Adel Iqbal, BA

Adel Iqbal, BA

Undergraduate Student

Curriculum Vitae

I am a neuroscience graduate of Rice University with research experience encompassing internal medicine, epileptology, and mitochondrial biology across Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Baylor College of Medicine, and UT Health San Antonio. My work seeks to reconcile clinical inquiry and data-driven population health, contributing to peer-reviewed publications with contributions to the American Epilepsy Society, American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and presentations at national forums including Heart Failure Society of America, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American College of Chest Physicians. I focus on discerning structural patterns in acute care, with a commitment to producing evidence that informs diagnostics and advances equitable patient care.

Education

Rice University (Houston, TX)

  • Bachelor of Arts, Neuroscience
  • 2020 - 2024

American International School (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
  • 2016 - 2020

Research Affiliations

Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Amarillo, TX)

Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX)

Center for Mitochondrial Medicine, UT San Antonio Health Science Center (San Antonio, TX)

Select Publications

  1. Yusuf A, Siraj S, Iqbal S, Aslanian A, Nguyen DNC, Iqbal A*. Crofab-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress: An Uncommon Complication of Rattlesnake Antivenom Therapy. CHEST. Volume 168, Issue 4, Supplement, A2331–A2332, October 2025. Publication Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2025.07.1353
  2. Aslanian A, Shaikh J, Iqbal S, Sharma S, Iqbal A*. S5989 Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Diagnostic Challenge. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 120(10S2): S1278, October 2025. Publication Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0001151416.96162.f0
  3. Iqbal S, Yaqub S, Farid A, Iqbal A, Aslanian A. TCT-542 Trends in Postpartum Cardiomyopathy Mortality in the United States (2018–2023): Insights from the CDC WONDER Database. JACC. 2025 Oct, 86 (17_Supplement), B237. Publication Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.09.680
  4. Sharma S, Aslanian A, Iqbal S, Shaikh J, Iqbal A*. TCT-1070 The Hidden Geography of Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality: A National Analysis of Regional and Urban-Rural Disparities (2018–2023). JACC. 2025 Oct, 86 (17_Supplement), B456–B457. Publication Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.09.1273

Select Presentations

  1. Huang A, Dang R, Iqbal A*, Nguyen C, Govindu S, Tang O, Somani NA, Al-Mohtaseb Z. 63rd Annual National Student Research Forum. Poster presented: Medical Student Research in the Pass/Fail Step 1 Era: An Altmetric Analysis of Ophthalmology Matriculants. Galveston, TX, United States of America; 05/14/2022.
  2. Iqbal S, Yusuf A, Iqbal A*. Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Annual Scientific Meeting 2025. Poster presented: Regional and urban-rural disparities in acute myocardial infarction mortality: a national analysis from 2018 to 2023. Minneapolis, MN, United States of America; 09/26/2025–09/29/2025.
  3. Nguyen D, Sharma S, Aslanian A, Iqbal S, Yaqub S, Shaikh J, Iqbal A*. American College of Chest Physicians 2025 Annual Meeting. Rapid Fire Case Report presented: Crofab-induced acute respiratory distress: an uncommon complication of rattlesnake antivenom therapy. Chicago, IL, United States of America; 10/19/2025–10/22/2025.
  4. Aslanian A, Iqbal S, Yusuf A, Iqbal A*. American College of Chest Physicians CHEST 2025 Annual Meeting. Poster presented: Fluconazole-induced necrotizing myopathy with overlapping features of myasthenia gravis and rhabdomyolysis: a diagnostic challenge. Chicago, IL, United States of America; 10/19/2025–10/22/2025.
  5. Sharma S, Aslanian A, Iqbal S, Shaikh J, Iqbal A*. American College of Gastroenterology 2025 Annual Meeting. Poster presented: Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Diagnostic Challenge. Phoenix, AZ, United States of America; 10/24/2025–10/29/2025.
  6. Chiang S, Stinson J, Hassan A, Iqbal A, Philp J, Ufomadu P, Karicheri S, Ferreira L, Cardenas G, Oliveira K, Alam M, Nguyen O, Zhang V, Goldman A, Hegazy M, Pati S, Van Ness P, Lin L, Krishnan V, Sheth S, Ali I, Gavvala J, Haneef Z. American Epilepsy Society (AES) 2025 Annual Meeting. Poster presented (Poster #3.132): Effects of bilateral hippocampal electrical stimulation on verbal and visual encoding using standard stimulation parameters: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. Atlanta, GA, United States of America; 12/05/2025–12/09/2025.