Ashraf Al Tayar

Experienced and enthusiastic consultant with extensive knowledge of managing critically ill patients at bedside, following and observing fellows; specialists as well as trainees. Adept at carrying out administrative jobs, with many years of experience as head of ICU department in different well known hospitals. Very proficient in critical care ultrasonography, with experience running many courses in the field as director and trainer.

• Royal College of Physician of Ireland, Collegiate member, 2005, present
• European Society of Intensive care medicine, Member, 2018, present
• Saudi Society of Critical care medicine, 2007, present
• Saudi Commissions for Health Specialties, # 04-R-M-17662, 2002, present
• Egyptian Medical Syndicate, 1995, present
• American Society of Critical Care (SCCM), 10/2011, present

• Expert in Chest Ultrasound examination of ICU patients
• Expert in US guided Procedures, Pericardiocentesis, Pleurocentesis, Paracentesis
• Expert in using Ultrasound in CV line insertion and Deep veins examination
• Expert in using Echocardiography in ICU patients
• Expert in TEE for critically ill patients
• Course Instructor/Director, Critical care ultrasonography course, Gulf Region - the only critical care ultrasound course recognized and affiliated by ESICM in the middle east
• Instructor/Faculty, American Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Critical care ultrasound course
• Expert in using all recent hemodynamic invasive and non-invasive modalities, Swan Ganz, PICCO, Vigelio
• Expert in NAVA, Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist mode for difficult weaning and ventilation
• ACLS, American Heart Association (AHA), Instructor, 2012, present
• ATLS, Instructor

• Can the regional cerebral saturation be a perfusion parameter in ICU patients with shock, Intensive Care Medicine Journal, 10/2014
• Basic ultrasound head-to-toe skills for intensivists in the general and neuro intensive care unit population, Intensive Care Medicine, 12/2021
• Use of critical care ultrasound in Saudi Arabia: Questionnaire Analysis, Saudi Critical Care Journal, 06/2023
• Diaphragm Electromyography Versus Ultrasonography in the Prediction of Mechanical Ventilation Liberation Outcome, Journal of Respiratory Care, 07/2022
• Optic nerve sheath diameter by ultrasound is a good screening tool for high intracranial pressure in TBI, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 04/2020
• Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement by US to predict increased ICP in TBI, Intensive Care Medicine Journal, 10/2017
• Role of Presepsin for the Diagnosis of Sepsis and ICU Mortality: A Prospective Controlled Study, IJCCM, 2021
• Severe Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Decompressive Craniectomy in a Case of Severe Methanol Intoxication, American J Emerg Crit Care Med, 11/03/2020
• Consensus Statement for Pharmacological Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Pragmatic Approach, Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep, 2020
• Dynamic ultrasound guidance versus landmark technique in insertion of internal jugular CV line in ICU ventilated patients, Am Sci, 2013

• Course director of critical care ultrasonography that is ESICM affiliated as the only course in Middle East
• Chairman of the annual critical care ultrasonography conference
• ESICM task force member of critical care ultrasonography , I shared in writing the consensus of the society
• AHA/ACLS courses instructor/Faculty

Teaching Experience

• Lecturer in Prince Sultan Military college , Dhahran, SA; Neurocritical care curriculum for Undergraduate of Anesthesia Technician MBBcH
• Speaker , 5Th annual International conference of Saudi Society of Critical care Medicine, Riyadh ,13-18 April 2014;NAVA work experience at KFMMC ,Dhahran.
• Speaker,33rd ESICM annual conference, Barcelona, Spain: can the regional cerebral saturation be a perfusion parameter in ICU patients with shock; Abstract presentation;September2105
• Speaker ,Sepsis symposium of KFSH-Dammam; Prognostication of sepsis in critically ill patients,16-April 2015
• Speaker,35th ESICM annual conference, Vienna, Austria :Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement by US to predict increased ICP in TBI; Abstract presentation; October 2017
• Speaker and instructor in Critical care Us course conducted by American society of Critical care (SCCM), Abu Dhabi ;December 2017
• Speaker, 6th Pan Africa Critical care conference , Alexandria ,Egypt: February 2018;Can regional cerebral Oxygen saturation be a perfusion parameter in patients with shock
• Speaker, Emirates Critical care conference ,Dubai; April 2018; 2 presentations ( NAVA to ventilate and wean ARDS patients , and ONSD by US to predict high ICP in TBI)
• Speaker , Echo in Emergency course; Dammam; April 2018
• Speaker ,3rd Sepsis symposium of KFSH-Dammam; Antimicrobial stewardship, May 2018
• Regular speaker in Critical care Nutrition course conducted in Gulf 2016 till present
• Course Director , speaker and trainer in Critical care Ultrasonography course ;2014 till present ( 11 courses)
• Virtual zoom courses in 2020 including Basic, advanced critical care echo and Lung US for intensivists and non-intensivist : 5 courses , 6 sessions each and 2 hours in every session
• Lectures series for rotating residents to critical care section, KFSH-RC, Jeddah.
• Speaker, Annual medical emergencies symposium at King Khalid National Guard hospital 09/2006.
• Speaker, Annual internal medicine symposium 03/2009, Hera Hospital, Mecha , Ministry of health, SA.
• Speaker, grand round, critical care section 2008-2009, KFSH-RC,Jeddah.
• Speaker, First annual clinical lab conference, KFMMC, august 2011; PRBCs transfusion when and when not to transfuse in ICU patients, a literature review.
• Speaker, Annual update of pulmonary and critical care at Dammam University November 2011; Management of refractory septic shock.
• Speaker at Eastern region monthly ICU club meeting June 2012; Fatal Fat Embolism Syndrome in poly trauma patient ,Case presentation and literature review.
• Speaker, Update of critical care medicine conference at National guard hospital, Al Hassa,; Update in refractory septic shock ,literature review November 2012.

• Middle East Representative and council member, ESICM (European Society Of ICU), 07/2018, 07/2021
• Director of Critical care ultrasonography course, Eastern Province, KSA
• Chairman of the annual Critical care ultrasound update conference, Saving Lives Academy
• Director of Eastern province ICU club, 2019, present
• CPR committee chairman, SFHD
• Trauma committee chairman, SFHD
• Member of senior Medical Board committee, SFHD
• WINFOCUS faculty trainer of Critical care ultrasonography
• SCCM faculty instructor of Critical care ultrasonography
• ATLS instructor
• AHA faculty and instructor of ACLS

I am course founder and director of Critical care ultrasound masterclass that is endorsed by ESICM as the only course approved in middle east for EDEC preparation, So one of my beloved project in my clinical life is to keep doing teaching that field of critical care medicine that is mandatory for safe practice in ICU