CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Data:

Name: Dr. Naser Uddin Ahmad Mohamad Abdalla Abdul-Ghaffar.

Sex:     Male.

Date of birth:            October 4th 1949.

Citizenship:              New Zealander

·        Married with two children (20 years, 23 years).

Registration Status with the Medical Council of New Zealand

·        Vocational registration in the branch of Internal Medicine.

·      Registration number is 22577.

·       I am registered as a “consultant physician” with the Egyptian Medical Association as well.

Address for correspondence:

Masterton Hospital
PO Box 96
Masterton
New Zealand

Telephone:  Home +64 6 370 5154
                        Work   +64 6 9469800
Facsimile:    +64 6 370 5140
Mobile:         +64 21 667 326

E-Mail:   naser@naserhome.com

Present post: -

I work as a Consultant Physician in Masterton Hospital science January 24th 2006.

Academic Qualifications

Degree

University

Date of passing

Institution

FRCP (Ireland)

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

October 1998

MRCP (Ireland)

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

February 1986

Master Degree of Medicine.

Alexandria

February 1978

Faculty of Medicine

M. B. Ch. B.

Alexandria

December 1973

Faculty of Medicine

Professional experience

 

Position

Place of Work

Period

From

To

1 Consultant Physician Masterton Hospital, Masterton, New Zealand Started 24/1/2006 Date

2

Consultant Physician

Ashburton Hospital, Ashburton, New Zealand

6 Years

4/10/1999

11/12/2005

3

Consultant Physician

Grey Hospital, Greymouth, New Zealand

2 Years

25/8/1997

27/09/1999

4

Consultant Physician

Medical Department, Adan Hospital, Kuwait.

2 years

1/01/1995

05/08/1997

5

Senior Registrar

Medical Department, Adan Hospital, Kuwait.

8 years

1/07/86

31/12/1994

6

Registrar

Medical Department, Adan Hospital, Kuwait.

6 years

1/05/80

30/06/86

7

Assistant Lecturer

Medical Department, Suez Canal Faculty of Medicine.

19 month

18/09/78

30/04/80

8

Medical Officer (SHO)

Internal Medicine, Alexandria University Hospitals, Egypt.

3 years

18/09/75

17/09/78

9

Medical Officer (SHO)

Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health Hospitals, Egypt.

7 month

1/03/75

17/09/75

10

House Officer (HO)

Alexandria University Hospitals and Ministry of Health Hospitals, Egypt.

One year

1/03/74

28/02/75

·      In addition, I was seconded to participate in teaching General Medicine in the Kuwait Faculty of Medicine (1993-1997).

Summary

            I started my work as a consultant physician in Adan Hospital. My duties there in this position largely included clinical diagnostic and management work related to internal medicine. Adan Hospital is a 600-bedded referral teaching hospital including a 120-bedded speciality unit of General Medicine and Cardiology. Its diagnostic Laboratory and Radiology Departments are provided with modern updated equipment including all the latest automated technology. We have also a large quantum emergency medical casualty, a ten bedded ICU and an eight bedded CCU.

            Apart from independent consultative service to my own unit, I was also responsible for providing consultation for medical problems of patients admitted in other disciplines including general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, ENT, Obstetric & Gynaecology and ophthalmology. In addition, I was required to provide consultative service throughout the year as in charge of medical patients in ICU.

            Apart from the above general medical service, I have obtained special training in echocardiography and I was responsible for providing the diagnostic service as one of the two units available in cardiology service. Moreover, I was seconded to participate in teaching medical students in the Kuwait Faculty of Medicine in the period 1993-1997.

            At present, I work as a consultant physician in Masterton Hospital which setup is bigger than Ashburton Hospital and Grey Hospital. My duties here are much the same as those in Adan, Grey and Ashburton Hospitals. Masterton Hospital is a 90-bedded hospital. We have 45 acute medical and surgical beds together with 7 high dependency beds (CCU & ICU). I have to look after medical patients admitted under my care from the Accident and Emergency Department while in hospital and follow them up as outpatients if required. When on duty, I have to give consultation service for patients in the other disciplines. I have to look after my patients who need HDU (hi dependency unit ICU or CCU) as well while in the HDU unit as well.

            In addition, I have two out patient clinics, one echocardiography clinic and one stress ECG clinic per week. I have to participate also in teaching and training the junior medical staff, teaching medical students and to conduct and participate in the research work, teaching and scientific meetings in Masterton hospital.

            I used to participate in the trials as a sub-investigator since I started with Ashburton hospital. Since 22nd of November 2000 I took the role of principal investigator in all the international multi-centre trials done in Ashburton Hospital until I left to Masterton.

Continued Medical Education

Some conferences and learning Projects

 

Date

Place

Days

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium

16-Apr-1998

Christchurch

1

A New Standard of Lipid Lowering. Cardiology Symposium

2-May-1998

Wellington Te Papa

2

Neurology Course In Toranga (Learning Project)

24-Mar-1999

Toranga

2

Management of Hepatitis B

26-Mar-1999

Auckland

2

Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand national meeting with Workshop

17-Mar-2000

Tauranga

2

Gastroenterology Symposium 31 March - 1 April 2000

31-Mar-2000

Auckland

2

Osteoporotic Fractures Lecture

18-Apr-2000

Timaru

1

IMSANZ Conference in Novotel Twinwaters, Queensland

28-Sep-2000

Australia

2

FRACP Written Examination Preparation Course

13-Nov2000

Dunedin

12

The 4th Symposium On Current And Future Management on Unstable Coronary Disease

26-Jan-2001

Sunshine Coast Australia

2

IMSANZ Meeting

16-Mar-2001

Auckland

3

The New Zealand College and Special Society Meeting

30-Oct-2001

Auckland

4

Agrastat Scientific Meeting

7-Jul-2001

Sydney

1

MSD South Island General Physicians Colloquium

27-Aug-2001

Hanmer Spring

2

The Cardiac and Atherosclerosis Society Meeting

4-Aug-2001

Auckland

5

5th Symposium on Current and Future Management of Unstable Coronary Syndrome

25-Jan-2002

Queensland

3

IMSANZ Meeting in Akaroa

18-Apr-2002

Akaroa

3

XIVth World Congress of Cardiology

5-May-2002

Sydney

5

Valiant Study PI Meeting

12-Jun-2002

Queensland

4

Queenstown Course

5-Sep-2002

Queenstown

4

IMSAZ Meeting

27-Mar-2003

Napier

3

The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Wellington Meeting

8-Jun-2003

Wellington

3

3rd Asian-Pacific Congress of Hypertension

3-Apr-2004

Singapore

5

Cardiology 2004

1-May-2004

Sydney

2

RACP Scientific Meeting Aug 3-6

3-Aug-2004

Christchurch

4

CSANZ Scientific Meeting

12-may-2005

Nelson.

3

CSANA Scientific Meeting Perth

5-Aug-2005

Perth

4

IMSANZ scientific Meeting

1-Sep-2005

Alice Spring

4

CSANZ NZ ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2006

12-May-2006

Auckland

3

IMSANZ Scientific Meeting

24-Mar-2006

Palmeston North

2

Echo-Cardiography Course Burwin Institute Canada (40 Hours CME)

9-Mar-2006

Communication

120

 

Publications

 

1.         Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA, Achar KN. Brown-Sequard syndrome following diphtheria and tetanus vaccines. Tropical Doctor, 1994; 24:74-75.

2.         Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA, Kumar Ramesh. Factor XIII deficiency report of two cases. Indian Journal of Haematology and Blood Transfusion. 1994; 12(3): 183-185.

3.         El-Sonbaty Mohammed Riad, Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA. Multiple Intracranial Tuberculomas mimicking brain metastases. Tubercle and lung disease. 1995; 76:271-272.

4.         El-Sonbaty Mohammed Riad, Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA. Hypokalaemic paralysis precipitated by working in hot weather. Tropical Doctor. 1995; 25:64-66.

5.         Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA, El-Sonbaty Mohammed Riad. Pancreatitis and rhabdomyolysis associated with lovastatin-gemfibrozil therapy. Journal of Clinical Gastroentrology. 1995; 21(4): 340-341.

6.         Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA, El-Sonbaty Mohammed Riad, Kumar Ramesh. Microcytosis: Guidelines for family Doctor. Tropical Doctor. 1996; 26:20-25.

7.         El-Sonbaty Mohammed Riad, Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA. Vitamin D deficiency in veiled Kuwaiti women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1996; 50(5): 315-318.

8.         Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA, Farghaly Medhat M., Swamy A. S. Kumar. Acute renal failure compartment syndrome and systemic capillary leak syndrome complicating carbon monoxide poisoning. Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology, 1996; 34(6): 713-719.

9.         Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA, El-Sonbaty Mohammed Riad, Abdul-Baky Mohammed Salah El-Din, Marafie Amin Ali, Al-Said Ali Mohammed. Stroke in Kuwait: a three-year prospective study. Neuroepidemiology, 1997; 16(1): 40-47.

10.      Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA. Transient Diabetes Insipidus Complicating Severe Suicidal Malathion Poisoning. Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology, 1997; 35(2): 221-222.

11.      Ramadan Ibrahim Tarif, Abdul-Ghaffar Naser U.A.M.A. Mal-absorption syndrome complicating tuberculous peritonitis. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 1997; 1(1): 85-86.

12.      Abdul-Ghaffar Naser U.A.M.A., Ramadan Ibrahim Tarif, Marafie Amin Ali. Abdominal Tuberculosis in Ahmadi Kuwait: A clinico-pathological Review. Tropical Doctor, 1998; 28: 137-139.

13.      Abdul-Ghaffar Naser UAMA, El-Sonbaty Mohammed Riad, Abdel Rahman Nabil. Intracranial Tuberculoma in Kuwait: A Review Study. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 1998; 2(5): 413-418.

14.      Farghaly Medhat M., Abdul-Ghaffar Naser Uama, SaadAlmanee Mohammed. Ruptured Hepatoma: Report of 5 Cases in Arabs: Med Princ Pract 1998;7:292-297.

15.      Principal Investigator in Hero-2 randomised trial. Lancet 2001; 358: 1855-63

16.      Principal Investigator in VALIANT Trial. The New England Journal of Medicine 2003; 349:1983-1906