Salma A. Naji Al-Hadad

 

Sex: Female

D.O.B.: April.6th. 1955

Nationality: Iraqi

Country of Domicile: Baghdad-Iraq

Language: Arabic, English (spoken and written)

 

Qualification:

1 -M.B.Ch.B: University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, 1978.

2-C.A.B.P: Council of Arab Board in Paediatrics, 1986.

 

Present Appointment:

Professor of Paediatric Oncology (4/8/2002), College of Medicine- Baghdad University

Consultant Pediatrician (15/8/2001 to date), Children Welfare Teaching Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad

 

Pre Consultant Posts:

1-House Officer-Baghdad teaching hospitals (8/8/1978-15/9/1980) committed three and a half months to Paediatrics in Children Welfare Hospital.

2-Rural health services (22/9/1980-4/10/1980).

3-Senior House Officer-Children Welfare Teaching Hospital, Baghdad (1 1/10/1980-21/11/1982).

4- Post-graduate student in Paediatrics-Dept. of Paediatrics, Medical City, Baghdad (21/11/1982-14/6/1986).

5-General Paediatrician-Qadisia Governorate (21/6/1986-2/9/1989).

6-Specialist in Paediatric Oncology unit, Children Welfare Teaching Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad since 9/9/1989 to date.

7- Senior lecturer ,Dept of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Baghdad University 15/8/1992.

8-Promotion to assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Baghdad University 15/8/1995.

9- Promotion to Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Baghdad University, 4/8/2002

 

Consultant Experience:

1-Teaching, training, educational activities for under-graduate , post-graduate students, fellows in Haemato-oncology and supervision of theses.

2-Lead clinician in oncology unit since 1993, which is one of two main centers for treating childhood cancer (Leukemia and solid tumors) in Iraq, with average No. of 260 new cases per year. I work alongside one other colleague.

3-Lead clinician in oncology consultation clinic, 6000 patient per year.

 

Publications:

Fifteen papers in I-Iaemato- Oncology published in J.fac.med.Baghdad (1992-2005), due to the UN sanctions, these papers were submitted and published locally.

1-Neurological manifestations in acute leukemia in Iraqi children

2-Relapses in childhood ALL in Iraqi children

3-ANLL in Iraqi children

4-Neuroblastoma in Iraqi children

5-Febrile neutropenic episodes in Iraqi children with acute leukemia

6-Undifferentiated NHL in Iraqi children

7-Hodgkin’s disease in Iraqi children

8-Wilms tumor in Iraqi children

9-Long term survival in Iraqi children with ALL

10-ITP, clinical manifestations and outcome

11 -Hereditary bleeding disorders in Iraqi children

12-Bone marrow changes in treated patients with Neuroblastoma

13-Trends of childhood leukemia in southern provinces of Iraq

14-Epidemiological features of childhood ALL

15-Children Mortality rate and causes of death in AL-Mansour Teaching Hospital

16-The impact of health oriented program upon mother’s knowledge & practices towards their leukemic children

17-Cancer in infancy

 

Courses and conferences attended:

1-Baghdad medical college conferences, yearly.

2-Jordanian oncology conferences in 1994, 1998, 2004, 2005.

3- INCTR meetings Cairo 2004, Karachi 2005, Chennai 2005

4-Training courses in Haemato-Oncology, Institute Curie,Paris (1/12/1998-15/1/1999), Charles-Nicole university hospital, Rouen (16/1 / 1999-28/2/1999).

5-Training course in Haemato-Oncology, St.Petersburg hospital No.31(10/2/2001 - 15/3/2001).

6-Training course in UK (Paediatric Haemato-Oncology) in Royal London Hospital and GOSH (7/10/2003-9/11/2003).

7-Training course in Hematology department, Umberto-Policlinico Rome (29/1/2004-8/2/2004)