• Consultant, Emergency Medicine graduate from the University of Toronto

• Canadian Board Certified in 2019 by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada

• Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) McMaster University.

• More than ten years of experience as a General Surgeon (Middle East).

• Trauma team leader, Recognized for excelling in fast-track, high-stress environments.

• Outstanding bedside manner-strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

• Active ATLS instructor since 2006

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCES
 

Staff Physician Emergency Medicine / Humber River Hospital / ON Canada

2021 - to date

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Staff Physician Emergency Medicine / Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital / ON Canada

2019 - to date

 

Resident Emergency Medicine / UofT affiliated teaching hospitals /  Toronto ON Canada

2014-2019

 

Research Assistant / Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada. 

2012 - 2014

 

Specialist Surgeon / Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

2007 - 2012

I worked as a specialist Surgeon and emergency team coordinator in the Emergency Department of  Al Khor Hospital/Qatar. My responsibilities include working independently as a trauma surgeon, acting as the Trauma Team Leader (TTL), and managing acutely injured patients and surgical cases. In the last year, I was also responsible for the management of surgical patients in the outpatient department, inpatient, and ICU, and performing surgical procedures in the operating room. I am also an ATLS® Instructor. During this period, I received an award for active participation in creating the hospital Training center, including Library and laparoscopic training lab.

 

Specialist Surgeon / Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

2003 - 2007

I worked in the Emergency Department of Hamad General Hospital as a specialist Surgeon with the same responsibilities as in Al-Khor Hospital; however, this is a much larger department that sees around 1000 patients daily of varying triage categories, both emergency and emergency and trauma.  

 

Specialist Surgeon / Al-Husain General Hospital, Iraq

2001 - 2003

This is a Government-funded General hospital. I worked as a specialist surgeon in the General Surgery department. My responsibilities during this employment included performing surgical procedures in the OR, supervising of junior physicians and medical students, participating in departmental clinical meetings and attending and managing patients in the General Surgery outpatient department.

 

Resident General Surgery/Baghdad Hospital- Medical City, Iraq

1996 - 2001

 

General Practitioner/AL-Mustanseria Hospital, Iraq

1994 - 1996

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Internship (House Officer) /Hospitals of Ministry of Health, Iraq

1992 - 1994

 

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QUALIFICATIONS: 

 

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

2019 (Canada)

Fellowship Emergency Medicine (FRCP EM)

 

Royal College of Surgeon Ireland.

2006 (Bahrain)

Diploma General Surgery (MRCS)

 

Iraqi Commission for Medical Specializations.

2002(Iraq)

Iraqi Board General Surgery (FICMS)   

 

Arab Board of Medical Specialization.

2001(Syria)

Arab Board General Surgery (CABS)         

 

University of AL-Mustansiriyah/College of Medicine.

1986-1992(Iraq)

Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) 

 

LICENSES & MEMBERSHIPS:

 

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.                            / 2019

• Member of American College of Emergency Physicians                       /  2016

• Member of the Canadian Medical Association                                         / 2014

• Member of Ontario Medical Association                                                   / 2014

• Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario #104225/ 2014

• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland                                  / 2006

• License of practicing from the Supreme Council of Health, Qatar    / 2004

• Member of the Iraqi Commission for Medical Specializations.           / 2002

• Member of the Arab Board of Medical Specializations.                         / 2001

• Member of the Iraqi Medical Association /Registration # 19975      / 1992

 

 

CERTIFICATION:

 

• ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course                          Canada 2018

• PALS: Pediatric advanced life support Course                             Canada 2017

• ATOM: Advanced Trauma Operative Management Course.  Qatar     2009

• ICDL: International Computer Driving License Course         Qatar     2009

• FCCS: Fundamentals of Critical Care Support course              Qatar     2008

• ATLS: Advanced Trauma Life Support, Instructor Course     Qatar     2005

• ATLS: Advanced Trauma Life Support, provider course          Qatar     2004

 

 

RESEARCHES:

 

• Friedman, S., Al-Den A., Porplycia, D. Management of subcutaneous abscesses in the emergency department. CJEM 2018;20(S1), S74-S75

 

• Volling C, Hassan K, Mazzulli T, Green K, Al-Den A, Hunter P, Mangat R, Ng J, McGeer. Respiratory syncytial virus infection-associated hospitalization in adults: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Dec 13;14:665

 

• Rib Fracture Patterns Predict Thoracic Chest Wall and Abdominal Solid Organ Injury; The American Surgeon, Volume 76, Number 8, August 2010.

 

• Does delay in diagnosing acute appendicitis affect the outcome? Qatar Medical Journal, Vol.19 No.1 June 2010.

 

• Prospective study of validity of neurologic signs in predicting positive cranial computed tomography following minor head trauma. June 2008; PDMJ, Vol. 1 No. 1, Feb, 2010.

 

• Insertion of urethral catheter. Medical doctors’ competence at Hamad General Hospital emergency department; JEMTAC, Vol. 8 No.2 March 2008.

 

• Does delay in diagnosing acute appendicitis affect the outcome? Qatar Medical Journal, Vol.19 No.1 June 2010.

 

• Clinical presentation and risk factors plus non-contrast cerebral CT for evaluation of patients with acute stroke in ED; JEMTAC, Vol. 8 No.1 March 2008.

 

• Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury after thyroid gland surgery (Prospective study); IPMJ, Vol.1 No. 3, 2001.