Ibn Alhaytham Hospital – Neurosurgical Department.

P.O. Box 17065 Amman 11195 Jordan.

Tel. (Work)   : 00962-6-5626678

Tel (Home)  : 00962-6-4729898

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Personal Information: 1

Nationality          : Jordanian.

Date of Birth        : February 27, 1953

Social Status      : Married – Four children.

Interests              : Football, , chess, music, reading .

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General Education: 2

·         Primary School (Zerka – Jordan). 1957-1963

·         Intermediate School (Zerka – Jordan). 1963 - 1966

·         Secondary School - High School (Zerka – Jordan). 1966-1968

·         General Certificate of Education / 1968 – 1969 (Distinction) .

 

Undergraduate: 3

University of Alexandria / Egypt, (MB.CH.B.)

·         Date of entry: Sept. 1969.

·         Date of graduate: January, 1975.

·         Grade: Very Good with first Honor Degree.

·  Excellent Grades in: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Histology, Microbiology,  Parasitology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Gynecology, General Surgery and Forensic Medicine.

 

Postgraduate: 4

·         F.R.C.S. (Fellow Royal College of Surgeons) – Glasgow, UK, 1984.

·         F.R.C.S.S.N. (Fellow Royal College of Surgeons - Surgical Neurology) – Edinburgh, UK, 1985. Distinction: Gold Medal .

·        Radiosurgery Certification, Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden, November 1995 – May 1996.

 

Previous Appointments : 5

·         Rotating House Officer : Zerka Governmental Hospital , Jan. 1975 to Jan. 1976, Zerka – Jordan .

·         Resident in General Surgery : Jordan University Hospital,  Jordan Medical School, July 1976 to November 1978 .

·         Resident in Neurosurgery : Jordan University Hospital,  Jordan Medical School, November 1978 to July 1980 .

·         Senior House Officer in Neurosurgery : Atkinson Morley’s Hospital, London – UK, July 1980 to July 1981 .

·         Registrar in Neurosurgery : Atkinson Morley’s Hospital, London – UK, July 1981 to December 1984 .

·         Acting Senior Registrar : Atkinson Morley’s Hospital, London – UK, December 1984 to July 1985 .

·         Assistant Professor in Surgical Neurology : Medical School, University of Jordan, August 1985 to September 1991 .

·         Associate Professor (part time) : Medical School, Jordan University 1996 for one year.

·         Visiting Professor (part time) : Medical School, University of Science and Technology , August 2001 till June 2008.

 

Previous  Posts: 6

·         Vice President: Jordanian Spine Society, September 2000 till September 2002.

·         President: Jordan Neurosciences Society, July 2001 till July 2003.

·         Secretary: Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society (PANS), October 2000 till October 2002.

·         President Elect: Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society, 2002 – 2004.

·         President: Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society, 2004 – 2006.

·         Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery (Visiting): Medical School, Jordan University of Science and Technology (J.U.S.T.) August 2001 - 2008.

 

Current  Posts: 7

·         World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Second Vice President At Large.

·         Chairman, Neurosurgical Department, Ibn Alhaytham hospital, January 2007 till now .

·         Director of international neuroscience institute (under construction Ibn Al Hytham Hospital)

 

Awards & Honors: 8

·         Distinction, General Certificate of Education, Jordan 1969.

·       Distinction in various Basic & Clinical Medical Sciences, Alexandria Medical School – Egypt, 1969 – 1975.

·        Medal of Distinction and First Honor Degree, Medical School, Alexandria University - Egypt 1975.

·        Distinction: F.R.C.S.S.N.  (Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Surgical Neurology),
Edinburgh – UK, Gold Medal, 1985 .
 

Achievements: 9

·         First Lumbar Microdiscectomy in Jordan, July 1985.

·     First Gamma Knife Radiosurgery case treated in the Middle East and Africa, Amman Gamma Knife Unit, Amman – Jordan, June 1996.

·         First Transnasal Approach for sellar lesion in infants, Amman – Jordan, March 1995.

·         Pioneer of skull base surgery in Jordan since 1985.

Membership ( Local ) : 10

·         Jordan Medical Association, Jordan.

·         Society for Cerebral Palsy, Amman – Jordan.

·         The Society for Care of Neurological Patients, Amman – Jordan.

·         Jordan Oncology Society, Jordan Medical Association, Amman.

·         Jordanian Epilepsy Society, Amman – Jordan.

·         Jordanian Child Health Care Society, Amman – Jordan.

·         Franco – Jordanian Business Club, Amman – Jordan.

Membership ( International ) : 11

·         F.R.C.S. (Glasgow): Fellow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon, Glasgow, UK.

·         F.R.C.S. (S.N): Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, surgical neurology Edinburgh, UK.

·         G.M.C.: Permanent member – General Medical Council, UK.

·         S.B.N.S.: Associate Member – Society of British Neurological Surgeons.

·         C.N.S.. : Member, Congress Neurological Surgeons - USA.

·         AANS : Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

·         W.F.N.S.: World Federation Neurological Surgery, Skull Base Surgery Committee, Oncology committee, and Education Committee.

·         EANS European Neurosurgical Society.

·         Leksell Sterotactic Society.

·         PANS Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society.

·         SCSN Corresponding Member: South Cone Society of Neurological surgeons.

·         JNS Guest member of the Japanese Neurosurgical Society.

Editorial Board : 12

·         Editorial Board, Journal of Royal Medical Services, Amman – Jordan, 1988 till now.

·         Jordan Medical Journal, Amman – Jordan, 1989 till now.

·         Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery, 2001 till now.

·         Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 2008 till now.

·         Neurosurgery International Advisory Board September 2009 till now.

Lecturer  and Examiner: 13

·         Lecturer, Nursing College, Atkinson Morley’s Hospital, London – UK, 1980-1985.

·         Lecturer, Medical Students, St. George’s Medical School, London – UK, 1980-1985.

·      Teaching Staff (lecturer, assistant and associate professor), Jordan Medical School, Jordan University, Amman – Jordan, 1985-1991.

·         Lecturer, Residency Program, Jordan Hospital, Amman – Jordan, 1998 – January 2007.

·         Examiner, Jordanian Neurosurgical Board, Jordan Medical Council, Amman – Jordan. 1992 till 2008.

·         External Examiner, Medical Students and Residency Program, Jordan Medical School, Amman – Jordan, 1992 till now.

·         Examiner medical students and residency program, medical school, University of science and technology Irbid- Jordan 2001 till now.

·         Examiner, Arab Board of Neurosurgery, June 2002 till 2008.

·         Instructor dissection course (cadaveric) – World Federation Neurosurgical Society (WFNS), Mumbai – India 25 January 2006.

·         Instructor Cadaveric dissection course, CNS – Chicago, October 2006.

Attended the Following Workshops & Courses: 14

·         Postgraduate Course in Head Injuries and Brain Tumors, European, Middle East, Pan Arab Neurological Societies, Cairo – Egypt, 1979.

· Construction Examination Questions for Medical Students, Center for Education  Development, Amman – Jordan, 6-8 January 1986.

·         Construction of Check – list and Rating Scales, (as above), 4-5 March 1986.

·         Planning and Leading a Group Discussion Workshop, Jordan University, Amman – Jordan, October 1985.

·         Midas Rex Psychomotor Institute, Texas – USA, January 1986.

·         Automated Percutaneous Lumbar Disectomy Workshop, Chicago – USA, July 1988 .

·         First International Course on Interventional Procedures, Riyadh – KSA, 7-9 November 1993.

·       Leksell Gamma Knife Training Course Karolinska and Elekta, Stockholm – Sweden, November 1995 – May 1996.

·         International Symposium and Workshop on Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery, Amman – Jordan, 16-18 September 1996.

·         Interventional Neuroradiology Course, Zurich – Switzerland, July 2000.

·    Microsurgical Approaches to Brain, Ventricles and Skull Base, Gainesville, Florida, February 2000.

·         Workshop on 3T MRI, Philips Company, 7-11 March 2006, Holland.

·     Workshop on Fluorescence – Guided resection of malignant gliomas , University of Düsseldorf, 26-29 July 2006, Düsseldorf - Germany . 

·         WFNS/WIIC Middle East Workshop and Endoscopy course 7-9 January 2009, Amman-Jordan.

Organization : 15

I organized the following conferences, courses and workshops:

·         Critical Nursing Course (Organizer). – Jordan University – Medical School, October 1991.

·         Second Jordanian Neuroscience Conference (Organizing committee), Amman – Jordan , October 1992

·         Critical Nursing Course (Organizer). – Islamic Hospital , Amman – Jordan,, November 1993, and Arab Center Hospital 1995, And Malhas Hospital 1994, Amman – Jordan.

·         First International Conference on Cancer (Organizing committee), Amman – Jordan, 1994.

·   National Committee for the Jordanian Week in Japan. HRH Crown Prince Hassan (organizer), Tokyo – Japan, May 1995.

·         Workshop on Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery (Executive committee), Amman – Jordan, September 1996.

·         International Advisory Committee, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies and Pan Arab Society, Riyadh – KSA, October 1997.

·         Congress Middle East Spine Group (Executive committee), Amman – Jordan, September 1999.

·         World Federation Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) (Organizer), Clinical Course, Amman – Jordan, March 2000.

·         Third Jordanian Neurosciences Society Congress (Vice President), Amman – Jordan, April 2001.

·         Second Mediterranean Congress of Sexual Dysfunction (Scientific committee), Amman – Jordan, June 2002.

·        Course on Glioma Multimodality Approach (Organizer), King Hussein Cancer Center,Amman–Jordan, 22 September, 2004.

·         V^th Congress of the Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society (President), Amman – Jordan, 23-26 September, 2004.

·         Microvascular Sutures Course (Chairman), University of Science and Technology, 27-28 September 2004, Irbid – Jordan.

·         Spine Fixation Course (Organizer), 26-27 June 2005, Dead Sea – Jordan.

·         Critical Nursing Course (Chairman), Jordan Hospital 26-27 March 2006, Amman – Jordan.

·         Jordanian German Neuroradiology Meeting (Organizer),
29-30 March 2006 Amman – Jordan.

·      Jordan's bidding committee to host WFNS-2013 congress (chairman) 20. November. 2007, Nagoya-Japan.

·         WFNS/WIIC Middle East Workshop and Endoscopy course (Director) 7-9 January. 2009, Amman-Jordan.

Attended and Presented the Following Papers in Medical Meetings : 16

·      Carotid Cavernous Fistula: Society of British Neurological Surgeons, (S.B.N.S.), Galway - Ireland, 1982.

·         Epilepsy after Craniotomy for Aneurysms: (S.B.N.S.), Liverpool – UK, 1983.

·         Conservative Management of Chronic Subdural Hamatoma : (SB.N.S.) meeting, Belfast – Ireland , 1984 .

·         Brain Abscess: Jordanian Surgical Society, Amman – Jordan, 1985.

·         Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Jordanian Surgical Society, Amman – Jordan, 1986.

·         Head Injuries in Jordan: Jordan Medical Association 5^th Annual Conference, Amman – Jordan, March 1987 .

·         Head Injuries in Children: Jordan Medical Association 5^th Annual Conference, Amman – Jordan, 1987 .

·         Spinal Injuries: Jordan Medical Society, Jarash – Jordan, 1987.

·         Anesthesia and Intensive Care – First Jordanian Conference: Amman – Jordan, 1988.

·         Head Injuries: Jordan Medical Association, Alkarak – Jordan, 1988.

·         Rehabilitation after Brain Surgery : Cerebral Palsy Society, Amman – Jordan, 1989 .

·         Pituitary Tumors: Jordan Medical Association, Irbid – Jordan, 1990.

·         Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Jordan Medical Association, Aqaba – Jordan, 1991.

·         Tuberous Sclerosis in a Jordanian Family: Second Neuroscience Society Conference, Amman – Jordan, 1992.

·         Head Injuries in Football: Second Jordanian Conference on Sport Injuries, Main – Jordan, 12-13 November, 1992.

·         Unusual Tentorial Meningioma: Jordan Medical Association, Amman – Jordan, 1993.

·         Clivus Chorodma: New Neurosurgical Technique: Jordan Medical Association, Amman – Jordan, 1993.

·         New Neurosurgical Approach for Clivus Chorodma: First Neuro Interventional Procedures Conference, Riyadh – KSA, 1993.

·         Attended the European Neurosurgical Society Meeting (EANS), Berlin – Germany, 1995.

·         Attended the First Pan Arab Congress for Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Amman – Jordan, 1995.

·         Gamma Radiosurgery in Jordan: Egyptian Neuroscience Society, Alexandria - Egypt, 1996.

·         Gamma Radiosurgery in Jordan: Societie Tunisienne de Neurochirurgie, Tunis – Tunisia, 1996.

·         Fibromas in Sinonasal Region: Annual Meeting of Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeon, Cairo – Egypt, March 1997 .

·         Gamma Radiosurgery in Jordan: Leksell Gamma Knife Society, Marseille – France, June 1997.

·         Radical Excision of Clivus Cordma via Maxillotomy : World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons. Home Coming Meeting, Beirut – Lebanon, July 1997.

·         Skull Base Surgery in Jordan: X^th European Association of Neurosurgical Society, Guest Lecture, Beirut – Lebanon, October 1997.

·         Attended: European Neurosurgical Society Meeting (EANS), Amsterdam – Holland, 1997.

·         Tuberous Sclerosis in Jordanian Family: 7^th Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies Conference, Riyadh – KSA, March 1997 .

·         Gamma Radiosurgery in Jordan, Personal Experience : 5^th German – Jordanian Medical Conference, Amman – Jordan, October 1997 .

·         Gamma Radiosurgery in Jordan : St. Raffaele Hospital, Milan – Italy, November 1997 .

·         Microneurosurgery for Craniopharyngioma : Iraq Neurosciences Society, Baghdad – Iraq, June 1998 .

·         Faciomaxillary Access for Orbital and Skull Base Tumors in Jordan : XI^th Congress European Association for Cranio-Facial Surgery, Helsinki – Finland, September 1998 .

·         Surgical Treatment of Parkinson disease in Jordan : Symposium interdisciplinary Neurosurgical Aspects, Kuwait, February 1999 .

·         Skull Base Microneurosurgery in Jordan : Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgery, Cairo – Egypt, March 1999 .

·         Skull Base Microneurosurgery in Jordan : X^th Euro Arab Course of Neurosurgery, Tunisia, October 1999 .

·         Attended the European Neurosurgical Society (EANS), Copenhagen – Denmark, 1999 .

·         Attended the French Speaking Neurological Surgery Societies Meeting, Paris – France, 1999 .

·         Skull Base Surgery in Jordan : Second American University of Beirut Medical Conference in Jordan , Amman – Jordan, April 1999 .

·         Skull Base Surgery in Jordan : Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgery, Cairo – Egypt, March 1999 .

·         Skull Base Surgery in Jordan : Neurosurgery Meets Millennium, Hanover – Germany, July 2000 .

·   Unusual Brain Lesions : Symposium – Inauguration of the International Neuroscience Institute, Hanover – Germany, July 23-25, 2000 .

·         Third Ventricular Tumors, Personal Experience : Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Beirut – Lebanon, October 2000 .

·         Microsurgery for Epidermoid Tumors : International Course on Clinical Neurosurgery – Continuing Education Program ( Prof. M. Samii ), Hanover – Germany, November 2000 .

·     Attended World Federation Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) 12^th Congress, Sydney – Australia, September 16-20, 2001 .

·    Microsurgery for Epidermoid Tumors : Pan African Society and Egyptian Society of Neurosurgery Meeting, Cairo – Egypt, March 2002 .

·     Petroclival Meningioma, Personal Experience : Syrian Neuroscience Society Meeting, Damascus – Syria, June 2002 .

·    Sphenopetroclival Meningioma, Personal Experience : IV^th International Congress on Cerebral Venous System and IV^th International Congress on Meningioma, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Istanbul – Turkey, June 2002 .

·         Sphenoclival Meningioma, Experience with 31 Consecutive Cases : 25^th Anniversary Professor M. Samii in Hanover – Germany, June 2002 .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors : IV^th Congress of Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society, Fez – Morocco, 9-13 October 2002 .

·         Attended the 12^th European Congress of Neurosurgery, Lisbon – Portugal, 7-12 September 2003 .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors : Second Emirates Neurosciences Conference, Dubai – UAE, 4-8 October 2003 .

·         Microneurosurgery, Gamma Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors : First International Congress of the Emirates Neurosciences Society, Dubai – UAE, 6-9 December 2004 .

·    Gamma Radiosurgery and Microneurosurgery for Brain Tumors : Royal Hospital
International Congress, Sharjah – UAE, 11-15 February 2005 .

·      Skull Base Surgery in Jordan : Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Conference , Nagoya – Japan, 6-8 March 2005 .

·         Epidermoid Tumors, Personal Experience : South Asian Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Karachi – Pakistan, 17-20 March 2005 .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid, Personal Experience of 48 Cases  : South Cone Society Meeting in Association with Argentinean and Italian Neurosurgical Societies, Barilochi – Argentina, 28-31 March 2005 .

·     Retrosegmoid Approach for Posterior Fossa Tumors, WFNS Congress , Marrakech- Morocco , June 2005 .

·         Unusual Suprasellar Lesions, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting, Boston - USA, 8-12 October 2005 .

·         Uncommon Spinal Lesions, Romanian Neurosurgical Society, Targu Mures – Romania , 13-17 October 2005 .

·         Unusual Suprasellar Lesions, Romanian Neurosurgical Society, Targu Mures – Romania , 13-17 October 2005 .

·   Uncommon Spinal Lesions, Emirates Neurosurgical Society, Dubai – UAE , 12-16 November 2005 .

·    Unusual Suprasellar Lesions, Emirates Neurosurgical Society, Dubai – UAE , 12-16 November 2005 .

·         Epidermoid Tumours, Gutenerg University, Mainz – Germany, 8 December 2005 .

·         Unusual Suprasellar Lesions , Kuwaiti Neurosurgical Society, December 2005 , Kuwait .  

·         Unusual Spinal Lesions , Kuwaiti Neurosurgical Society, December 2005 , Kuwait .

·         GAMMA RADIOSURGERY / MICRONEUROSURGERY FOR BRAIN TUMORS , Kuwaiti Neurosurgical Society, December 2005 , Kuwait .

·         Pertoclival Meningiomas , 6^th Asian Conference of Neurological Surgeons 26^th – 29^th January 2006, 
Mumbai – India .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid , 6^th Asian Conference of Neurological Surgeons 26^th – 29^th January 2006, 
Mumbai – India .

·         Comparison of  Gamma Radiosurgery and Surgical Excision for Brain Metastasis ( Jordanian experience ) , Italian Neurosurgical Society , 3-5 February 2006 , Rome – Italy .

·         Skull Base Surgery and Gamma Radiosurgery in Jordan, Yemen Society of Surgery , 6-9 February 2006, Sanaa – Yemen .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors. Neurospinal Symposium, 15-16 March 2006 , Dubai – UAE .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors, 28-30 March 2006,
Muscat – Sultanate of Oman .

·         Intracranial Metastasis Multimodality Approach , 28-30 March 2006, Muscat – Sultanate of Oman .

·         Attended AANS Meeting , 20-16 April 2006, San Francisco – USA .

·         Multimodality Approach for Management of Brain Metastasis, Leksell Gamma Radiosurgery Society Meeting, 20-25 May 2006 , Seoul – Korea .

·         Invasive Pituitary Adenoma, 6^th Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society Conference, 4-7 September 2006, Damascus – Syria .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors , 6^th Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society Conference, 4-7 September 2006, Damascus – Syria .

·         Invasive Pituitary Adenoma, The 2^nd ISOCS – 20 Years Later, 9-13 September 2006, Ljubljana – Slovenia .

·         Clivus Chordomas, The 2^nd ISOCS – 20 Years Later, 9-13 September 2006, Ljubljana – Slovenia .

·         Transbasal Approaches , CNS 2006 Annual Meeting, 6-12 October 2006, Chicago – USA

·         Unusual Suprasellar Lesions, the 2^nd international Conference , Emirates Neurosurgical Society, 28-30 October 2006 , Dubai – Emirates .

·         Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors, the 2^nd international Conference , Emirates Neurosurgical Society, 28-30 October 2006 , Dubai – Emirates .

·         Invasive Pituitary Adenoma, The 8^th Asian Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery, 1-4 November 2006, Dubai - Emirates.

·         Clivus Chordomas, The 8^th Asian Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery, 1-4 November 2006, Dubai - Emirates.

·         Suprasellar Meningiomas , 5^th International Congress on Meningiomas and Cerebral Venous System, 27-29 November 2006, Fujiyoshida – Japan .

·         Petroclival Meningiomas , 5^th International Congress on Meningiomas and Cerebral Venous System, 27-29 November 2006, Fujiyoshida – Japan .

· Hemangioblastomas of the Medulla Oblongata , 8^th International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery , 30 November – 3 December 2006 , Taipei – Taiwan .

·         Surgery of Intracranial Aneurysm in the Middle East , 8^th International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery , 30 November – 3 December 2006 , Taipei – Taiwan .

·         Interhemisferic Approach for Midline Lesions, 7^th Congress of South Cone Society, 8-13 March 2007 , Gramado – Brazil .

·         Suprasellar Meningiomas, 8^th Congress of the European Skull Base Society , 2-5 May 2007, Prague – Czech .

·         Attended Neuroendoscopy, 6-9 May 2007, Paris – France .

·         Hemangioblastoma Medulla Oblongata, Italian Society and CNS joint meeting 24-28 June 2007, Rome – Italy .

·         Hemangioblastoma Medulla Oblongata, European Skull Base Society annual meeting, 2-6 September 2007, Glasgow– UK.

·         Clivus Chordomas, European Skull Base Society annual meeting, 2-6 September 2007, Glasgow– UK.

·       Invasive Pituitary Adenomas, European Skull Base Society annual meeting, 2-6 September 2007, Glasgow– UK.

·         Suprasellar Meningiomas, European Skull Base Society annual meeting, 2-6 September 2007, Glasgow– UK.

·         Attend CNS meeting, 16-20 September 2007, San Diego – USA.

·         Petroclival Meningiomas , the 6^th Congress of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery, 27-30 September 2007, Bucharest - Romania .

·         Transbasal Interhemisferic Approach for Midline Skull base Lesions, the 6^th Congress of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery, 27-30 September 2007, Bucharest - Romania.

·         Invasive pituitary adenomas, Egyptian society of neurosurgeons Sharm Al Sheikh, Egypt 24 – 27 October 2007.

·         Suprasellar meningiomas – personal experience, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 19-23 Nov. 2007 Wagoya, Japan.

·         Hemangioblastoma medulla oblongata, Gulf Society of Neurosurgery, Manama, Bahrain 3-7 Dec. 2007.

·         Petroclival meningioma-personal experience joint meeting AANS and Kuwaiti society of neurosurgery 14-17 Dec. 2007.

·         Lamina-terminalis approach for craniopharingioma Omani Society of Neurosurgery Muscat, Sultanate of Oban26-28 March 2008.

·         Ependymomas of conus medullaris, Neurospinal Hospital symposium Dubai, UAE. (14-16 May 2008) 

·         Transbasal interhemispheric approach for sellar and parasellar regions. Syrian Society of Neurosurgery meeting Damascus- Syria 3-6 June 2008.

·         Petroclival Meningiomas. Meningioma and Venous System Congress, Boston, USA 3-6 September. 2008.

·         Lamina Terminalis Approach for Craniopharyngioma North America Skull Base Society Meeting, 10-14 September. 2008 Vancouver-Canada.

·         Invasive Pituitary Adenomas World Society of Skull Base Surgery and North America Skull Base Society Meeting, 10-14 September. 2008, Vancouver-Canada.

·         Suprasellar Meningioma United Arab Emirate Neurosurgical Society Meeting Dubai-UAE 18-20 December. 2008.

·         Petroclival Meningiomas United Arab Emirates Neurosurgical Society Meeting Dubai-UAE 18-20 December. 2008.

·         Lamina Terminalis Approach for Third Ventricular Tumors, WFNS/WIIC Middle East Workshop 7-9 January.2009. Amman-Jordan.

·         LINC Meeting 24-28 May, 2009 Paris, France.

·         Microneurosurgery for Excision of Colloid Cysts:

Neuroedoscopy Meeting 31 may-3 June 2009 Athens, Greece.

·       Invasive Pituitary Adenomas WALN and Lebanese Neurosurgical Society Meeting 25-28 June, 2009, Beirut, Lebanon.

·   Petroclival Meningioma. Personal Experience. WFNS World Congress 30 August-4 September 2009, Boston USA.

·      Lamina Terminalis Approach for Craniophryngiomas. WALN and Lebanese Neurosurgical Society Meeting 25-28 June, 2009  Beirut, Lebanon.

·      Lamina Terminalis Approach. North American Skull Base Society Meeting 16-18 October 2009 New Orleans USA.

·      Gamma Radiosurgery In Jordan. Palestinian Authority Meeting 26-28 February 2010, Ramallah, West Bank.

·      Third Ventricular Tumors, Egyptian Society Meeting 10-13 March 2010, Sharm Alsheik, Egypt.

·    Lamina Terminalis Approach For Craniopharyngioma, Italian Neurosurgical Society Meeting 14-18 April 2010, Messina Italy.

·      Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors, Neurospinal Hospital Meeting, 27-30 May 2010, Dubai, UAE.

Publications : 17

• Almani W.S & Sbeih I. : ( Patterns of Head Injuries in Jordan ), Jordan Medical Journal, June 1980.

• Sbeih I. & Olaoire S.A : ( Traumatic Carotid Cavernous Fistula – Direct Approach ), J. Neurosurgery, March 1984 .

• Veerapen R. & Sbeih I.: ( Surgical Treatment of Cryptic AVM’s and Associated Hematoma in the Brain Stem and Spinal Cord ), J. Neurosurgery, August 1986 .

• Tamas L. & Sbeih I.: ( Epilepsy after Craniotomy for Aneurysms ), J. Neurosurgery, November 1986

• Sbeih I. & Richardson A.E : ( Conservative Management of Chronic Subdural Hematoma ), J. Dirasat, Amman – Jordan, September 1988 .

• Shaheen A. & Sbeih I. , Etal : ( Comparative Bioavailability of two Brands of Carbamazepine  ), Current Therapeutic Research Journal, April 1989 .

• T. Daradkeh, I. Sbeih, Etal : ( Catatonia and Wilson Disease ), Arab Journal of Psychiatry, September 1990 .

• Hassan, Sbeih I. & Sumerin I. : ( Laparoscopic Removal of Non Functioning Lumbopertoneal Shunt ), Jordan Medical Journal, June 1991 .
• I.sbeih: clivus choromas, Abstract FB6.8 / ACTA Neurochirurgica , abstract book 13^th congress of European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) , Glasgow UK Septembet 2-7 , 2007.
• I.Sbeih : hemangioblastoma medulla oblongata , abstract FB36.7.  ACTA Neurochirurgica, abstract book 13^th congress of European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) , Glasgow UK Septembet 2-7 , 2007.
• I.Sbeih subraseller meningiomas , abstract FB20.2 , ACTA ,Neurochirurgica, abstract book 13^th congress of European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) , Glasgow UK Septembet 2-7 , 2007.
• I.Sbeih invasive pituitary adenomas abstract FB21.3  ACTA Neurochirurgica, abstract book 13^th congress of European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) , Glasgow UK Septembet 2-7 , 2007.
• I. Sbeih, O. Alzoubi, A. Ayad: spinal cord compression by extramedullary hematopoietic tissue in a patient with B-Thalassaemia. PanArab journal of neurosurgery, April 2008.
• I. Sbeih, O. Alzoubi: Suprasellar langerhans cell histocytosis mimicking pituitary tumor. Submitted to Pituitary journal pitu 140, Nov. 2007
• I. Sbeih: Neurosurgical Interpol: submitted to Neurosurgery June 2008.
• I.Sbeih: History of neurosurgery in Jordan submitted to neurosurgery July 2008.
• I. Sbeih, A Almosa: primary histocytic lymphoma (Sarcoma) of the central nervous system submitted to Surgical Neurology May 2008.
• I. Sbeih Microneurosurgery for Colloid Cyst Excision. Child's Nervous System (Abstract). Volume 25, June 2009 page 768.
• Do we need a neurosurgical Interpol? 628 – 629.
• Surgical neurology volume 72, issue 6, 557 – 772, Dec. 2009.
• I. Sbeih, M. Jalad, M. Balbeisi: Toxoplasmosis of cervical spinal cord mimicking intramedullary tumor, submitted to J. neurosurgery – spine April 2010
   

• The following papers are under preparation:  18

-          I. Sbeih, A. Adnan: Clivus Chordomas

-          I. Sbeih, M. Yehya: intracranial fungal infection

-          I. Sbeih, M Ganam: Does Gamma knife radiosurgery induce brain tumors in neurofibromatosis patients. Report of two cases and review of literature.

-          I. Sbeih, O. Al Zoubi: Lamina terminalis approach for true third ventricular tumors.

-          I. Sbeih, A. Ayad, M. Ghanem: Tuberous sclerosis in a Jordanian family. 18 years follow up.

-          I. Sbeih: Microsurgical management of intracranial epidermoid tumors.

-          I. Sbeih, S. Alnafee: ruptured intracranial epidermoid case report and review of literature.

-          I. Sbeih: Anterior clinoidectoury in meningiomas

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