1 Name: Kareem Assi Obaid Date of birth: JANUARY 1st 1966 ...

Name:
Kareem Assi Obaid
C.V
Date of birth: JANUARY 1 st 1966.
Place of birth Alshakreen, Bany Saad, Baqouba,Iraq
Gender:
Male
Marital status: Married
Wife Job:
Teacher of English language
Children:
six
Nationality:
Iraqi
Current work Pediatrics department, Medical college, Diyala University, Baquba,Iraq.
address:
Home address Alshakreen, Bany Saad, Baqouba,Iraq.
Mobile 009647800172716
Work 009647710236138
Home 009647481502099
E mails:
(a) KarimaIhamdany@ yahoo.com
Qualifications:
(b) Karimalhamdany @ hotmail.com
Fellowship of Perinatology 2008; Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC),Doha ,Qatar.
HMC JCI Internationally accredited corporation, it was the main and only tertiary
neonatal intensive care unit in Qatar and it was the biggest neonatology intensive care
unit in gulf and Arab area with a total capacity of 70 neonatal cases including 15
ventilatory sets, 27 high intensive care beds and 34-40intermdeiate care beds, 10
isolation infected beds, physiotherapy and rehabilitation sections, baby & jaundice
clinics for follow up .
Specialty
Sub-specialty
Current Position
CABP 2003
Committee of Arab board for medical specialization, (4 years training in pediatrics
with 2 examination primary and final exam, the final exam were 2 parts written and
clinical
MRCPI 2002
Royal college of physician Of Irelan.
M.B.Ch.B. 1991
Bachelor of medicine and surgery, Mustansyriah college of medicine, Baghdad, Iraqi,
graduated on 10/09/1991, its 6 years program, the 1 st three year is basic and the last 3
years are clinical. The last year of stagger only in the hospital and it’s involve 4
courses, 3 months each which are; Obs and Ggyne, surgery, medicine, and pediatrics.
The final exam composed of written and clinical, the clinical exam is 3 parts; oral,
long and short case exam. The final mark are calculated from all the 6 years
performance with different load for each year, the main load of the graduation mark
and rank mark for the 6 th year performance
Pediatrics
Clinical Perinatology.
Lecturer and specialist pediatrics, Medical college, Diyala University, Baquba,Iraq.
I had Joined my work in the pediatrics department, Medical college, Diyala
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University,Baquba, Iraq as a lecturer pediatrician teaching the fifth and sixth year
medical college students giving them total of 60 hours/year theoretical as well as 60
hours/year clinical sessions in the college and Albatool maternity teaching hospital as
well as working as specialist pediatrician in the hospital .
In the college, I have been posted as an editorial manager of the newly established
Diyala Journal of medicine for researches and other educational activities.
Previous Position From May31st 2008 to August 31 2010.
Joined with NICU/Pediatrics department/TAWAM Hospital, AlAin, United Arab of
Emirates.
From January 5 th 2009 Joined as a clinical assistant professor pediatrics in United
Arab Emirate university medical college.
TAWAM Hospital 468 bed total capacity JCI accredited , affiliated with Jons
Hopkins medicine, Al-Emirate Medical college, Tertiary teaching hospital and Arab
Board training center ,NICU had 30 beds/incubators capacity with all facilities for
neonatal fulterm and preterm care including all types of mechanical ventilation ,NRP
program training center, resident training, medical school undergraduate and
postgraduate training center, performing all procedure required for neonatal
resuscitation( intubations , assisted ventilation, central line insertion, lumber puncture
,peripheral canulation and chest tube insertion)and teaching as well as clinical
training for under graduate and post graduate students of the United Arab Emirate
university in Al Ain city and Arab Board Training center in TAWAM hospital.
Previous Position From February 28 th 2005 to july10th 2008
NENONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU), WOMAN HOSPITAL (WH) OF
HAMED MEDICAL COPORATION (HMC), DOHA, QATAR.
NICU/WH/HMC JCI Internationally accredited corporation, it was the main and only
tertiary neonatal intensive care unit in Qatar and it was the biggest neonatology
intensive care unit in gulf and Arab area with a total capacity of 70 neonatal cases
including 15 ventilatory sets, 27 high intensive care beds and 34-40intermdeiate care
beds, 10 isolation infected beds, physiotherapy and rehabilitation sections, baby &
jaundice clinics for follow up .
I Have been completed 3&1/2 years working after postgraduate Arab Board Degree ,
Managing critical term and preterm cases performing all procedures required like
intubations, canulation ,umbilical catheterization ,chest tube insertion and assisted
ventilation with many different modes of ventilations such
(CPAP,SIMV,SIPPV,PSV,VG,VIVE AND HFOV Dragger &Sensor medics) as well
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as inhaled nitric oxide administration.
5 consultants, 6 senior specialists, 15 specialists and 8 residents working in this unit.
I am working as neonatology specialist with routine daily work as well as 4-5
monthly on call duties.
Since April 2005 working as a senior on call duties covering a junior specialist and
resident (Medical officer) on call doctors.
I have been included in the research and teaching activities such as lectures, case
presentations, rounds and training setions in the unite as part of the teaching and
training programs of Arab board council of medical specializations.
Doctors working in this unit holding (MRCP,FRCP,MRCPCH, CANADIAN
FELLOW SHIP,ARAB BOARD DEGREE IN PEDIATRICS, MD AND MS IN
PEDIATRICS).
Previous Position NOVEMBER 1 st 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 16 th 2004
I have been working in the department of pediatric in Ibri Referral hospital — which
has a total bed capacity 242, and pediatric department having a general pediatric unit
with 30 beds including high dependency with 6 beds for critical cases and emergency
cases management. It also have SCBU unit with 20 beds with 7 assisted ventilation
sets.
I am working 24hrs 1 st on call duties twice a week as well as routine daily work,
managing general pediatric , acute chronic and emergency cases performing all
procedure required including canulation (intravenous, arterial ,intraossious and
umbilical), intubations , and assisted ventilation (CPAP,SIPPV&SIMV) .
Also working in SCBU unit, managing full term and preterm patients requires
intensive care management.
Consultant working in this department having a MRCP, FRCPCH, MRCPCH, MD,
and PhD degree.
Previous Position
FROM NOVEMBER 25 th 1996 TO AUGEST 31 st 2002
I have been working as a senior house officer in the dept. of pediatrics, Misurata
teaching hospital, Misurata, Libya.
This department consist of outpatient unit, an emergency unit ( 3 rooms with 6 beds
and neonatology unit with 2 ventilators and appliances for fulterm and preterm
critical case management).
In all these units I worked about 5 years with full 24hrs rotation duties including out
patient and inpatient cases management and critical case management as well as
neonatal term and preterm cases, performing all procedure required e.g. intravenous,
intraossious , umbilical catheterization ,endotrachial intubations, lumber puncture
and assisted ventilation with different types of ventilators .
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Previous Position FROM NOVEMBER 9 th 1991 TO NOVEMBER 9 th 1993
BAGHDAD HEALT INSTITUTION HOSPITALS, BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Arab Board Training
I worked as a medical officer in a Residential Rotation in Baghdad hospital for two
years including six months pediatrics.
31/10/1997 to 30/10/2001 For four years
1 st year training:
Three months in Neonatology learning of basic neonatal resuscitation, and neonatal
examination with basic neonatal care subjects
Three months in Hematology, clinics and liver biopsy and care of liver failure and
follow up of different liver problems
Three months in PEC, pediatrics emergency center is triage of caring babies with
different problems like fever convulsion dyspnea, flue, dehydration, diarrhea, GIT
bleeding, hematuria, upper airway obstruction, pneumonia and other emergency
services
Three months in general pediatric: caring patient babies receiving IV fluid,
completing there antibiotics treatment, investigating undiagnosed cases with daily
round with consultant other stages of board trainee
2 nd year training:
Three months in neurology, neurology clinic, inpatient referral with consultant,
looking after different mental retardation and epilepsy and other neurological
problems, interpretation of EEG
Three months in gastroenterology, attending endoscopy both diagnostics and
therapeutic, follow up clinic of different mal-absorption cases and other GIT
problems
Three months in nephrology, follow up of nephrotics syndrome, renal failure acute
and chronic doing peritoneal tap and looking after hemodialysis doing renal biopsy
and looking after different renal problems
Three months in endocrinology: looking after diabetics patients and hypo and
hyperthyroidism and other endocrine problems.
3 rd year training:
Three months NICU: looking after ventilated babies with NICU specialist, attending
the round
Three months PEC, looking after babies in the observation part of PEC, to complete
there fluid or antibiotics or investigation till we find a bed to them in patient
pediatrics floors
Three months in Cardiology: looking after cardiology clinics and learning of echo and
attending catheterization sessions
Three months in pulmonology): attending bronchoscopy with consultant and
following referral of pulmonology case from different department and attending
clinics
4 th year training:
Three month in Diabetic center, caring babies in diabetic center of Mustansyriah
college of medicine with endocrinology consultant: where all diabetics children have
appointment to this center to look after there growth treatment complication.
Three months in hematology: looking after leukemic babies giving cytotoxic drugs,
attending clinics, attending hematology procedures like bone marrow aspirate and
biopsy
Two months in hepatology: mainly doing US of liver, doing biopsy interpretations the
result, attending the hepalology clinic in Iraqi center of gastero-enterology and
hepatology
One month in laboratory: learning of urine and stool microscopy, CBC, and different
type of basic lab, biochemistry and microbiology
Two months subspecialty clinics
Three months neurology: attending neurology clinics with consultant neurologist
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Registrations:
Hospitals:
Courses:
Skills:
Republic of Iraqi, Baghdad: Iraqi Medical association, registration number 21237,
issued 09/11/1991 expiration 31/12/2010
State of Qatar , Doha :Supreme council of health, medical license.
UAE, Abu Dhabi :Abu Dhabi health authority ( HAAD), License number: GD4049
issued on 22/10/2009 will be expired on 21/10/2019
Worked-in after specialty certificate:
Albatool Teaching hospital ,Baquba, Iraq. From October 10 th 2010 to Date.
Tawam University Hospital, AlAin ,Abu Dhabi ,UAE.
Qatar; Doha: Hammed medical corporation, women hospital.
Lybia, Misurata, Misurata Teaching Hospital.
Neonatal resuscitation instructor ,April 5th 2008/HMC/DOHA/QATAR.
PALS (pediatrics advanced life support) Instructor course , June 6th 2009.
Pediatric &neonatal ventilation course,University collehe London/Great Ormond
Hospital,may 2 nd 2006.
Neonatal resuscitation provider program March 18 th 2007 MC/DOHA/QATAR.
Pediatrics Advanced pediatric life support course (PALS october2008).
6 th annual neonatology meeting of the American Academy of continuing medical
education in King Faisal specialist hospital & research center. Riyadh/KSA @April
17,18 &19 TH 2006.
THE Essential Disaster Administration and Management Support Course (EDAMS)
March 30 th 2006 @Hamad International Training Center /HMC /DOHA /QATAR.
1. Hand hygiene and aseptic technique: (independent practice)
2. Intubation both nasal and oral: (independent practice).
3. Resuscitation: Technical skill (CPR/ B and M): (independent practice).
4. Resuscitation: leadership during resuscitation: (independent practice).
5. Intercostal drain insertion: Air: (independent practice).
6. Intercostal drain insertion: Fluid: (independent practice).
7. Exchange transfusion: (independent practice).
8. Percutaneous long line (independent practice).
9. Central line insertion: UAC and UVC: (independent practice)
10.Inter-osseous needle insertion: (independent practice).
11.Peripheral arterial line insertion: (independent practice).
12.Capillary blood sampling: (independent practice).
13.Setting up and using conventional ventilation: (independent practice).
14.Setting up and using HFOV: (independent practice).
15.Setting up and using CPAP: (independent practice).
16.Setting up and using inhaled nitric oxide: (independent practice).
17.Cranial US technical: (independent practice).
18.Cranial US interpretation: (independent practice).
19.Working with team (multidisciplinary team): (independent practice).
20.Interviewing parent: Giving information: (independent practice).
21.Interviewing parent: breaking bad news: (independent practice).
22.Interviewing parent: bereavement counseling-acute palliative: (independent
practice).
23.Interviewing parent: bereavement counseling-acute follow-up: (independent
practice).
24.Antenatal counseling: extreme preterm: (independent practice).
25.Antenatal counseling: multiple Anomalies: (independent practice).
26.Antenatal counseling: borderline viability: (independent practice).
27.Facilitating ward round: (independent practice).
28.Organizing discharge planning for long term patient onward: (independent
practice).
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Thesis :
References:
29.Running teaching session: case review: (independent practice).
30.Running teaching session: practical: (independent practice).
31.Documentation in medical record: (independent practice).
32.Interpretation of blood gas: (independent practice).
33.Interpretation of metabolic screen: (independent practice).
34.Managing sick baby: (independent practice).
35.Neonatal examination (admission and discharge); (independent practice).
The efficacy of using synchronized CPAP (SNIIPV) versus the ordinary CPAP for
sick neonates (published April 20 th 2009)
Outcome of low birth weight infants in Diyala Province of Iraq (published in oxford
tropical pediatrics journal September 28 th 2010) .
Outcome significance of perinatal versus postnatal fetal depression, a comparative
study (for publication).
Value and significance for point of care testing total serum bilirubin compared to
central laboratory measurement (for publication).
DR.Hilal alrifai
Senior Consultant ,NICU Director ,Chief of staff of Women's
Hospital,HMC/DOHA/QATAR. E-Mail halrifai@hotmail.com .
DR. Hossam Salama.
Associated professor neonatology, MRCP(UK) , NEONATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
UWO (CANADA), NICU/WH/HMC,DOHA.QATAR.
E-Mail hus303@ yahoo.com.,telphone009744393153.
DR.,Prasanna S Bhat;
MBBS, MD(Pad.), MRCPCH,
Dept. of Pediatrics, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.
E-mail: bhatprasanna@hotmail.com
DR. Anwar Al- Gassier ,MRCP (U.K) , DCM , Msc.
Misurata Teaching hospital, P. o . Box 833 , Misurata, Libya.
Telph No. + 218 — 722345, E — mail: gasseir@hotmail .com
February 7th 2011
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