Research Publications - College of Medicine and Health Science

such as Advanced Corneal Surface Ablation
and Femtosecond Thin-Flap LASIK. In addition,
Dr Al Mahmoud is planning to continue her
collaborations with the Department of Microbiology
and Immunology at FMHS, experimental
studies with an animal model of Experimental
Autoimmune Uveitis in Galactin-3 Knockout
Mice. Dr Al Mahmoud has published guidelines
for Postgraduates in Residency Training.
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Assistant Professor Saeed Al Thani completed
Residency Training in Orthopaedics at the
University of Toronto and was appointed Assistant
Professor in July 2004. Following Fellowship
training in ‘sports injuries, hand and joint
replacement surgery’ at the same institution
in Toronto he rejoined the Faculty in Al Ain in
January 2006 and has been able to establish a
busy Sports Injuries clinic and surgical practice
in Tawam Hospital.
Dr Al Thani is Vice President of the AO UAE
Alumni, Vice President of the National Sports
Medicine Committee and currently is President
of the Al Ain Orthopaedic Club.
Assistant Professor Ali Abbas Al Beloushi
Assistant Professor Ali Al Belooshi completed
his Residency training in Toronto (Orthopaedic
Surgery) and having been appointed as an
Assistant Professor, he undertook an extended
period of subspecialty Fellowship training in
lower limb arthoplasty including revisional surgery
and is actively participating in elective and
emergency clinical services at Tawam Hospital.
In 2009 he took on the role of Coordinator for
the Junior Surgical Clerkship. A number of presentations
(oral and poster) were made regarding
hip arthroplasty in Al Ain, Dubai and in the
USA. Dr Al Beloushi also serves as an Instructor
for an AO Course for Orthopedic Trauma management.
He has recently completed an MBA
program with a focus in Health Sector Management
(Duke University, USA). He is also the Chair
of the Malpractice Committee in Orthopedic
Surgery for the Dubai Health Care Authority.
Assistant Professor Zuhair Al Fardan
Assistant Professor Zuhair Al-Fardan completed
Residency training in Plastic and Reconstruction
Surgery in Toronto, and subsequently Breast
Reconstruction Fellowship training including
experience in microvascular surgery. Appointed
Assistant Professor he returned to the Faculty
in August 2008 and is actively participating
in clinical services at Tawam Hospital. Dr Al-
Fardan’s main research areas are wound healing
and clinical outcome of reconstructive surgery.
His principal clinical interests are in breast
reconstructive surgery and hand surgery. Dr
Al-Fardan is a co-founder and academic officer
for the ‘Hand Surgery Club, UAE’ and co-founder
of the ‘Abu Dhabi Plastic Surgery Club’. He is also
an active faculty member of AO-trauma Middle
East which conducts hand surgery workshops
countrywide, and he is active member
of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery. Dr
Al-Fardan has also conducted workshops for
injectable fillers in the GCC countries.
Dr. Mohamad Al Ali
Dr. Mohamad Al Ali, the most recently appointed
Teaching Assistant in the Department,
undertook a short term period of training in
Toronto for three months in 2007 and is completing
a Residency training program in Otorhinolaryngology
at the Sahlgrenasks University
Hospital, Sweden.
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A senior medical laboratory specialist, Mr Loay
Lubbad took up appointment in the Department
in May 2008 and is much involved, in
particular, with experimental studies of smooth
muscle function conducted by Dr. Fayez Hammad.
Mr. Abdulla Jamal has been working for
some years as Departmental Secretary and,
facilitates both teaching activities in the Clerkships,
workshops and various CME activities
with dedicated service to a high standard, with
assistance from Mr. Aboobacker in office duties.
Ms Raisa Al Mansouri joined the Department
as Secretary in May 2008 following secretarial
duties in the Department of Mathematics at
the UAE University. Ms Mansouri was actively
engaged with administrative arrangements for
teaching and CME activity, and this included the
highly successful Trauma, Critical Care and Injury
Prevention Conferences which organized by
the FMHS Trauma Research Group in February
2009 and February 2011. Following her transfer
to FMHS administration she was succeeded in
her post by Ms Khuloud Al Ghanem who joined
the Department in April 2011.
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In April 2004 the Department hosted inaugural
back to back Provider and Instructor courses in
Department of Surgery
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