2006-2007 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program

CV Noha A Mousa

Noha A. Mousa

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Women’s Health Center

Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, 71516

Education

PhD, Medical Science, Women Health

Institute of Medical Science; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.

Thesis:” Modulation of Intracrine Estrogen in Menopausal Women: Implications for Women’s Reproductive Health and Breast Cancer Risk”.

M.Sc. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

Graduation Grade: “Very Good”

Ranked 1st class (Class size: 4 Residents)

Thesis: “The Use of Cimicifuga Racemosa in the Management of Menopause”; 2004, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

M.B.B.Ch in Medicine and Surgery

Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

Graduation Grade: Distinction “Excellence” With Honours – 88.9%

Ranked 1st class (Class size: 208) in the total six years of the study.

Appointments

Assistant Lecturer Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Assiut University, Egypt.

Clinical Fellow

Mature Women's Health and Menopause, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.

Candian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Fellow September 2008- July 2010

PhD student September 2006- November 2010

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

Chief Resident in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt.

Resident in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Intern in Medicine and Surgery

Publications

1. Mousa NA, Eiada R, Crystal P, Nayot D and Casper RF. The Effect of Acute Aromatase Inhibition on Breast Parenchymal Enhancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Menopause In Press 2012.

1. Bedaiwy M, Abdelaleem M, Hussein M, Mousa NA, Brunengraber L, Casper RF. Hormonal, follicular and endometrial dynamics in letrozole-treated versus natural cycles in patients undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2011; 9:83.

1. Mousa NA, Mais J. Jebrail, Hao Yang, Mohamed Abdelgawad, Pavel Metalnikov, Jian Chen, Aaron R. Wheeler, and Robert F. Casper. Droplet-Scale Estrogen Assays in Breast Tissue, Blood, and Serum Science Translational Medicine (STM) 2009 1:1ra2. (Cover Page STM).

1. Mousa NA, Casper RF. Menopausal estrogen deprivation activates steroid sensitive stem cells (3SC) and local estrogen biosynthesis: A model for breast cancer development 2009 Bioscience Hypotheses. 2009; 2 (4), pp. 252-256.

1. Mousa NA, Crystal P, Wolfman WL, Bedaiwy MA, Casper RF. Aromatase inhibitors and mammographic breast density in postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy. Menopause 2008;15(5):875-884.

1. Bedaiwy MA, Mousa NA, Casper RF. Aromatase inhibitors prevent the estrogen rise associated with the flare effect of gonadotropins in patients treated with GnRH agonists. Fertil Steril. 2009; 91 (4 SUPPL.), pp. 1574-1577.

1. Bedaiwy MA, Shoukry M, Mousa NA, Claessens EA, Esfandiari N, Gotleib L, Casper RF. Letrozole Co-Treatment in Infertile Women 40 Years Old And Over Receiving Controlled Ovarian Stimulation and Intrauterine Insemination. Fertil Steril. 2009; 91 (6), pp. 2501-2507.
2. Mousa NA, Bedaiwy MA, Casper RF. Aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of severe endometriosis not responding to surgical menopause. Obstet Gynecol 2007;109:1421-1423.
3. Bedaiwy MA, Mousa NA, Forman R, Casper RF. Follicular phase dynamics with aromatase inhibitor and follicle stimulating hormone co-treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007; 92(3):825-33.
4. Bedaiwy MA, Forman R, Mousa NA, Casper RF. Cost effectiveness of aromatase inhibition co-treatment for controlled ovarian stimulation. Human Reproduction. 2006 Nov; 21(11):2838-44.

Reviews

1. Bedaiwy MA, Mousa NA, Casper RF. Aromatase Inhibitors: Potential Reproductive Implications. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2009; 16 (5), pp. 533-539.
2. Mousa NA, Bedaiwy MA, Casper RF. Biological and reproductive implications of stem cell research and therapeutics: prospects in the Middle East. MEFS J. 2006: 11 (3):145-151.

Patents

1. Mousa NA, Casper RF, Wheeler A, Abdelgawad M, Mais J. Method Of Hormone Extraction Using Digital Microfluidics, U.S patent filed on Feb, 2009.

1. Casper RF, Mitwally MFM, Mousa NA, Crystal P. Methods for Detecting Abnormalities in Breast Tissue Using Aromatase Inhibitors. Provisional Application, September 2007, US and PCT patents filed.

Oral Presentations (Invited):

1. Management of Estorgen in Menopause: The Paradox of the Good and the Bad. Alexandria Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Conference, Alexandria, Egypt, 2011

1. Fate of Patents” Womenès Health Center , Assiut University, Egypt June 2011

1. Quantitative Assay for Hormones in Micro-drop Clinical Samples” Biodiscovery Toronto Technology Showcase, Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto, Canada, Nov, 2009

1. “Estrogen: The good, The Bad, The Unexpected”. Venture Sinai Women Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Nov 2009.

1. “Prevention of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women”. Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute Seminar Series, Toronto, Canada, January 2008.

Posters:

1. Acute Aromatase Inhibition Decreases Breast Parenchymal Enhancement Observed On Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Postmenopausal Women” Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Day, University of Toronto, May 2010.

1. Estrogen Extraction from Microdrop Clinical Samples By Digital Microfluidics” Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Day, University of Toronto, May 2009”.

1. Droplet-Scale Estrogen Assays in Breast Tissue, Blood, and Serum. The 5th International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, MMB Conference, Quebec City, Canada, April 1-9, 2009. (Poster and short oral presentation)

1. Aromatase Inhibitors And Mammographic Breast Density In Postmenopausal Women Receiving Hormone Replacement Therapy. The North American Menopause Society Meeting, September 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA.

1. “Aromatase inhibitors decrease breast density in postmenopausal women on estrogen and progestin therapy”. Institute of Medical Science Research Day, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, May 2008.

1. ” Aromatase inhibitors decrease breast density in postmenopausal women on estrogen and progestin therapy” Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Day, University of Toronto, May 2008.

1. “Follicular, hormonal and endometrial dynamics in cycles treated with letrozole and recombinant FSH versus FSH alone in patients undergoing intrauterine insemination”. 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation” SGI”, March-2006. Toronto, Canada.

Awards:

• CIHR Bisby Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada. For the 1st ranked CIHR fellowship awardees

2008-2010

• CIHR Health Professionals Fellowship, CIHR, Canada.

2008-2010

• Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, Canada.

2008-2009

• Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, Canada.

2007-2008

• University of Toronto Open Fellowship, University of Toronto, Canada.

2006-2007

• Institute of Medical Science Entry Award, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.

September,2006

• Egyptian Medical Syndicate Award for Graduation with Excellence

• First Class Honour Award for the highest cumulative GPA in the six years of the medical study, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

February, 2000

• Assiut Syndicate of Engineers Award for Graduation with Excellence

• Prof. M. A. Shalaby Award for the best undergraduate research paper and oral presentation, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt

• Assiut Governor Award: Ranked 2nd in Assiut province and 3rd in all Upper Egypt provinces in National Diploma (Grade: 99.2%, ~ 70,000 students)

• Assiut Governor Award: Ranked 1st in Assiut province in the preparatory provincial diploma (Grade: 99.3%, ~ 60,000 students)

Professional Membership and Licensure

Licensed Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Ministry of Health and Syndicate of Egyptian Physicians, Egypt.

Licensed Physician

Ministry of Health and Syndicate of Egyptian Physicians, Egypt.

Education Related Experience/Training

• 13th International Congress on Hormonal Steroids and Hormones & Cancer . September, 2008, Quebec City, Canada

• Mature Women’s Health Care: How to Grow Old Better. April, 2008, Mount Sinai Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada

 Academic Conversation Skills

School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, Canada (12 hours course)

 University Teacher Training Program

Faculty of Education, Assiut University, Egypt. (60 hours teaching training course).

Other Memberships

North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2008

Co-Curricular/Volunteer Activities

Research Ethics Day Committee - Coordinator June-2008

Royal College Clinician Investigator Program and Department of Bioethics, U of Toronto.

SLRI sciHigh- Mentor

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

CIHR Synapse Program- Judge

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Canada

Peer to Peer Program – Volunteer

Research Training Center, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada.

Secretary of the Volunteer Executive Committee

True Davidson Acres Home for Aged, Toronto, Canada.

Saturday Program – Volunteer

University of Toronto, Canada

Founder and Vice president

Science Association 20 00: Medical Students Club and Social Organization, Assiut University.

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