Majd Mokbel, MD joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in July 2025, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital Medicine. He started his journey at the University of Michigan Dearborn for his undergraduate studies, graduating with a double major in biochemistry and Spanish. Following graduation, Mokbel served in AmeriCorps City Year, working in a 6th grade math classroom in inner-city Detroit. Afterwards, Mokbel attended the University of Michigan Medical School, graduating in 2021. Throughout medical school, he helped lead the Project H community clinic which served unhoused individuals in the Detroit area, and the Medical Students of Middle Eastern Descent student group. In 2025, he completed his residency in combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan where he led various refugee health initiatives. His continued clinical interests are in refugee health, medical education, and pediatric to adult care transitions.
Education
- BS, Biochemistry and Spanish: University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI (2016)
- Doctor of Medicine: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI (2021)
- Residency, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2025)
Clinical Interests
Quality improvement focused on improving patient workflow efficiency, equity work targeted on improving experience and outcomes of marginalized communities
Publications
Kruger DJ, Gerlach J, Kruger JS, Mokbel MA, Clauw DJ, Boehnke KF. Physicians’ Attitudes and Practices Regarding Cannabis and Recommending Medical Cannabis Use. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.1089/can.2022.0324. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37098170.
Sarsour NY, Ballouz D, Mokbel M, Hammoud M. Medical Trainees Comfort and Confidence in Providing Care to Arab and Muslim Patients at a Large Academic Medical Center. Teach Learn Med. 2022 Jun-Jul;34(3):246-254. doi: 10.1080/10401334.2021.1930544. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 34107830.
Kruger DJ, Mokbel MA, Clauw DJ, Boehnke KF. Assessing Health Care Providers’ Knowledge of Medical Cannabis. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2022 Aug;7(4):501-507. doi: 10.1089/can.2021.0032. Epub 2021 Aug 31. PMID: 34463161; PMCID: PMC9418358.
Mokbel, Majd, et al. “Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate Solution for Donor Heart Preservation Is Safe for Transplantation.” The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 109, no. 3, 2020, pp. 763–770., doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.012.
Abstracts
K. Shinn, N. Chipalkatti, M. Opatrny, M. Mokbel, Z. St. Clair, S. Pai, G. Solomon, T. Ellies, V. L. Murthy; Decaf and Sugar-Free: Quality Improvement Project to Streamline Inpatient Scheduling of Cardiac Nuclear Medicine Studies. Abstract accepted for presentation at ASNC 2023; Toronto, Canada
Sarsour N, Ballouz D, Mokbel M, Hammoud, M. Incorporation of Arab and Muslim Patient Education into the Residency and Medical School Curriculum to Address Existing Health Disparities. Abstract accepted for presentation at NAAMA International Convention, 12/2020; Marrakesh, Morocco, canceled.
Mokbel M, Tang P. Efficacy of HTK solution in preservation of donor hearts. Abstract accepted to ISHLT 2019 Annual Meeting; April, 2019; Orlando, Florida