Medical Schools:
Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore Pakistan

Special Certifications:

• FRCOG (UK)
• FICS (USA)

License:

• Supreme Council of Health - State of Qatar
• Medical License Number - 1568

Work Experience:

• University College Hospital-London 10 years.
• King Fahd Hospital Saudi Arabia 4 years.
• Women's Hospital Doha Qatar 17 years.

Languages Spoken:

• English, Arabic and Urdu

Nationality:
Egypt

Medical Schools:
Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt (MBBCh, MSc, PhD).
Wayne State University, USA (Fellowship).
Geneva University, Switzerland (Fellowship).

Special Certifications:

• General Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Hysteroscopic surgery
• Infertility and IVF
• Colposcopy
• Member, New York Academy of Science, USA
• Member, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education & Research (GFMER),                                Switzerland
• Member, Fertility & Sterility Society, Egypt
• Member, Colposcopy & Cervical diseases Society, Egypt

License:

• Egyptian Medical Syndicate.
• Saudi Authority for Health specialties.
• Supreme Council of Health- State of Qatar

Work Experience:
Resident, assistant professor, associate professor and professor Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospitals, Benha University – Egypt (1983-Now).
Research Fellow, Hutzel Hospital & C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Reproduction, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA (1996-1997).
Educator, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA (1996-1997).
Fellow, Tutor, Lecturer and Examiner, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland (1999-2000).
Consultant and Head of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, King Khalid General Hospital, Saudi Arabia (2002-2010).
Consultant Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility, Al-Ahli Hospital, Qatar (2010-Now).

Medical Schools:
MBBS from T.D.Medical college, Kerala,India
DGO from Trivandrum Medical college, Kerala,India
MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Trivandrum Medical college, Kerala, India
MRCOG from Royal college of obstetrician and gynaecologist, London ,United Kingdom

Membership in Professional Societies:

• Member of Royal college of Obstetrician and gynaecologist, LONDON, UK since 2008
• Member of SASHI Study(Situation Analysis of Sexual Health in India) in 1998

Special Certifications:

• Laparoscopy, Hysteroscopy and sonography course done from KJK Hospital in 2003

License:

• Supreme Council of Health - State of Qatar
• Medical License Number - 1467

Work Experience:

Working in the field of Gynecology since 1991. Worked as Resident Gynecologist in St.Joseph's hospital ,Kerala from 1991 to 1994.After post graduation worked independently as consultant gynecologist in AL-SHIFA Hospital, Kerala until came to QATAR in 2004.Worked in Apollo clinic ,Qatar from 2004 to 2005.
Joined AL-AHLI Hospital on 31/10/2005 .Since then conducting routine antenatal and gynecology clinics including high risk pregnancy and infertility clinics and doing all minor and major obstetric and gynecology procedures. Member of Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee since 2006 and member of Quality assurance committee of Al –Ahli Hospital since 2009.

Languages Spoken:

• English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Arabic

Medical Schools:
Baghdad medical collage MBchB

Special Certifications:

• CABOG, DOG, Laparascopic course ICARAD Strasburg – France

License:

• Supreme Council of Health - State of Qatar
• Medical License Number - 321

Work Experience:
14 years in Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Languages Spoken:

• Arabic and English

Nationality:
Syrian Arab./ Egyptian

Medical Schools:
11/1985: M.B,CH.B.- Faculty of Medicine ,Alexandria University –Egypt. Excellent with honor
26/10/1991: Diploma in Obstetrics &Gynecology Ministry of Health –Syria
14/11/1992: Arab Board certificate in Obstetrics &Gynecology , Arab Board for medical specifications
21/9/1993: Master degree in Obstetrics &Gynecology, Damascus University-Syria
1/4/1994- 31/3/1996: Scholarship at Technical University –Munich ,Germany in the field of Gynecological oncology
7/2009: Diploma in Epidemiology- London school of Hygiene and Tropical diseases

Special Certifications:

• Reproductive health(Member of RHWG and CCCC Group) :
• Maternal Health in the Arab World Future Strategies in Research and Dissemination, the Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth( CCCC) Center for Research on Population and Health, Faculty of Health sciences American University of Beirut:   Lebanon. February 4-6, 2009.
• Reproductive Health Working  Group (RHWG) Annual Meetings from 1998 to 2011.
•  TOT Workshop on communication skills during labor for care providers in public maternity hospitals Samiramis hotel ,Damascus ,4-7th 2008.
• Social, Behavioral and Operations Research and Reproductive Health in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) , Proposal Development Workshop Damascus University,29 May- 2 June 2005.
• Workshop on Reproductive Health Research Ethics in Educational Development Centre, Faculty of Medicine Damascus University, Syria in cooperation with WHO. 22-24 March 2005.
•  Routine care of normal deliveries as applied in Syrian maternity wards. Ministry of health, Syria , May , 2001.
• Regional workshop on Evidence Based Medicine in obstetrics and women friendly services : toward better care in childbirth. Faculty of Health sciences American University of Beirut, Lebanon, October 27-29,1999.
• Training course for trainers in reproductive health -  Ministry  of health, Syria .May 1998.
• Maternal mortality and morbidity:
• Beyond the numbers ,Reviewing maternal deaths and complications to make pregnancy safer ,Syrian ministry of health in collaboration with English health Department ,Cham hotel ,Damascus 12-14 December 2009.
• Workshop 1 on maternal mortality reduction in MENA region . Sanaa, Yemen, 19-22 June 2005,
•  Workshop on Advanced Obstetrics Ultrasound for trainers,  Damascus university in cooperation with British Arab Medical Association. 20-23 November.,
• Training course on Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics and Neonatal Resuscitation . Amman, JORDAN, July 20-23, 2005
• Unsafe Abortion ( FIGO coordinator in Syria):
• New Evidence and Strategies for scaling up Post abortion care ,Regional meeting of Key Stakeholders from Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Middle East, May 12-13 ,2010,Suzanne Mubarak center for Women's Health and development, Alexandria ,Egypt,
• FIGO initiative  for prevention of Unsafe Abortion ,Third regional Workshop, North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean Region ,Alexandria, Egypt 14-15 May,2010,
•  Workshop on Unsafe Abortion  - Syrian association of Family planning ,Damascus 20th July 2009 Unsafe Abortion  Assembly-Syrian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  ,Tadmor –Syria 23rd-24th July 2009.
•  Regional Workshop on prevention of unsafe abortion for north Africa- Eastern Mediterranean region ,FIGO initiative to reduce Unsafe Abortion ,Point hotel, Istanbul, August 25th -26th  ,2008
• Gender based violence ( UNFPA consultant)
• Workshop on the caring for survivors of sexual violence UNFPA , UNICEF . Hyatt Hotel , Amman , Jordan. Dec 9th -19th 2007,
• Clinical management of Rape Survivors Workshop UNFPA, UNHCR. Cairo , Egypt. 19th – 21th November 2007.
• Infection control in University hospitals workshop I El-Bayrouni hospital –Damascus –Syria. ,Ministry of high education and WHO,  30th January -3rd February 2011.
• Medical Education ( member of medical education committee in Damascus University):
• Introductory Course to Systematic Reviews  Centre for Medical Education Development together with Association for EBM 5TH TO  6th  January 2011,
• Course on Team Based Learning Centre for Quality Assurance Damascus University 23rd October,2010,
• Course in the Basic principles of modern (Healthcare ) Education January 10th -14th 2010and February 21st -24th 2010 Centre for Quality assurance –Damascus university ,
• Designing of MCQs workshop, Faculty of Medicine -Damascus University 15-18th Feb.2010,
•  Introducing Quality into Health care Education  A Practical Approach, Damascus University ,Center for Quality Assurance .25-29 October 2009.
• Follow up regional Workshop on the FIGO initiative for prevention of unsafe Abortion and its complications ,Istanbul, Turkey ,July 27th-28th ,2009.
•  Quality assurance in Medical Education workshop, Faculty of medicine-Damascus University, February 22-25 ,2009,
• Research Methodology :
•  Short course on Randomized Controlled Trials, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon , May 6-11, 2005.
•  Workshop on qualitative  studies. Educational Development Centre, Faculty of Medicine – Damascus University in cooperation with Egyptian Society for Population and Reproductive Health Studies. 11- 16 October 2003 .
• Workshop on Research Methodology, Educational Development Center –Faculty of Medicine – Damascus University in cooperation with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.16-20 August 2003.
•  International course on cancer epidemiology –principles and methods organized by (IARC) IZMIR, TURKEY from 15-26 April 2002.
• Publications in different international peer reviewed  journals.

License:

• registration ,MOH, Egypt:- Number 85380 ,9th March 1987.
• Medical registration, MOH ,Syria:- Number 14152 ,12th October 1987.
• Specialist registration , MOH ,Syria Number 8983 , 26TH October 1991.
• Consultant registration ,MOH ,Egypt Number 85380,14th July 2011.
• Supreme council of health Qatari license Number 5557,25th July 2011.
• AlAhli hospital-Doha Qatar staff ID Number 11878

Work Experience:

 1-Obstetrics and Gynecology  1992-current:

 In maternity University hospital – Damascus University –Syria .
Work experience in running outpatients clinics of obstetrics and gynecology ,family planning and gynecological oncology outpatient clinics.
Running obstetrical and gynecological wards including labor room  , emergency department  ,high risk pregnancies & gynecological oncology wards
Conducting  all obstetrical operations including cesarean sections ,assisted vaginal deliveries ,cesarean hysterectomy ,normal vaginal deliveries and managing all emergency obstetrical cases
Conducting different  gynecological operations  like hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy , myomectomy , overian cystectomy , pelvi-abdominal mass excision  , cysto rectocele repair , ectopic pregnancy excision , excision of vaginal septum ,vaginal cyst

Visitor Doctor in  in Klinikum Rechts der Isar -Technical University  Munich ,Germany. 1/4/1993-31/3/199:
Working in the wards examining  different Gynecological  cancer  . cases mainly breast cancer ,assisting in conservative and radical surgical interventions and staging of the tumors ,following up the cases after surgical interventions and providing chemotherapy and dealing with complications
In addition to the laboratory research in isolation of cancer cells of ovarian and breast cancer and studying the prognostic factors.
 2-Research Experience :1998 current :
Working as a researcher within different research teams in the faculty of medicine –Damascus University , Syrian Ministry of health and faculty of health science in the American University of Beirut since 1998 ,designing different studies both hospital –based and community based in addition to designing the different tools needed for each research ,participating in data analysis ,writing and publishing papers in the following fields

• Maternal and Child Health
• Gynecological Oncology
• Medical Education

Studying principles of statistics & clinical epidemiology ,peer reviewing and how to write an article in the period from 2005-2009 through distance learning program in London school of Hygiene and Tropical diseases.
3-Teaching &  training (theoretical &practical ) Experience : 1993 current:

• Obstetrics and Gynecology (Medical undergraduates) 1996 – current
• Surgical training in obstetrics and gynecology(Post graduate students) Damascus University.

• Obstetrics and Gynecology mainly family planning courses, anatomy of female genital tract, normal delivery and biostatistics (Midwives) 1997 current .
• Obstetrics and gynecology (Nursing students) 1996- current.

Past Positions

• Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Faculty of Medicine Damascus University –Syria ,22/11/2009 current.
• Director of Labor ward maternity university hospital June 2011
• Associate Professor – Damascus University 25/9/2002 -22/11/2009
• Director of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit –maternity university hospital. 2006 – 2007
• Assistant  Professor- Dept. Obstetrics. & Gynecology., Faculty of Medicine- Damascus University. 16/8/1997-25/9/2002
• Instructor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology –Damascus University  1/6/1996-16/8/1997
• Visitor Doctor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Technical University Munich –Germany 1/4/1994- 31/3/1996
• Instructor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology –Damascus University  1/9/1992-1/10/1993
• Postgraduate student in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 27/8/1988-1/9/1992
• Visitor Assistant Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology Alexandria university hospitals 2/6/1987 - 1/6/1988          
• House officer – Alexandria university hospitals. 1/3/1986 -28/2/1987

 Consultancy:-

• UNRWA consultancy , on Gender based violence GBV June 2009
• UNFPA national consultant Damascus May – November 2009.
• Coordinator of the humanitarian Norwegian Project in UNFPA Damascus office ,October- December, 2008.
• UNFPA Regional consultancy –Yemen August 2008,training on enhancement of RH in conflict areas.
• National consultant in UNFPA Damascus office January  –May 2008.,

National consultant in UNFPA Damascus office, June – December 2007.

Languages Spoken:

• Arabic and English

Publications:

1. Abdulsalam A., Abbassi h., Misoprostol (Cytotec) and Induction of Abortion –descriptive study in Maternity University hospital - Damascus ,Syria. Damascus university J in press.
2. Yara Almerie,. Muhammed Q Almerie, Hosam E Matar,Yasser Shahrour,Ahmad abo AlChamat,Asmaa Abdulsalam. Obstetric near miss and maternal mortality in maternity university hospital ,Damascus, Syria :a retrospective study.BMC pregnancy and Childbirth 2010.,10:65 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-10-65.
3. Hosam E Matar ,Muhammed Q Almerie ,Mohamad Alsabbagh ,Muhammad Jawoosh ,Yara Almerie ,Asma Abdulsalam,Lelia Duley. Policies for care during the third stage of labour: a survey of maternity units in Syria, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010, 10:32 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-10-32
4. Hyam Bashour , Asmaa Abdulsalam , Aisha Jabr, Salah Cheikha, Mohammed Tabbaa, Moataz Lahham , Reem Dihman, Mazen Khadra and Oona M. R. Campbell .Maternal mortality in Syria: causes, contributing factors and preventability, Tropical Medicine & International Health, 07/23/09
5. Abdulsalam A. Communication skills, what does it mean for Doctors and women during labor? A qualitative study in teaching maternity hospital in Damascus. Damascus university J 2008;25(1):189-204.
6. Abdulsalam A. How quality of care in the field of family planning affects contraception use among Syrian women? Damascus university J 2009;25(2):11-28
7. Abdulsalam A. Diagnosis and management of gynecological cancer in maternity university hospital. Damascus university J 2008;24(2):71-93
8. H Bashour ,  M kharouf , A Abdulsalam , Khalil El Asmar, M Tabaa , S Cheikha. The Effect of Postnatal Home Visits on Maternal / Infant Outcomes in Syria: A Randomized controlled Trial .Public Health Nursing  2008 Mar-Apr 25 (2):115-25
9. Abdulsalam A. Peurperium: a neglected phase in pregnancy and delivery cycle., A study in Damascus and rural Damascus. Damascus university J Vol.24,NO.1 2007(61-74).
10. Shtayan A ,Abdulsalam A. Near Misses : Astudy in Dar- Eltawlid University Hospital. The Second annual congress of. Damascus university – faculty of medicine May ‏ 2007.
11. Abdulsalam A, Kharouf M .Communication Skills , What does it mean for Doctors and Women during Labour ? A qualitative study in teaching maternity Hospitals in Damascus. The Second annual congress of. Damascus university – faculty of medicine May , ‏ 2007.
12. H Bashour , A Abdulsalam , A Jaber , M Tabaa , S Cheikha, R Dahman, M. Khadra, M Laham.Knweledge ,Atitude and Believes of Syrian women as regard contraception  . ministry of health and syrian commission for family affairs,2006.
13. H Bashour , A Abdulsalam , Jaber A , M Tabaa , S Cheikha, Dahman R, Khadra M., Laham M.Contracetives unmet needs national report in Syrian Arab Republic .Minisrty of health  and UNFPA.2006
14. H Bashour , A Abdulsalam , Mkharouf , M Tabaa , S Cheikha. Effect of a Community- based Intervention on Postnatal Outcomes: Arandomized Controlled Study in Syria. Abstract submitted to FIGO CONFERENCE 5TH-10TH Nov.2006 Kuala Lumpur.
15. Abdulsalam A, Dahman R, Cheikha S, Jaber A, Khadra M, Tabbaa M, Laham M, Bashour H. REPORTING CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN SYRIA,Ministry of health, Damascus Uni. And UNFPA, 2006.
16. Al- Faisal W.,AbdulSalam A.,Bashour H., Cheikha S, JabreA,KhadraM.Reporting  Extent of application of  reproductive health components among obstetricians affiliated to the syrian society of obstetricians and gynecologists, ,MOH , Damascus Uni.,UNFPA and Syrian society of Obs and Gyns. 2006.
17. Abdulsalam A., Bashour H., Kharouf M., Tabaa M., Cheickha S.Peurperium -neglected period in pregnancy and labour, Astudy in Damascus. The first annual congress of. Damascus university – faculty of medicine 10-12 May ‏ 2006.
18. Bashour H, Abdulsalam A, AL-Faisal W, Cheikha S. The patterns and determinants of maternity care in Damascus- Syria. East Mediterr Health Journal,vol.14,No.3,2008.
19. Cheikha S., Abdulsalam A., AL-Faisal W., Bashour H. Routine obstetrical practices in Syria in the light of evidence-based medicine. Week of science , ministry of high education ,  Damascus, november 2005.
20. AL-Faisal W., Abdulsalam A. Information system in Dar Al-tawlid maternity hospital. Week of science, ministry of high education, Damascus, november 2005.
21. Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth Research Network. Routines in          facility- based maternity care: Evidence from Arab World.BJOG September2005 , vol.112,pp.1270-1276.
22. Bashour H, Raghada H, Abdulsalam A. Syrian women ' s Perceptions and  Experiences of Ultrasound. Reproductive health matters, 2005 May;13(25):147-154
23. Bashour H, Abdulsalam A, Syrian women ' s preferences for birth attendant  and birth place. Birth 2005;32:20-26.
24. Bashour H., Cheikha S., AbdulSalam A .Ethical issues in obstetric care: t estimonies  of syrian women. a Poster in the  faculty of health science, AUB.9-12 December,2004. Beirut.
25. AbdulSalam A., Bashour H. , Cheikha S. , Al- Faisal W., Birth practices as reported  by Syrian women in relation to caregiver ,  A presentation in annual meeting of reproductive health working group , July 12, 2004 . Lebanon.
26. AbdulSalam A., Bashour H., Cheikha S. et al Routine Care of Normal                                        Deliveries as Applied in Syrian Maternity Ward . JAMBS 2004; vol.6,NO.2, :134-140
27. AbdulSalam A. , Bashour H. , Monem F. ,Hamadeh F. Pregnancy outcomes          among Palestinian women with sickle cell trait. A study in UNRWA health centers   in Damascus. Saudi Med J 2003;Vol.24(9):447-451.
28. AbdulSalam A., Cheikha S. Routine Practices In Pregnancy, Labor, Post Partum Period as implemented by Syrian Obstetricians. Damascus UNI. Journal vol 19,No1,2003(49-77)
29. AbdulSalam A. Epithelial ovarian cancer during pregnancy. Case report in DAR EL  TAWLID Maternity Hospital Damascus university. Damascus University .journal vol 18, No 1,2002 (77-95).
30. Mar'achli K. , AbdulSalam A. Expectant management of ectopic pregnancy at new maternity hospital of Damascus University. Damascus University. Journal vol18, No 1,2002 (115-129).
31. Bashour H, AbdulSalam. A Hospital Based study of risk factors for spontaneous abortion in Syrian woman.  JABMS vol. 3, No 3, 2001 (90-96).
32. Bashour H.,N., and Abdul Salam A. Psychological stress and spontaneous abortion. International journal of Gynecology and obstetrics 73 (2001) 179-181.
33. Harbeck N, Abdul Salam A, Janicke F. Clinical Importance to prove the tumor cell in the spinal cord at the primary breast cancer. Summary of the previous published studies up till now. Onkologie 1997, 20:387-392.
34. Harbeck N, Abdul Salam A, Lopens A, Magdolen V, Kraner M, Graeff H, Schmitt M. Magnetic separation and flow cytometry as tools for functional analysis of the urokinase- receptor (UPA-R) on tumor cells. Cytometry 1996.
35. Abdul Salam A, Harbeck N, Wasmeier C, Dettmar P, Kuhn W, Graeff H, Schmitt  M. Magnetic separation enables further flow cytometric analysis of competent tumor cell from fresh ovarian carcinoma tissue. Cytometry 1996.
36. Harbeck N, Abdul Salam A, Schwarze S, Schuren E, Dettmar P, Kuhn W, Graeff H, Schmitt M. Model system for isolation of competent ovarian carcinoma cells from Fresh tumor tissue by a magnetic system (MACS). Anal Cell Pathol, 1995.
37. Abdul salam, A. Causes of IUD use discontinuity among Syrian women M.sc thesis, Damascus university 1993.

Medical Schools:
Osmania Medical College

Special Certifications:

• Training in Ultrasonography

License:

• Supreme Council of Health - State of Qatar
• Medical License Number - 315

Work Experience:

12 Years Experience in Obgyne

Languages Spoken:

• English, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Kanada

Medical Schools:
Madras Medical College
Government Kilpauk Medical College
The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University

Special Certifications:

• M.D. IN OB-GYN (Masters Degree)
• Dip N.B (Diplomat of the National Boards)
• MRCOG (London) Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist

License:

• Supreme Council of Health - State of Qatar
• Medical License Number - 4837

Work Experience:

5 years after post graduation.

Languages Spoken:

• Tamil and English

Medical Schools:
LTMMC, Mumbai (India)

Membership in Professional Societies:

• Member of the Obstetrics and Gynecological Society of India

Special Certifications:

• MRCOG
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License:

• Supreme Council of Health - State of Qatar
• Medical License Number - 3921

Work Experience:
Al-Ahli Hospital From 17thmay 2009 Till Date
Prerna Maternity And Nursing Home From 2002 Till 2009
Somaiya Medical College As Registrar From 2000 To 2001

Languages Spoken:

• English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati and Kutchi