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Dr. Ali Alali is currently an assistant professor in the department of medicine at Kuwait University and a consultant gastroenterologist at the Thunayan Alghanim Center in Amiri Hospital.
Dr. Alali finished his medical training at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). He then undertook his internal medicine and gastroenterology residency training at the University of Toronto. He did 2 advanced therapeutic endoscopy fellowships (EUS and ERCP) at McGill University in 2016 and St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto in 2017.
Dr. Alali has participated in and presented at many international conferences, including DDW and CDDW. He has a number of publications, including abstracts, manuscripts, and review articles in the field of gastroenterology. Furthermore, he was awarded the Marsha Dreyer Award for Excellence in Research by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Research Award for Clinical Sciences from the Health Science Center Conference. His main research interests are related to endoscopy, pancreatic pathology, and H. pylori treatment.
Bachelor of medicine and surgery (MB BCh BAO)
Fellow of the royal college of physicians of Canada, internal medicine (FRCPC)
American Board of internal medicine (ABIM)
Fellow of the royal college of physicians of Canada, gastroenterology (FRCPC)
American Board of gastroenterology (ABIM)
American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM)
Master in clinical epidemiology (MSc)
Medical education, clinical research, and clinical responsibilities.
Consultant gastroenterology, hepatology, and advance therapeutic endoscopy in Amiri hospital
Gastrointestinal bleeding and Helicobacter pylori infection
Adult gastroenterology
Analysis of Candidate miRNAs' Expression in Pancreatic Cancer
o Al-Temaimi, R., Abdulkarim, B., Al-Ali, A., John, B., Mallik, M.K. and Kapila, K.
o Cancer Med (2024), 13: e70400. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70400
Predictive Factors of Significant Findings on Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Bleeding
o Alali, A.A.; Alrashidi, R.; Allahow, F.; Dangi, A.; Alfadhli, A.
o Diagnostics 2024, 14, 2352. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14212352
TC-325 Superiority in Malignant Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
o Alali AA, Pittayanon R, Martel M, Martin D, Chen Y, Barkun AN
o American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2024
Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer Genetic Risk Factors in a Multi-Ethnic Population Sample
o Al-Qahtani A, Alali A, John B, Kapila K, Al-Temaimi R.
o World J Oncol. 2024 Oct;15(5):792-800. doi: 10.14740/wjon1911. Epub 2024 Aug 10. PMID: 39328336; PMCID: PMC11424118.
Peptic ulcer disease: A seminar
o Almadi MA, Lu Y, Alali AA, Barkun AN.
o Lancet. 2024 Jul 6;404(10447):68-81. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00155-7.
Endoscopic management of intraprocedural bleeding during endoscopic interventions.
o Alali AA, Alkandari AA.
o Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 Mar;69:101912. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2024.101912
The use of Cap-Mounted Clips as primary hemostatic modality in Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials
o Alali AA, Martel M, Almadi MA, Barkun AN
o Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology (published online July 10, 2024). DOI: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_86_24
The use of cap-mounted clips as primary hemostatic modality in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: current role and future perspectives
o Alali AA, Barkun AN
o Global gastroenterology (published online June 28, 2024). Doi: https://doi.org/10.21608/gg.2024.247058.1019
Do not confuse movement for progress: The saga of urgent colonoscopies in lower gastro-intestinal bleeding.
o Alali AA, Almadi MA.
o Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2024;30(2):73-75. doi:10.4103/sjg.sjg_49_24
Review article: Advances in the management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
o Alali AA, Almadi MA, Barkun AN
o Aliment Pharmacol Ther. Published online December 29, 2023. doi:10.1111/apt.17859
Grading pancreatic adenocarcinoma on fine needle aspiration cytology. The outstanding issues
o Mrinmay Mallik, Laila Rafiq Qadan, Asit Kumar Mohanty, Ali Alali, Kusum Kapilla
o Cytopathology. Published online December 5, 2023. doi:10.1111/cyt.13343
Assessment, Resuscitation and Medical Management of Variceal and Non-Variceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding
o Alali AA, Barkun AN
o Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2024 Apr;34(2):189-203. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2023.09.001
Strengths and Limitations of Risk Stratification Tools for Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A narrative review.
o Alali AA, Boustany A, Martel M, Barkun AN
o Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2023;1-9.
Pre-endoscopic Scores Predicting Low Risk Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
o Boustany A, Alali AA, Martel M, Barkun AN
o Journal of Clinical Medicine 2023;12(16):5194.
An update on the management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
o Alali AA, Barkun AN
o Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2023;11:goad011. Published 2023 Mar 20. doi:10.1093/gastro/goad011
What Is the Current Role of an Over-the-Scope Clip Used as First-Line Endoscopic Hemostasis in Patients With Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding?
o Alan N. Barkun and Ali A. Alali.
o Ann Intern Med. 2023;176(4):576-577. doi:10.7326/M23-0449
Impact of tumor necrosis factor antagonist combination and anti-integrin therapies on body mass index in inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study.
o Shehab M, Alali A, Al-Hindawi A, et al.
o Front Med (Lausanne). 2023;9:1045661. Published 2023 Jan 6. doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.104566
Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus infection in the Gulf Cooperation Council: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
o Alali AA, Abo-Shehada MN
o BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22(1):819.
Topical Hemostatic Agents in The Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Meta-analysis.
o Alali AA, Moosavi S, Martel M, Almadi M, Barkun AN
o Endosc Int Open. 2023;11(4):E368-E385. Published 2023 Apr 24. doi:10.1055/a-1984-689
The Role of Hemostatic Powder in Endoscopic Hemostasis of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
o Alan N. Barkun and Ali A. Alali.
o Ann Intern Med. 2022;175(2):289-290. doi:10.7326/M21-4267
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Therapy of Gastric Varices: Initial Experience in Arab World
o Ali A. Alali, Ahmad Hashim and Asmaa Alkandery
o Frontiers in Gastroenterology 2022;1. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgstr.2022.989987
Predictors of Malignancy in Patients with Indeterminate Biliary Strictures and Atypical Biliary Cytology: Results from Retrospective Cohort Study
o Ali A. Alali , Maria Moris, Myriam Martel, et al.
o Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2021, 222–228
Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of pancreatic adenocarcinomas revisited. A detailed cytological analysis
o Mallik MK, Kapila K, Mohanty AK, Inamdar SA, Alali A, Al Naseer A.
o Journal of Cytology 2021;38:31-7
Endoscopic Resection of Ampullary Tumors: Long-Term Outcomes and Adverse Events
o Alali, Ali; Espino, Alberto; Martel, Myriam; Moris, Maria; Schwartz, Ingrid; Cirocco, Maria; Streutker, Catherine; Mosko, Jeffrey D.; Kortan, Paul P.; Barkun, Alan N.; May, Gary R.
o Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. 2020;3(1):17-25. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwz007
The applicability of Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology system on reporting endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology specimens of pancreatic lesions in situations with limited availability of ancillary tests.
Experience at a single laboratory
o Malik MK, Qadan LR, AlNasser A, Alali AA, et al.
o Cytopathology. 2020; 00: 1– 8 https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.12873
Cholangiocarcinoma: A diagnostic Dilemma on cytology
o Shamsuddin F, Mallik MK, Hussein S, Alali AA, Kapila K.
o Cytopathology. 2021;10.1111/cyt.13073. doi:10.1111/cyt.13073
Tofacitinib for a Child with Refractory Steroid-Dependent Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report
o Alajmi R, Alabdulhadi M, Alali AA, Shehab M
o Am J Case Rep. 2021;22:e934460. Published 2021 Nov 12. doi:10.12659/AJCR.934460
A Rare Cause of Chronic Liver Disease Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Liver Biopsy
o Alajeel NA, Shehab M, Francis I, Alali AA
o Am J Case Rep. 2021;22:e933002.
Solid pseudo-papillary tumor of the pancreas: Diagnosis by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and immunocytochemistry
o Sheikh ZA, Alali AA, Almousawi FAS and Das DK.
o Diagn Cytopathol. 2021;49(7):E242-E246.
Quality of Care and Outcomes Among Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
o Nguyen GC, Murthy SK, Bressler B, Lam MCW, Alali A, Toumi A, Reinglas J, Rampersad A, Weizman AV, Afif W; CINERGI group
o Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2017 May;23(5):695-701.
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections: Update and Review of the Literature
o Alali A, Mosko J, May G, Teshima C.
o Clin Endosc. 2017 Mar;50(2):117-125.
Heterotrophic Ossification of Intercostal Muscle Flap Causing Refractory Esophageal Stricture
o Alali A, Waschke K.
o ACG Case Rep J. 2017 Mar 29;4:e50
Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with Crohn’s disease treated with azathioprine and infliximab: a case report and a literature review
o Kyle Fortinsky, Ali Alali, Scott Fung, Khursheed Jeejeebhoy and Morris Sherman
o Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2014;2014:340836. doi: 10.1155/2014/340836