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Personal Details
Name :    Gihan Nabil Ahmed Mahmoud
Department :    Hematology
Date of Birth :    14-3-1973
Country of Birth :    Middlesbrough ,England
Job :    Lecturer of Hematology-Medical Research Institute(Hematology dep
E-mail :    drgihanmahmoud@gmail.com

Affiliation
Member of the Egyptian Haematology Oncology Group .
Member of the Egyptian Society of Haematology and Research.
Member of the Society of Thalassemia

Qualification
1. M.B.Ch.B. Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, October 1995
General grade: Excellent with Honours.
2. Master Degree in Paediatrics, Paediatrics Department, Alexandria University; June 2001.
Thesis title: Soluble ICAM -1 in patients with β-thalassemia major.
3. Doctoral Degree in Benign and Malignant Haematology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University; July 2007
Thesis title: Evaluation of c-myc oncogene, the growth factor interleukin-3 and bone marrow iron stores in chronic myeloid leukaemia: correlation with disease status.

Appointments
1. House Officer: one year in Alexandria University Hospitals from the first of March 1996 to 28th of February 1997.

2. Resident in the Ministry of Health from first of March 1997 to 17th of December 1997.

3. Residency in Alexandria University for three years from 18th of December 1997 to 17th of December 2000, I was first appointed in the Haematology Department and being very interested in the Paediatric Haematology ,I decided to chose it as my future subspecialty .Therefore ,I was referred to the Paediatric Department in the Faculty of Medicine ,to obtain my core training in Paediatrics . Alexandria Faculty of Medicine University hospitals have a total bed capacity of 3497 beds .
My residency lasted three years and included rotations in General Paediatric, Paediatric ER , PICU and NICU ,Paediatric Haematology unit , and Haematology Department.
I was responsible for several patient care activities including : initial and follow up assessment of patients , taking history and physical examination, completion of medical records , perform procedures , write treatment and discharge plans ,patient education and management of emergency situations.


4. Demonstrator of Haematology Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University. (From 30th of June 2001 to 24th of December 2002) I obtained this post after attaining my core training in Paediatrics and had a Master Degree in Paediatric.
I was responsible for haematology patient admission to Haematology department both benign and malignant including history taking , initial and follow up assessment ,treatment and discharge plans , chemotherapy administration, management of haematologic emergencies ,intrathecal chemotherapy , bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. I also worked in haematology outpatient clinic for management and follow up of bleeding disorders , anemia and malignant haematology diseases ( acute and chronic leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma ,myeloproliferative disorders ). I covered on calls according to department rota. I also assisted in teaching .



5. Assisstant Lecturer of Haematology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University (from 25th of December 2002 to 28th of August 2007) I was enrolled in the training for the doctoral degree in Benign and malignant Haematology in September 2001 and completed it in July 2007. Training for the specialty of haematology encompasses both clinical and laboratory practice.
I was also involved in care of Haematology patients both adult and paediatric as in patient and out patient , I did daily in patient rounds ,attented for the various haematology cout patient clinics and was responsible for the diagnosis , management and follow up of haematology patients .I covered on calls according to department rota .
I supervised junior medical staff and was involved in their training, assisted in teaching and conducted research .




6. Lecturer of Haematology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University (From 29th of August 2007 until current time).As a lecturer in Alexandria University my main duties included Patient care , Teaching and Research.
I provided medical care for benign and malignant Haematology patients both adult and paediatric ,including chemotherapy administration as well as cover haematology consultations for various specialties . I also performed bone marrow aspirations and have regular duties for morphology and haematology lab as well as the blood bank.
I had regular teaching lectures and rounds for medical students , junior staff and trainees for the doctoral degree in Haematology and diploma of blood banking.
I participated in research and supervised the researches of junior staff .
I joined Hospital wide Patient Safety Committee in January 2008 until May 2011 and I was specifically concerned with safety of blood transfusion administration .
Moreover ,I was an a member in the in the Quality Assurance Unit from September 2007 until May 2011 . During which I was the Quality Coordinator in Haematology department , participated in internal audits and a member of the Disaster Team.
I have also participated in organizing several conferences held by the Medical Research Institute.


7.Consultant of Paediatric Haematology and haemoncology at the Students Insurance Hospital, General Institute of Health Insurance.
8. Consultant Paediatric Haematology ,Prince Sultan Oncology Center, Prince Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital , Tabuk ,KSA My duties are to provide medical care for Haematology Paediatric Patient, including diagnosis ,and management of childhood leukaemia and lymphomas; management of different types of anaemias and bleeding disorders ; provide consultations for other general and specialist paediatric services in the hospital. I also perform procedures as bone marrow aspiration/biopsy and intrathecal chemotherapy.
I take on call duties with accordance with departmental rota, and participate in teaching and training of residents ,junior staff medical students, and nursing staff.
As well as participation in the departmental educational activities as scientific presentations , the journal club , tumor board and mortality and morbidity meetings. I have coordinated and organized numerous scientific workshops and symposiums as well as public awareness campaigns and celebrations for Childhood Cancer Survivors treated in the Center.
Moreover ,I have edited several Policy and Procedures Guidelines and Clinical Guidelines in the hospital.
I also have active role in quality management ,patient safety and infection control implementation and improvement plans in the center. I have initiated and was the chairman for the Hospital wide Blood Transfusion Team in 29th Sep 2011 ,the team was concerned with safety blood transfusion , appropriate requesting of blood and blood products and investigation of transfusion reactions .
In May 2013 ,I was promoted to Head of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Section; which required managerial responsibilities in addition to patient management .I became responsible for supervising the work flow ,arranging staff duties , handling patient complains , solving problems and coordinating with other departments in the hospital .




Courses, Meetings & Conferences
Workshops and training courses attended:

1.Prenatal Diagnosis of Thalassemia and Genetic counseling. Egyptian Society of Haematology; October 1999.
2.Immunophenotyping of acute leukaemia by flowcytometry, Oncology Cinical Pathology Department, Asuit University; March 2004.
3.Basic diagnosis of Immunology, Medical Technology Center, Alexandria University; July 2005
4.Stem Cell workshop .Alexandria University .24th June 2006.
5.Training course on Laboratory Haematology, Medical Technology Center, Alexandria University; 13-24 August 2006.
6.Workshop in Blood transfusion , Clinical Pathology Department , Alexandria Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the National Blood Bank ; 13 March 2008 .
7. Fundamentals of Sterilization and Infection Control Practices. Alexandria Medical Syndicate .11-12 June 2008.
8.Joint Commision International Concept Course, New Auditorium of PKBS ,PSNWAFH. 17th November 2011.


Congresses attended:

1.10th conference of the Medical Research Institute "Recent Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches ".8-10th October 2003.Alexandria.
2.New Concepts of Haematology, Egyptian Society of Haematology and Research; March 2004.
3.The second International Congress of ESPHO, The Egyptian Society of Paediatric Haematology Oncology; 31st March -1st April 2005.
4.11th conference of the Medical Research Institute;22-24 November 2005.
5.2nd International Conference of the Egyptian Society of Haematology and Research; 7th-9th February 2006.
6.12th conference of the Medical Research Institute "Advances in Medical Research" 22-24 November 2006.
7.3rd Annual Scientific Conference of Haematology, Tanta University, 29th March 2007.
8.Role of Lab in Clinical Emergencies, 12th Annual Conference of Clinical Pathology Dep, Tanta University; May 2007.
9.Clinical Blood Transfusion .Damanhour 15th June 2007.
10.13th conference of the Medical Research Institute "Advances in Medical Research" 21-23 November 2007 .
11.Liver diseases at crossroads of civilization: East meets west. 23-24 January 2008. Bibliotheca Alexandria.
12.4th International conference of the Egyptian Society of Haematology and Research, Cairo 20-21 February 2008.
13.4th Annual Scientific Conference of Haematology, Tanta University, 29th February 2008.
14.Blood Transfusion : From Basics to Advanced , Clinical Pathology Department , Alexandria Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the National Blood Bank ; 12 March 2008 .
15.Viral Hepatitis: Current and Future Therapies. Bibliotheca Alexandria. 15-16 October 2008.
16.14th (2nd international) conference of the Medical Research Institute "Advances in Medical Research" 21-23 October 2008.
17.5th Annual Hematology day. Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University. 12th March 2009.
18.15th conference of the Medical Research Institute "3rd international" 20-23 October 2009.
19.International Paediatric Oncology Conference , Alexandria 28-30 December 2009.
20.8th International Congress of ESPHO , Egyptian Society of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology .Alexandria ,Egypt 25th -26th March 2010.
21.56th Annual SSC Meeting .International society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. May 22-25 ,2010. Cairo ,Egypt.( 21 European CME credits –ECMEC)
22.16th conference (4th International) of the Medical Research Institute. Quality in Medical Education and Practice .19th 22nd October 2010.
23.12th International Thalassemia Conference ,Cairo . 4th -5th May,2011.
24.Oncological emergencies symposium , Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Auditorium , PSNWAFH , Tabuk, KSA . 20th July 2011 .( 4CME hours)
25.Paediatric Critical Care symposium , Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Auditorium , PSNWAFH , Tabuk, KSA. 28-29 Feb 2012 .( 10 CME hours)
26.Transfusion Medicine symposium . Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Auditorium , PSNWAFH , Tabuk, KSA. 7th March 2012 .( 4CME hours )
27.Screening and early detection of cancer Symposium. Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Auditorium , PSNWAFH , Tabuk, KSA.9th Jan 2013. .(4CME hours)
28.Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Symposium . Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Auditorium , PSNWAFH , Tabuk, KSA.30th Jan 2013 .(8CME hours)
29.Recent advances in Sickle Cell Anaemia. Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Auditorium , PSNWAFH , Tabuk, KSA.27th June 2013 .(7CME hours)
30.Haemophilia day and bleeding disorders. Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Auditorium , PSNWAFH , Tabuk, KSA.10th April 2013 .(8CME hours)

Teaching and training experience:
•I have participated in the education and training of students and practitioners in medicine since the start of my career , I have always been keen on improving my teaching skills and attended several courses to improve myself.
Courses in Educational Skills:

•Course on Preparing Educational Skills, Faculty of Education, Alexandria University 14 September -3 October 2002.
•Courses at the Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Alexandria University ; FLDP is Certified by International Board of Certified Trainers –European Division
1. Effective Teaching 16-21 July 2005.
2. Teaching with Technology 10-12 June 2006.
3. Effective presentation skills 17-19 June 2006.
4. New Trends in Teaching 24-26 June 2006.
5. Code of Ethics 29-31 August 2006.
6. Communication Skills 17-19 February 2009.
7. Quality Standards in the Education Process 30-31 March 1April
2010




Publications
1. Leukocytic-vascular endothelial growth factor and integrin αvß3 in acute myeloid leukemia: relation to clinical outcome .Lobna A Abou-Shamaa and Gihan N Mahmoud. The Egyptian Journal of Immunology. 2008; 15(2):81-91. ( Pubmed )
2. Modeling bone loss in Egyptian patients with thalassemia major E.I. Mohamed, G.N. Mahmoud, G.I. Khalil and S.J. Wallner International Journal of Body Composition Research 2009 Vol. 7 No. 2: 49–55
3. .c-myc expression is a reliable score for staging chronic myeloid leukemia progression .Laila S Ziada , Nadia A Sadek ,Hala K Sultan, and Gihan N Mahmoud. Journal of Biophysics and Biomedical Sciences .2009 ;2(1) : 142-6
4. Clinical value of alpha tryptase expression by myeloblasts in patients with acute myeloid leukemia .Nadia A Sadek, Hala K Sultan, Mohamed Abdel Rahman and Gihan N Mahmoud . Egyptain Journal of Haematology .Sep 2010 ;35(4):323-328.
5. Plasma substance P and soluble P-selectin as biomarkers of β-thalassemia induced hypercoagulability . Samia A. Ebeida, Nadia A. Sadek, Sanaa A. El-Benhawy , Gihan N. Mahmoud . Alex J Med (2013).
6. Electronic nose for tracking different types of leukemia. Future prospects in diagnosis.Mohamed E, Mahmoud GN,El Sharkawy RM,Moro AM,Abdel-Mageed SM,Kotb MA,Henmatol Oncol 2013 Sep12 .( Pubmed )


Supervision of Thesis

Experiences
Hematology, both clinical and laboratory .
Paediatric Haematology and Oncology .


Others
Participating in teaching for doctor degree in benign and malignant hematology either by lectures or training courses in MRI
Participating in organising hematology conferences MRI
Participating in teaching courses for different departments of MRI .


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