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Personal data Curriculum Vitae Name: Alaa Abdelkhalik Ahmed Mohamed Surname: Mohamed Sex: Female Date of birth: 21/10/1981 Place of birth: Assiut Egypt Nationality: Egyptian Current address: Rheumatology and Rehabilitation department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. P.O. Box: Assiut, Egypt, 71526. 71515. Home Telephone: +2 088-213-4787 Business telephone: +2 088-241-4064 +2 088-241-3891 +2 088-241-3168 Mobile: +2 01018554227 Fax No.: +2 088 333327 E-mail: alaa_a_a_m@rocketmail.com Alaaabdelkhalik.am@gmail.com

Academic Record September 2004: M.B.B.Ch. Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, signed up Excellent with honour degree ". June 2009: Master Degree in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation from Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, signed up "Excellent". November 2009: Registered for Medical Doctorate in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. October 2013: granted a fellowship to fulfill the thesis part of the doctorate degree in Leeds University, UK, under supervision of Prof Paul Emery, until August 2015. Thesis Thesis for Master Degree on Rheumatology titled "Advanced Concepts in Behçet's Disease", Accepted with general grade Excellent 2009. Thesis for Doctorate Degree on Rheumatology titled "Interferon Signature SLE in the Stratification and Managing Patients", until now. Professional Records Mar, 05- Feb, 06: Internship at Assiut University Hospital (1200 bed), Assiut, Egypt. This included 2 months training in Departments of Gynaecology &

Obstetrics, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Anaesthesia, and Emergency Unite. Mar, 06 -Feb, 09: Resident in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Assiut University Hospitals, Assiut, Egypt. Mar, 09- June, 09: Demonstrator in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Assiut University Hospitals, Assiut, Egypt. June, 09- till now: Assistant lecturer in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. October, 13- August 15: Clinical research fellow in Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Licensure and Certification: 2006 Present: Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population: Unrestricted medical license. number 172645. Duties: During residency period, the duties of this post were supervised by Assistant Lecturers, Lecturers and Professors of the Unit and included: Daily observation of inpatient in general and private and paediatric division of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

department. Two ward rounds per week reviewing in patients with our assistant lecturers and staff members. Outpatient clinic of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation (dealing with about 250 patients per week). Performing and assisting in intra-articular aspiration and injection Taking clinical services consisting of 120 day in-house overnight Shifts and 30 day in-house weekend 24 hour shifts per year. Attendance of twice weekly scientific meeting prepared by our staff members. Sharing in presentation of cases and different topics weekly. Helping in the research programs held at our department with colleagues and professors. During assistant lecturer period, the duties of this post were supervised by Lecturers and Professors of the Unit and included: Teaching under graduate medical students of 6th year of Assiut University clinical rounds and clinical skills. Teaching graduate students along the house officer training program at our department with supervising their work. Helping in the achievement of goals of the residency program of training along the 3 years of residency with Supervising their duties. Helping in the research programs held at our department

with colleagues and professors. Two ward rounds per week reviewing patients' in general and private and paediatric division of of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation department with our residents and staff members. 24 hours duties (once a week) in our department of Assiut University Hospital. Outpatient clinic of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation (dealing with about 250 patients per week). Paediatric Rheumatology Unit in Rheumatology & Rehabilitation department, Assuit University Hospital (dealing with about 50 patients per week). Performing and assisting in intra-articular aspiration and therabutic injection. Synovial fluid examination by polarized light microscopy at Polarized Light Microscopy Unit of our department. Chemical denervation using botulinum toxin and phenol in children with Cerebral Palsy. Chemical denervation using botulinum toxin and phenol in adult patients with stroke. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (twice a week) at ultrasonography unit of our department. Electrodiagnosis of various neurological disorders (electromyography and nerve conduction velocity study).

Clinical Experiences: Evaluation and treatment of paediatric rheumatological diseases in Paediatric Rheumatology Unit, at Rheumatology & Rehabilitation department, Assuit University Hospital. Clinical activities include chemical denervation using botulinum toxin and phenol in children with Cerebral Palsy and in adult patients with stroke. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of rheumatologic emergency. Diagnosis and management of different rheumatologic diseases. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography. Perform diagnostic aspiration and synovial fluid examination by polarized light microscopy at Polarized Light Microscopy Unit of our department. Perform therapeutic injections of diaarthroidal joints, bursae, tenosynovial structures and enthesis. Electrodiagnosis (electromyography and nerve conduction study). Rehabilitation of Peripheral nerve injury in UL &LL, Post traumatic stiffness in UL, LL, Cervical & lumbar spondylodegenrative changes, Musculoskeletal disorders, Spinal cord injury, Stroke, Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, Adult and

Juvenile patients with rheumatic diseases, Sport trauma, Muscle and Motor neuron diseases, Cerebral palsy, Burns and Geriatric rehabilitation. Examine patients to include a specific examination of structure and function of all joints both axial and peripheral as well as periarticular structures and muscle units. Interpret bone and joint imaging techniques and bone density measurement.. Personal skills: Able to collaborate with the colleagues. Have a sense of team-work. Good, honest, frank, improve and present the information by myself. Able to communicate with people from different cultures. Able to communicate and deal with geriatric patients Able to communicate and deal with paediatric patients. Language skills: passed IELTS with overall score of 7.5 Able to work with Stats programs

Memberships: Egyptian Medical Syndicate. Egyptian Society for Rheumatology & Rehabilitation (division of the Egyptian Medical Association). The Egyptian Society for Joint diseases & Arthritis. Egyptian Osteoporosis Prevention Society. Training Program, Conferences and Meetings: February 2007: Attendance the 1st Pediatric Rheumatology workshop organized by Rheumatology and Rehabilitaion department, Assiut University. June 2008: Attendance The Instructive & Practical Training Course On ORTHOSIS & PROTHESIS, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. February 2009: Attendance and Active Participation in a Four-day Workshop in Pediatric Rheumatology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. February 2009: Attendance the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society for joint diseases and arthritis, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. March 2009: Participation in 27th Annual Conference, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University. June 2009: Mesotherapy workshop, Cairo, Egypt. June 2009: Training program about E-Learning, Assiut, Egypt.

June 2009: Training program about Effective Presentation, Assiut, Egypt. June 2009: Training program about International Publishing of Research, Assiut, Egypt. June 2009: Training program about How To Compete For A Research Fund, Assiut, Egypt. June 2009: Training program about University Administration, Assiut, Egypt. June 2009: Training program about Strategic Planning, Assiut, Egypt. December 2009: Training program about Credit Hour System, Assiut, Egypt. December 2009: Training program about Conference Organization, Assiut, Egypt. January 2010: Training program about Use of Technology in Teaching, Assiut, Egypt. February 2010: Attendance and Participation at The 32 nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society for joint diseases and arthritis, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. March 2010: Training program about Research Team Management, Assiut, Egypt. January 2011: Training program about Time and Conference Management, Assiut, Egypt. June 2011: Attendance the 33 rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society for joint diseases and arthritis, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. February 2012:Attendance the 34 th Annual Scientific Meeting

of the Egyptian Society for joint diseases and arthritis, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. March 2012: Attendance and participation in the 17th International Congress of The Egyptian Society of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, EGYRAR 2012, Cairo, Egypt. March 2012: Attendance and participation in The Workshop of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound EGYRAR 2012, Cairo, Egypt. March 2012: Attendance and participation in The Workshop of Electrodiagnosis EGYRAR 2012, Cairo, Egypt. March 2012: Attendance and participation in The Workshop of The Role Of Botox In Spasticity Management, Minia, Egypt. April 2012: Attendance and participation in the 5th Annual Rheumatology Orthopedic Meeting AROM 2012, Alexandria, Egypt. June 2014: Attendance in the EULAR 2014, Paris, France. September 2014: Attendance and participation in the Yrok annual meeting, York, UK. April 2015: Attendance and participation in the British Society of Rheumatology conference in Manchester, UK. June 2015: Attendance and participation in the EULAR 2105, Rome, Italy. September 2015: participation by poster in the Lupus 2015, Vienna, Austria. November 2015: Attendance and participation in the ACR conference, San Francisco, USA.

January 2016: Training program about Professional Ethics January 2016: Training program about Design of scientific research, Assiut, Egypt. Oral Presentations and poster presentation: Juvenile Idiopathic polyarthritis with rash. Extended Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Behcet's Disease. Pediatric Hospital (Assiut University, Egypt), in Pediatric Rheumatology workshop: Juvenile Arthritis with Rash. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Lupus nephritis, Vasculitis, Antiphospholipid syndrome. Systemic Onset JIA with CPPD. Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Musculoskeletal unit (Leeds University, UK): Interferons in Rheumatic diseases

The Annual Meeting of North Yorkshire (York, UK): A Flow Cytometry-Based Cell-Specific Interferon Marker as a Biomarker in SLE (oral presentation) British society of Rheumatology (BSR)(Manchester, UK): A Flow Cytometry-Based Cell-Specific Interferon Marker as a Biomarker in SLE (poster presentation) Lupus 2015 (Vienna, Austria): Increasing Interferon Activity is associated with progression from Early Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus to SLE (poster presentation) American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (San Francisco, USA): Interferon Activity in Early and Established SLE: Interferon Score is Lower in Early Disease and Not Seen Without Antibodies to Extractable Nuclear Antigens (poster presentation). Differential Diagnosis of Unilateral gangrene of toes.. References Prof. Dr. Sonya M. Rashad, MD Professor of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Assiut University Hospital Telephone: 088-2321314 Fax: +2 088 333327 E-mail: Sonia@aun.edu.eg, Sonyaly60@yahoo.com

Prof. Dr. Eman Alkhady MD Professor of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Assiut University Hospital Telephone: 088-2413177 Fax: +2 088 333327 E-mail: eman_alkady@yahoo.com Dr Nevin Hammam MD lecturer of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Assiut University Hospital Telephone: 088-2413177 Fax: +2 088 333327 E-mail: nevin@aun.edu.eg