Nibras El Sherif

Cardiac intensivist through @MayoClinicCV and @BCH_PCCMfellows| Mama 👩🏽 Healing hearts & growing mine 💖

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

Painfully ironic.

Let’s look at the facts behind the noise.

Two of the five “IMGs” everyone is upset about:

Elena Ahrens — 43 peer reviewed publications, 400+ citations, Research Fellow in the department of Anesthesia at Harvard.

Dr Adil Manji — 25 publications, over 1,000 citations, h-index 8, postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School.

Both of them trained and worked at Harvard before residency.

Ask any Program Director, they will tell you the same thing, when someone has already worked within your system, proven their competence, and demonstrated strong work ethic firsthand, they become a far more reliable and desirable candidate.

This isn’t favoritism, it’s informed selection based on direct experience.

But that nuance is lost on those who don’t even understand the fundamentals of graduate medical education.

These are not “average” applicants. These are elite, globally competitive physicians who would be top choices in residency programs anywhere in the world.

Residency selection is not about passports. It is about merit, performance, and potential.

The real question isn’t who is “US-born” vs “IMG.”
The real question is: Do patients deserve the most qualified physicians available?

Because when the bar is this high, the answer is obvious.

And for the record, anesthesiology is not some closed door specialty, many IMGs match into it every year.

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

✨ PGY DONE!✅

6 yrs med school
1 yr postdoc
3 yrs peds residency
3 yrs cardiology fellowship
2 yrs PICU
Almost a decade of training and 2 board exams later. Grateful for the journey and excited for what’s ahead #MedTwitter #DoctorLife #WomenInMedicine #PedsICU #BlackExcellence

[BCH- Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine @bch_anesthesia]

Cheers to our incredible fellows in Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine! Your hard work, passion, and dedication have truly paid off. We can’t wait to see the difference you’ll make in the world of healthcare. The future is bright!

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Setting boundaries is not a display of disrespect. It’s an expression of self-respect.

Declining a request is not a decision to let others down. It’s a commitment to stand up for yourself.

Saying no is not an admission of selfishness. It’s an act of self-preservation.

https://t.co/l6YaBz236P

[Mamas A. Mamas @mmamas1973]

Patients treated by female physicians have better outcomes than those treated by men- our work led by Kiyan Heybati and @propelresearch published today
➡️ https://t.co/NqeHovMtls

Physician patient concordance associated with better outcomes particularly between female physicians and female patients

[Rohit loomba @loomba_rohit]

Explanted #heart with pulmonary atresia intact ventricular septum. Note the size of the tricuspid valve and functional right ventricular cavity. Did have RVDCC.

#pedsicu #pedscards #anatomy #cardiology #chd #medtwitter #pathology #cardiac #transplant

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

Dear medical trainees, choose a program where inclusivity thrives—where you feel valued, supported, and surrounded by people who celebrate you for who you are #MedTwitter #URiM #DiversityInMedicine #RepresentationMatters
#InclusionInMedicine #WomenInMedicine
#BlackInMedicine

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

@EzzeddineMD @MayoClinicCV @MayoCVFellows @MayoEPFellows Congrats Fatima !! 🩷

[Rohit loomba @loomba_rohit]

Starting brief, weekly video walkthroughs of #heart specimens to highlight the key #anatomy and the main phenotype of major #congenital #malformations .

https://t.co/udxRukqMI4

#cardiology #pediatrics #pathology #neotwitter #pedsicu #pedscards #medtwitter #foamed #meded

[JACC Journals @JACCJournals]

#Fontan patients with univentricular right ventricle vs univentricular left ventricle morphology have a higher incidence of adverse cardiovascular events, including atrial arrhythmia, cardiac transplantation, and all-cause mortality. https://t.co/sxGOw5SvYL #JACCAdvances

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

@alejavasquezMD @MayoClinicNeuro Congrats Alejandra!!

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

@EmilyLevyMD @MayoClinicKids Congratulations! Well deserved 💗

[JACC Journals @JACCJournals]

Apixaban is a safe and well-tolerated alternative to vitamin K antagonists or low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in pediatric heart disease. https://t.co/AfSaiFGFL1

#JACC #cvPed #Apixaban #CardioTwitter #Cardiology #pediatrics

[Michael J. Ackerman MD,PhD @MJAckermanMDPhD]

From all of us @MayoClinic & @MayoClinicCV, you are welcome! As w/ all the other #athletes for whom I have partnered w/ them & their families to enable, if possible, their return-to-play, CONGRATS! I love to see all of my patients live & thrive, to experience #hope & #healing.

[armyemdoc @armyemdoc]

GCS less than 8, don't intubate?!

In the setting of alcohol- or drug-induced isolated depressed mental status, this RCT published in JAMA found that the non-intubated group had:
-Lower mortality
-Less ICU days
-Less hospital days

This definitely practice changing. There's a few limitations to be aware of due to differences in prehospital systems between the US and Europe. I would definitely recommend reading this paper.

https://t.co/Km2h1HVq9B

#emergency #emergencymedicine #foam #foamed #foamcc #army #armymedicine #armyemdoc #meded #icu #criticalcare #meded #science #research #data #medx #medtwitter

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

@MDCamilaC @ImadAbsah @SaraHassanMD @ERistagno Congrats Camila! See you in Boston :)

[Rohit loomba @loomba_rohit]

Vasopressin ⬆️ blood pressure (by 20%) in Fontan patients but cardiac index and svc sat unchanged. Augmenting blood pressure does not necessarily improve oxygen delivery. Organs need O2 not pressure #pedsicu #pedscards #pedscicu #pediatrics #criticalcare

https://t.co/qLlO2e1gbe

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

@bhatti_areesh @FuturePedsRes @AKUGlobal Best of luck Areesh!

[Maria @Maria_Batsis]

Please join us with @b_han1231 and @PedsDrLiz at 1pm PT today for our 2nd webinar for the DBHB of PCICS, discussing job search and transition to faculty for the future cardiac intensivists #pcics#cicu#pedscards#pcics2#SIG Registration at this link: https://t.co/MkrtXnhBsK

[Nibras El Sherif @NibrasSherif]

@awsumpowers @3amrogram

[Mayo Clinic @MayoClinic]

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 each year to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. Mayo Clinic will observe Juneteenth by lighting facilities in Arizona, Florida, and Rochester and the health system in red, yellow, and green this evening.