AL-HAYAT MEDICAL CENTER

About me:

I am, during more than 10-year experience as a clinical pathologist, proved to be responsible and organized in my field. However, during my work as the head of the microbiology department in one of the most important central hospitals in my home town I'm used to working in an extremely busy and stressful setting without compromising high quality and reliability of results.

on the other hand, I have shown a great interest in developing myself academically and professionally through researches and analysis of data to be posted in local or international journals such as The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries(JIDC).

finally, I would like to add that I'm consistent, forthright, honest and highly dependable and 

I have a classification of the Saudi Commission of the health specialties as "clinical pathologist" and I have an Evaluation Of Qatar  Supreme  Council  Of  Health as "clinical pathologist"

 

Education and Training:

• Master. in Clinical pathology_ Ministry Of Health – Aleppo – Syria [1997– 2001]
• Perpetual license as a Specialist in clinical pathology _ Ministry Of Health – Aleppo [ 2001 ]
• M.D _ Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria [1985 – 1991]
• Training in infection control in hospitals Certification of Participation _ WHO center in Syria, Ministry of Education, Aleppo Universal Hospital,6^th – 9^th February 2011.

 

Present position:

•   Head of Microbiology department in AL-Basel Hospital for heart surgery
•   supervisor on the staff of infection control.

 

Language skills:

Arabic: mother tongue
English: good
 

Membership of professional bodies :  

• Membership of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Syrian Network (ARS-Syrnet).

• Membership of the Syrian Clinical Laboratory Association (SCLA).

• Membership of Syrian Medical Corporation.

 

Other skills :

*I have been working since 2006 –current on (WHONET 5) program.

*I have experience in using many types of equipment:

          a. microbiological: such as (PHEONIX 100)& (Bactic 50).

          b. hematology:  such as  Sysmex.

          c. Biochemistry: such as Roche Hitachi Cobas Mira and Cobas Integra 400.

*  head of infection control committee and a head of the Sterilization department in Al-Basel Hospital (2002-current).

*  Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows (ICDL).

*  I have an Evaluation Of Qatar  Supreme  Council  Of  Health as "clinical pathologist"

*  I   have a classification of the Saudi Commission of the health specialties as "clinical pathologist"

 

Years within the firm:

more than 10 Years.

 

Key qualifications:

Clinical pathologist.

 

Professional experience:

• Specialist in a clinical laboratory in Privet laboratory _ Aleppo-  Syria   21/02/2002 -  1/11/2015
• Specialist in a clinical laboratory in Al-Basel Hospital for heart surgery _ Aleppo-  Syria 2002  - 21/02/2012 ( Head of Medical Diagnostics in Microbiology and supervisor on the staff of infection control)
• Resident doctor in Al-Basel Hospital for heart surgery _ Aleppo-  Syria  1997-2001
• General doctor in general clinics _ Aleppo-  Syria 1991-1997.

 

Other relevant information:

      publications

• Dr. Abdul R. Hamzeh, dr. Mona Al Najjar, and dr.Maysa Mahfoud, Prevalence of antibiotic resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from northern Syria in American Jornal Of Infection Contol.

• Article in The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries(JIDC) title:  Multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from nosocomial respiratory and urinary infections in Aleppo, Syria   Maysa Mahfoud, Mona Al Najjar, Abdul Razzak Hamzeh.

 

Conferences and Workshops:

1. A workshop on Infection Control In Hospitals, WHO in Syria, 6^th to 9^th  February 2011, Aleppo, Syria. 
2. Applied Epidemiology of communicable and chronic non-communicable disease, WHO in Syria,23^th November to 16^th December 2010, Aleppo, Syria.
3. Common infection diseases typhoid fever and brucellosis 30^th October 2010, Aleppo, Syria.
4. The 9th Conference of Syrian Clinical Laboratory Association (SCLA) 23rd to 25^th October 2010, Damascus, Syria.
5. The 7^th Medical Scientific Week, 8^th to 13^th May 2010, Aleppo Health Department, Syria.
6. The 8th Conference of Syrian Clinical Laboratory Association (SCLA) 3rd to 5^th May 2008, Damascus, Syria.
7. The 5^th Medical Scientific Week, 19^th to 24^th May 2008, Aleppo Health Department, Syria.
8. The 7th Conference of Syrian Clinical Laboratory Association (SCLA) 29^th  April to 2^th May 2006, Damascus, Syria.