Mahmoud Allahham, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Academic Hospitalist/Nocturnist, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2016 | Baylor College Medicine, Houston, Tx, US, M.D. Degree |
| 2012 | Texas A&M University, Houston, Tx, US, Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, |
Postgraduate Training
| null-2019 | Internal Medicine Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Program Director- Nocturnists, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Baylor of College Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2019 - 2025
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, BSLMC Hospitalist Group Operations Committee, BSLMC Hospitalist Group Operations Committee, 2021 - Present
Member, BSLMC Hospitalist Group Recruitment Committee, BSLM Hospitalist Group
Honors & Awards
| Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society Inductee | |
| Texas A&M Foundations Honors and University Honors | |
| Pre-clinical Curriculum Committee Certificate of Achievement | |
| Academy of Resident Educators Distinguished Educator Certificate | |
| 3rd Place Poster Presentation, BCM Internal Medicine Research Symposium | |
| 2nd Place Poster Presentation, Texas ACP Associates' Day | |
| Contributions to BSLMC hospitalist program, BSLMC Hospitalist Program |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2018. Interventional Revascularization in Cancer Patients with Chronic Thrombocytopenia. Invited. MD Anderson Department of Internal Medicine Research Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Medical versus invasive treatment of coronary artery disease in cancer patients based on fractional flow reserve. Invited. MD Anderson Department of Internal Medicine Research Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. BCM Internal Medicine Research Symposium. Poster. BCM Internal Medicine Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Humanism Rounds, a Pilot Study: Decreasing Resident Burnout through Strengthened Human Connection. Invited. BCM Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. With a Heavy Heart: A Case of Transfusion-Related Iron Overload Cardiomyopathy. Poster. Texas ACP Associates. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in Patient with Leopard Syndrome-Related Thoracic Wall Deformity. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. A Tale of Two Chambers: Severe Biatrial Enlargement in a Patient with Rheumatic Valve Disease. Invited. BCM Internal Medicine Research Symposium March. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. A Grave Illness: Neutropenic Sepsis as a Complication of Methimazole Therapy in a Patient with Thyrotoxicosis-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Invited. BCM Internal Medicine Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Lithium-Induced Hyperparathyroidism and Hypercalcemia. Invited. BCM Internal Medicine Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Allahham M, Pollet M, Cheng J, Birnbaum Y. Tachycardia with alternating pacemaker spikes: Is it pacemaker malfunction?. Journal of Electrocardiology 2019(53):28-30, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30611918.
Review Articles
- Allahham, M, Lerman, A, Atar, D, Birnbaum, Y. Why Not Dipyridamole. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy 36(3):525-532, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34245446.
Other Articles
- Allahham M, Lerman A, Atar D, Birnbaum Y Why Not Dipyridamole: a Review of Current Guidelines and Re-evaluation of Utility in the Modern Era. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 36(3):525-532, 2021.
- Allahham M, Stainback R, Lamelas J, Shah A Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery In Patient With Leopard Syndrome-Related Thoracic Wall Deformity. JACC 71(11), 2018.
Book Chapters
- Allahham M, Singh M, Jneid H. Chapter 10-Cardiac Biomarkers in Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease, 109-114.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified December 19, 2025