Internal Medicine Physician
Resume:
ZEKARIAS G AREFAINE
Contact
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Oakland, CA 94602
Professional Summary
Seasoned Internal Medicine Physician with a robust background in evidence- based clinical and preventive medicine, medical training, and research, honed at Mekelle University Ethiopia. An expert in patient medical care, medical leadership and research, boasting a proven track record in improving patient care standards and medical training delivery.
Skills
Evidence-based medicine Medical knowledge
Healthcare technology Preventive medicine
Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR),
Intensive care, ECG
Monitoring and Performing
EKGs, 12 Lead ECG
Interpretation, SPO2
monitoring. Cardiac
Ultrasounds, Lumbar
Puncture, peritoneal fluid
aspiration, Pleural Effusion
aspiration, bone Marrow
aspiration, Phlebotomy.
Hospital Management, Public
Health Management
Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Pediatrics, Internal Medicine
Clinical Pharmacology,
Clinical Pathology
Human Anatomy
STI and HIV Testing and
care, HIV Mental Health
Care, medical Leadership,
Healthcare Education,
General Medical Practice,
Medication Counseling,
Medical Training delivery,
Medical science Teaching,
Emergency Medical
Treatment, Telemetry,
Hospital Infection Control,
Antibiotic Stewardship,
Human Resources, medical
Research, Hospital
Management, Public Health
Management, Obstetrics &
Gynecology, Pediatrics,
Internal Medicine Clinical
Pharmacology, Clinical
Pathology, Human Anatomy
Experience
Omatochi home health care, California, USA March, 2024- present
ROLE;
Hygiene Care.
Companionship, fall prevention and monitor.
Medical Monitoring, follow up for medication adherence.
Meal preparation, Nutrition follow up
Household Chores, Pet Care, Laundry.
Shopping.
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
GRACE MEDICAL CENTER — Luanda, Angola
Role;
Diagnose and Treat patients in outpatient and inpatient clinics in different specialties of internal medicine.
Resuscitate patients under emergency condition.
Medical counselling for patients with chronic illness like HIV.
Do and interpret EKG, patient monitor at ICU and emergency
Emergency Echocardiography and ultrasound.
Do procedures like pleural fluid aspiration, peritoneal fluid aspiration, Joint fluid aspiration and Lumbar puncture
Administration of intra-tissue medications (Intra-articular, deep tissue…).
Participation in research work and project proposal writing
Hospital administration as medical director.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
NEEDLE HOSPITAL — Hargeisa, Somaliland
Role;
Diagnose and Treat patients in outpatient and inpatient clinics in different specialties of internal medicine.
Resuscitate patients under emergency condition.
Medical counselling for patients with chronic illness like HIV.
Do and interpret EKG, patient monitor at ICU and emergency
Emergency Echocardiography and ultrasound.
DO procedures like pleural fluid aspiration, peritoneal fluid aspiration, Joint fluid aspiration and Lumbar puncture
Administration of intra-tissue medications (Intra-articular, deep tissue…)
Participation in research work
Medical education
Voluntary work participation
May 2021 - Dec 2022
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR AND COVID19 TREATMENT CENTER DIRECTOR
MEKELE UNIVERSITY — Tigray, Ethiopia
Role;
Diagnose and Treat patients in outpatient and inpatient clinics.
Resuscitate patients under emergency condition.
May 2018 - Jan 2021
Medical counselling for patients with chronic illness like HIV.
Do and interpret EKG, patient monitor at ICU and emergency
DO procedures like pleural fluid aspiration, peritoneal fluid aspiration, Joint fluid aspiration, Lumbar puncture, bone marrow aspiration and splenic aspiration.
Administration of intra-tissue medications (Intra-articular, deep tissue…)
Medical education for under graduate medical students (Lecture, Bedside, Seminar moderation, case report evaluation and feedbacks and Exam preparation)
Medical education for post graduate medical students (Residents); Patient round leading, Seminar and Journal club moderation, research advisory, exam preparation.
Hospital administration in positions as infection prevention lead, head of the infectious disease unit and antimicrobial stewardship lead.
Director of Covid-19 treatment and isolation center.
Member of the Mekelle university disaster prevention and Emergency management team.
Member of the Tigray Regional office Covid 19 task force advisory team.
Research work, project proposal writing and publications.
Voluntary work participation
GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND HOSPITAL DIRECTOR
MEKELE GENERAL HOSPITAL — Tigray, Ethiopia
Role;
Diagnose and Treat patients in outpatient and inpatient clinics in the departments of Internal medicine, Pediatrics, obstetrics, Surgery and emergency.
Resuscitate patients under emergency condition.
Medical counselling.
Do procedures like pleural fluid aspiration, peritoneal fluid aspiration, Joint fluid aspiration and lumbar puncture.
Medical education and research works
Hospital administration role as hospital medical director.
Voluntary work participation
Sep 2012 - Dec 2014
Education and Trainings
ECFMG (educational commission for foreign medical graduates) certified. USA, 2024
INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY; Feb 2018 UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR-ETHIOPIA
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE IN MEDICINE; Aug 2012 UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR — Ethiopia
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY; Jan 2003 UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR — Ethiopia
Infection prevention and Hospital Hygiene – Ruhr University, Germany
Advanced Physician medical monitor for research- CCRP, USA, 2024
Tropical medicine; USA, 2023
ECG and Arrhythmia Analysis. National Telemetry Association (NTA), USA, 2024.
BLS. American heart Association, 2024.
Home care giver certificate. USA, 2024
Certificate for short term training on various medical fields – Ultrasonography imaging, Antimicrobial resistance, Microbial sample collection, Research methodology, Training of trainers on MDR-TB management, Comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and Cancer control Publications.
1. Zekariase Gessesse, Zemen Tadesse, Mussie Alemayehu, Abiy Hiruye, Yeneneh Getachew, Miliard Derbew, Damen Haile Mariam, Dereje Mammo, Kantelhardt Eva. Henock Yebyo, Hailay Gebre Michae, Ethiop Med J, 01 Jul.2015, Supp.2 DETERMINANT FACTORS OF VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ACETIC ACID (VIA) POSITIVE LESIONS AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN IN MEKELLE HOSPITAL, NORTHERN ETHIOPIA: A CASE CONTROL STUDY
2. Oumer Abdu, Ermias Diro, Abera Balcha, Mohamed Abdulkadir, Daniel Ayanaw, Seid Getahun, Tadesse Mitiku, Melles Mebrehatom, Zekarias Gesssesse. BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR HOSPITAL, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. AVAILABLE from:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319987536_Blood_Pressure_Control_Among_Hyper tensive_Patients_in_University_of_Gondar_Hospital_Northwest_Ethiopia_A_Cross_Sectional_Stud y [accessed Oct 05 2019].
3. Desta Tukue, Teferi Gebru GebremeskelI, Lemlem Gebremariam, Bereket Aregawi, Merhawit Gebremeskel Hagos, Tsega Gebremichael, HabenNuguse Tesfay, Zekarias Gessesse. PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN IN THE REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP IN EDAGA-HAMUS TOWN, EASTERN ZONE, TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA, JUNE 2017. PLOS ONE 15(3): E0227795. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227795 4. Zekarias Gessesse, Sintayehu Abebe, Ephrem Bekele, Amir Adem, Yohannes Adama, Norbert H. Brockmeyer, Judith Coenenberg, Anja Potthoff, Teferi Gebru. THE INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS OF HIV RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS AFTER INITIATION OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AT AYDER REFERAL HOSPITAL, MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA. PLOSONE. 5. Abraha HE, Gessesse Z, Gebrecherkos T, Kebede Y, Weldegiorgis AW, Tequare MH, Welderifael AL, Zenebe D, Gebremariam AG, Dawit TC, Gebremedhin DW, de Wit TR, Wolday D, CLINICAL FEATURES AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG COVID-19 PATIENTS IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA,INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES(2021), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.037
6. Dawit Wolday, Teklay Gebrecherkos, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine, Yazezew Kebede Kiros, Atsbeha Gebreegzabher, Geremew Tasew, Mahmud Abdulkader, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Abraham Aregay Desta, Ataklti Hailu, Getachew Tollera, Saro Abdella,Masresha Tesema, Ebba Abate, Kidist Lakew Endarge, Tsegaye Gebreyes Hundie, Frehiwot Kassahun Miteku, Britta C. Urban E, Henk H.D.F. Schallig F, Vanessa C. Harris F,G, Tobias F. Rinke De Wit. 6. “EFFECT OF CO- INFECTION WITH INTESTINAL PARASITES ON COVID-19 SEVERITY: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY”. ECLINICALMEDICINE. JOURNAL HOMEPAGE: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/eclinicalmedicine 7. Dawit Gebreegzabher Hagos, Yazezew Kebede Kiros, Mahmud Abdulkader, Zekarias Gessessew Arefaine, Etsay Nigus, Henk H. D. F. Schallig, and Dawit Wolday. UTILITY OF THE LOOP- MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION ASSAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS FROM BLOOD SAMPLES IN ETHIOPIA.
8. Dawit Gebreegzabher Hagos1,2, Yazezew KebedeID1, Mahmud AbdulkaderID1, Etsay Nigus1, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine1, Gebreab Nega1, Henk D. F. Schallig2, Dawit WoldayID. Effect of rK39 testing in guiding treatment initiation and outcome in patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study 9. Teklay Gebrecherkos1, Feyissa Challa 2, Geremew Tasew3, Zekarias Gessesse4, Yazezew Kiros 4
, Atsbeha Gebreegziabxier5, Mahmud Abdulkader 1, Abraham Aregay Desta 6, Ataklti Hailu Atsbaha7, Getachew Tollera8, Saro Abrahim5, Britta C Urban9, Henk Schallig 10, Tobias Rinke de Wit11,12, Dawit Wolday1,5. Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Simplified Biomarker of COVID-19 Severity in Northern Ethiopia. 10. Teklay Gebrecherkos1, Yazezew Kebede Kiros1, Feyissa ChallaID2, Saro Abdella2, Atsbeha Gebreegzabher2, Dereje Leta2, Abraham Desta3, Ataklti Hailu3, Geremew Tasew2, Mahmud Abdulkader1, Masresha Tessema2, Getachew Tollera2, Tsigereda Kifle2, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine1, Henk HDF Schallig4, Emily R. Adams5, Britta C. Urban5, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit6, Dawit WoldayID1,2 *. LONGITUDINAL PROFILE OF ANTIBODY RESPONSE TO SARS-COV-2 IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 IN A SETTING FROM SUB–SAHARAN AFRICA: A PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY
11. Implementing a multimodal intervention using local resources to improve hand hygiene compliance in a comprehensive specialized hospital in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia. Mulugeta Naizgi Gebremicael Monika Kasper-Sonnenberg d a, *, 1, Adriane Skaletz-Rorowski, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine a b, Anja Potthoff, Selin Temizel e b, Joshua Lemm, Friederike Lemm 12. Predictors of infective endocarditis associated in-hospital mortality in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Tigray, North Ethiopia: Microbiological, clinical features, and management profiles. Hagazi Tesfay, AbrahaHailu, Yemane Weldu, Mohamedawel Mohamedniguss Ebrahim,
,Kibreab Gidey, Zekarias Gessesse,Teklay Gebrehaweria, Samuel Berhane,, Hagos Kahsay, Aregawi Haileselassie, Daniel Mezmur, Kidan Fisseha, Alemayehu Bayray. References
Dr. Abrha Hailu — Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
Cardiologist, Associate Professor Of Medicine.
Head of the department of internal medicine.
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Dr. Dawit Wolday (MD,PHD), Mekelle University, Ethiopia Microbiologist, Parasitology And Researcher.
Research Supervisor
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