Primary affiliation
Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology Medicine
Cairo University Hospitals,
El Manial, Cairo, Egypt
Personal Information
- Date of birth: March 1st, 1982
- Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
- Languages: English – French – Arabic
- Nationality: Egyptian, American
Academic Background and Education
- October 2014 – july 2018: MD degree of clinical and chemical pathology
- July 2007- july2014: Master degree of Clinical and Chemical Pathology –
Cairo University. Under supervision of Prof. Dr. Sara El Katib, MD
- 1999 – 2005: Received MB BCh degree, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University - with honors.
- Graduated from Sacre Coeur, Heliopolis, Le Caire (1999).
Work experience
- Assistant lecturer of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (July 2014 –Present) Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology - Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo.
- Part time NSA-Downtown lab doctor (main branch) (private laboratory), (October 2016- April 2018).
- Demonstrator of Clinical and Chemical pathology (June 2011 –2014)
Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology - Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo.
- Resident of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (May 2007 - May 2010)
Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology- Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo
- Internship year in Cairo University (2006 - 2007)
Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo
Training
- Excellent training in all laboratories hematological techniques:
- Phlebotomy.
- Staining of blood smears.
- Differential counting of blood cells.
- Bone marrow aspirate: including counting and interpretation of Bone marrow result.
- Assisting in bone marrow biopsies.
- Interpretation of hematological techniques.
- Interpretation of Clinical Chemistry results.
- Interpretation of immunological results.
- Blood banking experience: blood grouping and matching.
- Laboratory management experience.
- Familiar with techniques of DNA extraction, regular PCR and, realtime PCR.
- Worked as ISO 15189 technical officer in both Kasr Al Aini and NSA since (2016- present).
- Received training on HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) at the Food Safety & Quality Control, Center of Dairy Technology Project Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University (April 2018).
- Received one month observer-ship at the department of Cardio-thoracic surgery,
University of Cologne, Koln, Germany (2005)
Research
- Finished research “Role of ACE I/D gene polymorphism on the development of acute heart failure in patients with STEMI”
- Finished research for establishment of common reference intervals for standardized clinical laboratory tests in Egyptian population.
- . Presentations
- . Presented Abstract of thesis “ Role of ACE I/D gene polymorphism on the development of Acute heart failure in patients with STEMI” in Egyptian society of cardiology meeting, Alexandria, Egypt, June 2014.
- . Presented a case presentation “Assay of body fluids, a Challenge to the LAB” in ESLM Egyptain Society of Laboratory Medicine, April 2017
- . Mentored Master students in PBL sessions done at Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Kasr al aini.
Extracurricular activity
- Previous leader in MEJ (Movement Eucharistique des Jeunes) (1997-2012).
- Previous member of LEO club an NGO charity club affiliated to the Lions club international (1999-2005)
- Assisted in several medical caravan sponsored by the Rotary club of Egypt in association with kasr al Aini Hospitals in the national project “screening of Hepatitis C in rural areas”.