Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Biosketch
Tarek Saleh, MD, is a board-certified critical care physician practicing with Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. He is a graduate of Wayne State University. He earned his medical degree from the University of Antigua in June of 2009. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy, Oakland, Michigan. He completed his fellowship training in both Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Tennessee from July 2015 to June 2018. Prior to completing his fellowships, Dr. Saleh was a research assistant at both Michigan State University and the University of Tennessee. He published prolifically during that time. His clinical, teaching, and research interests include Venous Embolism and ESRD patients.
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Education and Training
- Fellowship 2018, Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tennessee
- Fellowship 2017, Nephrology and Hypertension, The University of Tennessee
- Residency 2012, Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital System
- MD 2009, American University of Antigua
- BS 2004, Biology, Wayne State University
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Research
- Venous embolism
- End-stage renal disease
- Critical care medicine
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Publications
Saleh T., Sumida K., Molnar M.Z., Potukuchi P.K., Thomas F., Lu J.L., Gyamlani G.G., Streja E., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kovesdy C.P. Effect of Age on the Association of Vascular Access Type with Mortality in a Cohort of Incident End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Nephron. 2017;137(1):57-63.
Basoor A., Doshi N.C., Cotant J.F., Saleh T., Todorov M., Choksi N., Patel K.C., Degregorio M., Mehta R.H., Halabi A.R. Decreased readmissions and improved quality of care with the use of an inexpensive checklist in heart failure Congestive Heart Failure. 2013;19(4):200-206.
Stein P., Matta F., Sedrick J., Saleh T., Badshah A., Denier J. Ancillary findings on CT pulmonary angiograms and abnormalities on chest radiographs in patients in whom pulmonary embolism was excluded Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 2012;18(2):201-205.
Stein P.D., Matta F., Ekkah M., Saleh T., Janjua M., Patel Y.R., Khadra H. Electrocardiogram in pneumonia American Journal of Cardiology. 2012;110(12):1836-1840.
Saleh T., Matta F., Alali F., Stein P.D. Venous thromboembolism with chronic liver disease American Journal of Medicine. 2011;124(1):64-68.
Saleh T., Matta F., Yaekoub A.Y., Danescu S., Stein P.D. Risk of venous thromboembolism with inflammatory bowel disease Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 2011;17(3):254-258.
Saleh T. Left ventricular thrombosis in ulcerative colitis Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 2010;4(2):220-223.
Saleh T., Badshah A., Afzal K. Spontaneous acute subdural hematoma secondary to cocaine abuse Southern Medical Journal. 2010;103(7):714-715.
Saleh T., Badshah A., Nicola M., Afzal K., Dimayuga S. Partial cranial nerve III palsy as a manifestation of undiagnosed diabetes Southern Medical Journal. 2010;103(4):389-390.
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Presentations
- Vascular Access and Mortality in Elderly Incident ESRD Patients. Saleh TK, Molnar MZ, Lu JL, Potukuchi PK, Streja E, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, 2016 American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, Chicago, Illinois, 11/2016