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PERSONAL DATA:

Name                    : Kamal Maurice Hanna

Address                : 21 El Kalifa El Maamoun st., 

                              Roxy, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.

Email :                   keem4@hotmail.com  

                              kamalmaurice@kasralainy.edu.eg

Tel. No.               : 202 – 4186586.

Mobile                : +20 10 53 100 87.

Date & Place of Birth : 31 October 1951, Guiza, Egypt.

Marital Status     : Married, 2 children.

Nationality         : Egyptian

Languages         : Arabic, French & English

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

A- Primary & Secondary school: Collège des Frères de la Salle, Cairo. Graduated 1969.

B- University:  

     Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.                                                                                                                                                                            

  • MB.BCh, 1975, signed very good with “honor”.
  • M.Sc., 1979 in Microbiology & Chemical Pathology.
  • Ph.D. 1984 in Microbiology.                                                                                                                                                    

     Supreme council of Universities : Doctorate degree  in Allergy & Immunology (1996)

C -Training in foreign countries

     Paris, France 1980 – 1981.

  1. Institut Gustave Roussy, Faculty of Medicine of Paris Sud, Clinical Immunology department: accomplished a thesis titled “Les Cancers indifférenciés du Nasopharynx, Liens avec HLA et études immunitaires” & obtained the title of “Assistant Etranger”.
  2. Rotschild Hospital, Department of Allergy & Immunology: Attended a clinical course in Allergy & Immunology
  3. Faculty of Medicine (Paris  VI) attended a course on General Immunology.

MEDICAL LICENCES:

     -       MD practice licence.

     -       Laboratory practice licence.

     -       Consultant of Allergy & Immunology licence.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: at the Faculty of Medicine, 

     Cairo University:

  • 1976 – 1977: House Officer at the University Hospital
  • 1977 – 1979: Demonstrator, Microbiology &  Immunology department.
  • 1979 – 1984: Assistant lecturer
  • 1984 – 1989: Lecturer
  • 1989 – 1994: Assistant Professor
  • 1994 - 2012:  Professor.
  • 2011 - 2012: Department Chairman
  • 2012 to date : Professor Emeritus

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  1. Organizer & General Secretary of the First and second French Egyptian congress of Allergy & Immunology, held in Cairo 1983 and Paris 2012 respectively
  2. General Secretary and/or Member of the organizing committee of the Annual and International Congress of the Egyptian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology since 1983 to 2010.
  3. General Secretary and Chairman of the Organizing committee of the “First Pan Arab Congress Of  Allergy & Clinical Immunology” Held in Cairo, November 1996.
  4. President and organizer of the Regional Asthma congress,Hurgada Egypt 2007
  5. Session Chairman and/or moderator, speaker, participant at most Allergy & Immunology International meetings since 1983 (ICACI, ERS, INTERASMA, ACAAI, AAAAI, WAO, EAACI, etc..)  
  6. Represented Egypt in a workshop organized by INSERM (France) in Tunisia (1996) on research, health and society. The aim of this meeting was to define priorities for general medical research in Middle East countries.
  7. Teaching activities
  • Faculty teaching at Cairo University Faculty of Medicine.
  • Faculty teaching at Beni Sueif & Fayoum Faculties of Medicine.
  • External examiner in many Egyptian faculties of Medicine.
  • Teaching in Medical education courses organized by the Egyptian Medical Association, Egyptian Medical Syndicate and local scientific societies.
  • Supervision of theses for Master & Ph.D. degrees 

      8.  Research Activities : Publications in local and international journals dealing with  Allergy,Asthma, Immunomodulation, tumour markers, and drug research.

Clinical activities:

  1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine, Cairo university: Allergy unit.
  2. Consultant of Allergy and  Immunology 
  3. Establishment of a cellular Immunology laboratory at the faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (1982)
  4. Establishment and member of the board of directors of the Allergy and Immune Interventions Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.(1996)
  5. Acnowledged speaker for many international societies, organizations and companies
  6. International Member of the Editorial board of  "Allergy and Asthma proceedings": The Official Journal of USA Regional and State Allergy Societies.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

  1. Secretary of the Egyptian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.
  2. Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
  3. Member American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
  4. Member European respiratory Society
  5. Corresponding member of the French Society of Allergy. 1985
  6. Elected active member of the New York Academy of Sciences 1987.
  7. Member of Founders of the Egyptian Society of Immunology.
  8. Member of the Credentials and Nominating Committees of the International Association of Allergology & Clinical Immunology 1995-1997.
  9. Member of the Egyptian Medical Association.
  10. Member of Founders of the “Société Egyptienne des Medecins Francophones”.
  11. Regional Chairman of the Internatioal Association of Asthmology 1988-2012
  12. Member at Large,Board of Directors, Internatioal Association of Asthmology (2006-2009)
  13. Board member of the Education Council,World Allergy Organization (WAO) (2003-2007)
  14. Member at large ,Board of Directors ,WAO web editors 
  15. Member , Respiratory Committee,ACAAI (2006-2008)
  16. Member International committee, ACAAI

AWARDS:

1-Medical Syndicate Award

2-Cairo University Award

3-International Distinguished Fellow Award (American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology)

4-Alexandria society of Allergy awards 

5-Faculty of Medicine Cairo University Award

6-World Allergy organization Presidential award

7-Microbiology and Immunology department award

8-Honorary member Georgian Association of Allergology and Clinical immunology


 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

The use of CA-50 Radioimmunoassay Inhibition Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Lung diseases.  Surg.Res.Comm.1987,Vol.1,247-249 Harwood Acad.Publ.

Liberation plaquettaire de dopamine lors de la crise de migraine commune. Presse Med.,1987,16,p1321-23

Mycoplasma Pneumonia(MP)in asthmatic children. New Engl. and Reg. allergy proc. 1988,9:4, 353.

Immunoglobulins levels in tonsillectomized children. The Medical Journal of Cairo University. 1988,Vol.56, No.4. (Supplement) .

The effect of Povidone-Iodine (Betadine) Versus Chlorhexidine Mouth Washes on Dental Plaque. The Medical Journal of Cairo University,1989 Vol57, No.1

The Fernand Widal Syndrome .Sem Hop Paris, 1989, 65, No. 8, 385-389.

Evaluation of the Human Bashophil Degranulation Test (HBDT) in patients with Allergic Rhinitis to Dermatophagoides Farinae.  Ann. of allergy ,1988,60:2, 168.

Leucocyte Migration Inhibition Factor Assay (LIF) in Delayed Food Urticaria due to Egg White.  Ann. of Allergy 1988, 60:2,148.

Efficacy of enzyme immunoassay for detection of Gonorrohea in Males and Females. Medical Journal of Cairo University 12, 1988.

 Direct “Wet” Smears in Diagnosis of Otomyeosis. Medical Journal of Cairo University 1,1989.

Biological evalutation of microbal respiratory vaccine (MRV) in children with recurrent bronchitis. New England and regional allergy proceedings  1988,9:4, 498.

Penicillin allergy, late reactions.Proc.5th Alex cong.1987, p34.

Ketotifen in Chronic idiopathy urticaria and angio-oedema.  Ann. of allergy 1985;55:2, 309.

L’antibiotherapy dans la maladie asthmatique (Antibiotic therapy of asthma).  Vie Medicale 22, 1987.

L’asthme provoqué par l’aspirine . Rev. Med . Interne, 1988; 9:399-403.

Bacteriological studies of bronchioalveolar lavage(BAL) in patients with intrinsic asthma.The medical journal of Cairo university,1992 Vol.60, No.3.

Diagnostic Methods in Milk Allergy.  The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 1992,Vol.60, No.4. 

Immunological Evaluation of Loratadine in Patients with Nasal Allergy. Ann. of allergy,1994,Vol.72,No.1,84.

Role of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) in chronic fatigue syndrome associated with tonsillitis and pharyngitis.  The Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology1993,Vol.2 

Transmission of Candida Albicans to patients using corticosteroids containing inhalers.  The Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology 1993,Vol.2 .

 Influence of a bacterial extract, Broncho-Vaxom, on clinical and immunological parameters in patients with intrinsic asthma. International journal of immunotherapy 1993, IX (2) 127-133.

Evaluation of Neutrophil Chemotaxis and Chemokinesis in patients with Asthma  Annals of allergy,1994, Vol.72, No.1, p.84.

Lymphocytotoxic antibodies in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.  Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology, 1993,7,Vol.2, No.2.

Evaluation of immune complexes in patients with atopic dermatitis.  Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology,1993,7, Vol.2, No.2.

 Evaluation of vitro testis in the diagnosis of allergic diseases.  Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology,1994, Vol.3, No.1..

 Single dose versus conventional therapy of acute cystitis in children. Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology,1994, Vol.3, No.1.

Role of adenoviruses in viral conjunctivitis.  Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology, 1994,Vol.3, No.1

Immunological evaluation of a ribosomal vaccine in patients with recurrent bronchitis.  Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology, 1994,Vol.10, No.1.

Role of anaerobic bacteria in chronic sinusitis.  Egyptian journal of Medical Microbiology, 1994,Vol.3, No.2.

Evaluation of sublingual Immunotherapy in asthmatic children to D.farinae.ACI Intl.,2000 suppl.2,p232

Determinants of Asthma and Its Persistence. Advances in Research & Management of Asthma. Proceedings of the III European Asthma Congress (Athens, Greece October 20-23, 2005

 Effect of immunotherapy on fungal allergy: a case report. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Apr;38(4):122-3

Immunotherapy for Asthma: Practice parameters Int. j of immunorehabilitation. Vol 10 N1, 2008 . Proceedings of the World Asthma and COPD Forum 

 Nasal allergies in the Middle Eastern population: Results from the “Allergies in Middle East Survey”Am J Rhinol Allergy 26, S3–S23, 2012; doi: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3836

Anaphylaxis. Unusual and rare cases. Int.J.of Immunorehabilitation 2014, 16,2,76-77

Severe Asthma exacerbations: An update on prevention and treatment. Int.J.of Immunorehabilitation, 2014, 16,2, 82-83

 Rare and unusual cases of food Allergy. Int.J.of Immunorehabilitation 2015,  17,1,13-15