Hany Balamoun

Curriculum Vitae

 

Professional details

 

 

Name:

                               

Hany Armia Barsoum Balamoun

                                                                         هاني أرميا برسوم بلامون  

 

Address:

                              31 El Obour Buildings, Salah Salem Street, Cairo, Egypt,

                                              Floor 7, Apt 94, 11371

 

E-Mail:                               

hanyarmia@hotmail.com

                                         slimfit.egypt@gmail.com

Telephone:

                                         (+2) 01223520991 (Mobile)            (+2)22637848 (Home)   

           

                                               

Date of Birth:                   

20^th may 1980

 

GMC Registration UK:

                                        

Full Registration  7002934

 

Egyptian Medical Registration:

                                        

I am registered in the Egyptian Medical Syndicate

                                        (Equivalent to GMC) on Consultant Surgeon Register (2403)

                                        

 

Membership:   

                                       

Member of the Court of Examiners of the Royal College  

                                       of Surgeons of England

                                       (May 2012 - current)

 

                                       

Member of the European Association for Endoscopic

                                       Surgery (EAES).

                                      

                                     

International Federation for the Surgery of

                                       Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

 

                                       Member of the  Mediterranean & Middle Eastern

                                       Endoscopic Surgery Association (MMESA)

 

                                       Member of the Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic

                                       Surgery (ESLS).

 

                                       Member of The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT)

Languages

 

English:

Fluent in both spoken and written

French:

Basics.

Arabic:

Mother tongue. Fluent in both spoken and written

 

 

  Education

 

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery MB. BcH (Hrus)                                

Cairo, Egypt.

November 2003 – Faculty of Medicine, Kasr El Aini Hospital,

Cairo University – Excellent with honors.

 

Master degree of General Surgery ( MSc)

                                   

May 2008, Cairo University, “Excellent”, First in year.                            Cairo, Egypt.

 

 

Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS)

October 2007                                                                                       United Kingdom.

 

Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Gen. Surg.)

September 2011                                                                                        United Kingdom.

 

Doctorate General Surgery (MD)

December 2011, Cairo University                                                                 Cairo, Egypt.  

                                                                          

 

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)                       

Cairo, Egypt.

June 2004 – Total score: 7

 

Completion of three sequential courses totaling of 108 hours in business administration conducted by TheAmericanUniversityinCairo.  2003

 Business administration 1               Final grade  (A)

 Marketing management                  Final grade  (A))

Organizational behavior                  Final grade  (A

)                                

Cairo, Egypt.

 

Current and Previous posts

 

Consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon.

(December 2012 – Current)

 

Lecturer of General and laparoscopic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University Teaching Hospitals. Cairo University. Egypt.

(September 2012 – Current)

 

Senior Clinical Fellow General and Bariatric Surgery.

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, United Kingdom

(December 2011 – July 2012)

 

Member of the Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

(May 2012 - current)

 

Senior Clinical Fellow Hepatopancreaticobiliary and General Surgery.

Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals. United Kingdom.

(July 2011-October 2011)

 

 

 

 

Locum Appointment for Training  LAT General Surgery.

West Suffolk Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom.

(December 2010 - March 2011)

 

 

Locum appointment for service LAS.

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, kent. United Kingdom

(August 2009- December 2010).

 

Senior Clinical fellow General Surgery.

Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast, N.Ireland, United Kingdom

(March 2009- July 2009).

 

Trust Grade General Surgery.

Antrim Area Hospital, N.Ireland, United Kingdom.

(December 2008-February 2009).

 

Temporary Surgical Training Post (TTA) General Surgery

Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast, N. Ireland, United Kingdom.

(September 2008-December 2008.

 

Locum Appointment for Training  (LAT) General Surgery.

Erne Hospital, Ennsikillen, N.Ireland , United Kingdom.

(May 2008-August 2008).

 

Assistant Lecturer General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University Teaching Hospitals, Cairo University. Egypt.

(2009-2012)

 

General Surgery Rotational  Specialist Registrar                                                                         

Cairo, Egypt

(2005 to 2008) – Cairo University Teaching Hospitals

Rotating through.

1-      General surgery.

2-      Colorectal surgery.

3-      Upper GI surgery.

4-      Breast and Endocrine surgery.

5-      Laparoscopic surgery.

6-      Emergency surgery.

Brief description of my duties and responsibilities:

3 years, General surgery outpatient clinic, clinical examination, ward clinical rounds,

3  weekly operation lists for general, and laparoscopic surgeries.

9 months rota in accident and emergency department including management of polytrauma patients and emergency operations for surgical emergencies including trauma and on call rota.

 

Rotational House Officer                                                                                         

Cairo, Egypt

(2004 – 2005) – Cairo University Teaching Hospital and National Cancer

Institute, Cairo University.

Publications:

 

(1)Simple technique for retraction of the gallbladder in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Balamoun H, Marzouk D:

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Sep;92(6):530-1.

 

(2)Reversed rotation of the midgut in adults - a case report.

Balamoun H, Mohammad R, Hamade A:  Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Oct;92(7):W3-5. Epub 2010 Aug

 

(3)Small Bowel Mass: Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Of Unknown Primary; A Case Report

.

 H. BALAMOUN & S. DOUGHAN :  The Internet Journal of Surgery. 2010 Volume 25 Number 2.

 

(4)Idiopathic Ileo-Ileal Intussusception In Older Children: A Case Report And Brief Literature Review.

S. I. A. El-Gasim, H. Balamoun & H. Benziger: The Internet Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology. 2010 Volume 12 Number 2.

 

(5)Simple technique to reduce stoma-bowel size discrepancy.

Marzouk D, Akhtar M, Balamoun H: Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2010; 93: 174-175

 

(6

) Ileal Lipoma - A rare cause of ileocolic intussusception in adults; Case report and a brief literature review.

Balamoun H, Doughan S: World J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 3(1): 13-15 

 

(7) Caterpillar deformity during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Hany Balamoun, Ayman Hamade. Article published in ALSGBI Conference News Journal, November 2010, P. 16.

 

(8)A simple technique to avoid blockage of the suction system in laparoscopic procedures.

Balamoun H, Doughan S., Akhtar M, Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011; 93: 321–327

 

(9)Strangulated incisional hernia after suprapubic catheter insertion – A case report.

Harilingam M, Balamoun H, Yanni F, International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013, doi:10.5348/ijcri201303285CR5

 

International Presentations:

 

(1) Barotraumatic perforation of the pharynx and thoracic oesophagus following bite of inner tube of motorcycle tire: A case report

Hany Balamoun, oral presentation. World Congress of Emergency Surgery, Bergamo Italy July 2013.

 

(2) Kent & Medway Laparoscopic Colorectal Resections Audit; QEQM [October 2009- March 2010]

Colorectal DOG, 30th March 2010, The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, East Kent University Hospitals NHS Trust.

 

 

(3) District General Hospital (DGH) experience in the management of three cases of caterpillar deformity encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Hany Balamoun, Ayman Hamade. DVD video presentation. ALSGBI Novemeber 2010,UK.

 

 

(4) Reversed rotation of the midgut in adults a case report.

Hany Balamoun, Robina Mohammad, Ayman Hamade.

A poster presented at the colorectal congress, St Gallen,Switzerland, 1st to 3rd December 2010.

 

(5)Safety of Colonoscopy within the first postoperative week after Anterior Resection.

Mansoor Akhtar, Deya Marzouk, Hany Balamoun, Samer Doughan.

A poster presented at the colorectal congress, St Gallen,Switzerland, 1st to 3rd December 2010.

 

(6) The role of per-oral colonoscopy in accurately localizing the site of small bowel obstruction, to aid targeted adhesiolysis

Deya Marzouk, Joseph Sebastian, Mohan Harilingam, Hany Balamoun.

A poster presented at the colorectal congress, St Gallen,Switzerland, 1st to 3rd December 2010.

                                             

Courses and Certificates

 

Leadership Skills Course.

July 2012, United Kingdom.

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital.

 

Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery Course.

June 2012, United Kingdom.

International Minimal Access Centre for Surgery, Maidstone, Kent.

 

Examiner Training Course.

May 2012, United Kingdom.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

 

Surgical Masterclass, Managing Patients with an open Abdomen.

May 2012, United Kingdom.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

 

EAES Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery Course.

March 2012, United Kingdom.

Cuschieri Skills Centre, University of Dundee .

 STEPS OF TME - Masterclass with Professor Bill Heald.

March 2012, United Kingdom.

Pelican Cancer Centre, Basingstoke,

 

Haemorrhoids: Modern Management of an Old Problem

.

Pelican Cancer Centre, England, March 2011                                            England.

 

Hammersmith Interview Skills Course

, 2011                                                England.

Hammersmith Hospital.

 

A training course in International Publishing of Research. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

             

Egypt.

 

A training course in E-Learning. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

                                                

Egypt.

 

A training course in Effective presentation. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

                                    

Egypt.

 

A training course in Credit Hours System. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

                                     

Egypt.

 

A training course in Use of Technology in Teaching. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

             

Egypt.

 

A training course in Students’ Evaluation. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

                                    

Egypt.

 

A training course in Time and Conference Management. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

             

Egypt.

 

A training course in Quality Standards in Teaching. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

             

Egypt.

 

A training course in Research Ethics. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

                                                   

Egypt.

 

A training course in Strategic Planning. Faculty and Leadership Development Centre (IBCT Certified centre) Cairo University.

2011

                                     

Egypt.

 

Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP) conducted by The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

2010                                                             England.

 

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) conducted by The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

2009                                                                              England.

 

Immediate Life Support Course (ILS) conducted by UK Resuscitation Council  

2008.                                                                                                              England.

 

Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons of England

2008.

 

A course in minimally invasive operating techniques in colorectal surgery November

2007

European surgical institute, Germany and Learning resource center, Faculty of medicine, Cairo university                                                                             Cairo, Egypt.

 

A course in minimally invasive operating techniques in General surgery November

2006

European surgical institute, Germany and Learning resource center, Faculty of medicine, Cairo university                                                                             Cairo, Egypt.

Audits:

 

Audit Title: Computerized Tomography requests for acute abdominal admissions.

Objectives: - To evaluate the number of CT requests for patients suffering of acute abdominal pain with inconclusive plain abdominal X-rays in the appropriate clinical contest within the surgical department.
I was responsible for collection of the data and interpretation of the results. The audit study was in East kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
The Audit included 47 patients, and showed that in 85 % of the patients the CT had an impact on the decision regarding the management plan of patients presented with acute abdomen.

 

Audit title: Thromboprophylaxis in General Surgery.

Objectives: To assess compliance of using new drug chart
To assess compliance of completing VTE risk assessment form in new drug chart
To assess appropriate prescription of thromboprophylaxis
Outcome: Old drug chart still being used
Separate assessment form not attached
Compliance – unsatisfactory (21%)
Received prophylaxis without assessment performed – (64%)
Contraindication poorly documented – (4%) 

  Personal Profile

 

Hobbies & Interests:

  

Computer:

 I have ability to use my computing knowledge

                                          in my clinical work and in my academic and research   work

                                          Word Processing, PowerPoint, Internet)

                              

Sports

:   Football and swimming

                                    

Music

:   light and classical music

                                   

Travelling

: USA, UK, Czech Republic, Ireland, Scotland,   

                                                            Thailand, France, Belgium, UAE, Turkey, Italy.

 

(Last updated: Mon, 2016-04-04 11:32)