Dr. Ibrahim K. El Mikati joined the Department of Medicine in Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in summer of 2026. Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, he earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 2021 after completing his bachelor’s degree in biology with Distinction and a minor in Arabic and Near Eastern Languages. Following medical school, Dr. El Mikati served as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Kansas Medical Center’s Outcomes and Implementation Unit in Kansas City, Kansas. He played a pivotal role in authoring clinical practice guidelines, including updated multiple COVID-19 diagnostic guidelines for the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and pediatric peritoneal dialysis guidelines with the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD).
Dr. El Mikati completed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. El Mikati found the inpatient environment uniquely rewarding due to the complex pathology and the immediate impact of clinical interventions. He enrolled in the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement pathway, where he spearheaded an IRB-approved research project focused on enhancing patient-provider communication through the perspectives of medical interpreters and led educational activities including a Morbidity and Mortality case presentation. As an Instructor within Hospital Medicine, Dr. El Mikati aims to bridge the gap between rigorous clinical research and bedside practice. He plans to focus his academic efforts on clinical excellence and quality improvement, particularly in enhancing communication for patients from diverse backgrounds.
Education
- BS, Biology, minor in Arabic and Near Eastern Languages: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (2017)
- MD: American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon (2021)
- Residency, Internal Medicine and Primary Care: John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD (2026)
Clinical Interests
Hospital medicine, patient safety and quality improvement, mentorship, cross-cultural communication
Research Interests
Clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews, research methodology, communications research
Publications
Siedler, M. R., Kawtharany, H., Azzam, M., Ezgü, D., Alshorman, A., El Mikati, I. K., Abid, S., Choaib, A., Hamarsha, Q., Murad, M. H., Morgan, R. L., Falck-Ytter, Y., Sultan, S., Dahm, P., & Mustafa, R. A. (2025). Risk of bias assessment tools often addressed items not related to risk of bias and used numerical scores. J Clin Epidemiol, 111684.
El Mikati, I. K., Begin, B., Borzych-Duzalka, D., Neu, A. M., Richardson, T., Same, R. G., Schaefer, F., Warady, B. A., & Mustafa, R. A. (2025). GRADE Notes 4: how to use GRADE when there is “no” evidence? A case study of using unpublished registry data. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 177.
Warady, B. A., Same, R., Borzych-Duzalka, D., Neu, A. M., El Mikati, I., Mustafa, R. A., Begin, B., Nourse, P., Bakkaloglu, S. A., Chadha, V., Cano, F., Yap, H. K., Shen, Q., Newland, J., Verrina, E., Wirtz, A. L., Smith, V., & Schaefer, F. (2024). Clinical practice guideline for the prevention and management of peritoneal dialysis associated infections in children: 2024 update. Peritoneal Dialysis International, 44(5), 303-364.
Hayden, M. K., El Mikati, I. K., Hanson, K. E., Englund, J. A., Humphries, R. M., Lee, F., Loeb, M., Morgan, D.J., Patel, R., Al Ta’ani, O., Nazzal, J., Iqneibi, S., Amarin, J. Z., Sultan, S., Falck-Ytter, Y., Morgan, R. L., Murad, M. H., Bhimraj, A., & Mustafa, R. A. (2024). Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Serologic Testing. Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Mustafa, R. A., El Mikati, I. K., Murad, M. H., Hultcrantz, M., Steingart, K. R., Yang, B., Leeflang, M. M. G., Akl, E. A., Dahm, P., & Schünemann, H. J. (2024). GRADE guidance 37: rating imprecision in a body of evidence on test accuracy. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 165.
Hayden, M. K., Hanson, K. E., Englund, J. A., Lee, M. J., Loeb, M., Lee, F., Morgan, D. J., Patel, R., El Mikati, I. K., Iqneibi, S., Alabed, F., Amarin, J. Z., Mansour, R., Patel, P., Falck-Ytter, Y., Morgan, R. L., Murad, M. H., Sultan, S., Bhimraj, A., & Mustafa, R. A. (2023). The Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Molecular Diagnostic Testing. Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Ammar, S., Borghoff, K., El Mikati, I. K., Mustafa, R. A., & Noureddine, L. (2023). Using ICD9/10 codes for identifying ADPKD patients, a validation study. Journal of Nephrology.
El Mikati, I. K., Hoteit, R., Harb, T., El Zein, O., Piggott, T., Melki, J., Mustafa, R. A., & Akl, E. A. (2023). Defining Misinformation and Related Terms in Health-Related Literature: Scoping Review [Review]. J Med Internet Res, 25, e45731.
El Alayli, A., Thomas, P., Jdiaa, S., Mansour, R., Gautam, A., Phadnis, M., El Mikati, I., & Mustafa, R. (2023). Small studies in systematic reviews: To include or not to include? [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research, 12(490).
Stein, P. E., Edel, Y., Mansour, R., Mustafa, R. A., Sandberg, S., & Panel, M. o. t. A. P. E. Key terms and definitions in acute porphyrias: Results of an international Delphi consensus led by the European porphyria network. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, n/a(n/a).
Murad, M. H., Wang, Z., Chu, H., Lin, L., El Mikati, I. K., Khabsa, J., Akl, E., Nieuwlaat, R., Schuenemann, H.J., & Riaz, I. B. (2023). Proposed triggers for retiring a living systematic review. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, bmjebm-2022-112100.
Akl, E. A., El Khoury, R., Khamis, A. M., El Mikati, I. K., Pardo-Hernandez, H., Farran, S., Ibrahim, R., Khamis, M., Hneiny, L., Schunemann, H. J., & Kahale, L. A. (2023). The life and death of living systematic reviews: a methodological survey. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 156, 11-21.
El Mikati, I. K., Morgan, R. L., Murad, M. H., Sultan, S., Falck-Ytter, Y., & Mustafa, R. A. Testing guidelines during times of crisis: challenges and limitations of developing rapid and living guidelines. Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
Hayden, M. K., Hanson, K. E., Englund, J. A., Lee, F., Lee, M. J., Loeb, M., Morgan, D. J., Patel, R., El Alayli, A., El Mikati, I. K., Sultan, S., Falck-Ytter, Y., Mansour, R., Amarin, J. Z., Morgan, R. L., Murad, M. H., Patel,P., Bhimraj, A., & Mustafa, R. A. (2023). The Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Antigen Testing. Clinical Infectious Diseases.
El Mikati, I. K., Khabsa, J., Harb, T., Khamis, M., Agarwal, A., Pardo-Hernandez, H., Farran, S., Khamis, A. M., El Zein, O., El-Khoury, R., Schünemann, H. J., & Akl, E. A. (2022). A Framework for the Development of Living Practice Guidelines in Health Care. Annals of Internal Medicine, 175(8), 1154-1160.
Yaacoub, S., Khabsa, J., El-Khoury, R., El-Harakeh, A., Lotfi, T., Saad, Z., Itani, Z., Khamis, A. M., El Mikati, I., Cuello-Garcia, C. A., Verdugo-Paiva, F., Rada, G., Schünemann, H. J., Rizk, N., & Akl, E. A. (2021). COVID 19 transmission during swimming-related activities: a rapid systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21(1),1112.
Kahale, L., Elkhoury, R., El Mikati, I., Pardo-Hernandez, H., Khamis, A., Schünemann, H., Haddaway, N., & Akl, E. (2022). Tailored PRISMA 2020 flow diagrams for living systematic reviews: a methodological survey and a proposal [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 10(192).
Hnaini, M., Darwich, M., Koleilat, N., Jaafar, F., Hanneyan, S., Rahal, S., Mikati, I. E., Shbarou, R. M., Nabout, R., Maalouf, F. I., & Obeid, M. (2020). High-Dose Levetiracetam for Neonatal Seizures: A Retrospective Review. Seizure – European Journal of Epilepsy, 82, 7-11.