Name: Dr. Fouad Hamad Al- Dahhan
Address : Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Basrah Medical College
Saddam Teaching Hospital
Basrah, Iraq
E. Mail : foaldahhan@yahoo.co.uk
Fax: 0096440 219375
Date Of Birth: 4th.Feb.1952 Status: Married
Nationality: Iraqi
Education: Primary School 1958
Intermediate School 1964
Secondary School 1967 1970
Medical College (Basrah) 1970 - 1976
Qualifications: M.B.Ch.B 17th. June 1976
Diploma in Obstetrics 1985
Royal College Of Physician (Dublin)
MRCOG 15th. July 1986
FRCOG 24th. March 2000
Clinical Experience: 1- Rotating House Officer in the Department Of Medicine
Before MRCOG Basrah Teaching Hospital, Basrah, Iraq Aug.-Oct. 1976
2- Rotating House Officer , Department Of Pediatrics
Basrah Teaching Hospital, Basrah,Nov.76- Jan. 77
3- Rotating House Officer , Department Of Surgery
Basrah Teaching Hospital , Basrah, Feb. 77- April 77
4- Rotating House Officer, Department Of Obst. & Gynae.
Basrah Teaching Hospital, Basrah, May 77- July 77
5- Medical Officer , Regular Army , Medical Cor. from
August 1977 Nov. 1978
6- Senior House Officer ,Department of Obst. & Gynae.
Basrah Teaching Hospital , Dec.78 Nov. 79
7- Registrar Grade , Department Of Obstet. & Gynae.
Basrah Teaching Hospital, Dec.79 Oct. 80
8- General Practitioner , Regular Army, from Nov. 1980
to Oct. 1981 .
Clinical Experience: 9- Registrar , Department Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Before MRCOG Saddam Teaching Hospital ,Basrah, Nov. 81 Jan. 82
10- Locum S.H.O. in the Department Of Obstetrics &
Gynaecology , Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh,
Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion ,
June Sept . 1983
11- Senior House Officer, Department Of Obstetrics &
Gynaecology , Buckland Hospital , Dover, Kent,
Sept. 1983 August 1984
12- Registrar , Department Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Selly Oak Teaching Hospital & Sorrento Maternity
Hospital , Birmingham , from Sept. 84 June 1986
Appointments after MRCOG
1- Consultant in the department of obstetrics & gynaecology Al-Rashid Military Hospital ,Nov. 86- June 87
2- Lecturer in the department of obstetrics & gynaecology Basrah Medical College; consultant in the department of obstetrics & gynaecology ; Al-Tahrer General Hospital ; August 1987-September 1994
3- Head of the department of obstetrics & Gynaecology ;Al-Tahrer General Hospital; Dec. 1990-Sept.1994
4- Head of the department of obstetrics & gynaecology; Basrah Medical College; Sept. 1994 till the writing of this curriculum.
5- Consultant in the department of obstetrics &Gynaecology Basrah Maternity & Child Hospital; Sept. 1994 till the writing of this curriculum.
6- Senior lecturer in the department of obstetrics & gynaecology Basrah Medical College.
7- Head of the department of obstetrics & gynaecology ; Basrah Maternity & Child Hospital; Sept. 1998 till the writing of this curriculum.
8- Director of the post-graduate center in obstetrics & gynaecology for training post graduate students for the Arabian & Iraqi Board Degree.
EXPERIENCE:
Clinical: Training Senior House Officers & Registrars, clinical & operative work in the field of obstetrics & gynaecology; with especial interest in the field of laparoscopy (Diagnostic & Operative).
EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Administrative: Head of the department of obstetrics & gynaecology in Basrah Medical College and Basrah Maternity & Child Hospital; director of the post-graduate studies & advisor in the consultation committee in obstetrics & gynaecology in Basrah.
Teaching: Assistance professor in obstetrics & gynaecology,
Lecturer for under & post-graduate medical students,
Supervisor of Iraqi & Arabian Board students.
Examining: Examiner for the Iraqi & Arabian board in obstetrics & gynaecology
Head of the examination board at the department.
External examiner for Master degrees & PhD in the university of
Basra, and other Iraqi universities.
Research Work/ Significant Publications:
The main line of interest is in birthing & laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery.
Main publications:
1- Comparative study of four methods for ripening
unfavorable .
2- Rupture of pregnant uterus in Basrah.
3- Sickle cell anaemia in pregnant mothers in Basrah
4- A study of Maternal Mortality in Basrah 93-97
5- Incidence & outcome of low lying placenta.
6-Genital cancer in Basrah between 1987-2000.
7-Comparative study between HSG & Laparoscopy in
investigation of female infertility.
8-Lipids profile & menopause.
9-Lipid profile in polycystic ovarian syndrome.
10- The drawback of depo-provera in women.
11- Acute Abdomen in pregnancy in Basra.
Conferences participation:
Referees:
In Iraq 1-Prof.S. Khunda FRCS FRCOG; Saddam Teaching Hospital
Department of obsterics & gynaecology , Baghdad , Iraq
2- Dr R. M. Salih FRCOG ; Al-Yarmook Teaching Hospital ;
Department of obstetrics & gynaecology ; Baghdad , Iraq .
3- Professor K. Kuba FRCS FRCOG,Saddam Medical
College; Department of obstetrics & gynaecology, Baghdad;
Iraq.
In U.K.
1- Dr Martin M Lees, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist;Ward 36, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh 39EF
2- Professor J.R.B. Livingstone , Consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist, Ward 34 , Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place , Edinburgh EH3 9EF
3- Mr. R. S. Ledward ,Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, South East Kent Area Health Authority ,Buckland Hospital , Dover, Kent, U.K.
4- Dr H. Gee , Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Dept. Of Obst. & Gynae. Selly Oak Hospital , Birmingham
