Best Doctor in Qatar | Dr. Mahmoud Alaska Senior Consultant Rheumatology
Dr. Mahmoud Alaska
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Section: Joint, Spine and Muscle Pain Clinic
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Nationality : Egyptian
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Languages : English, Arabic
Rheumatologist
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Email : mahmoudalsaka@yahoo.com
CERTIFICATIONS:
- November 1998: Medical Doctorate (M.D) in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
- Thesis title: Bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis& relation to disease activity, disease duration and degree of functional impairment
- May 1992: Master Degree (M. Sc) in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
- Thesis title: Shoulder Injuries in athletes, diagnosis in different sports.
- November 1987: Medical Bachelor (M.B) in Medicine (Very good with honor), Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
PROMINENT FEATURE IN THE MEDICAL FIELD IN QATAR :
- January 2021 – now: Senior Consultant of Rheumatology Medicine, ICON Medical Center, Doha, Qatar.
- 2006 – October 2020: Senior Consultant of Rheumatology Medicine, Al-Emadi Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
TRAINING COURSES:
- Rheumatology review course in ACR, Washington DC, Saint Diego, and Boston, USA, 2018.
- Osteoporosis management in IOF, Milano, Italy, 2017.
- Assessment of cardiopulmonary fitness in health and disease in fitness &Rehabilitation unit, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, September 2002.
- Myocardial infarction effect of exercise, Alexandria, Egypt.
- Phenol injection in suprascapular nerve in patients of idiopathic frozen shoulder
- Glomerulonephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus & role of ANCA
- High frequency electrotherapy, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS),
- Hydrotherapy & Human movement evaluation At the head office of Enraf International in Delft, Netherlands, October 1993
- Orthosis, Protheses, Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy, EMG and Nerve conduction study, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, Egypt, 1991.
MEDICAL RESEARCH AND ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN MEDICAL MAGAZINE OR PRESENTED AT LOCAL OR INTERNATIONALCONFERENCES :
- Adverse effects in biological therapy.
- B-Cell therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rehabilitation of total hip replacement.
- Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors and micro bacterial infection.
- Disease outcome and functional capacity in spondyloarthropathy.
- Evaluation of exercise rehabilitation program after acute myocardial infarct.
- APO\FAS and matrix metaloprotienase-3 in synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Association between HLA antigen and rheumatic fever.
- Evaluation of quadriceps muscle strength in knee osteoarthritis patients and its relation to pain and disability.
- Dialysis arthropathy.
- Cardiac involvement in ankylosing spondylitis patients with Holter monitoring .
- Silent inflammatory bowel disease in spondyloarthropathy.
- Interleukins-12& 18 and disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
- Associate Professor Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt, until present.
- Membership of American College of Rheumatology, 105944,
- Senior Consultant Rheumatology, Qatari license 2704,
- Senior Consultant Rheumatology, Qatari license 2704,
- Autoimmune diseases Associated for joint pain and inflammation,
- Joint and Musculoskeletal Diseases,
- Rehabilitation of join back pain, sports injures, braces and processes,
- Metabolic bone disease, osteoporosis.
MEMBERSHIP AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY:
- Membership of American College of Rheumatology
- Egyptian Society for Joint Disease& Arthritis
- Egyptian Society of Rheumatology & rehabilitation
- Pan Arab society of Back Pain
- Egyptian Society of osteoporosis
PREVIOUS JOB EXPERIENCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Discovering the pains using the X-ray, MRI, CT-scan and test specific foromatic autoimmune to determine what kind of diseases.
- Diagnosing of pain affecting joints, muscles, and bones and managing treating process.
- Prescribing medications to control pain and joints inflammation as well as autoimmune diseases with cytotoxic drugs and biological medicine.
- Caring for any side effects associated with autoimmune diseases and treatments.
- Advising patients to manage their illness through lifestyle changes through exercise routines, food modifications and rehabilitation.
- Following up the patient’s improvement management clinical and laboratory.
- Carrying out diagnose to determine the cause of disease or injury when treatment is not effective or when new symptoms arise
- Conducting research to associate for diseases, side effect and illnesses associated with the treatments for joints and muscles.
- Consulting with other health care specialists according to the condition of the patients to help coordinate care.
- Suspecting patients with chronic pain and aging to develop bone mass affection by lab tests and dexa scan bone mass measurements.