Surname: Alharoon.
Name: Sawsan Salih Mahmood Ghanim.
Date & place of birth: 1st Feb. 1963/ Iraq-Basrah.
Nationality : Iraqi.
Sex: Female
Marital status: Single
Education:
Primary school: [1969 - 1975]
Secondary (high) school: [1975 - 1981]
College of Medicine: [1981 - 1987]
Date of primary qualifications : 11th July 1987.
Date of first employment: 30th Aug. 1987 as rotation doctor in Basrah General Hospital.
Undergraduate degree & University: M.B.Ch.B. [University of Basrah -College of Medicine].
Rank and average on graduation: 10 th(out of 79), 70.54 %; [Grade = Good]
Postgraduate degrees: (1) M.Sc. in Pathology from Al-Mustansiria University in 1994.
(2) Fellow of The Iraqi Board For Medical Specializations
(Ph.D. in Pathology), (Iraqi Board- F.I.B.M.S.Path.) 1998 .
Language of instruction: Mother language ARABIC
All undergraduate and post-graduate teaching was in ENGLISH.
Professional experience
1. Aug. 1987 – Nov. 1989: Rotational residency in Basrah General Hospital.:-
Medicine for 3 months.
Pediatric for 3 months
Surgery for 3 months.
Gynecology for 3 months.
Surgical branches for 3 months.
2.Nov. 1989 – Oct. 1992: Demonstrator in Dept. of Pathology and Forensic Medicine in College
of Medicine, University of Basrah.
3. Oct. 1992 – Jan. 1994: Training and research fellow in M.Sc. study in Al-Mustansiria
University, College of Medicine.
4. Jan. 1994- Oct.1995: assistant lecturer in Dept. of Pathology and Forensic Medicine in
College of Medicine, University of Basrah.
5. Oct. 1995 – Dec. 1998: Training and research fellow of The Iraqi Board for
Medical Specializations.
6. .Feb 1999 – July 2004: Lecturer in Dept. of Pathology and Forensic Medicine in
College of Medicine, University of Basrah. Histopathologist and Cytologist
in Basrah Teaching hospital,
7.July 2004 - Assistant Professor; (Lecturer) in Dept. of Pathology and Forensic
Medicine in College of Medicine, University of Basrah.
Histopathologist and Cytologist in Basrah Teaching hospital.
Current Position: Assistant Professor; (Lecturer) Dept. of Pathology;
University of Basrah, College of Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Basrah; IRAQ.
Program Director for fellowship of Iraqi Board of Medical specialization in Pathology
for Basrah Center.
Consultant Histopathologist and Cytologist; in Basrah Teaching hospital.
The Head of Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine Since 2006.
Training Courses & Certificates:
· Certificate in foreign languages proficiency test from Basrah University in 7th Journey 1990.
Postgraduate supervision:
· Supervisor of 4 theses submitted for Fellow of The Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations in pathology.
· Actively involved in supervised 2 candidates for the Certificate of The Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations in pathology.
· Training postgraduate candidates; 12 candidates for Fellow of The Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations in pathology, 5 candidates for Fellow of The Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations in dermatology and 2 candidates for M. Sc. Path. (Granted by University of Basrah College of Medicine).
· Participated (as committee member) in assessing and discussing a number of postgraduate theses in Board and Ph.D degrees; 3 thesis for assessment and 6 thesis for discussion.
Papers:
· “The value of Ag-NOR technique in the histological grading of hydatidiform mole.” A paper published in Iraqi Medical Journal, vol. 46, 1997, p 25-32.
· “Computer assisted morphometry of epitheliosis and intraductal carcinoma of the breast.” A paper published in Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences,, vol. 1, 2000, p 62-64.
· “The viability of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in formalin fixed pulmonary tissue.” A paper published in Iraqi Medical Journal, vol. 50, No. 3, 2001, p 343-346.
· Submission a thesis titled “The value of Ag-NOR technique in benign and malignant breast lesion: A comparative study” which was approved by examination committee on 7th December 1993. As part of fulfilling requirement to M.Sc. degree.
· Submission a thesis titled “Computer assisted morphometric grading of urothelial bladder tumor in correlation with histological grading” which was approved by examination committee on 3rd December 1997. As part of fulfilling requirement to F.I.B.M.S.Path.
· “Female genital cancer in Basrah between 1987and 2000.” A paper published in J.Fac.Med.(Baghdad), Vol.44 ,No.3, 2002.
· “Peripheral lymphaadenopathy in Basrah: A histopathological study 1167 cases during 1980- 1997.” A paper published in Basrah Journal of Surgery, Vol.9, No.1, March 2003.
· “Analysis of false positive and false negative fine needle aspiration cytology of breast lump: A personal experience.” A paper published in Basrah Journal of Surgery, Vol.10, No.2, Sept. 2004.
· “The role of ultrasonic guided fine needle Aspiration cytology in diagnosis of intraabdominal masses.” A paper under completion.
· “Fine needle Aspiration cytology of recurrent breast carcinoma in Mastectomy scar.” A paper under completion.
· “Assessment of colorectal biopsies in Basrah.” A paper under completion.
· “The role of fine needle Aspiration cytology in diagnosis of head and neck masses in Basrah.” A paper under completion.
· Assessment of endoscopic biopsies in patients with chronic diarrhea. A paper under completion.
Audit:
· The first introduction of FNAC for intraabdominal, retroperitoneal and intrapulmonary masses under ultrasonic guidance in Basrah in 1999, a procedure that didn’t done by any pathologist in Basrah before that time, made the surgeon to change their policy in management of such masses before surgery and avoiding unnecessary surgical intervention if FNAC proved the diagnosis of non-surgical managing disease like lymphoma, Neuroblastoma and advanced liver secondaries.
· Improvement in the diagnosis of dermatological diseases through the first introduction of dermatopathological sessions between pathologists and dermatologists.
Conferences attended:
· The 1st Conference for renal and urinary tract disease and surgery, Baghdad, 13th -14th march 1998. Speaker and paper participation.
· The 1st National Conference in Obstructed and Gynaecology. Basrah, 8th- 9th Nov. 2000. Paper participation.
· The Scientific Conference for prevention of Tuberculosis in Iraq, Basrah, 28th – 29th March 2001. Paper participation.
· The 2nd Scientific Day of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Centre in Basrah, 19th April 2001. Paper participation.
· The Second Pan-Iraqi Tumor Convention. Basrah, February 2002.
· Diabetic in the New Millennium, Basrah, 14th November 2006.
· Symposium of Osteoporosis, Basrah, 14th November 2007
· 2nd Symposium of Diabetic, Basrah, 13th January 2008.
Contact Addresses: Assess. Prof. Sawsan Salih Alharoon
Dept. of Pathology and Forensic Medicine,
College of Medicine
University of Basrah, Basrah; IRAQ
Telephone(s):
Home: +964 40 532280
Mobile: +964 7801247507
E-Mail: ssalharoon@gmail.com