Curriculum Vitae (Jan 2015) Personal Information -Name: Ahmed Abdel-Wahab Ali SAAD -Date of Birth: 26 05-1982 -Gender: Male -Nationality: Egyptian -Mailing Address: 3 Aboubakr Alseddek Street Takseem Almo almeen Zagazig Sharkia Egypt -Home Phone: 002/055/2333011 -Cellular Phone: 002/055/01157093384 -Email: Ahmed2651982@Hotmail.com -Language Skills: Fluent in English and Arabic, Fair in French. IELTS exam with a total band score 7.5 Qualifications I) Primary Medical Qualification: - M.B.B.Ch. (2005), Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. Grade: Excellent with honour, score 97% Rank: 1st II) Higher Medical Qualification: 1. M.Sc. in Ophthalmology (2010), from Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. Grade: Excellent, scored 86% 2. FICO, fellow of international council of ophthalmology,2010 : Passed basic sciences and optics in 2007 with Merit Passed clinical sciences part in 2009 Passed the advanced ICO exam in 2010 Awarded the title International council honoree scholar for the Merit pass 3. MRCSEd ophthalmology : Member of the royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh, 2011 4. FRCS (Glasg.): Fellow of the royal college of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow, 2012. 5. FRCSEd ophthalmology: Fellow of the royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh, 2012. 6. MD Ophthalmology: Zagazig University, Egypt 2014. 7. FRCOphth: Fellow of the royal college of ophthalmologists 2014. 1
Registration: Fully registered in the general medical council of the UK with license to practice Registered in the Egyptian medical syndicate & Ministry of health with a license to practice as ophthalmology specialist. Present position: Just promoted to Lecturer and Consultant, Zagazig University, starting from February 2015 I) Title of post: Associate Lecturer (December 2010 to Jan 2015) at Department of Ophthalmology, Zagazig University, Egypt. (Interrupted by a year in UK as a specialty doctor) Job description: Teaching part (Faculty of Medicine): o Weekly teaching clinical round to the medical students. o Monthly teaching clinical meeting to the ophthalmic residents. Clinical part (University hospitals) o Weekly outpatient clinic ( 2 sessions) o Weekly Surgical list (2 sessions) o Weekly laser list o Grand round o Outpatient clinic (2 sessions). II) Title of post: Ophthalmology specialist (self-employed) Practicing ophthalmology independently in my private ophthalmology clinic (2010 to present). (Interrupted by a year working in the NHS) 2
Previous Posts: I) August 2013 to July 2014. Title: Specialty doctor in ophthalmology (Medical/vitreoretinal). James Cook University hospital, Middlesbrough, UK Timetable o 2 sessions: Joint medical retina & Uveitis clinic. o 1 session : Unsupervised weekly cataract list o 2 Vitreoretinal surgery clinics o 3 sessions: Supervised Vitreoretinal surgery lists. o 1 Fast track general /emergency clinics. o 1 post graduate teaching o Evening (5-7 pm) weekly intravitreal injection list. II) Title of post: Demonstrator of Ophthalmology. From July 2010 to December 2010, at Department of Ophthalmology, Zagazig Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. Job description Resident supervision. Student teaching. Research work. Weekly outpatient clinic. Weekly Laser (argon&yag) list. Weekly Grand round. Weekly surgical list. III) Title of post: Ophthalmology Resident (SHO). At Zagazig University Hospital. Period: June 2007 to June 2010, full time. Job description: Intensive specialist training in Ophthalmology.Rotation through different subspecialties ( Cataract, Glaucoma, Medial retina, Uveitis, Vitreoreinal, oculoplastics, Orbit, Paediatric&strabismus) VI) Title of post: Intern (House officer). At Zagazig University Hospital (University teaching Hospital). Period: March 1st, 2006 to February 28th, 2007 (one year). Job description: included rotation of 2 months in the following departments: (Internal medicine, General surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Causalities and Ophthalmology). 3
Training Courses Attended Course title Training provider Duration Year obtained phacoemulsification training course Egyptian eye academy 2 weeks 2009 Ocular investigations Elbostan investigative centre, Cairo 1 month 2009 Research methodoolgy and statistics Zagazig university 2 months 2010 Teaching and effective presentation skill (Course for preparation for associate lecturer) Zagazig university 2 weeks 2010 Basic vitreoretinal surgery Zagazig university,egypt 6 months 2011 Advanced vitreoretinal surgery Egyptian society of VRS 2 weeks 2012 CESR application course Royal college of ophthalmologists 1 day 2014 4
Awards Top scoring student in the final high school exam over the whole Mansoura Sector (8 Governorates and the 11 th over the whole country (Egypt) 1999. Top scoring student in the final MBBCh exam,zagazig University Egypt 2005 Awarded the title International Honoree Scholar for the Merit Pass in the Basic sciences/optic exam in 2007.Passed with Merit although sat for the exam while still house officer (before starting ophthalmology training). Passed my Master in ophthalmology with Excellent with honor Awarded the Title : (Doctor of the year) from ophthalmology department of James Cook University hospital in Middlesbrough for the best achiever Awarded the Crombie Medal from the Royal College of ophthalmologist for the top score in FRCOphth part 1 exam 2014 Ophthalmic Societies & professional bodies Memberships: Royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh Royal college of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow Associate member of the faculty of surgical trainers (RCSEd). UKISCRS (United Kingdom and Ireland society of cataract and refractive surgery) ESCRS(European society of cataract and refractive surgery) Egyptian Medical syndicate Egyptian ophthalmic society Delta ophthalmic society. Egyptian society of vitreoretinal surgery. Egyptian society of cataract and corneal diseases Presentations Poster International o MD thesis topic (Toric IOLs versus LRIs in management of Astigmatism) to the ESCRS winter meeting in Ljubljana February 2014. Oral International o Retrieval of migrating anterior chamber iluvien implant to EGVRS international conference, Feb 2015 o Submacular heavy liquid to EGVRS international conference, Feb 2015. Local o Zagazig university department of ophthalmology. 5
Master thesis topic. 2 Case presentations to the Zagazig university department of ophthalmology annual conference. o James Cook Hospital,UK MD thesis topic Update on Surgical management of Keratoconus. Regional : o Removal of submacular heavy liquid. Post graduate teaching program in the RVI, Newcastle. Teaching Experience Since July 2010 until now I have a regular weekly teaching clinical round to the 4th year medical students. Participated in the teaching program in James Cook University hospital, in Middlesbrough both for undergraduate medical students of Newcastle and Durham schools of medicine and post graduate ophthalmology teaching programs. Clinical Audit Experience Participated in an audit about vitreoretinal surgical outcome in James Cook University hospital. Performed an audit for outcome of RD surgery in Zagazig University.I have presented it to the RCSEd as a part of my FRCSEd exam. Publications The title of M.Sc. Essay was, Surface ablation versus LASIK in the treatment of refractive errors. This was published in Zagazig university bulletin. The title of MD thesis.comparison of toric intraocular lenses and limbal relaxing incisions to treat astigmatism during cataract surgery. o The results were accepted for presentation in ESCRS winter meeting Ljubljana 2014 o Another 2 abstracts were accepted for publication in London ESCRS congress 2014. o Final results published in Zagazig University Journal. 6
Research Projects and Grants GCP trained In addition to Master and MD researches from Zagazig University: Participated in the following research works In James Cook hospital in Middlesbrough o MERLOT trial. Macular EpiRetinal Brachytherapy Versus Lucentis Only Treatment (MERLOT) o OCTAVE trial Efficacy and Safety of Two Treatment Regimens of 0.5 mg Ranibizumab Intravitreal Injections Guided by Functional and/or Anatomical Criteria, in Patients With Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (OCTAVE). Relevant Conferences / Meetings Attended Most conferences of Egyptian Society of vitreoretinal surgery 2009-2013 Many conferences of Egyptian ophthalmic society, Delta ophthalmic society and Egyptian society of cataract and refractive surgery. (2007 to 2013). ESCRS winter meeting, Ljubljana,2014 Surgical skills Competent in doing: Anterior segment: Phacoemulsification: working with different phaco techniques and familiar with many machines (Over 1000 cases in Egypt with special strength in operating hard cataract). Secondary IOL implantation. ECCE and ICCE Glaucoma filtering surgery. Combined phacotrabe procedures. Rupture globe, all forms of ocular trauma. Refractive surgery (LASIK and phakic IOL) Oculoplastic surgery: Simple Lid surgery. Lacrimal surgery.. Pediatrics: Stabismus (horizontal muscle surgery). Congenital cataract. Buphthalmos. Laser procedures 7
PRP and macular grid (familiar with many machines including the PASCAL system). YAG capsulotomy and PI. Vitreoretinal surgery: Intravitreal injections. (Done over 10000 cases). Intravitreal implants (Ozurdex and iluvien). Observed and assisted in more than 250 vitrectomy and 200 buckle surgeries. Competent in doing simple Explant surgery and simple to moderate vitrectomy cases. Future Plans Planning to apply for CESR (ARTICLE 14) to enter into UK specialist register. 8