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Updated : 12/19/2017 Ali Araghi, M.D. Highlights: Active ABIM board certifications in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary , Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Active GA and DEA licences 22 years clinical, teaching and research experience Hands on all ICU, pulmonology & Sleep Medicine procedures Employement: 10/2016: Establishing “Auria Medical Clinics” LLC, a private practice dedicated to provide patient care based on principles of evidence based medicine. 1/1/14-09/16/15 : Intensivist at Intensive care unit at Piedmont Henry Hospital, Henry county, GA. 12/1/2011-12/30/13: Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists,Inc, as an associate and attending physician at Dekalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA 2007-2011: Attending physician for Iowa health physicians at Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa, IA Education: 1985-1992: Diploma of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Training: 2004- 2007: Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2001- 2004: Residency in Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. 1992-1995: Residency in Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran-Iran Faculty Appointments: 2008-2011: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa.

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1997-2000: Assistant professor of medicine, Tehran University of Medical sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran 1995-1997: Assistant professor of medicine, Kurdestan University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Sanandaj, Iran Hospital and other professional appointments: 2013: Physician member of Emergency and Critical care committee, Piedmont Herny hospital, Stockbridge, GA. 2009: Chair of Education committee, Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa, Iowa 2008: Medical Director of “Medical Education Community Orientation” (MECO) program in Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC) 2008: Physician member of Quality improvement committee on Anti-coagulation in ORHC 2007-2011: Attending physician: Internal, Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine, Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa, Iowa. 1998-2000: Member of research committee, Department of medicine, TUMS. 1997-2000: Attending physician, Sina hospital, dept of medicine, TUMS. 1995-1997: Attending physician and Director of medicine floor, Sina hospital, Kamiaran, KUMS Credentials and Certificates 2012: Diplomate in Sleep Medicine, The American Board of Internal Medicine 2008: Diplomate in Critical Care Medicine, The American Board of Internal Medicine 2007: Diplomate in Pulmonary Medicine, The American Board of Internal Medicine 2004: Diplomate in Internal Medicine, The American Board of Internal

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Medicine. 2000: USMLE step 3: 82, passed 1st time, before starting residency 1997: USMLE step 2, score: 93 (first attempt) 1997: USMLE step 1, score: 90 (first attempt) 1995: Diplomate in Internal Medicine, The Iranian Board of Internal Medicine. Teaching Activities: 2007-2011: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Des Moines University: Teaching rounds for students of Medicine. 1997-2000: Presenting teaching rounds and lectures for interns and residents of internal medicine at Sina hospital, TUMS. Presenting courses on CPR for residents of internal medicine at TUMS. Presenting courses on Evidence-based medicine for interns and residents of internal medicine at TUMS. 1995-1997: Presenting lectures on pathophysiology of medical diseases for students of medicine at KUMS. 1992-1995: Presenting courses on methodology of clinical research for the Cardiovascular research group at TUMS. Presenting teaching rounds as chief medical resident at Dr.Shariati hospital, Tehran, TUMS. Clinical practice and experiences: 1. General internist for 17 years. 2. Nephrology practice for 2 years. 3. Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine for 7 years 2. Procedural experiences:

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A. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy: more than 1500 cases B. Rigid and flexible rectosigmoidescopy: more than 100 cases C. Total colonoscopy: 15 cases D. Echocardiography: One year daily practice during residency. E. Liver biopsy: 20 cases F: Kidney biopsy: 30 cases G: Fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules: 50 cases H: Bronchoscopy: more than 500 cases I: Proficiency in all intensive care related procedures ( i.e. Central and pulmonary artery catheter insertions, intubation and mechanical ventilator management, Critical care ultrasonography, Invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring.) K: One year experience in basic research techniques including Western blotting and Protein electrophoresis. L: Certificate in Critical Care echocardiography, Pulmonary and Vascular Ultrasonography. Publications and Presentations: I. Theses: 1995: Post graduate thesis:” Bacterial infections in bone marrow transplant patients: A retrospective study to evaluate the condition of the unit” 1992: Undergraduate thesis: “The correlation between the severity of anemia and plasma levels of androgens in hemodialyzed patients.” II. Papers/oral/poster presentations: 2015: Keynote speaker in the 7th International congress on pulmonary diseases, Intensive care and Tuberculosis, Tehran-Iran, endorsed by ATS and ERS, Titles: 1-Advanded hemodynamic monitoring 2-Levaquin in Lower respiratory tract infections: review evidence 3-Leukotrien inhibitors in ashma 2009: “Decreased Renal Perfusion Rapidly Increases Plasma Membrane Na,K-ATPase in Rat Cortex by an Angiotensin II-dependent Mechanism” Second author with Dr. Yingst from Department of physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, published in American Journal of Physiology, Renal

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Physiology, 2009, Nov;297(5):F1324-9 2006: “Exacerbation of congestive heart failure: a decade-long missed etiology”, Resident and Staff physician, July/August 2006, pp 25-28 2006: “Arterial blood pressure monitoring in overweight critically ill patients: invasive or non-invasive?” Crit Care, 2006 Apr 19; 10(2): R 64 2006: “Subcutaneous emphysema as a rare presentation of pneumatosis intestinalis”, a poster presentation at American College of Physicians’ meeting in Michigan. 1993: “A comparison between cytology and pathology for the diagnosis of the esophageal and gastric malignancies”, an oral presentation at the 4th congress of the Iranian society of internal medicine, Tehran-Iran. 1992: “Ectopic gastric mucosa in the upper esophagus”, an oral presentation at the 5th international congress of geographical medicine, Shiraz-Iran. 1990: “The value of CBC for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a retrospective study of 439 patients in Kermanshah city”, an oral presentation at the 5th national conference of medical students, Hamedan- Iran. 1989:”The epidemiology of liver cancer in Iran” an oral presentation at the 4th national conference of medical students, Tabriz- Iran. (Awarded as the best article.) 1987:”The pathophysiology of thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction and its new treatments” an oral presentation at the first national conference of medical students. Shiraz- Iran. Hobbies: Nature photography and Biking Signature: Ali Araghi, MD.