Fathalla, Basil
M.D.
Associate Professor
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Publications & Presentations
Al-Antary ET, Arar R, Persaud Y, Fathalla BM, Rajpurkar M, Bhambhani K (2022). Unusual Presentation of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Setting of MIS-C. Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology.
Moussa T, Bhat V, Kini V, Fathalla BM (2017). Clinical and genetic association, radiological findings and response to biological therapy in seven children from Qatar with non-bacterial osteomyelitis. International journal of rheumatic diseases.
Fathalla B, Collins D, Ezhuthachan S (2000). Acute Suppurative Parotitis: Uncommon Presentation in a Premature Infant J Perinatol.
Fathalla B, Hamada K, Vannier E, Smith D, Edward III C, Roubenoff R (2004). Effects of Aging and Cytokine Blockade on Inflammatory Cachexia in Rats with Adjuvant Arthritis Clin Exp Rheumatol.
Fathalla BM, Miller LC, Schaller JG (2004). Prolonged QTc interval and Juvenile Dermatomyositis Clin Exp Rheumatol.
Darakhshanda Khurram Butt, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Basil M Fathalla (2022). Atypical Noninfectious Surgically Induced Necrotizing Scleritis in a Child. Ocul Immunol Inflamm Oculi Immunol Inflamm.
Katato, Ghadir K. DO; Bell, Danielle MD; Charaf Eddine, Ahmad MD; Fathalla, Basil M. MD; Savaşan, Süreyya MD (2023). Extensive Peripheral Blood Neutrophil Apoptosis in Pediatric Influenza A-associated Pericarditis Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Safi KH, Fathalla BM (2012). Inflammatory and noninflammatory arthropathy in patients with 18q deletion syndrome. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Fathalla BM, Miller L, Brady S, Schaller JG (2005). Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in children. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Fathalla BM, Al-Wahadneh AM, Al-Mutawa M, Kambouris M, El-Shanti H (2014). A novel de novo PSTPIP1 mutation in a boy with pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne (PAPA) syndrome. Clinical and experimental rheumatology.
Fathalla BM, Elgabaly EA, Tayoun AA (2020). Coexistence of a novel WISP3 pathogenic variant and an MEFV mutation in an Arabic family with progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia mimicking polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Pediatric rheumatology online journal.
Fathalla BM, Shah RC, Goldsmith DP (2010). Peritonitis as the primary manifestation at onset of childhood systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Mathew A, Abuhammour W, Fathalla B, Otour B (2020). Parvovirus B19 Infection Mimicking Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in an Immunocompetent Child. Cureus.
Fathalla BM, Alsarhan A, Afzal S, El Naofal M, Abou Tayoun A (2021). The genomic landscape of pediatric rheumatology disorders in the Middle East. Human mutation.
Al-Mayouf SM, Almutairi A, Albrawi S, Fathalla BM, Alzyoud R, AlEnazi A, Abu-Shukair M, Alwahadneh A, Alsonbul A, Zlenti M, Khawaja E, Abushhaiwia A, Khawaja K, AlMosawi Z, Madan W, Almuatiri M, Almuatiri N, for Pediatric Arab Rheumatology Group (PRAG) (2020). Pattern and diagnostic evaluation of systemic autoinflammatory diseases other than familial Mediterranean fever among Arab children: a multicenter study from the Pediatric Rheumatology Arab Group (PRAG). Rheumatology international.
Kashyape P, D'Souza AP, Fathalla B (2020). En coup de sabre presenting as status epilepticus. Clinical rheumatology.
Mahfouz NA, Kizhakkedath P, Ibrahim A, El Naofal M, Ramaswamy S, Harilal D, Qutub Y, Uddin M, Taylor A, Alloub Z, AlBanna A, Abuhammour W, Fathalla B, Tayoun AA (2020). Utility of clinical exome sequencing in a complex Emirati pediatric cohort. Computational and structural biotechnology journal.
Chandrakasan S, Chiwane S, Adams M, Fathalla BM (2014). Clinical and genetic profile of children with periodic fever syndromes from a single medical center in South East Michigan. Journal of clinical immunology.
Moussa T, Aladbe B, Taha RZ, Remmers EF, El-Shanti H, Fathalla BM (2015). Overlap of familial Mediterranean fever and hyper-IgD syndrome in an Arabic kindred. Journal of clinical immunology.
Fathalla BM, Goldsmith DP (2009). Pachydermatodactyly mimics polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The Journal of pediatrics.
Bui T, Chandrakasan S, Poulik J, Fathalla BM (2013). Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Fathalla BM, Goldsmith DP, Pascasio JM, Baldridge A (2008). Development of autoimmune hepatitis in a child with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis during therapy with etanercept. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Moussa T, Bhat V, Kini V, Fathalla BM (2017). Clinical and genetic association, radiological findings and response to biological therapy in seven children from Qatar with non-bacterial osteomyelitis. International journal of rheumatic diseases.
Fathalla B, Collins D, Ezhuthachan S (2000). Acute Suppurative Parotitis: Uncommon Presentation in a Premature Infant J Perinatol.
Fathalla B, Hamada K, Vannier E, Smith D, Edward III C, Roubenoff R (2004). Effects of Aging and Cytokine Blockade on Inflammatory Cachexia in Rats with Adjuvant Arthritis Clin Exp Rheumatol.
Fathalla BM, Miller LC, Schaller JG (2004). Prolonged QTc interval and Juvenile Dermatomyositis Clin Exp Rheumatol.
Darakhshanda Khurram Butt, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Basil M Fathalla (2022). Atypical Noninfectious Surgically Induced Necrotizing Scleritis in a Child. Ocul Immunol Inflamm Oculi Immunol Inflamm.
Katato, Ghadir K. DO; Bell, Danielle MD; Charaf Eddine, Ahmad MD; Fathalla, Basil M. MD; Savaşan, Süreyya MD (2023). Extensive Peripheral Blood Neutrophil Apoptosis in Pediatric Influenza A-associated Pericarditis Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Safi KH, Fathalla BM (2012). Inflammatory and noninflammatory arthropathy in patients with 18q deletion syndrome. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Fathalla BM, Miller L, Brady S, Schaller JG (2005). Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in children. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Fathalla BM, Al-Wahadneh AM, Al-Mutawa M, Kambouris M, El-Shanti H (2014). A novel de novo PSTPIP1 mutation in a boy with pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne (PAPA) syndrome. Clinical and experimental rheumatology.
Fathalla BM, Elgabaly EA, Tayoun AA (2020). Coexistence of a novel WISP3 pathogenic variant and an MEFV mutation in an Arabic family with progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia mimicking polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Pediatric rheumatology online journal.
Fathalla BM, Shah RC, Goldsmith DP (2010). Peritonitis as the primary manifestation at onset of childhood systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Mathew A, Abuhammour W, Fathalla B, Otour B (2020). Parvovirus B19 Infection Mimicking Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in an Immunocompetent Child. Cureus.
Fathalla BM, Alsarhan A, Afzal S, El Naofal M, Abou Tayoun A (2021). The genomic landscape of pediatric rheumatology disorders in the Middle East. Human mutation.
Al-Mayouf SM, Almutairi A, Albrawi S, Fathalla BM, Alzyoud R, AlEnazi A, Abu-Shukair M, Alwahadneh A, Alsonbul A, Zlenti M, Khawaja E, Abushhaiwia A, Khawaja K, AlMosawi Z, Madan W, Almuatiri M, Almuatiri N, for Pediatric Arab Rheumatology Group (PRAG) (2020). Pattern and diagnostic evaluation of systemic autoinflammatory diseases other than familial Mediterranean fever among Arab children: a multicenter study from the Pediatric Rheumatology Arab Group (PRAG). Rheumatology international.
Kashyape P, D'Souza AP, Fathalla B (2020). En coup de sabre presenting as status epilepticus. Clinical rheumatology.
Mahfouz NA, Kizhakkedath P, Ibrahim A, El Naofal M, Ramaswamy S, Harilal D, Qutub Y, Uddin M, Taylor A, Alloub Z, AlBanna A, Abuhammour W, Fathalla B, Tayoun AA (2020). Utility of clinical exome sequencing in a complex Emirati pediatric cohort. Computational and structural biotechnology journal.
Chandrakasan S, Chiwane S, Adams M, Fathalla BM (2014). Clinical and genetic profile of children with periodic fever syndromes from a single medical center in South East Michigan. Journal of clinical immunology.
Moussa T, Aladbe B, Taha RZ, Remmers EF, El-Shanti H, Fathalla BM (2015). Overlap of familial Mediterranean fever and hyper-IgD syndrome in an Arabic kindred. Journal of clinical immunology.
Fathalla BM, Goldsmith DP (2009). Pachydermatodactyly mimics polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The Journal of pediatrics.
Bui T, Chandrakasan S, Poulik J, Fathalla BM (2013). Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Fathalla BM, Goldsmith DP, Pascasio JM, Baldridge A (2008). Development of autoimmune hepatitis in a child with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis during therapy with etanercept. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases.
Credentials, Certifications & Awards
Associate Professor Teacher of the Year Award
Certificate of Appreciation from Damascus University School of Medicine for “Excellent” Performance. I ranked one of the top 10 students in Medical School.
Voted among one of the Top doctors in Detroit by the Detroit Hours magazine survey in 2011.
Voted among one of the Top doctors in Detroit by the Detroit Hours magazine survey in 2021
Voted among one of the Top doctors in Detroit by the Detroit Hours magazine survey in 2022.
Letter of recognition from Tufts University School of Medicine for Excellence in teaching in the Pediatrics Clerkship at Boston Floating Hospital for Children
Certificate of Appreciation from Damascus University School of Medicine for “Excellent” Performance. I ranked one of the top 10 students in Medical School.
Voted among one of the Top doctors in Detroit by the Detroit Hours magazine survey in 2011.
Voted among one of the Top doctors in Detroit by the Detroit Hours magazine survey in 2021
Voted among one of the Top doctors in Detroit by the Detroit Hours magazine survey in 2022.
Letter of recognition from Tufts University School of Medicine for Excellence in teaching in the Pediatrics Clerkship at Boston Floating Hospital for Children
Education
M.D., Damascus University, Damascus