Experience

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  Faculty of medicine, ain shams university, egypt

  Mar 1995 - Jul 2012

  • Staff member with patient care, undergraduate/postgraduate teaching, research and administrative responsibilities.• Postgraduate teaching• Supervision of 8 Master thesis-dissertations. • Instructor/facilitator in the temporal bone dissection, microlaryngeal surgery and research methodology courses • Administrative: Acted as the coordinator of the Cochlear Implantation (CI) Program (June 2011- June 2012) responsible for:• reviewing candidate patients’ history, mental development, family and social background as well as audiological, computed tomography and magnetic resonance studies by attending a dedicated once weekly clinic and presentation of those cases to the members of the CI surgical and rehabilitation (audiological and phoniatrics) teams.• submitting requests for financial support to perform computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies, purchase CI devices and fund surgical and rehabilitation treatment from the Ministry of Health and charitable organizations.• reviewing sale offers of CI devices from different suppliers and deciding on the best possible to be purchased• Fulfilled requirements for Promotion to Professor:• Attended the following training courses given by the Faculty and Leadership Development Program (FLDP) at Ain Shams University:1. International publication (12-13/06/2015)2. Effective presentation skills (14-16/05/2015)3. Professional codes and ethics (17-18/05/2015)4. Quality criteria in the educational process (17-18/05/2015)5. Question banks (19-20/05/2015)6. Organizing scientific conferences (21-23/05/2015)• Co-authored/authored 5 scientific articles for evaluation by the Scientific Committee for Promotion of Lecturers and Associate Professors - Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities - Ministry of Higher Education and giving a 15-30 minutes oral presentation . I chose to speak about the 'Academic tripod' • Promoted to Professor of Otolaryngology- Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, March 25, 2016. Show less • Postgraduate teaching• Supervised 10 Master and 4 Doctoral thesis-dissertations. • Instructor/facilitator in the temporal bone dissection, microlaryngeal surgery and research methodology courses• Scientific Meetings/Training courses attended for updating knowledge and skills development:• Decision Making in Head & Neck Surgery Course- ASUSH 29/03-1/04/2005.• Operative Techniques in Head & Neck Surgery Course- ASUSH on 8-9/04/2005.• The First Workshop of LASER Applications in the Larynx- ASUSH- 20-21/02/2006. • Fulfilled requirements for Promotion to Associate Professor in Otorhinolaryngology:• Co-authoring of scientific articles for evaluation by the Scientific Committee for Promotion of Lecturers and Associate Professors - Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities - Ministry of Higher Education.I attempted multiple times to win a postdoctoral fellowship given by Japanese scientific research foundations/societies e.g. the Matsumae International Foundation (MIF) and Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) on an oncology related topic of Single Cell Microgel Electrophoresis (SCME), but unfortunately with no positive outcomes. Ever since I was a medical student, I had a special interest in Japan, the country, the culture and the language. I passed 2 of the 4 levelled Japanese Language Proficiency Tests (JLPT) in preparation for a doctoral/postdoctoral fellowship there. • Sharing in administrational activities of the Otorhinolaryngology Department by being in charge of the department’s library• Attended the following training courses given by the Faculty and Leadership Development Program (FLDP) at Ain Shams University:• Curriculum design (21-23/03/2006)• Quality assurance and accreditation (18-19/4/2006)• Financial and legal considerations (30/06-02/07/2009)• Examinations and student assessment (4-6/07/2009)• Credit hours (16-18/03/2010) Show less • Patient care: supervised pre-operative preparation, work-up, medical treatment and postoperative care twice weekly in clinical rounds and once weekly grand clinical round. Management of emergencies e.g. inhaled foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree, tympano-mastoidectomy, drainage of paranasal sinuses.• Supervised and assisted residents in common ENT operations: adenotonsillectomy, myringotomy +/- tympanostomy tube insertion, septoplasty, myringoplasty, tympanomastoidectomy, direct laryngoscopy and biopsy.Assisted staff-members in more advanced surgeries: total/partial laryngectomy +/- neck dissection, total parotidectomy, total maxillectomy, glomus tumor excision, trans-nasal trans-sphenoid hypophysectomy.Independently performing functional endoscopic sinus surgery, tympanomastoidectomy, and microlaryngeal surgery.• Undergraduate teaching: Demonstrate to medical students basic clinical skills of history-taking, and physical examination.• Assisted staff members in periodical/end of year examinations.• Research: Submission and defense of thesis titled: Prognostic value of telomerase and DNA ploidy in laryngeal carcinoma.• Scientific Meetings/Training courses:• Second Ain Shams University Endoscopic Sinonasal Surgery Course (26-29/3/2001),• The Basic Microsurgery Workshop (Plastic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine – Ain Shams University, 15-19/6/2002),• Volunteered as a member of the organizing committee of The XVIIth World Congress of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS), Cairo – Egypt, 28th September- 3rd October, 2002.• First Imaging Course in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital (ASUSH),• Second Workshop on Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, ASUSH, • Basic Surgical Skills Course, ASUSH, • Passed examinations to fulfill requirements of MD degree in Otorhinolaryngology (November, 2004). Show less Ear, Nose and Throat Dept.•Out-patient service; Practiced clinical skills of history-taking and ear, nose and throat examination, and ordering appropriate work-up. Prescribing medical treatment and counseling patients who need surgical interventions.•Care of in-patients; Daily clinical rounds to review the in-patients’ pre-operative clinical data, investigations, response to medical/surgical interventions and post-operative management.Weekly staff member supervised clinical rounds to discuss management of controversial/difficult cases.•Emergency cases; management of patients with ear, nose and throat emergency cases; epistaxis, acute airway obstruction, removal of impacted foreign bodies in the ear, nose, pharynx, and esophagus, management of suppurative complications of otitis media and sinusitis and neck space infections.•Surgical operations; Performing common ear, nose and throat surgical operations first assisting a staff member, then supervised by a staff member and then independently: adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy, myringotomy with or without tympanostomy tube insertion for middle ear ventilation, myringoplasty, and septoplasty, radical antrostomy, direct laryngoscopy and biopsy.Assisting staff member in more complicated surgical operations prior to performing them supervised by a staff member:Assisting staff-members in more advanced surgical operations.•Obligatory training courses attended:•Third Symposium on Research Methodology (18-20th September, 1999)•Sixth Temporal Bone Dissection Course (12-18th February, 2000)•Fulfilled requirements for Acquisition of the Specialization Degree:•Passing of Ain Shams University English Language Proficiency Test (October, 1997)•Submission and defense of a dissertation-thesis titled: Bacteriologic Study of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media. •Passing of essay questions-based written test, clinical and viva examinations to fulfill requirements of acquisition of the academic degree (May, 1999). Show less • In-practice training year following graduation in 1994.• Rotations to provide patient care, supervised by resident physicians directly and staff members in the following departments:• General Medicine Department:• General Surgery Department:• Obstetrics and Gynecology Department:• Pediatrics Department:• Anesthesiology Department• Neurosurgery Department• Ear, Nose and Throat Department• This is an optional rotation only for those interested in the specialty with a potential for further training during their residency.• Helped resident physicians, and staff members in the ear, nose and throat department in providing care for outpatient, in-patient and common emergency cases (e.g. epistaxis, acute airway obstruction, foreign body removal from the ear and nose) Show less

  • Assistant Professor

    Nov 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Faculty Lecturer

    Feb 2005 - Nov 2010

  • Assistant Lecturer

    Feb 2000 - Feb 2005

  • Resident Physician

    Mar 1996 - Feb 2000

  • House Officer

    Mar 1995 - Mar 1996
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  Al salama hospital - مستشفى السلامه

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2016

  Ear, nose and throat specialist

  Outpatient clinic:In the outpatient clinic setting, I always build on a good, and professional doctor-patient relationship in order to reach the proper diagnosis/differential diagnosis and thus provide the most appropriate treatment/management according to current clinical practice guidelines, requesting, as indicated, the radiographic and laboratory required investigation. In the clinic, I carry out common outpatient procedures like cerumen (earwax) clearance, control of nosebleeding, diagnostic nasal endoscopies, as well as more elaborate ones like removal of ear, nose and throat foreign bodies using appropriate instrumentation.On-call according to the rota managing ear, nose and throat emergencies like nose-bleeding control, removal of foreign bodies in the nose, ear or throat (in office and under general anesthesia), acute airway management (in collaboration with anesthesiologist).Operative:Common surgical operations for the ear, nose and throat like adenoidectomy, adentonsillectomy, myringotomy with/without tympanostomy tube placement, septoplasty, coblation turbinoplasty, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (middle meatal antrostomy, partial and total ethmoidectomy, sphenoidotomy, frontal sinusotomy), myringoplasty/tympanoplasty, tympanomastoidectomy. I first joined in the main facility in Abu Dhabi, and after concluding orientation period, I transferred, according to higher management request, to a peripheral branch in Bani Yas, Abu Dhabi, (Al-Salama One-Day Surgery Center), where I singly started the ENT clinic and the number of patients rose steadily over a period of 3 years. I also performed multiple surgeries suitable for one-day care setting with satisfactory outcomes and minimal complications. For cases requiring longer postoperative care, I performed their operations in the main facility in Abu Dhabi. In 2016, I was joined by another colleague and later returned to the main facility in Abu Dhabi (Al-Salama Hospital). Show less

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  Burjeel hospital

  Nov 2016 - Nov 2023

  Ear, nose and throat specialist

  Outpatient clinic:In the outpatient clinic setting, I always build on a good, and professional doctor-patient relationship in order to reach the proper diagnosis/differential diagnosis and thus provide the most appropriate treatment/management according to current clinical practice guidelines, requesting, as indicated, the radiographic and laboratory required investigation. In the clinic, I carry out common outpatient procedures like cerumen (earwax) clearance, control of nosebleeding, diagnostic nasal endoscopies, as well as more elaborate ones like removal of ear, nose and throat foreign bodies using appropriate instrumentation. For foreign bodies in the deeper parts of the throat, I presented an outpatient method for recovery of fishbones from the voice box in the IFOS Dubai World Congress that took place in January 2023.On-call according to the rota managing ear, nose and throat emergencies like nose-bleeding control, removal of foreign bodies in the nose, ear or throat (in office and under general anesthesia), acute airway management (in collaboration with anesthesiologist).Operative:Common surgical operations for the ear, nose and throat like adenoidectomy, adentonsillectomy, myringotomy with/without tympanostomy tube placement, septoplasty, coblation turbinoplasty, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (middle meatal antrostomy, partial and total ethmoidectomy, sphenoidotomy, frontal sinusotomy), myringoplasty/tympanoplasty, tympanomastoidectomy.(Surgical logbook available on request).I first joined in a peripheral branch (Marina Health Promotion Center) where I had a rising number of outpatient consultations and, for those patients indicated for surgeries, I performed the operations in the main facility (Burjeel Hospital), then in 2018, as requested by the head of the ENT department at that time, I transferred to Burjeel Hospital to have a full-time outpatient clinic, and operations which also had a steady increase in patient flow. Show less

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  Canadian specialist hospital

  Jun 2024 - Nov 2024

  Ent surgeon
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  Ain al khaleej hospital

  Dec 2024 - now

  Ent specialist