Bio

Personal data:
• Name: Ahmed Hussein Al Sawaf
• Date of birth: 22\1\1974
• Nationality: Egyptian.
• Marital status: married with 2 children
• E-mail: hsawaf40@yahoo.com
Scientific degrees:
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) 1992 with highest honors.
• Bachelor of general medicine and surgery; June 1999; Faculty of medicine; Cairo University with highest honors.
• Master degree in obstetrics and Gynecology, May 2003; Faculty of medicine; Cairo University with highest honors.
• MD in obstetrics and Gynecology, March 2008; Faculty of medicine; Cairo University.
Practical Training:
• House Officer: From 1999- 2000 Cairo University Hospitals.
• Resident of obstetrics and gynecology: From 2000- 2003, Cairo University Hospitals.
• Assistant lecturer of obstetrics and gynecology: From 2004- 2008, Cairo University Hospitals.
• Lecturer of obstetrics and gynecology: From 2008-2014 Cairo University Hospitals.
• Member of IVF unit Cairo University: From 2010- 2013.
• Associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology: From 2014, Cairo University Hospitals.
Current Job:
• Associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology: From 2014, Cairo University Hospitals.
Skills:
 Scientific skills:
• Excellent experience in obstetric and Gynecologic surgeries.
• Excellent experience in assisted reproduction(ART), which is my subspecialty since 2008
• Excellent experience in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgeries.
• Excellent experience in obstetric and Gynecologic ultrasound use.
• Excellent command in Arabic and English both written and spoken.
 Computer skills:
• Office package; Ms Word; Ms Excel; Ms Power Point.
• Internet software; Netscape, Internet Explorer.
 Athletic skills:
Swimming; national and international championships in 100m dolphin (more than 15 golden medals) over the period 1988-1992
Scientific publications
• A Novel Endometriosis Inducing Factor In Women With Endometriosis. J Stem cells & regenerative Medicine Vol. 6: No., 3, 2010 p. 157-164
• Acute Severe Obstetric Events in Critical Care Medicine Department, Cairo University: Nature and Outcome. The Medical Journal of Cairo University Vol.80 No1 September 2012: 665-671

• Incidence of asymptomatic bacteruria in pre-term pregnancy; a case controlled clinical study. The Medical Journal of Cairo University Vol. 80 No. 1 December 2012: 913-918
• A randomised controlled trial of sublingual misoprostol and intramuscular oxytocin for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013 Apr; 33(3):277-9.
• Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). Evidence Based Women's Health Journal; February 2014 - Volume 4 - Issue 1 - p 30–33
• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among polycystic ovarian syndrome patients undergoing invitro fertilization; a prospective controlled clinical study. Accepted by Evidence Based Women's Health Journal 20 November 2013
• Impact of obesity on ovulatory functions in polycystic ovarian syndrome. The Medical Journal of Cairo University Vol. 81 No.1 December 2013:983-988
• Comparative study of placenta accreta diagnosis by Ultrasound (2D and 3D) versus maternal alpha-fetoprotein in women with previous cesarean sections. The Medical Journal of Cairo University Vol. 81 No. 2 December 2013: 1-6
• Impact of obesity on ICSI outcome in PCO patients. Accepted by Evidence Based Women's Health Journal 23 December 2013
• Pregnancy outcome in patients with well treated beta-thalassemia major. Accepted by the Medical Journal of Cairo University 5/1/2014
• Role of biochemical markers in pre-eclampsia. The Medical Journal of Cairo University Vol. 76 No. 4 December 2008: 149-157
• Association of altered serum levels of Chemerin, Paraoxonase-1 (PON1), Asymmetric Dimethyl arginine (ADMA) and obesitin the development of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in Egyptian women. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research (IJPBR), 2015; 3(3):35-43
• Morula transfer as alternative to blastocyst transfer or day 3 transfer: is there a role? Journal of Evidence-Based Women’s Health Journal Society. February 2015 - Volume 5 - Issue 1 - p 43–46.
• The role of gene polymorphisms and AMH level in prediction of poor ovarian response in Egyptian women undergoing IVF procedure. J Assist Reprod Genet (2017) 34:1659–1666
• Subcuticular interrupted versus continuous skin suturing in elective Cesarean Section in obese women: A randomized controlled trial. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Jun 27:1-6.
• Multicenter randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a cervical traction maneuver (Amr’s maneuver) on the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Jan;144(1):56-61
• The effect of antenatal vaginal progesterone administration on uterine, umbilical and fetal middle cerebral artery doppler flow: a cohort study. American Journal of Perinatology. 2019 Mar 13.

Scientific activities
• Annual scientific conference of the department of obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University; 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
• Annual scientific conference of the department of obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandria University, MAY 2012
• 7th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine in Developing Countries, March 2012
• Basic and advanced courses in ultra sound in Cairo University fetal medicine unit 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (attendance and instructor in 2010&2011)
• IVF workshops in Cairo University ART unit 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (attendance, instructor, organizer and speaker in 2012&2013).
• 14th Annual Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department Faculty of medicine, Tanta University. 2014
• The third Annual Gyne Forum of Egypt. 2015.
• Annual Ganna IVF conference in collaboration with Evidence Based women’s Health Society. 2016, 2017, 2018 [attendance, speaker and secretary general of the conference in 2018]
• 7th Annual International Representative Committee (ERC) meeting in collaboration with United Kingdom Egyptian Liaison Group (ELG), Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (RCOG). 2017
• Upper Egypt Assisted Reproductive Conference 2017, 2018, 2019.
• 36th Annual meeting of The Egyptian Society of Surgeons 2018 Active participation and presentation.
• The joint advanced fetal medicine ultrasound course certified by RCOG. 2017.