Curriculum vitae

Alla Ibrahim Alghamedi MBBS MPH

Date of birth: 08/02/1987 Nationality: Saudi Languages: Arabic and English.

Contact information:

E-mail:

Address: Alhamra, Alforsan Street P.O. Box 27093, Riyadh 11417

Cell phone: +966554816575

Objectives:

A highly motivated junior faculty member in the Department of Surgery of King Saud University, interested in a challenging role in general surgery, willing to learn, active, responsible, good leadership experiences, good planning and interpersonal skills.

Education:

·  Master of Public Health (MPH)- Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami (August 2012- August 2013) GPA 3.867/4

·  MBBS, King Saud University, School of Medicine (July 2012) GPA 4.47/5

Honors:

·  Master of Public Health with a GPA of 3.867/4 (May 2013)

·  Graduated with second-class honors from King Saud University, School of Medicine with a ranking of 20th among 100 female medical students in 2011 with a GPA of 4.47/5.

·  Received an honor award from her royal highness Princess Adelah Bent Abdullah Al-Saud for being one of the top 100 students on a national level (2005).

Current Position:

·  Junior faculty member/resident at the Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital (2012-Present).

Licensing and examinations:

·  MCCEE

·  USMLE Step 1

·  USMLE Step 2

·  TOEFL

·  IELTS

Electives:

·  Elective in Trauma Surgery from September 1st-30TH – The Health Science Centre in Winnipeg/ University of Manitoba.

·  General Surgery clerkship from March 1st-31st 2012 -Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University.

·  Elective in Thoracic Surgery October 1st-31st 2011 -King Khalid University Hospital.

·  Elective in Colorectal Surgery -Riyadh Military Hospital – summer of 2007.

Training:

·  Junior faculty member/resident at the Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital (2012- present).

·  Internship training (2011-2012):

§  June 1st-30th in Internal Medicine (Pulmonology) - King Khalid University Hospital

§  May 1st –May 31st in Internal Medicine (Hemato-oncology) - King Khalid University Hospital

§  April 1st-30th in Emergency Medicine- King Khalid University Hospital

§  March 1st-31st in General Surgery (Elective Rotation)- Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University

§  January 1st-Febuary 29th in OB/GYN- King Fahad Medical City

§  December 1st-31st in Thoracic Surgery- King Khalid University Hospital

§  November 1st-31st in Colorectal Surgery-King Khalid University Hospital

§  October 1st-31st in Thoracic Surgery (Elective Rotation) -King Khalid University Hospital

§  September 1st-30th in Emergency Medicine- National Guard Hospital

§  August 1st-31st in pediatrics-National Guard Hospital

§  July 1st-31st in Pediatrics-King Khalid University Hospital

Research projects:

·  June 2014: Alghamedi A, Hajjar W, Alnassar S. Case Series: Unusual Presentations of Mediastinal Mass: Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma.

o  First Author

o  Work in progress

o  King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University

·  May 2014: Alghamedi A, Hajjar W, Alnassar S. Case Report: Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Cutis Laxa patient.

o  First Author

o  Work in progress

o  King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University

·  April 2014: Hajjar W, Alahmadi R, Alhilali S, Almuhanna S, Alharbi S, Alghamedi A. Attitudes of Surgeons and Patients Concerning Preoperative Smoking Cessation.

o  Literature review and statistical analysis

o  Submitted to the Annals of Thoracic Medicine

o  King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University

·  August 2013: Stahl K, Alghamedi A, Mitrani R. The Utilization of AICD and Pacemakers as Sources of Data in Trauma Patients.

o  Literature review, data collection and data base formulation

o  Work in progress

o  Ryder Trauma Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami

Abstracts (Oral/Poster Presentations):

·  Alghamedi A, Hajjar W, Alnassar S, Eldawlatly A, Eftikhar A. The Effect of Low Versus High Tidal Volume Ventilation on Inflammatory Markers in Animal Lab Model (Beagle Dogs) Undergoing Lung Ventilation. Poster presentation at the 1st Saudi Symposium and Workshop on the Art and Science of One Lung Ventilation, Dammam, June 2014. (1st Prize Winner)

Conferences and workshops:

·  1st Saudi International Symposium & Workshop on the Art & Science of One Lung Ventilation, June 1st, 2014.

·  The 13th Annual Surgery Research Day (May 11, 2014).

·  VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Master Class (May 27, 2014).

·  ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) provider (May 20, 2014).

·  BLS (Basic Life Support) provider (May 15, 2014).

·  ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) provider (March 3, 2014).

·  BOSS (Basic Operative and Surgical Skills) course, November 2011.

·  Intensive Microsurgery Hands-On Course, September 2011.

·  Internship Day, May 2011.

·  The 6th Annual General Surgery Conference, February 2011.

·  The 5th Annual General Surgery Conference, February 2010.

·  The 4th Medical Career Day, January 2010.

·  The 3rd Medical Career Day, March 2009.

·  The 4th Annual International Conference of Saudi Society of Nephrology, April 2009.

·  The 4th Annual General Surgery Conference, 2009.

Leadership positions:

·  Member of the KSU-USMLE organizing team in partnership with Falcon Reviews, January 2012- present.

·  Member of the KSU-Kaplan Organizing Team 2011, February 2011- January 2012. (Organizing the first USMLE prep courses in the Middle East).

·  Member of the organizing committee of the 6th Annual General Surgery Conference, October 2010- February 2011.

·  Member of the students committee for the Canadian Accreditation, November 2010.

·  Organizer in The Autism Research Center Campaign, February-April 2010.

·  Organizer of The First National Colon Cancer Awareness Campaign, January-April 2010.

·  Head of The Public Places Committee in the Organ Donation Campaign, January-April 2010.

·  Head of the communication group the Students Committee in the 2009 Campaign against the spread of the Novel H1N1.

·  Organizer of the prospective medical students interviews day, July 2009.

·  The leader of my subgroup in medical school for 5 consecutive years (from September 2006-May 2011).

Health, Community and organizational services:

·  Member of the Public Health Students Association (PHSA), August 2012-present.

·  Represented the Autism Awareness Campaign on national TV.

·  Represented the first national Colorectal Awareness Campaign on national TV.

·  Organizer at The First Meeting to Support Vitiligo Patients, November 2009.

·  Organizer at The First Preparatory Meeting of the Higher Education Conference September- November 2009.

·  Organizer at Hyat Club of Senior Homes Eid Visits (Holidays Senior Home Visits) 2009. -Member of the Stroke Awareness Campaign, November 2009.

·  Member of the Students Committee in the 2009 Campaign against the spread of the Novel H1N1, lectures presenters in select schools and universities in Riyadh.

·  Member in the Health Education Committee- Chapter of General Surgery

·  The Organ Donation Campaign (Exhibition Committee), April 2009.

·  IFMSA (The international Federation of Medical Students-Chapter of Saudi Arabia) DM Awareness Campaign, November 2008.

Skills:

·  Bilingual: Arabic and English.

·  Good computer skills.

·  Good basic surgical skills.

·  Good interpersonal skills.

Hobbies:

·  Reading

·  Traveling

·  Spinning

·  Pilates

·  Kickboxing

·  Knitting

·  Baking

References:

Dr. Sami Alnassar, MD, FRCSC, FCCP

Associate Professor of Surgery

Chairman, Department of Medical Education

Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery

College of Medicine

King Saud University,

P.O. Box No 230155

Riyadh 11321

Saudi Arabia

Email

Office No: +966114670191

Mobile Number: +966541499196

Mazen Hssanain MBBS FRCSC FACS PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Consultant HPB and Transplant Surgery,

Department of Surgery

Director of the Demonstrator and Lecturers Support Unit

Scientific Director of Liver Disease Research Center

College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Adjunct professor of Oncology, McGill University, Canada

Adjunct Professor of Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, USA

+966505141090

Danny M. Rabah, FRCSC, FACS

Professor and Consultant Urologist

Chairman, Department of Surgery

P.O. Box. 7805

Riyadh 11472

Saudi Arabia

Tel No. +966 11 4671575

Fax No. +966 11 4679494

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