Dr. Ahmed Alsakha

Dr. Ahmed Alsakha
Dr. Ahmed Alsakha FRCPC, FAAEM, FACEP, dABEM


Room
EM206 - 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4E9


Biography

Medical School

  • King Faisal University -Dammam, KSA (2007)

Residency/Fellowship

  • Emergency Medicine (RCPSC) – McGill University (2016)
  • Medical Toxicology – SUNY Upstate Medical University/ Upstate NY Poison Center (2024)

Personal Interests

  • Travelling
  • Reading
  • Watching TV

Publications

  • Alsakha A, Guttman A (2014); Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients using warfarin or clopidogrel. CJEM, 16, pp 327-329.
  • Connors N, Alsakha A, Larocque A, Hoffman RS, Landry T, Gosselin S; Antipsychotics for the treatment of sympathomimetic toxicity: A systematic review, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019 Oct;37(10):1880-1890
  •  Connors N, Alsakha A, Larocque A, Hoffman RS, Landry T, Gosselin S; Evidence over dogma and anecdotes, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019 Dec;37(12):2257
  • Textbook Chapter: 239. Don't Forget Serotonin Toxicity in Your Agitated Patient, Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department, 3rd Edition (anticipated publication in mid 2024)

Abstract/Poster

  • Alsakha A, Eggleston W; Antimuscarinic Toxidrome Caused by Lupin Bean Ingestion, 2023 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts – San Diego, CA. J. Med. Toxicol. 19, 63–168 (2023).
  • Alsakha A, Marraffa JM; Ifosfamide Neurotoxicity Treated with Methylene Blue Complicated by Serotonin Toxicity, 43rd International Congress of the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT), 23–26 May 2023, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Clinical Toxicology, 61:sup1, 1-12
  • Alsakha A, Calleo V, Eggleston W, Mahonski S; Severe Electrolyte Abnormalities in a Pediatric Patient Secondary to Sodium Phosphate Enema Administration Treated with Hemodialysis, (2023) North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) 2023, Clinical Toxicology, 61:sup2, 1-186
  • Tirado D, Alsakha A, Santiago W, Lindahl L, Morgan M, Marraffa J; Bilateral hearing loss after carbon monoxide poisoning. ESEM23 moderated poster presentation.

Research interests

  • Toxicology
  • Health Informatics
  • Medical Education
  • Trauma