Curriculum Vitae Nizar Radi al

Curriculum Vitae
Nizar Radi al-Waqfi, MD
Born August, 11, 1968
P.O. Box 925401, Amman, 11190
E-mail: [email protected]
Education
Professional
Experience
1987-1993
M.B, B.S: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
2000
Higher Specialization Certificate in General Surgery, Jordan
University (JUH), Amman, Jordan.
2000
Jordanian Board in General Surgery
2001
Permanent ECFMG certificate.
2003
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Certificate, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA, USA.
2005
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Certificate, University of
California at San Diego, CA, USA.
2005
Jordanian Board in Cardiac Surgery.
Present
Assistant Professor, Jordan University of Science and Technology,
Jordan.
Aug 04- Jul 05
Adult cardiac surgery fellowship, University of California at San
Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Jul 01- Jun 03
Adult cardiac surgery fellowship at Emory University, Atlanta, GA,
USA.
Oct 00-Jun 01
Fellow of Cardiac Surgery, Jordan University of Science and
Technology (JUST) and Queen Alia Heart Institute, Amman, Jordan
Jul 94-Jun 00
Resident, Department of General Surgery, Jordan University
Hospital, (JUH) Amman, Jordan
Jul 93-Jun 94
Rotating internship at JUH, Amman, Jordan
Additional
Professional
Experience
Professional
Memberships
Publications
&
Research
Mar 98
Externship at the Wellborn Cancer Center, Evansville, IN, rotating
through; medical oncology, radiation oncology and rehabilitation.
1997-1999
Tutor for 4th and 6th year medical students
1998-1999
Tutor for 4th year Dentistry students, Introductory course to clinical
surgery.
1999
Chairman of primary medical committee at JUH.
Coordinator of Royal Court patients’ affairs at JUH
1994
Jordanian Medical Council
Jordanian Medical Association
2000
Society of Jordanian Surgeons
2006
Society of Jordanian Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons
1998
English to Arabic translation and edition of chapters 5 and 6,
Introduction to Psychology Textbook, 3rd edition.
2003
Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion, does it Protect the Brain During
Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
2006
Study of Neurological Outcome in Open Heart Surgery Using Intra
Operative Epiaortic Ultrasound Assessment of Ascending Aortic
Plaque as Compared to Manual Assessment
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NW-CV 0906
Laparoscopic versus Open Appendectomy: A Jordanian
Perspective. Nizar R. Waqfi,1 Mohammed N. Bani Hani,*2
and Emad Hijazi1 J Med J 2007; Vol. 41 (4): 201- 207
Vesicocutaneous fistula presenting as a thigh abscess. Banihani M N,
Al-Azab R S, Waqfi N R, Kharashgah M N, Al Manasra A R A.
Singapore Med J 2009; 50(9) : e336
Safety of endoscopicretrograde cholangiopancreatog raphy
during pregnancy. Mohammed N. Bani Hani, Kamal E.
Bani-Hani, Abdullah Rashdan, Nizar R. AlWaqfi, Hussein
A. Heis and Abdel-Rahman A. Al-Manasra. ANZ J Surg 79
(2009) 23–26
Jejunal Disorders: Potentially Lethal Causes of Acute
Abdomen Are Still Overlooked. Mohammed N. Bani Hani,
MD, Nizar R. AlWaqfi, MD, Hussein A. Heis, MD, FRCS,
Kamal E. Bani-Hani, MD, FRCS, Emad A. Hijazi, MD,
Yasser H. Rashdan, MD,and Abdel Rahman A. Al manasra,
MD
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