Khaled Rafeh

• Rotating across internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN and emergency medicine, taking direct part in admission
workups, ward rounds, daily progress notes, and discharge summaries.
• Carrying out histories and physicals, ordering, and interpreting routine laboratory and imaging investigations, and
presenting cases at multidisciplinary morning report.
• Performing common bedside procedures including peripheral cannulation, arterial blood gas sampling, NG tube placement,
urinary catheterization, and assisting with thoracentesis and paracentesis under supervision.
• Routine collaboration with attending physicians, residents, hospital pharmacists, and nursing staff in both Arabic and
English.

• Co-built the research group from ground up
• Coordinated a multinational team of medical students, residents, and faculty across
Jordan and the United States, taking the group from no published output to over 20
abstracts in two years.
• Lead end-to-end project management: study design, IRB-relevant data extraction
protocols using Epic and TriNetX-style real-world databases, statistical analysis
planning, manuscript writing, journal submission, and peer review responses.
• Mentor junior medical students through the full research cycle, including authorship
discussions, abstract structure, and conference submissions.
• 23 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts in gastroenterology, hepatology, IBD,
GI oncology, and cardiovascular medicine, accepted at
conferences (DDW, ACG, ACC Middle East, MEHFC) and journals (Gastroenterology,
American Journal of Indian of with
seven additional manuscripts in submission, peer review, or final preparation.

• Co-built the research group from the ground up alongside Dr. Jad Bou-Abdallah (Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
and Gastroenterology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, affiliated with Buffalo VA Medical Center, Erie
County Medical Center and Sisters of Charity Hospital) and Dr. Omar Arman (Gastroenterology
Indiana University School of Medicine).
• Coordinated a multinational team of medical students, residents, and faculty across Jordan and the United States, taking
the group from no published output to over 20 abstracts in two years.
• Lead end-to-end project management: study design, IRB-relevant data extraction protocols using Epic and TriNetX-style
real-world databases, statistical analysis planning, manuscript writing, journal submission, and peer review responses.
• Mentor junior medical students through the full research cycle, including authorship discussions, abstract structure, and
conference submissions.
• 23 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts in gastroenterology, hepatology, IBD, GI oncology, and cardiovascular
medicine, accepted at internationally recognized conferences (DDW, ACG, ACC Middle East, MEHFC) and journals
(Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology), with seven additional
manuscripts in submission, peer review, or final preparation.

covering anatomy, physiology, biochemistry,
microbiology, pharmacology and pathology, with an organ-systems approach that
links basic science to clinical reasoning. for junior medical students engaged in the
Group, supporting them through the research cycle from question framing to
publication. Volunteered with a winter clothing
initiative supporting underprivileged families in Jordan. on request.

• Worked under Dr. Maen Abdelrahim (Section Chief of GI Medical Oncology, Medical Director of the Cockrell Center for
Advanced Therapeutics Phase I Program, Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College) and Dr. Abdullah Esmail (Assistant
Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, Section of GI Oncology) at one of the leading transplant oncology programs in
the United States.
• Followed inpatient and outpatient GI oncology cases on a quaternary referral service, attended multidisciplinary tumor
boards, and contributed to clinical decision-making discussions across pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and colorectal
malignancies.
• Conducted structured chart reviews and real-world data extraction from EPIC for ongoing oncology research projects,
including pancreatic adenocarcinoma survival analyses and immune checkpoint inhibitor toxicity cohorts. Authored a single author narrative review a mini review during the