh AA; Allopurinol improves endothelial function in sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled study.; Eur Respir J; 2006 May; 27(5); 997-1002
El Solh AA, Bhora M, Pineda L, Dhillon R, El; Nosocomial pneumonia in elderly patients following cardiac surgery.; Respir Med; 2006 Apr; 100(4); 729-736
Pineda LA, Saliba RG, El Solh AA,; Effect of oral decontamination with chlorhexidine on the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia: a meta-analysis.; Crit Care; 2006 Feb; 10(1); 35-35
El Solh AA, Bhora M, Pineda L, Aquilina A, Abbetessa L, Berbary E,; Alveolar plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 predicts ARDS in aspiration pneumonitis.; Intensive Care Med; 2006 Jan; 32(1); 110-115
El Solh AA; Aspiration syndromes (chapter of Respiratory Emergencies); ; 2006;
El Solh AA, Pineda LA, Bouquin, P., Mankowski, C.; Association between inflammatory markers and functional decline after community acquired pneumonia in the elderly: a prospective cohort study.; BMC Geriatrics; 2006; 6(12);
Shucard D., Parmenter B., El Solh AA; Computer Analysis of Sleep. Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, 2nd Edition; ; 2006;
El Solh AA, Schunemann H., Jaesckle R., Cook D., Bria W., Fahy B., Ernst A., Gould M., Horan K., Krishnan J., Manthous C., Maurer J., McNicholas W., Rubenfeld G., Turino G, Guyatt G. on behalf of the ATS Documents and Devel; Grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in guidelines - An Official ATS Statement; American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; 2006; 174; 605-614
El Solh AA; Moxifloxacin in the treatment of elderly with community acquired pneumonia; Aging Health; 2006; 2; 383-393
El Solh AA, Aquilina AT, Pineda LA, Dhavantri V., Grant BJ, Bouquin, P.; Noninvasive ventilation for prevention of post extubation respiratory failure in obese patients.; European Respiratory; 2006; 28; 588-595
El Solh AA; Pneumonia in the elderly; Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews; 2006; 2; 75-87
El Solh AA, Abdo T., Pineda LA, Ramadan F, Berbary E.; A longitudinal study of idiopathic exudative lymphocytic pleural effusion in the elderly; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 2005 Nov; 53; 1957-1960
Krausa M, El Solh AA; Asthma and obesity: the missing link; Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care; 2005; 14; 16-19
Ramadan F, Masoodi N, El Solh AA; Clinical factors associated with hyperkalemia in patients with congestive heart failure; Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics; 2005; 30; 233-239
El Solh AA, Brewer T, Okada M, Bashir O, Gough M,; Indicators of recurrent hospitalization for pneumonia in the elderly.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2004 Dec; 52(12); 2010-2015
El Solh AA, Pietrantoni C, Bhat A, Bhora M, Berbary E,; Indicators of potentially drug-resistant bacteria in severe nursing home-acquired pneumonia.; Clin Infect Dis; 2004 Aug; 39(4); 474-480
El Solh AA, Bhat A, Gunen H, Berbary E, El Solh AA; Extubation failure in the elderly.; Respir Med; 2004 Jul; 98(7); 661-668
Ramadan HH, El Solh AA; An update on otolaryngology in critical care.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2004 Jun; 169(12); 1273-1277
El Solh AA, Aquilina AT, Gunen H, Ramadan F, El Solh AA; Radiographic resolution of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in the elderly.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2004 Feb; 52(2); 224-229
El Solh AA; A clinical approach to the critically ill mobidly obese patient; American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; 2004; 169; 557-561
El Solh AA, Pietantoni, C, Bhat, A, Okada, M, Zambon M, Aquilina AT, Berbary, E; Colonization of dental plaques: A reservoir of pathogens for hospital-acquired pneumonia in institutionalized elders; Chest; 2004; 126; 1575-1582
El Solh AA, Okada M, Pietrantoni C, Aquilina AT, Berbary E; Procoagulant and fibrinolytic activity in ventilator associated pneumonia: impact of inadequate antimicrobial therapy.; Intensive Care Medicine; 2004; 30; 1914-1920
Nara, W, El Solh AA; Sleep disorders in morbidly obese; Sleep Review; 2004; 5; 28-32
El Solh AA, Peitrantoni, C, Bhat, A, Aquilina, T, Okada, M, Grover, V, Gifford, N; Microbiology of severe aspiration in the elderly; American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; 2003; 167; 1650-1654
Pietrantoni C., El Solh AA; Respiratory complications of obesity: Weighty issues; Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care; 2003 Jan; 12; 32-36
El Solh AA, Okada, M, Bhat, A, Pietrantoni, C; Swallowing disorders post orotracheal intubation in the elderly; Intensive Care Medicine; 2003; 29; 1451-1455
El Solh AA, Mador MJ, Sikka, P, Roth, M, Dhillon, R, Grant BJ; Adhesion molecules in coronary artery disease patients with sleep apnea; Chest; 2002; 121; 1541-1547
El Solh AA, Aquilina AT, Dhillon, R., Ramadan F, Nowak, P., Davies, J.; Antimicrobial treatment failure in institutionalized elderly with severe pneumonia.; . American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; 2002; 166; 1038-1043
El Solh AA, Bozkanat, E, Roth, M, Mador MJ, Grant BJ; Association between plasma endothelian-1 levels and Cheyne-Stokes respiration in patients with congestive heart failure; Chest; 2002; 121; 1928-1934
El Solh AA, Jaadar, W; Clinical course and prognostic factors of the morbidly obese in intensive care; Obesity; 2002; 3; 13-14
El Solh AA, Sikka, P, Ramadan F, Davies, J; Etiology of severe pneumonia in the very elderly; American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; 2001; 163; 645-651
El Solh AA, Sikka, P, Jaafar, W, Bozkanat, E; Outcome of critically obese patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit; Chest; 2001; 120; 1989-1997
El Solh AA, Sikka, P, Ramadan F; Outcome of severe pneumonia in the elderly predicted by recursive partitioning; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 2001; 49; 1614-1621
Sikka, P, Jaafar, W, Bozkanat, E, El Solh AA; A comparison of severity of illness scoring systems for elderly patients with severe pneumonia; Intensive Care Medicine; 2000; 26; 1803-1810
El Solh AA, Sikka, P, Draw, A; Pulmonary and Critical Pearls: A 58 y/o woman with recurrent productive cough and diarrhea; Chest; 2000; 118; 1194-1197
El Solh AA, Saltzman, S, Ramadan F, Naughton BJ; Validity of artificial neural network in predicting discharge destination from a post-acute geriatric rehabilitation unit; Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; 2000; 81; 1388-1393
El Solh AA, Hsiao CB, Goodnough, S, Serghani, J, Grant BJ; Predicting active pulmonary tuberculosis using an artificial neural network; Chest; 1999; 116; 968-973
El Solh AA, Mador MJ, Tenbrock E, Shucard DW, Abul-Khoudoud, M, Grant BJ; Validity of an artificial neural network in predicting sleep apnea; Sleep; 1999; 22; 105-111
El Solh AA, Nopper, J, Sherif, A, Aquilina AT, Grant BJ; Comparison of clinical and radiographic manifestations of uncommon nontuberculous myocobacterial disease in AIDS patients; Chest; 1998; 114; 138-145
El Solh A, Joseph Mylotte, Sherif S, Serghani J, Brydon Grant; Validity of a decision tree for predicting active pulmonary tuberculosis from clinical and radiographic data.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 1997 May; 155(5); 1711-1716
El Solh AA, Kumnar N.M., Nair MP, Schwartz SA, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS; An RGD containing peptide from HIV-1 TAT-(65-80) modulates protooncogene expression in human bronchoalveolar carcinoma cell line, A549; Immunological Investigations; 1997; 26(3); 351-370
El Solh AA; Poorly differentiated carcinoma of the mediastinum: A case of germ cell tumor; Resident & Staff Physician; 1997; 43(9); 31-39
El Solh AA, Grant BJ; A comparison of severity of illness scoring systems for critically ill obstetric patients.; Chest; 1996 Nov; 110(5); 1299-1304
El Solh AA; Outcome of patients with AIDS requiring mechanical ventilation predicted by recursive partitioning; Chest; 1996; 109; 1584-1590
El Solh AA, Ameen, K, Sherif, S; Endobronchial non-hodgkin‘s lymphoma in an AIDS patient; Respiratory Medicine; 1995; 89; 697-699
Grant BJ, El Solh AA; Thromboembolic disease: Underdiagnosed and undertreated. Part 1; Hospital Medicine; 1995; 31(11); 14-24
Grant BJ, El Solh AA; Thromboembolic disease: Underdiagnosed and undertreated. Part 2.; Hospital Medicine; 1995; 31(12); 33-36

GRANTS

January 2007 to January 2008
Endothelial apoptosis in obstructive sleep apnea: a link to thrombosis propensity.
Research for Health in Erie County
Ali El Solh
January 2007
Tigecycline Inhibits Staphylococcal Exotoxin-Induced Cytokines: An Anti-Inflammatory Property.
Wyeth
Ali El Solh
January 2006 to January 2007
Differential expression of PAI-1 in response to antimicrobial therapy in patients with ventilator associated pneumonia.
Pfizer
Ali El Solh
January 2005 to January 2006
Role of allopurinol in attenuating oxidative stress in sleep apnea.
Health In Erie County
Ali El Solh
January 2002 to December 2005
Role of dental plaque in severe nursing-home acquired pneumonia
American Lung Association of New York
Ali El Solh
January 2001 to December 2002
Oral hygiene in severe nursing home acquired pneumonia
Research for Health in Erie County
Ali El Solh
January 1999 to December 2000
Obstructive sleep apnea in ischemic heart disease
Research for Health in Erie County
Ali El Solh
January 1998 to December 1999
The use of neural network in the diagnosis of sleep apnea
Research for Health in Erie County
Ali El Solh