DHPE Team

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CURRECULUM VITAE

 

Name:                         Hassan Ahmed Al-Shatoury, MD, PhD, MHPE   
Gender:                      Male                Nationality:                Egyptian
Religion:                    Muslim             Marital status:          Married + 3 children 
Date of Birth:             28th June 1969 Ismailia, EGYPT
Office Address (1):    96 Ahmad Orabi St. 11th floor HEEP, El-Mohandseen, Giza, Egypt                             
Tel (office) (1):           (02)33458610 Ext.: 246
Office Address (2):    Department of Neurosurgery, Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, EGYPT
Tel (office) (2):           (20) 64 3337149          (20) 62 3304313         
Fax:                             (20) 64 3209448        
Cellular phone:           (20) 12 2366925
Home Address:          81 Gamal Abdel Naser Road, Ismailia, Egypt
Tel (Home):                (20) 64 3344400
E-mail:                        alshatoury@gmail.com
 
Qualifications:
2003    PhD (Doctorate Degree) in Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) USA (Clinical Part), and Suez Canal University, EGYPT
2001    MHPE (Master of Health Professions Education), UIC, USA
1999  TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 230/300
1997  MSc (Master in Surgery) Suez Canal University, EGYPT
1992    MD (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Suez Canal University (SCU), EGYPT - Very good with honor
 
 
Current Position:
·        Expert in the Program of  Continuous Improvement and Qualifying for Accreditation (PCIQA)
·        Assistant Prof. of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Suez Canal University (SCU), Ismailia, EGYPT (November 2008)
·        Member in the Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, SCU.
·        Member: Center of Research and Development in Medical Education (CRD) (A WHO-Collaborating center), Faculty of Medicine, SCU
·        Consultant: of education in the Strategic Planning Unit (SPU), Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt
·        Block co-Planner: in the Joint Master of Health Professions Education (JMHPE) between SCU and Maastricht University
·        Consultant: of Neurosurgery in Suez Canal Authority.
Awards & Scholarship
§      Ford Foundation Grant: To study in the International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France in the field of Planning for Education (March-April 2007)
§      The Best Doctor Award for Medical Syndicate in Cairo 2006
§      Scholarship in graduate education in The University of Illinois at Chicago: to study for a Master degree in Health Professions Education (MHPE), Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago (starting in summer, 2000 to summer 2001)
§      Egyptian Government Scholarship: to study for a doctorate degree in Neurosurgery in the United States for two years, with full financial support, February 1999.
·        Medical college final professional examination: 7th in position 1992
Education:
2000-2001       Graduate student, Master of Health Profession Education (MHPE), Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
1999- 2003      Graduate student, Doctoral Degree in Neurosurgery, SCU, Egypt, (including two years training in the U.S.)
1993-1997       Graduate student, Master Degree in Surgery, SCU, Ismailia.
1986-1992       Undergraduate student, College of Medicine, SCU, Egypt (GPA 4.1)
Research Experience (Theses):
1. Research Post-residency               (1999 – 2003)
Research in the field of computer simulation of different modalities in management of cerebrovascular disorders, under the supervision of:
James I. Ausman, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Doctoral thesis research title:“Evaluation of aneurysm surgery of anterior cerebral circulation: Clinical presentation, radiological assessment, operative factors, and overall outcome”
2. Research during residency                        (1996-1997)
One-year research in the field of monitoring of the intracranial pressure in patients with head trauma, under the supervision of:
Nabil H. Khalil, M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Master Thesis research: “Impact of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring on Management and Outcome of Severe Head injury”. 1997; Ismailia, EGYPT.
3. Educational Research:
Research in the field of health profession education, and how to design and evaluate graduate medical educational curriculum in Neurosurgery, under the supervision of:
Seefeldt, F. Michael, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
Master thesis research title: “Reforming The Neurological Surgery Residency Training Program at Suez Canal University: A Two-Step Process” 1999-2001
Participation in National Projects in Educational Reform:
1.        Institutional Strategic Planning Project (ISPP): a part of the Higher Education Enhancement Project part 2 (HEEP2), (The project director). It aims at supporting higher education institutes to put in place a strategic plan.
2.        Strategic Planning Unit (SPU): It was established in September 2006 as a 5-year national project in collaboration with Ford Foundation and UNESCO. Its goal is to manage and update the Egyptian Master plan (2007-2022), and conduct regional plans in higher education
3.        Participation in 5 Site Visits, in assessment of CIQAP projects in the following faculties: Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University; Faculty of Engineering Alexandria University, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Monofeya University, and Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University (August 2008)
4.        Introducing Computer-Assisted Training Sessions in the Clinical Skills Lab. (ICATS). A Project funded by the Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF) and implemented in the Faculty of Medicine, SCU. Member in the Management Team. 2005-2007
5.        Establishment of an Internal Quality Assurance System in The Faculty of Medicine, SCU (as a part of QAAP national project). Member in the Management Team. 2005-2007
6.        Health Workforce Development project (HWD). A project funded by the USAID to improve quality of medical education. Member of the Faculty of Medicine, SCU committee 2005-2006
Activities related to the field of Strategic planning:
1.      Joined the SPU since March 2007.
  1. Attended an educational course on Sector analysis and planning of educational project at the International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France (funded through SPU) (March-April 2007)
  2. Attended a three-day seminar on planning of Higher Education in the International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France (11-14 April 2007)
  3. Participation in the Second Annual Conference: Strategic Planning for Education Cairo, 27-28 May, 2007
  4. Sharing as a speaker in the Workshop for higher Education Opportunities on the regional Level. Conference Center – Cairo University, 18th of July 2007
  5. Sharing as a speaker in the Workshop for strategic planning on the regional level for South Vally Region. September 2007
  6. Sharing as a speaker in the Workshop for strategic planning on the regional level for Alexandria Region. October 2007
8.      National Workshop on Planning for Egyptian Higher Education at the Regional Level. Sponsored by SPU, IIEP, UNESCO, and MHE, Cairo. 13-16 January 2008.
9.      Director of the Institutional Strategic Planning Project (ISPP)
 
Summary of Posts Held:
1.     House officer: Mar 1993 – Mar 1994, Suez Canal University Hospital.
2.     General physician: Mar 1994 – Apr 1994, Health Ministry Hospitals
3.     General physician: May 1994 – May 1995, Ismailia Military Hospitals
4.     Neurosurgical Resident: June 1995 – May 1998, Suez Canal University H.
5.     Assistant lecturer of Neurosurgery, Suez Canal University H. (1998-2002)
6.     Research Fellow in Neurosurgery: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, USA (1999-2000).
7.     Visiting Scholar: Department of Neurosurgery, (2000-2001) UIC, USA.
8.     Lecturer of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine-SCU (2003 – 2008).
9.     Director of the Institutional Strategic Planning Project (ISPP): HEEP2 (May 2008 – current)
10. Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery: Faculty of Medicine-SCU (Nov. 2008).
Peer Book-Review:
1.      Calpain: Pharmacology and Toxicology of Calcium-Dependent Protease. By: Wang, Kevin K.W, Ph.D., and Yuen Po-wai, Ph.D., 1999. (Review is published in www.doody.com).
2.      Medical Neuroscience. By: Pritchard Thomas C., and Alloway Kevin D, Ph.D., 1999. (Review is published in www.doody.com).
3.      Neurosteroids: A New Regulatory Function in the Nervous System. By: Baulieu E, Robel P, and Schumacher M, 1999. (Review is published in www.amazon.com and www.doody.com).
4.      Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management - 2 Volume Set. By: Benzel Edward C, M.D., FACS, 1999. (Review is published in www.doody.com).
5.      Neuro-Oncology: The Essentials, By: Mark Bernstein, Mitchel S. Berger (review is published in Surgical Neurology and www.amazon.com)
Oral Presentations:
 
H.A. Al-Shatoury:Clinical Presentation and Correlative Anatomy of Intrinsic Spinal Cord Tumors. Department of Neurosurgery meeting in association with the Neurospine Group. Port-Said, EGYPT, 16th of November2006.
 
H.A. Al-Shatoury:
Lumbar disc surgery in elderly. The first annual meeting of the Neurospine Group – The Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons. El-Ain El-Sokhna, Egypt, July 5th – 7th 2006.
 
 
H.A. Al-Shatoury: Value of intraoperative cerebral flow assessment in cerebrovascular surgery. 25th annual meeting of the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons. Cairo, March 2002
 
 
F.T. Charbel, L.A. Corsten, M. Zhao, K.H. Guppy, A.I. Raja, H.A. Al-Shatoury, G. Debrun, J.I. Ausman. Revascularization for posterior circulation ischemia: a modern approach to an old problem. The fourth Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Hawaii 2001, Big Island, Hawaii. February 9-12,2001.
 
 
 
 
 
 
H.A. Al-Shatoury,A.I. Raja, F.T. Charbel, J.I. Ausman. Middle cerebral artery steno-occlusive disease: contemporary diagnosis and management. 6th International Workshop on Cerebrovascular Surgery Seoul-Korea. June 4-7, 2000.
 
 
 
 
 
F.T. Charbel, H.A. Al-Shatoury,A.I. Raja, J.I. Ausman. Estimation of total cerebral blood flow
using cine phase-contrast MR angiography. 6th International Workshop on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Seoul-Korea
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A.I. Raja, F.T. Charbel, H.A. Al-Shatoury, J.I. Ausman. Intraoperative direct vessel flow measurement for complex intracranial aneurysms. 6th International Workshop on Cerebrovascular Surgery Seoul-Korea June 4-7, 2000.
 
Poster Presentations
1.      H.A. Al-Shatoury, A.A. Elbaz, J.I. Ausman, M.A. Elbarbary, N.A. Khalil, A.M. Mohamad, Y. M. Elwazir. Correlation between intraoperative SSEPs changes and postoperative clinical outcome in cervical compressive myelopathy. The first Congress of International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, Lucerne, Switzerland. November 15-17, 2007
2.      A.A. Elbaz, H.A. Al-Shatoury, J.I. Ausman, M.A. Elbarbary, N.H. Khalil, A.M. Mohamad, Y.M. Elwazir. Study of the SSEPs variations facing neurophysiologists during intraoperative monitoring of brainstem and cervical spinal cord operations. The first Congress of International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, Lucerne, Switzerland. November 15-17, 2007  
3.      Kern H. Guppy, F.T. Charbel, H.A. Al-Shatoury, M. Zhao, A.I. Raja, and J.I. Ausman. Estimation of Total cerebral blood flow using cine phase-contrast MR Angiography in normal patients. The fourth Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Hawaii 2001, Big Island, Hawaii. February 9-12, 2001
4.      A.I. Raja, H.A. Al-Shatoury, L.A. Corsten, M. Zhao, J.I. Ausman, F.T. Charbel. Contemporary management of middle cerebral artery steno-occlusive disease. CNS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. September 23-28, 2000.
5.      F.T. Charbel, L.A. Corsten, M. Zhao, G. Debrun, Hassan Al-Shatoury, K.H. Guppy, A.I. Raja, J.I. Ausman. Phase contrast flow quantification in the management of vertebrobasilar insufficiency. CNS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. September 23-28, 2000.
6.      H.A. Al-Shatoury,A.I. Raja, F.T. Charbel, J.I. Ausman. Hemodynamics of pial arteriovenous fistula before and during management using phase-contrast magnetic resonance angiography. 6th International Workshop on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Seoul, Korea. June 4-7, 2000.
 
 

 

Teaching Experience:
1.     Undergraduate Students:
a.       Problem-based learning sessions tutor for M1 students at SCU 1997-1998.
b.      Clinical Skill lab instructor for M2 and M3 at SCU, 1998-2002.
c.       Teaching Assistant in Neuroanatomy course (403) for M1 at College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001.
d.      Year 5 coordinator in the academic years 2003-2006
2.     Post-Graduate Education in Neurosurgery:
a.       Neurosurgical residents at Suez Canal University. 1998-current
b.      Teaching graduate students seeking MHPE degree in the Department of Medical Education, FOM/SCU
3.     Post-Graduate Teaching in Medical Education:
a.       Teaching unit 8 "Measuring Health Professions Competencies" in the Joint Master of Health Professions Education (JMHPE) (between Maastricht University and Suez Canal University) 2005- current
b.      Coordinator and lecturer in a workshop in Al-Azhar University for "Curriculum Development". 2003
c.       Invited speaker in Alexanderia Library. PBL lecture, 2003
d.      "How to run an effective meeting?" Presentation in the International workshop in Management and Leadership, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
 
 
Surgical Experience:
I have personally performed and assisted in over one thousand neurosurgical operations starting in 1995. I have been exposed to many areas of pediatric and adult Neurosurgery, including basic cranial tumor, posterior fossa tumors, endoscopy, trans-sphenoid surgery, trauma, and spinal surgery.
Current Research Projects (in Neurosurgery):
·        Epidemiology and risk factors of post-traumatic epilepsy in Suez Canal area. (Master thesis)
·        Outcome of lumbar disc surgery in elderly patients (Master thesis)
·        Effect of different dehydrating measures in Intracranial pressure in patients with severe head trauma using cerebral monitoring technology (Doctorate thesis)
·        Value of intraoperative ultrasonography in brain surgery (Doctorate thesis)
·        Facet joint injection under fluoroscopy in management of chronic low back pain (master thesis)
Current Research Projects (in Medical Education):
·        Impact assessment in the field of institutional strategic planning.
Publications (in Neurosurgery):
1.      Negm NE, Abou-madawy AM, Mater AE, El-Sayed AE, El-Khatib EM, Al-Shatoury HA, Galhom A, Elhennawi D, Khalil N, and Marzouk M. Assessment of endoscopic uses in transnasal transspheniodal approaches for pituitary tumors. Suez Canal Univ Med J. Vol 10 (1), 2007, 65-76.
2.      El-Sayed AE, Negm NE, Abou-madawy AM, El-Khatib EM, Al-Shatoury HA, Khalil NH, Galhom A. Lumbar disc surgery in elderly. Suez Canal Univ Med J. Vol 9 (1), 2006, 69-76.
3.      Negm NE, El-Khatib EM, Al-Shatoury HA, Abdel-Mawla AS, Kamel M, and Marzouk MM. Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid procedures in treatment of pediatric midline posterior fossa tumors. Medical J of Cairo Univ. 2006
4.      El-Sayed A, Saleh A, El-Khatib E, Waliely M, Al-Shatoury HA, El-Sayed M, Abo-Madawi A, and Negm N. Neurosurgical complications after apparently minor head injury. Suez Canal Univ Med J. Vol 8 (2), 2005, 225-232.
5.      Negm NE, Abou-madawy AM, Mater AE, El-Sayed AE, El-Khatib EM, Al-Shatoury HA, El-Qazaz M, El-Shafey TE, ElSwaf A, Mostafa M,Khalil NH et al. Evaluation of the antero-lateral approach as the surgical treatment of the unstable thoracic and lumbar burst fractures: for decompression and fixation. Suez Canal Univ Med J. Vol 8 (2), 2005, 211-224.
6.      Mostafa M,Negm N, Abou-Madawi A, El-Sayed A, Al-Shatoury HA, El-Khatib E, andKhalil NH et al. Evaluation of surgical craniotomy using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging stereotactic guidance in the resection of intracranial space occupying lesions. Sci. Med. J. ESCME, Vol 16, No. 4, Oct. 2004
7.      Al-Shatoury HA,Raja AI, Ausman JI: Pioneers in Cerebral aneurysms. Surgical Neurol 2000;54(6):465-470
8.      Al-Shatoury HA, Ausman JI: Arteriovenous malformation time-line: Radiation therapy. Surgical Neurol 2000;54(3):274-276
9.      Al-Shatoury HA, Raja AI, Guppy KH, Zhao M, Charbel FT, Ausman JI Ausman. Estimation of total cerebral blood flow using cine phase-contrast MR angiography. Surgical Neurology (submitted for publication).
10. Ausman JI, Raja AI, and Al-Shatoury HA: Covernous Sinus Meningioma (submitted for publication).
Thesis Publications:
1.      Al-Shatoury HA: Evaluation of aneurysm surgery of anterior cerebral circulation: Clinical presentation, radiological assessment, operative factors, and overall outcome. Doctorate thesis 2002; Ismailia, SCU , Egypt
2.      Al-Shatoury HA:Impact of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring on Management and Outcome of Severe Head injury. M.S. thesis 1997; Ismailia, EGYPT.
3.      Al-Shatoury HA:Evaluation of Health service administered in Primary Health Care units in Ismailia City. Graduate project - 1992; Ismailia, EGYPT.
Publications (in Medical education):
1.      Mohamed AA, Yousef WT, Mohamoud SH, Al-Shatoury HA: Evaluation of long case examination utilized for assessing clinical competence of the final year students in the faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University. Medical Journal of Cairo University. 2006
2.      Mansour TM, Yousef WT, Sobhy AS, Al-Shatoury HA: Evaluation of community based activities in the field training program in Phase I at Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University. Accepted for publication in Medical Journal of Cairo University, Aug. 2006
3.      Al-Araby SE, Yousef WT, El-Metwaly D, Al-Shatoury HA: Comparing the effectivness of integration to non-integration of clinical training with class problem in Problem-Based Curriculum. Accepted for publication in Medical Journal of Cairo University, Sep. 2007
4.      Hosny S, Al-Shatoury HA: Teaching, Research and Services Are Oriented to the Community. The Network Towards Unity for Health, Newsletter, Vol. 26 (2), P.25, Dec 2007
5.      Abed RA, Yousef WT, Sobhy AS, Al-Shatoury HA: Needs assessment for Phase II Field Training Curriculum in the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University. Accepted for publication Dec. 2007. Medical Journal for Cairo University.
Cyber publications:
1.      Al-Shatoury HA, and Wagner FC. Cervical spondylosis. www.emedicine.com
2.      Al-Shatoury HA, and Franklin W. Syringomyelia. www.emedicine.com
3.      Al-Shatoury HA, and Engelhard H. Posterior Fossa Tumors. www.emedicine.com
International Conferences and Seminars Attendant and other visits:
·        The first Congress of International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, Lucerne, Switzerland. November 15-17, 2007 (accepted for attendance)
·        Invited neurosurgeon to The University of Zamar in Yemen, as a part of the protocol of collaboration between it and Suez Canal University (August 2007)
·        Three-day seminar on planning of Higher Education in the International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France (11-14 April 2007)
·        The first annual meeting of the Neurospine Group – The Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons. El-Ain El-Sokhna, Egypt, July 5th – 7th 2006.
·        Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons; 1995 – 1999, and 2002 - 2004 Egypt.
·        Annual meeting of The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1999 Boston, MA USA.
·        Annual meeting of The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, September, 2000 San Antonio, TX, USA.
·        6th International Workshop on Cerebrovascular Surgery Seoul, June 4-7, 2000, South Korea
·        3rd Annual Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, November 4-9, 2000, Nagoya, Japan
Memberships:
·        Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) USA – Fellow Member 1999
·        Association for the Study in Medical Education (ASME) – member 2000
·        Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons (ESNS) – member 2002
Courses Attended in Medical Education  (on-campus):
1.      Sector analysis and planning of educational project: at the International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France (funded through SPU) (March-April 2007)
2.      Curriculum Planning and Program Evaluation in Health Professions Educaiton (4 credit hours)
5/1/00 to 5/12/01 as a graduate level course at the Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA.
3.      Problem-Based Learning: (2 credit hours) 5/15/00 to 5/19/00
At the department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA.
4.      Instruction and Assessment: (4 credit hours) 7/31/00 to 8/11/00
Taken at the Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA.
5.      Financing of Hospital-Based Training for Health Professionals(2 credit hours) 8/14/00 to 8/18/00
Conducted at the department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA.
Computer-Assissted Instruction (online courses):
1.      IIEP Distance Education Course on “External Quality Assurance: Options for Higher Education Managers” 6 October – 23 December 2008. International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris, France.
2.      e-learning content development course:
22/11/05 to 22/1/2006 as a graduate level course in the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt
3.      Introductory quantitative data analysis: (2 credit hours) 5/22/00 to 7/19/00:
At the department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA.
4.      Issues in health profession education: (4 credit hours) 8/21/00 to 12/1/00:
At the department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA.
5.      Clinical Decision Making: (2 credit hours)
Taken at the department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chcago, Il, USA
General Interests:
  • Typing speed: 32 words per minute.
  • Computer Skills:
o       Statistical Package – SPSS®
o       Windows-based applications (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel)
o       Literature search on the Internet
  • Sports: Jogging and weight training.
  • Traveling: USA, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, France, and Switzerland
Career Aim:
·        To be Leader in educational reform and health profession education.
·        To be Professor in Neurosurgery with interest in Neuro-vascular surgery.
Referees:
Mohsen El-Mahdy Said, PhD,
Executive Director, Project Management Unit (PMU)
Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE),
Tel: +202 33458610
Nabil H. Khalil, M.D.,
Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery,
Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EGYPT.        
Tel: 011(206) 623-4244   Fax: 011(206) 638-8883
James I. Ausman, M.D, Ph.D.,
Editor, Surgical Neurology, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, UCLA
Professor of Neurosurgery and former Chairman, University of Illinois at Chicago
Seefeldt, F. Michael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Of Medical Education,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612            Tel: 1 (312) 996-5432 
e-mail: fms@uic.edu