Mohamad Afif Moussa
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Program Director, University of Toledo Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
CICIP Opioid Prescribing & Pain Management Task Force Leader, University of Toledo Medical Center
Principles of Clinical Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Director, Emergency Medicine , College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Overview
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Brief Bio:
Dr. Moussa completed his medical degree (MD) in 2004 at the University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences, formerly the Medical College of Ohio. He then completed his emergency medicine training at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan in 2007. He has been a practicing board certified emergency physician since 2007. Dr. Moussa has been faculty at the University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences (UTCOMLS) since 2016 and is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and serves as the Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at UTCOMLS. Moreover, he is an Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at UTCOMLS. Dr. Moussa serves on the University of Toledo Physicians Clinical Faculty Board of Directors, UT Alumni Association Board of Trustees and UTCOMLS Alumni Affiliate Board. He is also an examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Furthermore, Dr. Moussa conducts clinical research, grant work, and other scholarly activities with University of Toledo Emergency Medicine residents and students. Dr. Moussa embodies medical education because he wants to guide, advise, and mentor our residents and medical students through the dynamic years of medical school and residency. “I am passionate about helping our medical students and residents navigate through med school residency and preparing for life as a physician because I remember my training years like they were yesterday!
Publications
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Article (Faculty180)
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2025
#emergencymedicine: A TikTok Content Analysis of Emergency Medicine-related Content
. The western journal of emergency medicine. 26:155-160. -
2025
The Impact of Stress and Distraction on Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation Performance
. Cureus . 17:e84542. -
2025
Reevaluating bicarbonate therapy in pediatric DKA: A propensity score-matched analysis of neurological and respiratory outcomes
. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. -
2023
Energy Drink Consumption in Adolescents is Harmful and Everyone Needs to Know Why
. European Society of Medicine: Medical Research Archives. 11:2. -
2022
Pushing the R.E.S.E.T. Button: Hot
. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 23:S62.
Debriefing Curriculum for Emergency
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2022
Safely Securing a Chest Tube Using
. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 23:S66.
Cadaveric and Manikin Models -
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High-Efficiency Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Block Workshop for Emergency Medicine Residents
. Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine. 7:SG24-SG44. -
2022
Reducing Electronic Health Record (EHR)
. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 23:566.
Click Fatigue: An Innovative Approach to
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2022Effects of acute pain medications on posttraumatic stress symptoms in early aftermath of trauma. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 10.
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2022Safely Securing a Chest Tube Using Cadaveric and Manikin Models. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. 23.
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2021
Cardiovascular Effects of Energy Drinks in the Pediatric Population
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2021Addressing end-of-life care in the chronically ill: Conversations in the emergency department. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open. 2:e12569.
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2021Colloid cyst of the third ventricle. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 2:e12503.
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2021Emergency Medicine Shift Factors Causing the Most Stress Among Emergency Medicine Residents. Journal of Wellness. 3:8.
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2020
Virtual COVID-19 Clinical Teaching Session: A Substitute for ‘Sheltered in Place’ Medical Students
. Translation: The University of Toledo Journal of Medical Sciences. 8:1-5. -
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Moussa M. What If I Told You the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Entirely Bad? J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Jun;12(3):283. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-20-00297.1. PMID: 32595846; PMCID: PMC7301950.
. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 12:283. -
2020
Opioid Dispensing Practices in the Acute Care Setting: A Retrospective Study
. Ohio Journal of Public Health. 3:14-19. -
2020
Using ultrasound to diagnose long bone fractures
. JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33:33-37. -
2019
Reply by Authors: Do emergency physicians rely on point-of-care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?
. Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU. 47:163-164. -
2019Guilty as Charged: Jailed Coronary Vessel Presenting as Wellens’ Syndrome Type B. Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine. 4.
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2018
Teaching point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to visiting Iraqi physicians using the train-the-trainer model.
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2018
How Competent Are Emergency Residents in applying Commercial Tourniquets? A Pilot Study
. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 72:S16. -
2018Do emergency physicians rely on point-of-care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?. Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU. 46:437-441.
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2018How Competent Are Emergency Residents in applying Commercial Tourniquets? A Pilot Study. . Ann Emerg Med. 72:S16.
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2018How Competent Are Emergency Residents in applying Commercial Tourniquets? A Pilot Study. . Ann Emerg Med. 72:S16.
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2018The Role of Chest X-Ray and Bedside Ultrasound in Diagnosing Pulmonary Bleb versus Pneumothorax. Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine. 3.
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2013Can Novice Practitioners Interpret Ultrasound Images in a Wilderness Setting?. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 24:292.
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Article (Web of Science)
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2021Addressing end-of-life care in the chronically ill: Conversations in the emergency department. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OPEN. 2.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12569 PMID: 34632450
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2021Colloid cyst of the third ventricle. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OPEN. 2.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12503 PMID: 34409403
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2018Do emergency physicians rely on point-of-care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND. 46:437-441.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22604
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Case Study (Faculty180)
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Chapter (Faculty180)
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2025
Cautions: Cardiovascular adverse effects associated with energy drinks
. Energy drinks composition, consumption, and cautions . Elsevier. 127-143. -
2022
"Suicidal Ideation with Vague and Contradicting History"
. "Psychiatric Emergencies". Oxford University Press. -
2022
'Suicidal Ideation with Vague and Contradicting History'
. Psychiatric Emergencies . Oxford Academic. Pages 157–164.
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Letter (Web of Science)
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2019Regarding the article entitled "Do emergency physicians rely on point-of-care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?" Reply. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND. 163-164.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22713
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Review Article (Web of Science)
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2021Cardiovascular Effects of Energy Drinks in the Pediatric Population. PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE. 578-582.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002165
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2020Using ultrasound to diagnose long bone fractures. JAAPA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. 33-37.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.jaa.0000651736.02537.ef
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