Professional CV

Education:

University of Mosul/Mosul IRAQ 08.1988 - 07.1994 Degree: MBChB (Doctor of Medicine)

Internship:

Makassed Hospital/Jerusalem ISRAEL 10.1994 - 08.1995

Residencies or Post Doctoral:

Internal Medicine. Al-Hussein (Beit-Jala) Hospital/ Beit-Jala PALESTINE    08.1995 - 11.1995
General Pediatrics. Caritas Baby Hospital/Bethlehem PALESTINE              11.1995 - 05.1999
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Hope Children’s Hospital/OakLawn/IL     08.1999 - 01.2002

General Pediatrics. Hope Children’s Hospital/Oak Lawn/IL 01.2002 - 01.2004

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Hope Children’s Hospital/Oak Lawn/IL 01.2004 - 10.2004

Employment Post Training:

Midwest NeoPed Associates, Ltd Oak Brook/IL 10.2004 - 08.2005

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Spartanburg, SC 10.2005 - current
Edward via College of Osteopathic Medicine Spartanburg, SC 10.2011 - current

Licensure:

ECFMG 1998 - Permanent

ILLINOIS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 2002 - ACTIVE

CALIFORNIA PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 2003 - ACTIVE

SOUTH CAROLINA PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 2005-ACTIVE

NEVADA PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 2012 - ACTIVE

MONTANA PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 2013 - ACTIVE

Faculty Appointments:

2007 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina-Area Health Education center

2011 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

2012 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina-Area Health Education center

2016 Professor of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina-Area Health Education Center

2016 Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Administrative Appointments:

2005-current Medical Director Pediatric Intensive Care/Spartanburg Medical Center

2011-current Chairman Department of Pediatrics/Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus

2012-current Director Pediatric Hospitalist Program/Spartanburg Medical Center

2014-current Chairman Department of Pediatrics, Spartanburg Medical Center

Other Experiences/Certifications:

2002-current Certified Pediatric Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopist and Laryngoscopist

Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital/Department of Pediatrics/Division of Pediatric Pulmonology.

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System/Department of Pediatric In-patient Medicine/Pediatric Intensive Care.

Membership in professional/scientific societies:

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Active Member … “Fellow”

Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP)

American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP) … “Fellow”

Trials and Research Network For More” (TRANSFORM) South Carolina - Pediatrics … Physician Champion

Extramural Professional Activities:

March 2005- September 2005

Master of Business Administration/Health Administration

Benedictine University/WebFlex/Lisle, Illinois

(Three courses out of sixteen have been completed with Grade “A” each)

I voluntarily dropped out due to personal unsatisfaction with the program

Awards, Honors, Membership in Honorary Societies:

Active member of the International High IQ Society (2005).

Award winner of best poster by fellow/resident at the Dimensions of Excellence/Nesset Research Forum. Research Title “Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity in children With and Without Hyperinsulinemia”.

The fourth highest score nationwide of the Pediatric Critical Care in-service exam (MCCKAP) for the year 2004 with score of 727 (98.4%).

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System: Regional Respect SuperstarBanquet award, 2006, 2009, 2010

American’s Top Pediatricians: Consumer’s Research Council of America (2009-2021)

American’s Top Physicians: Consumer’s Research Council of America, 2013

Best Poster Award –Research: 2014 ACOP Spring Conference. The Efficacy and Comparison of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (NIV) with High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Therapy in Management of Severe Respiratory Distress in Infants

Second Place Best Research Award: 2015 AOA Annual Conference. Assessment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations Following Implementation of Updated Palivizumab Treatment Recommendations

Clinical Faculty of the Block Award. VCOM-Carolinas Campus 2016

Preceptor of the Year 2015-2016 “Excellence in Student Clinical Education” VCOM

Third Place Best Poster-Research. Learning to PLAY! Promoting Lifelong Activity in Youth to prevent pediatric obesity through a holistic intervention at an elementary school in South Carolina.

2016 the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Annual Conference, Puerto Rico.

Best Poster Award –Research. Does Pre-Clinical Pediatric Experience Improve Competence and/or Confidence in Performance During 3rd Year Pediatric Rotations?

2017 ACOP Spring Conference

Best Oral Presentation-Clinical Research: A retrospective analysis of the impact of FilmArray respiratory panel utilization on the management of pediatric asthma exacerbations.

Megan Barcroft, OMS III; Stephanie Bland, OMS III; Kristen Turner, PharmD; Hanna S. Sahhar, MD

VCOM Research Day, March 30, 2018

ACOP - Pediatric Research & Education for Students (PRES) 2018 Fund Award.

PLAY - Promoting Lifelong Activity in Youth - an Osteopathic Approach to Engage Children in Physical Activity While Incorporating Step Tracking Devices

Hannah Carroll, OMS II; Kristina Freund, OMS II; Ernest Carl Von Harten, OMS II; Alexis M. Stoner, PhD; Liang Shan, PhD; Hanna S. Sahhar, MD

Second Place for best Oral Presentation-Clinical Research: Retrospective analysis of the impact of FilmArray respiratory panel utilization on the management of pediatric influenza cases

VCOM Research Day, April 13, 2019

Hannah Driscoll, OMS III; Meghan Quigley, OMS III; Kristen Turner, PharmD; Hanna S. Sahhar, MD

First Place Best Clinical Studies/Research: Kawasaki Disease: Do Early Diagnosis and Treatment Improve Outcome and Prevent Complications?

Nicole Samies, DO, Ekta Sharma, DO, Carrie Downing-Larick, MPH, OMS-IV, Devonne Gerstenacker, RN, MSN, Sami Rishmawi, MD, Hanna S. Sahhar, MD

VCOM-Carolinas Research Day, April 17, 2020

First Place Best Clinical Case-Base Reports: Invasive sinusitis with Arcanobacterium Haemolyticum and Fusobacterium Necrophorum complicated by subdural empyema in an Immunocompetent young adolescent

Erica Rubin, OMS-II, Matthew Logan, OMS-III, Sami Rishmawi, MD, Hanna S. Sahhar, MD

VCOM-Carolinas Research Day, April 17, 2020

Second Place Best Clinical Studies/Research: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Infant with Negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and Antibodies

Karly Derwitz OMS-IV

AOA/OMED 2020. October 16, 2020

First Place Best Clinical Studies/Research:. A Retrospective Analysis of Human Parainfluenza Virus in the Pediatric Population

Hanna S. Sahhar, MD; Kristen Turner, PharmD; Rebecca Raffler, DO; Darcy Luck, DO; Diana Vasilakos, OMS IV; Sarah Straka, OMS IV

VCOM-Carolinas Research Day, March 19, 2021

Third Place Best Clinical Case-Base Reports. Introducing Two New Toxidromes: Antipsychotics and Atypical Antidepressants.

Mya Lor OMS-IV; Erica Rubin OMS-IV; Hanna S. Sahhar, MD, FAAP, FACOP

VCOM-Carolinas Research Day, March 19, 2021

Best Poster Award –Research. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Is it Kawasaki-like Syndrome or SARS-CoV-2 Triggered Kawasaki Disease

Hanna S. Sahhar, MD, FAAP, FACOP; Bhuvna Mahagan, OMS II; Nicole Rosenberg, OMS III

ACOP-Spring Conference , April 8, 2021

2021 Researcher of The Year. Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas

Top Five Stars (Best Presentation Award). 2021 VCOM Research Retreat. Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. Hilton Head, SC December 3, 2021.

First Place Best Research, Oral and Poster Presentation Award. Epstein Barr Virus Positive Kawasaki Disease with False Positive SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in the Era of COVID-19 pandemic

Rebecca Basch, OMS IV, Kaitlin Downes, OMS IV, Hanna S. Sahhar, MD, FAAP, FACOP

VCOM-Carolinas Research Day, February 11, 2022

Second Place Best Research and Poster Presentation Award. Pediatric intensive care unit boot camp: a preparatory course for intern year

Vivian Louviere, OMS III; Lauren Dunn, OMS III; Nicholas Gavin, OMS III; Hanna S. Sahhar, MD, FAAP, FACOP

VCOM-Carolinas Research Day, February 11, 2022

Academic Committee Activities:

2005-2010 Pediatric Case Review Committee / SRHS /Member

2005-2014 Pediatric Physician Advisory Council/ SRHS /Member

2005-2014 Critical Care Committee/ SRHS /Member

2005-current Resuscitation Committee/ SRHS /Ad Hoc Member

2007-2010 Medical Staff Quality Council / SRHS /Member

2007-current Spartanburg SAFE KIDS Coalition/Council/ Board Member

2007- current Pediatric Critical Care Committee/ SRHS /Chairman

2007- current Pediatric Resuscitation Committee/ SRHS /Chairman

2008-2010 Women’s & Children’s Services Center/Free Standing facility/ SRHS Panning Committee Member

2009- current Trauma Multidisciplinary Committee / SRHS /Member

2010-2016 Pediatric Case Review Committee/ SRHS /Chairman

2010- current Pediatric Moderate Sedation Committee/ SRHS /Chairman

2010- current Physician Leadership Council/Women’s & Children’s Committee/ SRHS /Member

2011- current Clinical Curriculum Committee-VCOM Carolinas Campus-Member

2011- current Emergency Medicine Case Review Committee/ SRHS /Ad Hoc Member

2011-2017 Pediatric Outreach Committee/SRHS/Member

2012-2018 Faculty Senate/VCOM-Carolinas Campus/Member

2012-current Lactation Services, SRHS, Medical Director

2014- current Pediatric Physician Advisory Council, SRHS, Chairman

2014- current Medical Executive Committee, SRHS, Member

2015- current Trauma Case Review Committee/ SRHS /Ad Hoc Member

2015- current EPIC/Peds Inpatient, SRHS, Physician Champion

2016- current Infectious Disease Expert Panel/VCOM-Carolinas Campus/Member

2016-2020 TRANSFORM-SC Network/Health Sciences South Carolinas/SRHS Core Site, Physician Champion

2017- current Physician Technology Committee, SRHS, Member

2017- current Professional an Ethical Standards Board, VCOM, Member

2018- current Quality and Process Improvement Council, SRHS, Member

2021- current Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship Committee, SRHS, Member and Peds Group Chair

2021- current Pediatric Advisory Group-MGC, SRHS, Member

2021- current Multidisciplinary Case Review Committee, SRHS, Member

Community Committee/Boards Memberships:

2005-2020 SafeKids Spartanburg, Board Member

2012-2014 Middle Tyger Community Center, Lyman/ Board of Trustees/Member

2016-2020 Trials and Research Networks For More (TRANSFORM)-South Carolina, PI and Physician Champions-Spartanburg Site

2018-current South Carolina Child Well-Being Coalition, Member/Spartanburg Site Leader

2022 Family Connections of Spartanburg, SRHS, Medical Director

Community Outreach/Volunteer Activities:

April 2012 Organizer and Planner, Fourth Annual Pediatric Critical Care Symposium. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System/Children’s Regional Health

May 2012 Physician in Charge, Pump it Up-Guinness World Records Participation, "Spring Fling" Spartanburg SC

November 2012 Physician in Charge/Advisor, First Annual Kids-Wellness Fair, VCOM-CC, Spartanburg SC

December 2012 Physician in Charge, Annual SchoolHealth Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

April 2013 Organizer and Planner, Fifth Annual Pediatric Symposium.

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System/Children’s Regional Health

May 2013 Project Director, Spartanburg County Schools District 5 Tdap Vaccination, Middle Tyger Community center, Lyman SC

August 2013 Physician in Charge, Community Celebration “Back to School” Health Screening, Middle Tyger Community Center, Lyman SC

October 2013 Physician Volunteer, Special Olympics Physical Exams

Charles Lea Center, Spartanburg SC

November 2013 Physician in Charge/Advisor, Second Annual Kids-Wellness Fair, VCOM-CC, Spartanburg SC

December 2013 Physician in Charge, Annual SchoolHealth Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, SpartanburgSC

April 2014 Organizer and Planner, Fifth Annual Pediatric Critical Care Symposium. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System/Children’s Regional Health

October 2014 International Medical Mission to El Salvador. VCOM-CC

November 2014 Physician in Charge/Advisor, Third Annual Kids-Wellness Fair, VCOM-CC, Spartanburg SC

December 2014 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

January 2015 Physician in Charge, Sparkle City Invitational. Kozeev’s World of Gymnastics. Spartanburg, SC

October 2015 Organizer and Planner, Fifth Annual Pediatric Symposium. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

November 2015 Physician in Charge/Advisor, Fourth Annual Kids-Wellness Fair, VCOM-CC, Spartanburg SC

December 2015 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

May 2016 Physician Volunteer, Annual Safe Kids Day, Spartanburg SC

November 2016 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

March 2017 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Pediatric Outreach-Prince Hall and Virginia Gardens Schools, Spartanburg SC

May 2017 Physician Volunteer, Annual Safe Kids Day, Spartanburg SC

July 2017 Physician Volunteer, Back To School Health Fair, Gaffney SC

November 2018 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

October 2019 Physician in Charge/Advisor, Eight Annual Kids-Wellness Fair, VCOM-CC, Spartanburg SC

November 2019 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

October 2021 Physician in Charge, MSA Families and Community COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, Thornton Activity Center, Spartanburg SC

November 2021 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

September 2022 Physician in Charge, Special Olympics Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Cleveland Academy, Spartanburg SC

November 2022 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC

December 2022 Physician in Charge, Health Screening, Arcadia United Methodist Church, Spartanburg SC

November 2023 Physician in Charge, Annual School Health Screening and Comprehensive Exams, Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg SC