Ula Isleem

Clinical Research Coordinator, Orthopedics

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West

ula.isleem@mountsinai.org

Linkedin: Ula Isleem – Clinical Research Coordinator – The Mount Sinai Hospital | LinkedIn

Education

The University of Jordan- School of Medicine- Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Observerships and Subinternships

Subinternship-Pediatric Orthopedics- Johns Hopkins Hospital/East Baltimore Campus

Subinternship-Adult Trauma Orthopedics-Johns Hopkins Hospital/East Baltimore Campus

Observership-Adult Trauma Orthopedics-Johns Hopkins Hospital/East Baltimore Campus

Research

My research focuses on clinical outcomes, surgical techniques, patient registries, and clinical trials in orthopedic surgery. Particular fields of interest include oncology and spine.

Other Interests

Reading, Swimming, Travel, Language Exchange

Future Plans

Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Orthopedic Research, Continuing Medical Education

Languages:

English (Native) , Arabic (Native)

Publications:

  1. Isleem UN, Zaidat B, Ren R, Geng EA, Burapachaisri A, Tang JE, Kim JS, Cho SK. Can generative artificial intelligence pass the orthopaedic board examination? J Orthop. 2023 Nov 5;53:27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2023.10.026. PMID: 38450060; PMCID: PMC10912220.
  2. Echt M, De la Garza Ramos R, Geng E, Isleem U, Schwarz J, Girdler S, Platt A, Bakare AA, Fessler RG, Cho SK. Decompression Alone in the Setting of Adult Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis and Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J. 2023 Apr;13(3):861-872. doi: 10.1177/21925682221127955. Epub 2022 Sep 20. PMID: 36127159; PMCID: PMC10240589
  3. Yeramosu T, Dominy CL, Arvind V, Isleem UN, Cho SK. Scoliosis Surgery: A Social Media Analysis of Content, Tone, and Perspective. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Jan 1;31(1):26-33. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-00312. Epub 2022 Sep 23. PMID: 36162006.
  4. Duey AH, Gonzalez C, Geng EA, Ferriter PJ Jr, Rosenberg AM, Isleem UN, Zaidat B, Al-Attar PM, Markowitz JS, Kim JS, Cho SK. The Effect of Subsidence on Segmental and Global Lordosis at Long-term Follow-up After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Neurospine. 2022 Dec;19(4):927-934. doi: 10.14245/ns.2244750.375. Epub 2022 Dec 31. PMID: 36597631; PMCID: PMC9816598.
  5. Hamdan M, Haddad BI, Isleem U, Yasin M, Alrabayah M, Al Hawamdeh H, Almasaid S, Jibrin D, Daas M, AlRyalat SA, Ali Alshrouf M. The Effect of a Single Intravenous Corticosteroid Administration on Pain after Knee Arthroscopy: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Non-Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Clin Med. 2022 Dec 27;12(1):197. doi: 10.3390/jcm12010197. PMID: 36614998; PMCID: PMC9820949.
  6. Hamdan M, Haddad B, Alshrouf MA, Azzam MI, Isleem U, Hamasha R, Albtoush OM, Alhusban MT, Mubarak N, Alryalat SA. Can MRI knee joint measurements predict the population at risk of ACL injury? BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2022 Jun 2;14(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s13102-022-00495-1. PMID: 35655282; PMCID: PMC9161517.
  7. Abufaraj M, Xu T, Cao C, Siyam A, Isleem U, Massad A, Soria F, Shariat SF, Sutcliffe S, Yang L. Prevalence and trends in urinary incontinence among women in the United States, 2005-2018. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Aug;225(2):166.e1-166.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.03.016. Epub 2021 Mar 13. PMID: 33727114.
  8. Haddad BI, Hamdan M, Isleem U, Al-Saber MG, Al-Hadidi FA, AlRyalat SA, Alnaimat F. Validation of the cultural adaptation of the Kujala score in Arabic. J Orthop Surg Res. 2021 May 19;16(1):323. doi: 10.1186/s13018-021-02489-0. PMID: 34011354; PMCID: PMC8132389.
  9. Jabaiti S, Hamdan-Mansour AM, Isleem UN, Altarawneh S, Araggad L, Al Ibraheem G, Alryalat SA, Thiabatbtoush S. Impact of plastic surgery medical training on medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, preferences, and perceived benefits: Comparative study. J Public Health Res. 2021 Mar 24;10(3):1927. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.1927. PMID: 33759481; PMCID: PMC8314676.
  10. Al-Sabbagh MQ, Al-Ani A, Mafrachi B, Siyam A, Isleem U, Massad FI, Alsabbagh Q, Abufaraj M. Predictors of adherence with home quarantine during COVID-19 crisis: the case of health belief model. Psychol Health Med. 2022 Jan;27(1):215-227. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2021.1871770. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PMID: 33427487.
  11. Abu-Shanab A, Zihlif M, Rbeihat MN, Shkoukani ZW, Khamis A, Isleem U, Dardas LA. Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among the Healthy Jordanian Adult Population: Diagnostic Levels, Symptomology and Risk Factors. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2021;21(6):1107-1114. doi: 10.2174/1871530320999200831230205. PMID: 32875992.
  12. Yasin MS, Farah RI, Hammad Y, Isleem UN, Yaghi RT, Zughoul BM, Alobaidi MM, Alqudah MA. Determining the risk of acute kidney injury in patients who underwent total joint replacement: A retrospective study. J Orthop Sci. 2020 Nov;25(6):1029-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2019.12.007. Epub 2020 Jan 31. PMID: 32014344.
  13. Abufaraj M, Kimura S, Haitel A, Iwata T, Isleem U, D’Andrea D, Soria F, Mori K, Rink M, Bensalah K, Rouprêt M, Margulis V, Briganti A, Karakiewicz PI, Shariat SF. The expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator system in upper tract urothelial carcinoma and its prognostic value after radical nephroureterectomy. Urol Oncol. 2020 Aug;38(8):685.e17-685.e25. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.03.030. Epub 2020 May 4. PMID: 32381392.
  14. Yasin MS, Farah RI, Hammad Y, Isleem UN, Yaghi RT, Zughoul BM, Alobaidi MM, Alqudah MA. Determining the risk of acute kidney injury in patients who underwent total joint replacement: A retrospective study. J Orthop Sci. 2020 Nov;25(6):1029-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2019.12.007. Epub 2020 Jan 31. PMID: 32014344.
  15. Ajlouni JM, Isleem UN, Al Elaumi AE. Total hip arthroplasty for Protrusio Acetabuli in a young adult Osteogenesis Imperfecta features and Marfanoid features: A case report. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Jan-Feb;11(1):96-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.05.016. Epub 2019 May 22. PMID: 32001993; PMCID: PMC6985030.
  16. Hamdan M, Haddad B, Isleem U, Yaghi R, Bani Hamad S, Al-Balkhi R, Afifi R, Alryalat SA, Hadidi F, Khanfar A, Shatarat A. Use of magnetic resonance imaging to determine laterality of meniscal size in healthy volunteers. PLoS One. 2020 Jan 23;15(1):e0228040. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228040. PMID: 31971967; PMCID: PMC6977720.
  17. Shehadeh AM, Isleem U, Abdelal S, Salameh H, Abdelhalim M. Surgical Technique and Outcome of Custom Joint-Sparing Endoprosthesis as a Reconstructive Modality in Juxta-Articular Bone Sarcoma. J Oncol. 2019 Dec 26;2019:9417284. doi: 10.1155/2019/9417284. PMID: 32082379; PMCID: PMC7012265.
  18. Shehadeh A, Ja’afar A, Isleem U, Hamad A, Salem A. Shoulder girdle resection: surgical technique modification and introduction of a new classification system. World J Surg Oncol. 2019 Jun 18;17(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1636-2. PMID: 31215453; PMCID: PMC6582498.
  19. Jabaiti S, Fayyad L, Isleem U. Prednisolone-induced virginal mammary hypertrophy: Case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019;59:140-143. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.04.042. Epub 2019 May 16. PMID: 31146195; PMCID: PMC6541761.
  20. Jabaiti S, Fayyad L, Isleem U. Prednisolone-induced virginal mammary hypertrophy: Case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2019 Jan 1;59:140-3.
  21. Hamdan M, Haddad B, Isleem U, Hamad A, Hussein L, Shawareb Y, Hadidi F, Alryalat SA, Samarah O, Khanfar A, Alzoubi B. Validation of the Arabic version of the Kujala patellofemoral pain scoring system. J Orthop Sci. 2019 Mar;24(2):290-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2018.09.008. Epub 2018 Oct 10. PMID: 30316659.
  22. Radi R, Isleem U, Al Omari L, Alimoğlu O, Ankarali H, Taha H. Attitudes and barriers towards using complementary and alternative medicine among university students in Jordan. Complement Ther Med. 2018 Dec;41:175-179. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.09.012. Epub 2018 Sep 24. PMID: 30477835.

 

Presentations

Arab Simulation Conference in Medical Education (ASCME) 2016 – Knowledge about complementary and alternative medicine among university students in Jordan.

American College of Surgeons – The 3rd Conference of the Jordanian Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2018- Total hip arthroplasty for Protrusio Acetabuli in a young adult Osteogenesis Imperfecta features and Marfanoid features: A case report.

The 13th Jordanian Orthopedic Association conference 2019 – Speaker -Shoulder girdle resection: surgical technique modification and introduction of a new classification system.