Name: Zuhair Mahdi Mohammed Al-Musawi
Date of birth:July1, 1954
Marital status: married
Mobile: 009647801021433
E-Mail: zuhairalmusawi@gmail.com
Certificates:
M.B.Ch.B.; Medical College, University of Baghdad; 1977
C.A.B.P.; Council Arabic Board Pediatrics; 1986
IBCLC; International Board Certified Lactation Consultant; 1999
Scientific status & date obtained:
Consultant Pediatrician 2003
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics 2006
Professor of Pediatrics 2011
Posts:
Junior house officer – Al-Yarmook teaching hospital 1977
Director of Al-Kefel health center – Babylon 1980
Senior house officer – Arab child hospital 1981
Postgraduate student – Al-Mansoor hospital – Baghdad 1982—1986
Specialist pediatrician – Karbala hospital for children – 1986
Chief of pediatric department 1988—2005
Teacher in Medical College – University of Karbala 2005
Chief of pediatric department – Medical College May 5, 2006
Member of Scientific Council Arabic Board Pediatrics 2010.
Training Courses:
Primary course for doctors; Directorate of civil protection 1986
Training course in ARI for facilitators. WHO – Baghdad 1992
Training course for trainers (counseling mothers about breast feeding) WHO – Baghdad 1997
National workshop on maternal & child health, Reproductive health strategy Partnership,Amman, Jordan 2-7 June 2004
Royal College of Pediatrics & Child health of the United Kingdom (New developments in common & important childhood diseases) 5-9 December 2004
Training course in HINARI 2005
Course in higher education management – 25-29 August 2008, University of Surrey,Guildford, United Kingdom
Workshop on lysosomal storage disorders – 16-20 October 2008 Beirut, Lebanon
IMCI Training Course 12-22, July,Karbala, Iraq
Working shop on OSCE examination, American University in Beirut, 9 – 12 December 2010
Teaching Experience:
Supervisor & trainer of Arabic & Iraqi Pediatric Board Students
Examiner in Iraqi board &diploma students’ examinations
Conferences:
The first scientific conference of endocrinology &DiabetesMellitus, Baghdad2002
The first scientific conference of Iraqi pediatric society & French pediatric society, Baghdad 2002
The first scientific conference of Iraqi International Medical Association, Al-Shareqa,April 2006
The second scientific conference, College of Medicine, University of Kufa, 2006
Thefirst,second, third, and fourth scientific conferences of Karbala Medical College, 2007-2010
The12thAnnual Congress of Pan Arab Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatolgy& Nutrition, 14th-16th October 2010, Beirut, Lebanon.
Vice president of the first scientific conference of Pediatrics, Karbala, 2016
Vice president of the second scientific conference of Pediatrics, Karbala, 2017
Published papers:
1. Clinical Presentation of Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy in Children;Kufa Med.J.2002. Vol.5.No.1:77-82
2. Hepatic Dysfunction in Kala-azar and the Sensitivity of Bone Marrow Examination in Its Diagnosis;Kufa Med. J. 2002. Vol.5. No.2: 54-58
3. The effect of fava beans & salicylate on G-6-PD deficient patients; Kufa Med. J. 2004. Vol.7 No.1: 106-111
4. The sensitivity of urine microscopy in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children below 5 years;AL-Qadisiah Medical Journal 2005. Vol.1 No, 2:27-32
5. Mental Retardation in Children, Causes& Prevention;AL-Qadisiah Medical Journal 2007.Vol 1 No.3:29-36
6. Risk Factors for Diarrheal Diseases in Children under the Age of Five Years; Karbala J.Med.2006.Vol.1 No.1:49-63
7. Comparative Study of Bone Marrow Aspiration and Dipstick Test for the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iraq; Medical Journal of Babylon 2007 VOL.4 No,1-2:129-134
8. The Role of Serial C – reactive protein in the Diagnosis and Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in Neonatal Sepsis;KufaMed. Journal2008 Vol. 11. No.2:29-35
9. The Role of Zinc and Vitamin A Supplementation in Young Children with Persistent Diarrhea;KufaMed. Journal. 2010. Vol 13.No.3:21-30
10. The in Vitro Effect of Chloramphenicol and Salicylate on Erythrocytes of Patients with Favism; THE IRAQI POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL 2010. Vol.9.No.1:95-100
11. Is High Tissue Transgutaminase Antibody Titers Enough to Diagnose Celiac Disease in Children; Karbala J. Med. Vol.3, No.3, 4 Dec, 2010
12. Patterns of sensitization to inhalant allergens among asthmatic children in Karbala province; Karbala J. Med. Vol.6, No.2, Dec 2013
13. Total Serum IgE Level in Relation to Some Risk Factors of Childhood Asthma; Karbala journal of pharmaceutical.Vol.6, Dec 2013
14. The utility of platelet indices in differentiating between hyper-productive and hypo-productive thrombocytopenia in children; American Association of Bioanalysis.2016
Published Books:
1. UP TO DATE IN PEDIATRICS, 1stEDITION, 2009
2. UP TO DATE IN PEDIATRICS, 2ndEDITION, 2010
3. IRAQI ANTI-INFECTIVE DRUG QUIDE, 1st EDITION, 2010
4. GUIDELINES OF COMMON PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES, 2011
5. MCQs in Pediatrics, Review of Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics (6th Edition)
6. Pediatric OSCE Stations Part 1, 2013
7. Pediatric OSCE Stations Part 2, 2015
8. MCQs IN PEDIATRICS, Review of Nelson TEXTBOOK of PEDIATRICS (20th Edition),2016
