CURRICULUM VITAE POSITION TITLE: Professor of Neurology and Director Neurovascular Unit Division of Neurology, Cairo University.

NAME Foad Abd-Allah Date of Birth : 01-11-1969

EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

Faculty Of Medicine, Cairo University. Faculty Of Medicine, Cairo University. Faculty Of Medicine, Cairo University.

M.B.B.CH Master PHD Doctorate

YEAR(s) 1994 1999 2003

FIELD OF STUDY Medicine&Surgry. Neuropsychiatry. NN Neurology

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Postdoctoral training and Fellowships: •

2004

Post–Doctoral

Clinical

Fellow,

Cerebrovascular

Unit,

Neurology

Department. National Hospital, Oslo University, Norway. •

2005-post-doctoral clinical fellow in Neurovascular Laboratory, University of Giessen, Germany.

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2010 Mini fellowship, Methodist Institute, Houston Medical Center, USA.

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2011 visiting professor, Stroke Center, University of Minnesota, USA.

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2014 visiting professor, Neuroscience Center, Anglia-Ruskin University, UK.

Fields of interest: 1- Stroke and its related Etiologenesis. 2- Atherosclerosis. 3- Neurovascular ultrasound. 4- Neurovascular intervention.

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Positions and Employment •

1995-1996 Intern ship, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

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1996-1999 resident in neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Kasr ElAini Hospital (Major tertiary referral center, in which Neurology Departments accommodating 120 bed).

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2000 clinical demonstrator, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University.

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2000-2003 Assistant lecturer in neurology, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University.

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2003 lecturer in neurology, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University.

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2003 consultant Neurologist, Cairo University Hospitals.

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2007 Assistant professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

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2008- up till now Director Neurovascular Ultrasound unit, Department of Neurology, Cairo University, Egypt.

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2013 Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

 

Innovation: Founding director for Neurosonology Lab. Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, January, 2006. Founding Director of Stroke Care and Cerebrovascular Research Unit, Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, January, 2015.

 Professional Memberships •

World Stroke Organization (WSO).

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International Atherosclerosis Society.

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European Stroke Organization (ESO).

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European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamics(ESNCH).

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American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN).

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Society for Neuroscience (SFN).

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Egyptian society of Neurology, Neurosurgery and psychiatry.

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Egyptian Stroke Association.

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International Certification: 1- Intersociety Commission for Certification in Neurosonology, Neurosonology Research Group of the World Federation of Neurology (NSRG) and European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamic (ESNCH). 2- International Certification for Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke Treatment (TAST), World Stroke Organization (WSO), Budapest, Hungary September 2008.

Awards: 1- American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN) Qureshi Award 2010, San Francisco, California, USA. 2- Egyptian Academy of science and research award 2009. 3- Cairo-university international publication award 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

National Co-ordinate: 1- Asia Africa Streptokinase Trial (AASIST). 2- Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial (ACST2). 3- SITS MENA registry 4- Antiplatelet in acute stroke, the MENA study.

Editorial Board: 1- Middle East editor for journal of vascular and interventional Neurology 2--Frontiers of Endovascular and interventional Neurology. 3- World Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke Division. 4- Reviewer for Neurology and Neuro-imaging.

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Board Director: 1-Board of Directors world stroke organization (WSO) representing Middle East,North Africa and east Mediterranean. 2- Cerebrovascular global burden of disease expert (GBD), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, USA. 3- Executive board Neurosonology research group (NSRG) world federation of Neurology research group.

Leadership and development courses: 1-Completion of a training course in: E-learning from 2/10/2013 to 3/10/2013 at faculty and leadership development center, Cairo University 2-Completion of a training course in: University management from 17/9/2013 to 19/9/2013at faculty and leadership development center, Cairo University 3-Completion of a training course in: Strategic planning from 11/9/2013 to 12/9/2013 at faculty and leadership development center, Cairo University 4-Completion of a training course in: The credit hour system from 11/9/2013 to 12/9/2013at faculty and leadership development center, Cairo University 5-Completion of a training course in: conference organization from 2/9/2013 to 3/9/2013at faculty and leadership development center, Cairo University 6-Completion of a training course in: meeting and managing time from 31/8/2013 to 1/9/2013 at faculty and leadership development center, Cairo University 7- Completion of a training course in: Exams and Students evaluation systems from 17/7/2012 to 19/7/2012 at faculty and leadership development center, Cairo University 8- Workshop in: Ethical issues for scientific publications,17/12/2013 Conference center at Cairo-University.

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Research work and selected publications:Selected Publications: A-Original Articles: 1. Mohammad Wasay, Ismail A. Khatri, and Foad Abd-Allah. "Arbovirus infections of the nervous system: Current trends and future threats." Neurology 84.4 (2015): 421423. 2. Naghavi, Mohsen, et al. "Global, regional and national age–sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013." The Lancet 385.9963 (2015): 117-171.

3. Murray, Christopher JL, et al. "Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013." The Lancet 384.9947 (2014): 1005-1070. 4. Kassebaum, Nicholas J., et al. "Global, regional and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013." The Lancet 384.9947 (2014): 980-1004. 5. Abd-­‐Allah, Foad, and Ramez Reda Moustafa. "Burden of stroke in Egypt: current status and opportunities." International Journal of Stroke 9.8 (2014): 1105-1108. 6. Qureshi, Adnan I., et al. "Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke patients: implications and interpretation of IMS III, MR RESCUE, and SYNTHESIS EXPANSION trials: a report from the Working Group of International Congress of Interventional Neurology." Journal of vascular and interventional neurology 7.1 (2014): 56. 7. Hassan, Ameer E., et al. "A Critical Analysis of Intra-arterial Thrombolytic Doses in Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment." Neurocritical care 21.1 (2014): 119-123. 8. Abd-Allah, Foad, et al. "Prevalence of Intracranial Atherosclerosis among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A 1-Year Hospital-Based Study." European Neurology 71.5-6 (2014): 326-330.

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9. El-Tamawy, Mohamed S., et al. "Aerobic exercises enhance cognitive functions and brain derived neurotrophic factor in ischemic stroke patients." NeuroRehabilitation 34.1 (2014): 209-213.

10. Shamloul, Reham Mohammed, et al. "Anabolic steroids abuse-induced cardiomyopathy and ischaemic stroke in a young male patient." BMJ Case Reports 2014 (2014): bcr2013203033. 11. Mansour, Ossama, et al. "Intracranial Atherosclerosis: The Natural History and Management Strategies." World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases (2014).

12. Halliday, Alison, et al. "Status update and interim results from the Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial-2 (ACST-2)." European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.07.020

13. Baligh, Essam, et al. "The impact of vascular risk factors multiplicity on severity of carotid atherosclerosis—A retrospective analysis of 1969 Egyptian subjects." World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases 3.06 (2013): 414.

14. Butcher, Ken, et al. "Thrombolysis in the developing world: is there a role for streptokinase?" International Journal of Stroke 8.7 (2013): 560-565. 15. Abd-Allah, Foad, et al. "Feasibility and validation of spinal cord vasculature imaging using high resolution ultrasound." Journal of vascular surgery 56.3 (2012): 637643. 16. Abd-Allah, Foad, Noha Abo-Krysha, and Essam Baligh. "Carotid atherosclerosis: Socio-demographic issues, the hidden dimensions!" Perspectives in medicine 1.1 (2012): 167-169. 17. Abd-Allah, Foad, Essam Baligh, and Magdy Ibrahim. "Carotid atherosclerosis in Egypt: what is beyond?" International Journal of Stroke 5.6 (2010): 516-517. 18. Allah, F. Abd, Essam Baligh, and Magdy Ibrahim. "Clinical relevance of carotid atherosclerosis among Egyptians: a 5-year retrospective analysis of 4,733 subjects." Neuroepidemiology 35.4 (2010): 275-279.   6  

19. Deif, Randa, et al. "Atherosclerotic aortic arch plaques in acute ischemic stroke." Journal of Vascular and Interventional Neurology 4.1 (2011); 4(1):5-9. 20. El-Tamawy, Mohamed S., et al. "Aerobic Exercises Improve Blood Flow and Cognitive Functions in Anterior Circulation Ischemic Strokes." Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg, 49.4 (2012). 21. Zaki, Maha A., et al. "Cerebral Hemodynamics in Hypertension: A Transcranial Duplex Study." Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg, 2011; 48(3): 277-284. 22. Sawan S, et al. “The Effect of Surface Spinal Electric Sensory Stimulation on Functional Outcome in Spastic Stroke Patients”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg. 2011; 48(2): 139-144. 23. El-Serafy O, et al. “A Cognitive Function Assessment in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Disease”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg, 2011, 48 (2): 95-102. 24. Tawfik T, et al. “The Distribution of Atherosclerosis in Egyptian Patients with Ischemic Stroke: Extracranial versus Intracranial Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Disease; Ultrasonographic Assessment”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg, 2009; 46(2): 279285. 25. Abd-Allah F, et al. “Ultrasonographic Assessment of Intracranial Hemodynamics in Acute Stroke Patients”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg. 2008; (45) 2: 305 - 312.

26. Kishk N, et al. “The Relation between Nutritional Factors and Multiple Sclerosis: An Egyptian Study”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg.; 2008; 45(2): 321-330. 27. Kishk N, Abo-Mousa A, Abd-Allah F, Talaat S: Assessment of Bone Density by DEXA Scan in Seventy Five Epileptic Patients. Medical Journal of Cairo University. 2008; 78. 28. Shaheen H, et al. “Acute Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy Clinical and Quantitative Electromyography (QEMG) Predictive Value”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg. 2007; 44(1): 19-37. 29. El-Shazly N, et al. “An Electro-Physiologic Study of Trigeminal Brainstem Circuits in Migraine”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg. 2007; 44(2): 693 – 703.

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30. Hassanein A, et al. “The Value of 3-D Imaging Modalities in Cerebrovascular Disease Management. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg. 2005; 42(1): 97 – 113. 31. Hassan M, et al. “Carotid intima- media thickness assessment as subclinical marker of both coronary and cerebro-vascular atherosclerosis”. Egypt J. Neurol. Psychiat. Neurosurg. 2000; 41 (2): 509 - 520.    

B- Book Chapters: 1- The chapter named "Update on Carotid Revascularization: Evidence from Large Clinical Trials" in a book entitled "Carotid Artery Disease - From Bench to Bedside and Beyond" published by INTECH, 2014. ISBN: 978-953-51-1214-3 2- Book Chapter in: New Trends in Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics_ an Update .Edited by: Eva Bartels, Susanne Bartels and Holger Poppert, published by Elsevier, 2012. ISBN: 978-3-437-41034-5

Conferences attended:   •

14th congress of the Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies , 22-24 January2015, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Speaker).

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19th World Stroke Congress, 22-25 October 2014, Istanbul, Turkey (Speaker).

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19th meeting of European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamic (ESNCH), Rome, May 10-13, 2014, Italy (Speaker).

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2nd MENA (Middle East and North Africa) meeting, Dubai, October 2013 (Speaker).

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16th meeting Neurosonology research group of world federation Neurology, Sofia, Bulgaria, 17-20 October 2013 (Speaker).

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3nd International Conference of Interventional Neurology (ICIN), Philadelphia, October10-12, 2013, USA (Speaker).

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World Federation of Neurology (WFN) meeting, Vienna, Austria,September,2013

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21th European stroke conference. London, UK, May, 2013 (Poster)

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8th World Stroke Congress, Brasilia, Brazil, October 10-13, 2012 (Poster)

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2nd International Conference of Interventional Neurology (ICIN), Minnesota, September, June 2012, USA (Speaker).

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5thinternational Arab European Conference on Neuroprotection and Neurorecovery, Madrid, July 2012 (Speaker).

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20th European stroke conference. Lisbon, Portugal, May, 2012 (Speaker).

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17th meeting of European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamic (ESNCH), Venice, May 20-22, 2011, Italy (Speaker).

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1st international conference Heart and Brain (ICHB), Pairs, 1-3 March, 2012 (Poster).

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Cleveland Annual Neurocritical Care and Stroke symposium, Cleveland Ohio, October 21, 2011, USA.

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International Conference of Interventional Neurology (ICIN), Minnesota, October6, 2011, USA (Poster).

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International Society of Neurovascular Disease, annual meeting, Bologna, March 13, 2011 Italy.

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16th meeting of European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamic (ESNCH), Munich, May 20-22, 2011, Germany.

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Seventh world stroke congress, Soul, Korea, October 2010 (Poster).

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European stroke conference. Barcelona, Spain, May,2010

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15th meeting of European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamic (ESNCH). Madrid 2010.

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33th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN). Sanfrancisco, California, USA, January, 2010 (Speaker).

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European stroke conference. Stockholm, Sweden, May, 2009 (Poster).

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14th meeting of European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamic (ESNCH).Riga, Latvia, May 2009 (Speaker).

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Xth international symposium on Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke Treatment (TAST) Budapest, Hungary September 2008.

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Sixth world stroke congress, Veina, Austria, September 2008.

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European stroke conference. Nice, France May 13-16, 2008.

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13th Meeting of the European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamics (ESNCH). Genoa, Italy, May 10-13, 2008.

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9th Cairo International Neurology Conference, Cairo, Egypt, February13-15, 2008.

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16th Annual Saudi Neuroscience Meeting in Association with 1st Annual Saudi stroke Association Meeting, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 12-24, 2008.

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11th Meeting of Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PAUNS), Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, October 25-27, 2007.

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11th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), Brussels, Belgium, August 25-28, 2007.

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12th Meeting of the European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamics, Budapest, Hungary, May 26-29, 2007.

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8th course EFNS Academy for young Neurologists, Stare Splavy, Czech Republic, May 10-13, 2007 (Faculty ).

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8th Cairo International Neurology Conference, Intercontinental Abu Soma ResortHurghada-Egypt, February, 14-16, 2007.

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1st East Mediterranean Epilepsy Congress. Luxor, Egypt, February 21-24, 2007.

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30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN). Miami, Florida, USA, January 18-21, 2007.

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Joint World Congress on Stroke, Cape Town, South Africa, October 26-29, 2006.

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11th Meeting of the European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamics. Dusseldorf, Germany, May 13-16, 2006.

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7th Cairo International Neurology Conference, Mena House Oberai Cairo, Egypt, February 8-11, 2006.

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14th European stroke conference, Bologna, Italy, May 25-28, 2005.

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10th Meeting of the European society of Neurosonology and Cerebral hemodynamics. Padova, Italy, May 21-24, 2005.

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9th EUSI stroke summer school, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, June 26-30, 2006.

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Annual Meeting of the Norwegian Neurological Association, Oslo, Norway, November 22-26, 2004.

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Karolinska stroke update. Stockholm, Sweden, November 15-16, 2004.

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5th Cairo International Neurology Conference. Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, January 14-16, 2004.

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1st International Congress of Egyptian Society of Child Neuropsychiatry (ESCNP) and International Educational Program on child Neurology in Collaboration with International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, February 27th - March 1st, 2003.

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9th Meeting of Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies, Cairo, Egypt, January 1317, 2003.

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4th Cairo International Neurology Conference, January 8-10, 2003, Cairo, Egypt.  

Workshops and teaching courses:   • • • • • • •

Neuro-Critical Care (TC31) held at the XXI world congress of Neurology,Vienna,Austria on September 21-26,2013 Neuroimaging (TC19) held at the XXI world congress of Neurology,Vienna,Austria on September 21-26,2013 Autonomic Nervous System (TC13) held at the XXI world congress of Neurology, Vienna, Austria on September 21-26, 2013 Nerve and Muscle Ultrasound (TC45) held at the XXI world congress of Neurology, Vienna, Austria on September 21-26, 2013 Workshop on ECD for Diagnosis of CCSVI held at CNR, Bologna, March 14th, 2011. Program named: TCD/TCCS Boot Camp held in Houston,13-14 November 2010 Pre-Congress course named: “Recent development and future directions in Stroke management and prevention “held in Barcelona, May 25Th, 2010.

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Neurosonology tutorial and workshop (ESNCH).Riga, Latvia, 2009 (Faculty).

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Neurosonology tutorial and workshop. Genoa, Italy, May 10-13, 2008.

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Cerebrovascular ultrasound and teaching course in Collaboration with the World Federation of Neurology. 9th Cairo International Neurology Conference. Cairo, Egypt, February, 2008 (Course Director).

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Xth International Symposium on Thrombolysis and Acute Stroke Therapy organized in Budapest, Hungary, September 21-23, 2008.

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8th course EFNS Academy for young Neurologists, Stare Splavy, Czech Republic, May 10-13, 2007 (Faculty)

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9th EUSI stroke summer school, Karolinska University Hospital. Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, June 26-30, 2005.

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Recent advances in Molecular Biology and Neuroscience. Oslo, Norway, October 4-5, 2004.

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Fundamental critical care support course (FCSS). New Kasr El-Aini teaching, Cairo, Egypt, October 24-25, 2001.

References: •

Professor Dr. Mohamed El Tamawy, Professor and previous Head of

Neurology department, Cairo University, President of Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies, Address: 176 Tahrir Street, Bab El-Louk, Cairo 11111, Egypt. Mob: 0020101435058, Fax: 0020223422549, e-mail: [email protected] . •

Professor Dr. Heinrich Mattle, Professor of Neurology, Inselspital,

University of Bern, Switzerland. •

Prof.Dr. David Russell , Head of Cerebrovascular section, national

hospital , University of Oslo ,Norway. •

Prof.Dr Manfrd Kaps , Head of Neurology department , University of

Gissen , Germany. •

Prof.Dr Nils whalrgen , Head of stroke unit , Karolinska institute,

Stockholm ,Sweeden.

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Contact Information: Professor Foad Abd-Allah E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Phone No. : +2 01110110898 Address

: 557, 18 A, Khopho Entrance . Hadak Ahram, Giza, Egypt.

P.O Box

: 62 Al Rymia Haram 12572, Giza, Egypt.

     

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