Curriculum Vitae Name: Present title: Ibrahim Alava III, MD Assistant Professor General Otolaryngology Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Biographical Information: Contact information: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery PO Box 20708 6431 Fannin Street Houston, TX 77030 713.500.5412 (office) 713.383.3727 (fax) 561.985.0108 (cell) ibrahim.alava@uth.tmc.edu Birthplace: Languages: Pahokee, FL USA Fluency: Spanish, English Education: Undergraduate: Graduate: Medical Studies: Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Department of Biological Sciences Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude May 2002 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Department of Biomedical Science Post-Baccalaureate Studies May 2003 The University of Miami Miami, FL School of Medicine Medical Doctorate May 2008 1
Post Graduate Training: Internship: Residency: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery July 2008 June 2009 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery July 2009 2013 Medical and Professional Licensure: United States Medical License Exam: USMLE ID: 51675205 Step 1: June 2006 Step 2: March 2008 Step 3: May 2009 Texas Medical License: P6122 March 2013 AHA ACLS Certified September 2011 - Current Professional Organizations: Member, American Medical Association Member, AAO-HNS Member, Houston Society of OTO-HNS Member, AAFPRS Member, AAOA 2004 Present 2009 Present 2009 Present 2011 Present 2013 Present Honors and Awards: Member, Alpha Omega Alpha 2007 Present Resident Research Award, UT June 2011 HSO Resident Paper Competition 3 rd Place June 2012 LBJ ENT resident of the year May 2013 Resident of the year June 2013 Current Research Projects: Graft materials in facial plastics: rabbit model Distraction Chondrogenesis: Application to Subglottic stenosis 2
Patient Centered Outcomes Harris Health/The University of Texas In Indigent HNSCC patients Houston Past Grants and Scholarships: April 2004 January 2006 September 2011 John K. Robinson Alumni Grant The University of Miami School of Medicine Kagoshima Medical Exchange Program HRSA: Health Careers Opportunity Program Department of Health and Human Services Federal Identification Number: D18HP01354 Medical Spanish Tutoring Program Research Travel Award Recipient American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Publications: Articles: Alava I, Pleitz J, Samathanan C, Patel CB, Kridel RW, Ho T. Irradiated costal cartilage homograft versus costal cartilage autograft in the rabbit model. Submitted for publication Alava I, Isaacs SJ, Luong AU, Citardi MJ, Fakhri S. Mometasone furoate gel: A novel in-office treatment of recalcitrant post-operative chronic rhinosinusitis. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In press. Lipan MJ, Alava I, Abi-Hachem R, Vernon S, Van De Water TR, Angeli SI. Middle Ear Packing: Comparison of Materials in an Animal Model of Mucosal Trauma. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2011; 144: 763 769. National/International Presentations: Van De Water TR, Vivero R, Joseph D, Haake S, Eshraghi AA, Alava I; Brickman D, Chen S, He J, Overstreet E, Pham L, Singhal A, Brito S, Balkany TJ. A drug eluting cochlear implant to conserve residual hearing: Can it work and what is a good candidate drug? 6 th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences, Sydney Convention Center, Sydney, Australia, 30 Oct. 2 Nov. 2007 Lipan MJ, Alava I, Angeli SI, Van De Water TR. Middle Ear Packing: Comparison between merogel and gelfoam. Chicago. AAO August 2008. 3
Oral Presentations: Alava I, Isaacs SJ, Luong AU, Citardi MJ, Fakhri S. Mometasone furoate gel: A novel in-office treatment of recalcitrant post-operative chronic rhinosinusitis. COSM, ARS Section April 2009. Alava I, Pleitz J, Samathanan C, Patel CB, Kridel RW, Ho T. Irradiated costal cartilage homograft versus costal cartilage autograft in the rabbit model. AAFPRS Annual fall meeting. San Francisco, CA 2011. Alava I. There is a hole in the neck: A review of tracheostomy and laryngectomy. Educational Conference. LBJ General Hospital. March 2013. Alava I. Strut plate versus Champy plate for isolated mandibular angle fractures. Invited Speaker. Synthes Advanced Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium. November 2012. Grand Rounds: Alava I. Barotrauma of the Middle and Inner Ear. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.. September 2009. Alava I. Congenital Midline Nasal Masses. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.. May 2010. Alava I. Malignancies of the Paranasal Sinuses. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.. December 2010. Alava I. Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.. December 2012 Alava I. Facial Trauma Conference: Case Presentations. Scalp Reconstruction/ Facial Reanimation. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. The University of Texas Houston. September 2012. Core Lectures: Alava I. Early Glottic Cancer: An Endoscopic Approach. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.. January 2010. Alava I. Microbiology, Antibiotics and Infectious Disease. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.. January 2011. Alava I. Cholesteatoma. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. The University of Texas Houston. June 2011. 4
Alava I. Cochlear Implants. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.. September 2011. Educational Courses Attended: Synthes Advanced Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium.. November 2009 Stryker Maxillofacial Surgical Workshop. The Univerisity of Texas Houston. May 2010. Synthes Advanced Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium. Baylor College of Medicine. November 2010. Current Concepts in Head and Neck Surgery. MD Anderson Cancer Center. November 2010. Advanced Rhinology Concepts Course and Surgical Workshop. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. November 2010 Dallas Otology Foundation Temporal Bone Course. Dallas, TX. October 2011 Synthes Advanced Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium.. November 2011 Advanced Rhinology Concepts Course and Surgical Workshop. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. November 2011 Synthes Advanced Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium.. November 2012 2013 AAOA Core Basic Allergy Course. Attendee. The Four Seasons: Las Colinas. Dallas, TX. 2013. 5