Medical Schools:
Hannover University Medical Center, Hannover, Germany
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Walden University, Bal
University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Membership in Professional Societies:
Societies:

• Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• Member of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology – Life(ARVO)
• Member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Member of the American Uveitis Society (AUS)
• Member of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)
• Member of the German Professional Association of Ophthalmologists (BVA)
• Member of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)
• Member of the International Uveitis Study Group, Fellow – Life (IUSG)
• Member of the New York Academy of Sciences – Life (NYAcSc)
• Member of the Wilmer Residents Association (Johns Hopkins University)

Awards and Honors:

• 2009 American Academy of Ophthalmology: International Ophthalmologist Education Award
• 2007 Deanship Award, Sultan Qaboos University
• 2005 Service Award and Certificate of Appreciation, Int. Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (WHO)
• 2004 Expert Certificate Award, Assoc. for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait
• 2004 Grand Round Award, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 2003 Fellow, International Uveitis Study Group
• 2002 Coordinator, International Council of Ophthalmology Basic & Clinical Assessments GCC
• 2001 American Academy of Ophthalmology: Achievement Award
• 1979 FAES Award - graduate student immunology, NIH, Bethesda, MD
• 1978 Odd Fellows Award and Fellowship at Wilmer Ophthalmological Inst., JHMI, Baltimore, MD

Special Certifications:
Subspecialties:

• vitreoretinal diseases, and curative cornea

Certificates:

• 2007 Corneal cross-linking (IROC, Zürich, Switzerland)
• 2007 Health Professions Education (University.of Hull)
• 2006 Photodynamic laser therapy (German Academy of Ophthalmology)
• 2000 Leadership, hospital management administration (Voss and partners, Inc)
• 2000 Staffing, personnel management and administration (Ernst & Young)
• 1999 Procurement, planning, financing, supplies management (Ernst & Young)
• 1998 Gene technology and S 2 safety commissioner (Robert Koch Institute, Berlin)
• 1996 Lasers and laser safety commissioner (University of Kaiserslautern)
• 1995 Hygiene and infection prevention commissioner. (Robert Koch Institute, Berlin)

License:

• Supreme Council of Health - State of Qatar
• Medical License Number - 395

Work Experience:
Hospital Appointments:

• 07/07-ff Professor and Consultant
  From 12/09: Head, Deptof Ophthalmology, Al-Ahli Hospital, Doha,Qatar
  From 07/07: Eye and Ear Center, Magrabi & Al Ahli Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
• 06/01-06/07 Professor and Chairman
  Dept. of Ophthalmology and School of Ophthalmic Technicians, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
• 09/93-05/01 Professor and Vice-Chairman Chief
  Ophthalmopathology laboratories University Eye Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
• 01/91-06/93 Associate Professor
  Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Münster, Germany.
• 10/89-12/90 Associate Professor
  Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Germany.
• 12/87-09/89 Assistant Professor
  University Eye Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
• 11/80-02/82 Army Major and Head
  Transfusion Service, Armed Forces Hospital Hamburg, Germany.

Academic Appointments:

• 01/1996-ff Professor of Ophthalmology
  Medical Faculty, University of Hamburg, Germany.
• 05/2001-07/2007 Professor of Ophthalmology
  Sultan Qaboos Univ. Coll. of Medicine and Health Sci.
• 09/1989-01/1996 Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
  University Erlangen, Bonn, Münster, Germany.
• 12/1987-09/1989 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
  University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

Visiting professorships:

• 2004 King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
• 1994 Depts. of Ophthalmology and Clinical Microbiology,,Muhimbili University - Medical Center, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

Clinical consultancies:

• 2009 Vis.Sen.Consultant
  Med. Eye Care Center & Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
• 2009 Advisor to the MD
  Omani German Medical Ctrs.& Hospital,Muscat,Oman.
• 2004-2008 Vis.Sen.Consultant
  Dept. of Ophthalmology, Al Shatti Hosp., Muscat, Oman.

Languages Spoken:

• English, German, French, Russian, Arabic and Bahasa Indonesia

Nationality:
German

Medical Schools:
University of Hamburg, Germany

Special Certifications:

• Surgeon (KRC, Germany)

License:

• Medical License # 396
  Supreme Council of Health. State of Qatar Since 2011

Work Experience:
University of Hamburg, Germany (Specialist); Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman (Consultant); Al Shatti Hospital, Muscat, Oman (Senior Consultant and Head of Department)

Languages Spoken:

• German, English, French, Arabic

Nationality:
Algerian

Medical Schools:
University of Algiers, Algeria

Special Certifications:

• Vitreoretinal Diseases (Algeria)

License:

• Medical License # 4962
  Supreme Council of Health. State of Qatar Since 2011

Work Experience:
University of Algiers. Algiers, Algeria (Specialist), Mustapha Bacha University Medical Center, Algiers, Algeria (Medical Retina Specialist); private clinic Algiers, Algeria (Consultant)