Ishak Mansi
Professor
Internal Medicine | Department of Clinical Science
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Mexico
Biography
Dr. Mansi is originally from Egypt and received his initial medical training in Egypt. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology in Cairo, Egypt. He completed a Master Degree (M.S.) in Cardiology, followed by a Doctorate Degree in Cardiology (M.D.) from Ain-Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. Drawn by the opportunity to practice American medicine, he completed an internal medicine residency training at the Mount Sinai Services at Queens Hospital Center, New York, NY, and obtained certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine. His diverse career includes practicing in private practice, academic medicine, and military medicine. While at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport (LSUHSCS), he was the Program Director of the Primary Care track Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Medical Director of the Louisiana Rural Health Information Exchange (a network that connected LSUHSCS with 23 rural hospitals through a common electronic medical records interface and provided telemedicine consultations for the rural hospitals). His research and clinical interests include health outcome research, medication safety, and clinical medical education.
Research Interest
Effect of healthcare system and social factors on patients' clinical outcomes Statins effects and side effects Teaching internal medicine to medical students and residents
