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Dr. Sami Safadi earned his medical degree from Damascus University School of Medicine in Syria and subsequently completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Seeking further specialization, he pursued dual fellowships, first in Nephrology and Hypertension at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and then in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
During his fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Safadi the Bronze Level Certification from the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy. Following his training, he remained at the Mayo Clinic, first as an Instructor of Medicine and subsequently as Assistant Professor of Medicine. He also served in various leadership roles, notably as Department Chair of Nephrology at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
Following his critical care training at the University of Maryland, Dr. Safadi developed specialized expertise in Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Mechanical Ventilation He attained Critical Care Ultrasonography Certification from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and certification in Mechanical Ventilation Precepting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is a diplomate in Critical Care Echocardiography, conferred by the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE).
Currently, he holds dual roles as a Nephrologist and Intensivist and at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, where he also serves as Medical Director of Inpatient Adult Acute Dialysis.
Dr. Safadi is a co-investigator in the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP). The KPMP, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), is a long-term project that aims to enhance understanding of pathogenic mechanisms and identify new treatments for acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) related to diabetes or hypertension.
Dr. Safadi also contributes to educational research in collaboration with the Critical Care Education & Research Consortium (CCERC), a national network dedicated to advancing education and training in critical care medicine. Through CCERC, Dr. Safadi participates in multicenter research projects designed to enhance educational methods and improve the care provided to critically ill patients.
Dr. Safadi's responsibilities include attending to patients in the inpatient nephrology consultation service at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, and at the outpatient nephrology clinic at M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center in Minneapolis, as well as the M Health Fairview Clinic in Edina. Additionally, he provides inpatient critical care services at the University of Minnesota Medical Center.
Dr. Safadi teaches mechanical ventilation at the University of Minnesota. He collaborates with the Critical Care Education & Research Consortium (CCERC) to organize a four-day workshop for critical care fellows during the summer as a bootcamp at the beginning of their fellowship, and a two-day winter workshop for advanced fellows.
Dr. Safadi also teaches point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) at the University of Minnesota. He is developing a structured ultrasound curriculum designed for nephrology and critical care fellows. He regularly leads training sessions that combine didactic teaching with hands-on practice.
Dr. Safadi has a strong interest in online simulation and asynchronous learning. He developed a mechanical ventilation simulator, which can be accessed through ventsim.cc, as well as a POCUS application available at resuspocus.com.