Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Director of Clinical Operations for the Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-director of Toxicology Service, Emergency Department
Training
2016-2018 Fellowship
Senior Medical Toxicology Fellow
Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Poison Center
Centers for disease control and prevention, National center for environmental health
Atlanta, US
2012 –2016 Chief Residency and Residency
Emergency Medicine Chief Resident
Emergency Medicine Residency
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
2007-2011 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Orthopaedics and Spine Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, USA
2001-2005 Doctor of Medicine
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
1998-2001 Bachelor of Science in Biology
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
- snakebite envenomation
- intentional/unintentional drug exposures
- toxic plant and mushroom exposures
- poison centers
- toxicological emergencies
Recent Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
1. The yield of neuroimaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with isolated neuro-ophthalmological complaints: A retrospective chart review." El Zahran T. (First), El Hadi D., Mostafa H., Mansour H., Hashim I., Tahhan S., Bou Ghannam A. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Jan 27;102(4)
2. Predictors of in-hospital mortality in adult cancer patients with COVID-19 infection presenting to the emergency department: A retrospective study." El Majzoub I., Kalot N., Khalifeh M., Estelly N., El Zahran T. (Corresponding). PLoS ONE. 2023 Jan 26;18(1)
3. Outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients boarding in the emergency department of a tertiary care center in a developing country: A retrospective cohort study. Zahran T.E., Al Hassan S., Al Karaki V., Hammoud L., Helou C.E., Khalifeh M., Al Hariri M., Tamim H., Majzoub I.E. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023;16(1).73.
4. Predictors of intensive care unit admission in adult cancer patients presenting to the emergency department with COVID-19 infection: A retrospective study. El Zahran T., Kalot N., Cheaito R., Khalifeh M., Estelly N., El Majzoub I. PLoS ONE. 2023;18(8)
5. Sex differences among patients with intentional poisoning presenting to the emergency department at a tertiary care centre in Beirut, Lebanon. El Zahran T., Hammoud L., Salam R., Salam Y., Kazzi Z., Tamim H., Hitti E. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 2024;135(3):353-363.
6. Melitracen and flupentixol (Deanxit) use disorder in Lebanon. El Zahran T., Al Hassan S., Khalifeh M., Aboukhater D., Hammoud L., Al Hariri M., Kazzi Z. Heliyon. 2023;9(5).
7. Comparing emergency department visits 10 years apart at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. El Zahran T., Ghandour L., Chami A., Saliba N., Hitti E. Medicine. 2023;102(39)