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United Arab Emirates

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Physician | Medical Director | Clinical Development | Clinical Operations | Clinal Trials Management | CRO Management

Profile Summary

Physician–executive and Certified Principal Investigator with over 12 years of leadership experience across academia, healthcare, and industry. I specialize in helping organizations design, optimize, and scale clinical research programs that meet the highest scientific and regulatory standards. As Director of Research at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, I lead a multidisciplinary enterprise conducting early-phase and interventional trials across diverse therapeutic areas, including first-in-human studies. My experience spans 100+ studies with global sponsors, CROs, and regulators, integrating operational excellence with innovation in AI, data science, and digital trial infrastructure. Previously, I served as Medical Director of Patient Recruitment at CVS Health’s Clinical Trial Services, where I led national recruitment strategy and scientific protocol review for 40+ multicenter studies. Earlier, I directed a national NIH-funded research network supporting translational programs across 15 academic centers. I bring a deep understanding of both academic and commercial trial ecosystems and can support clients in: • Clinical trial design, budgeting, and feasibility assessment • Regulatory and ethical strategy (FDA, NIH, IRB/IBC) • AI and data-driven optimization in research operations • Grant writing, protocol development, and medical writing • Study implementation, data management, and patient recruitment • Stakeholder engagement strategy

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Clinical Trial Design
• ★ Patient Recruitment
• ★ Literature Review
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Artificial Intelligence
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ IRB Applications
• ☆ Clinical Data Management
• ☆ Clinical Trial Site Selection & Monitoring
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Pain Management
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine
• ☆ Healthcare Administration & Management
• ☆ Hospital & Medical Facility Management
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement
• ☆ Regulatory Affairs
• ☆ Medical Terminology
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Regulatory Writing
• ☆ Clinical Study Reports
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Medical Content Writing
• ☆ Patient Education Materials
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Cochrane Reviews
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Project Management
• ☆ Six Sigma

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Insights

Work Experience

Director of Research

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

June 2024 - Present

Medical Director

CVS Health (United States)

January 2023 - December 2023

Director, Clinical Operations

University of Utah

April 2019 - January 2023

Senior Project Manager / Medical Writer

University of Utah

October 2016 - April 2019

Postdoctoral Research fellow

Weill Cornell Medicine

June 2014 - October 2016

Clinical Research Coordinator

New York Presbyterian Hospital

September 2012 - May 2014

Education

MBA

Western Governors University - United States

September 2017 - April 2018

Doctor of Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine

September 2010 - April 2014

Certifications

• Certified Principal Investigator

  Association of Clinical Research Professionals

  January 2024 - Present

• Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives

  American College of Healthcare Executives

  August 2023 - Present

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

  GreyCampus

  October 2020 - Present

• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator

  Association of Clinical Research Professionals

  August 2017 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Boutzoukas AE, Olson R, Sellers MA, Fischer G, Hornik CD, Alibrahim O, Iheagwara K, Abulebda K, Bass AL, Irby K, et al. (2022). Mechanisms to expedite pediatric clinical trial site activation: The DOSE trial experience . Contemporary clinical trials.

Using single IRB consultations to meet the educational needs of investigative teams <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.

Nael Abdelsamad, VanBuren JM, Roalstad S, Kay MT, Zuspan SJ, Dean JM, Brulotte M (2022). Development of a risk assessment and risk management tool for an academic research organization . Contemporary Clinical Trials.

Nael Abdelsamad, Qin Y, Kernan KF, Fan Z, Park HJ, Soyeon Kim, Canna SW, John Kellum, Berg RA, Wessel D, et al. (2022). Machine learning derivation of four computable 24-h pediatric sepsis phenotypes to facilitate enrollment in early personalized anti-inflammatory clinical trials . Critical care (London, England).

Nael Abdelsamad, ICU-RESUS and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health, Human Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network Investigator Groups, Sutton RM, Wolfe HA, Reeder RW, Ahmed T, Bishop R, Bochkoris M, Burns C, et al. (2022). Effect of Physiologic Point-of-Care Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training on Survival With Favorable Neurologic Outcome in Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric ICUs: A Randomized Clinical Trial . JAMA.

Nael Abdelsamad, Kate Kernan, Ghaloul-Gonzalez L, Vockley J, Lamb J, Hollingshead D, Chandran U, Sethi R, Park HJ, Berg RA, et al. (2022). Prevalence of Pathogenic and Potentially Pathogenic Inborn Error of Immunity Associated Variants in Children with Severe Sepsis . Journal of clinical immunology.

Nael Abdelsamad, Suttle M, Hall MW, Pollack MM, Berg RA, McQuillen PS, Mourani PM, anil sapru, Carcillo JA, Startup E, et al. (2021). Post-Traumatic Growth in Parents following Their Child's Death in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit . Journal of palliative medicine.

Nael Abdelsamad, Suttle M, Hall MW, Pollack MM, Berg RA, McQuillen PS, Mourani PM, anil sapru, Carcillo JA, Startup E, et al. (2021). Complicated Grief, Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Bereaved Parents following their Child's Death in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Follow-Up Study . The American journal of hospice & palliative care.

Nael Abdelsamad, Suttle M, Hall MW, Pollack MM, Berg RA, McQuillen PS, Mourani PM, anil sapru, Carcillo JA, Startup E, et al. (2021). Therapeutic Alliance Between Bereaved Parents and Physicians in the PICU . Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.

Mohamud A. Verjee, Nael Amin Abdelsamad, Salman Qureshi, Rayaz A. Malik(2019). <p>Diabetic muscle infarction: often misdiagnosed and mismanaged</p> . Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. Volume 12. p. 285--290. Informa {UK} Limited