Head of Microbiology Department in Ministry of Health. Maternity and Children Hospital. Al hasa. Saudi Arabia

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Current:Ministry of Health. Maternity and Children Hospital. Al hasa. Saudi Arabia
Past:Maternity Child Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Kingdome
Education:American Board Of Medical Microbiology (ABMM)

Job Experience

Head of Microbiology Department

Ministry of Health. Maternity and Children Hospital. Al hasa. Saudi Arabia

February 2006 to October 2014

? Educating, implementing, supervising, evaluating, monitoring all procedures and staff
? Worked as infection control advisor and member of committee
? Provided consultation in prevention and control of outbreaks specially MDR organisms
? Follow APIC guidelines
? Provided consultation, interpretation, reporting of results, selecting appropriate antibiotics according to antibiotic policy follow CDC, CLSI and CLIA guidleines
? Prepared manual procedures and verified all quality control

Medical Microbiologist and Head of Microbiology and Routine departments

Maternity Child Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Kingdome

February 2006 to Actually working here

Working in clinical microbiology in Egypt and Saudi Arabia ? Providing consultation, interpretation, reporting of results, selecting appropriate antibiotics according to antibiotic policy ? Working with computerized machines as Micro scan, Phoenix, and Bactic for blood culture and MGIT for TB. Capable of trouble shooting when problems arise. ? Supervising the technologist in all procedures. ? Following up the processing, reporting and informing of blood culture, CSF and other panic results ? Serology: working and interpreting results for HIV, HBS, HCV and others. ? PCR: as a part of practical work of PHD thesis ? Mycology: examining all direct smears and reporting culture ? Parasitology: supervising collecting & examining specimens for leishmania & Malaria and interpreting results ? Preparing manual procedures and verifying all quality control procedures. ? Managing and supervising various personnel including sharing their yearly performance evaluation ? Educating, implementing, supervising, evaluating, monitoring and updating Infection Control Policy under the supervision of Ministry of Health, WHO and NAMERU 3 ? Acting as a member of the Infection Control Committee in MCH Al Hasa Hospital in Saudi Arabia ? Teaching for nurses and medical technologists as part of my job ? Participating in the continuous medical education program

Medical Microbiologist and Head of Infection Control Team

Ministry of Health

January 2002 to December 2005

? Worked as infection control professional
? Established and implement infection control program
? Performed surveillance for nosocomial infections
? Worked to prevention and control of outbreaks specially MDR organisms
? Follow APIC guidelines
? Serology: worked and interpreted results for HIV, HBV, HCV and other viruses
? PCR: for 4 years as a part of practical work of PhD thesis
? ? Provided consultation, interpretation, reporting of results, selecting appropriate antibiotics

Medical Microbiologist & Head of Infection Control Team

Hommiyat Hospital (Fever Hospital), Alexandria Egypt

February 2001 to February 2006

Medical Microbiologist

Ministry of Health.Regional Lab, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

November 1998 to December 2001

? Followed up the processing, reporting and informing of blood culture, CSF and other panic results
? Provided consultation, interpretation, reporting of results, selecting appropriate antibiotics according to antibiotic policy
? Utilized computerized machines as Bactic for blood culture; and MGIT for TB; troubleshoot when problems arise
? Mycology: examining all direct smears and reporting culture
? Parasitology: supervising collecting and examining specimens for leishmania and malaria and in

Medical Microbiologist

Regional Lab Ministry of Health Eastern Province Saudi Arabia

November 1998 to January 2001

Medical Microbiologist

Hommiyat Hospital, Alexandria Egypt

May 1995 to November 1998

Medical Microbiologist

Al-Noor Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

May 1993 to May 1995

Medical Microbiologist

Ministry of Health Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt

August 1986 to May 1993

Resident of Microbiology

Ministry of Health Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt

March 1982 to August 1986

Education

American Board Of Medical Microbiology (ABMM)

American College of Microbiology (USA)

June 2010 to August 2012

Course of infection control

Ministery of Health of Egypt under supervision of WHO & NAMERO3 (Egipto)

May 2003 to October 2003

Medical doctorat of medical microbiology

Faculty of medicine, Cairo University (Egipto)

September 2002 to November 2008

Medical Doctorate of Microbiology (PHD)

[Otra]Cairo University (Canadá)

January 2002 to January 2008

Master degree of medical micobiology

Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University (Egipto)

September 1982 to July 1986

Master Degree of Microbiology (M.Sc)

[Otra]Alexandria University (Canadá)

January 1982 to January 1986

MBBCh

Faculty of Medicine, (Egipto)

September 1974 to November 1980

M.B. Bch

[Otra]Alexandria University (Canadá)

January 1974 to January 1980

Languages

English

Advanced

IT skills

Power point

Advanced

Word

Advanced

Excel

Medium

Other Skills

Parasitology Immunology PCR Medicine Hospitals Serology Microbiology Medical Education Clinical Microbiology ? Competent administrator ? Provided teaching sessions for colleagues, staff and students, and participated in the continuous medical education program as part of professional ? Published research abilities

More Azza

Career Goals

Industries of interest

Laboratories Health

Areas of interest

Health / Pharmacy Laboratories

Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies