Curriculum Viteae

Dr. Syed Amir Ahmad

MBBS, MD(Peds), MRCPCH (UK), Fellowship Peds Emergency(Canada)

Assistant Professor and Consultant

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, King Khalid Hospital

College of Medicine, King Saud University

Riyadh, KSA

Dr. Syed Amir Ahmad

Sex: Male

Date of Birth: July 1, 1972

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Indian (Passport No. Z 1905933)

Professional Medical Registration No’s:

Medical Council of IndiaMCI/14769

Saudi Council for Health Specialties 04-R-M-2912

CPSO (Canadian) Registration Number 87150

Address in Canada:Permanent Address:

P.O. Box 7805(39)C/O Prof. S.H. Ahmad

Assistant Professor4/1476 Jamia Urdu Road

Pediatric EmergencyDodhpur

KKUH, KSUAligarh U.P. 202001 India

Riyadh Tel: 0091 571 2700038

Tel: 1-468-4160 (res)
0502288455 (cel)
Email:

Academic qualifications

Fellowship Peds Emerg. (2007-2009) The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

MRCPCH U.K. (2003) Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, UK.

MD Pediatrics (1999) Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India

mbbs (1996) Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India

Work experience

Present Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Since November2009

College of Medicine (KKUH), King Saud University

Riyadh, KSA

Previous Appointment

  • Chief Clinical Fellow, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2008 To 2009

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, ON, Canada

  • Clinical Fellow, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2007 To 2008

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, ON, Canada

  • Senior Registrar, Pediatric Accident and emergencyMarch 2005-June 2007

King Khalid University Hospital,

King Saud University,

Riyadh, KSA

  • Registrar, Pediatric Accident and Emergency UnitJuly 2000-March 2005.

King Khalid University Hospital,

King Saud University,

Riyadh, KSA

  • Registrar/ Senior Resident (Pediatrics Dept)August 1999 – June 2000

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,

Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh, UP India

  • Residency (MD Pediatrics)January1996– January 1999

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,

Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh, UP India

  • Rotatory InternshipJanuary 1995– January 1996

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,

Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh, UP India

AWARDS

Runners Up Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice (2009), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.

University Medal in Biochemistry in 1st Professional MBBS Exam(for standing first in batch).

Research/Publication/Presentation/communications

  • M.Glatstein, V.Snehal, S.A.Ahmad, “Are potassium levels in children with hemolytic uremic syndrome predictive of outcome?” Open Journal of Pediatrics, 2012, 2,264-267
  • A.Husain, S.S.Habib,A.Al Drees, S.A.Omar,S.M.Ahmed, S.A.Ahmad,“Short-latency brainstem auditory-evokedresponses associated with homozygous sicklecell disease” Journal of applied Hematology, Volume 2 –Issue 2 June 2011, ISSN: 1658-5127, 197-199
  • S.Alam, S.A.Ahmad, S.Kumar. ‘‘Dietary Regimen for persistent diarrhea in infants under four month.’’ Indian Pediatrics 2001; 38: 396 – 400
  • MD Thesis on “A study of the nutritional intake and physical growth of adolescent girls of a rural and urban community of Aligarh.”
  • S.A.Ahmad, Q Mujawar, M AlOthman, H B Salleh, M Al Sarafandi “Clinicla Profile of Bronchiolitis in 90 days in Saudi Arabia” Journal od emergencies, Trauma an shock17:1 1 Jan –Mar 2014
  • S A Ahmad, D. Scolnik, V Snehal, M Glatstein. “ Use of Naloxone for Clonidine intoxication in the pediatric age group: case report and review of literature”American Journal of Therapeutics 2013
  • M. Glatstein, V Snehal. S A Ahmad, D Scolnik “ Are potassium levels in children with hemolytic Uremic syndrome predictive of Outcome?” Open Journal of Pediatrics 2012
  • S A Ahmad, Q Mujawar, N A BawardiA “14 month old child with a staring gaze anda blocked heart” PPediatric emergency Care, Volume 30, November 9, Sept 2014
  • Vala S, Shah U, S A Ahmad, D. Scolnik, M Glatstein “Resistance pattern of Typhoid fever in children: A Longitudinal community based study” American Journal of Therapeutics ( accepted for publication ahead of print)

LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDER CERTIFICATIONS

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider Course (ATLS) according to the standards of the American College of Surgeon (Since September 2003, renewed in January 2008).
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Course (PALS) according to the standards of the American Heart Association. (Since December 2003, renewed in June 2009).
  • Pediatric Emergency Procedural Sedation Course(July 2007), organized by the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, At The Hospital for Sick Children.
  • Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS), organized by the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, At The Hospital for Sick Children, inDecember 2007.

LANGUAGES KNOWN

  • English, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic
  • Overall Band Score of 7.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Teaching Experience

In my current position of Consultant and Assistant Professor in the Pediatric Emergency department at the King Khalid University Hospital I am involved in teaching and training of Pediatrinc Emergency Fellows, residents, Interns, and undergraduate medical students, who rotate through the department.

I have also had experience of teaching attendees of life support courses (APLS) run by the department of emergency medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children.

I also taught pediatrics to undergraduate and postgraduate medical students for a period of 10 months during my Registrarship in the Department of Pediatrics at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India.

Hospital where Currently employed:

I joined the Pediatric Accident and Emergency Department of King Khalid University Hospital, affiliated to King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in November 2009.

King Khalid University Hospital is recognized by the Saudi Medical Council for postgraduate studies. The hospital meets international standards of patient care, medical education and research. It has all modern diagnostic and therapeutic facilities for patient care.

The Pediatric Accident and Emergency Department caters to over 200 patients a day. It is fully equipped and staffed to tackle all major and minor pediatric emergencies including acute infections, trauma and poisoning, endocrine, metabolic and neonatal emergencies.

Hospital where previously working

I pursued a 2-year Fellowship in the Pediatric Emergency at The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada. It is a highly regarded institution of medical learning in the whole of North America. Working in the department and undertaking rotation elective postings in other departments was a part of the training program, which helped me in consolidation my previous training and experience as a pediatrician and emergency physician. A wide exposure to the variety of clinical cases and the advanced investigative and management facilities available at the institute played a very big role in my further training as a Pediatric emergency physician. The academic training sessions, and workshops run on a regular basis by the department, both very informative and stimulating. My training here along with my previous knowledge base also helped me gain some insight into research experience.

Medical School Attended:

Graduation (MBBS), Internship and Post Graduate (MD PEDS) Training

Period of training:MBBS 4 1/2 years, Internship 1 year, MD 3 years.

Compulsory attendance requirement during training: 80%

I received my undergraduate (MBBS), Internship and postgraduate (MD, Peds) training at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College which isaffiliated to the Aligarh Muslim University, a central university situated in north India. The medical school is recognized by the Medical Council of India for imparting Undergraduate and Post Graduate Medical training. It is a 1000 bedded teaching and referral hospital with well-developed departments in all Pre-Clinical, Para-Clinical and Clinical fields. Graduation curriculum includes core undergraduate teaching (in form of Lectures, Practicals, Tutorials, Group Discussion and Presentation, Clinical Clerkship Rotations) for 41/2 years in these fields followed by a year of compulsory rotatory internship leading to award of MBBS degree.

As a part of my 3 year tenure as a resident in Pediatrics (MD), I was posted by turns in Pediatric outpatient clinics, Pediatric ward (covering general pediatrics and various pediatric subspecialties), Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive care Units and Diarrhea Treatment and Training Unit (DTTU). Rotation postings were also placed in Rural Health care centers, Vaccination Clinics and the Emergency Department of the Hospital. I was also on floor emergency duty twice per week. The Pediatric floor has 100 inpatient beds. I assisted my consultants in management of patients in all pediatric subspecialties during my postgraduate training. I did procedures under direct supervision at the start and towards the end was doing more independent work. I took active participation in seminars, journal clubs and clinical meetings as a part of the training. MD Thesis submission was done at the end of 2 ½ years of the training program.

The Postgraduate students were assessed on a day-to-day basis. Previous days important and interesting cases were discussed informally. The daily academic schedule comprised of Case presentations, Seminars, Journal club, group discussions and conferences with other clinical departments. Progress was monitored and daily attendance taken. Assessment was done at the end of each posting, as per defined criteria of the department’s curriculum.

At the end of the 3 year training period I appeared for the MD examination, which was conducted during the month of Jan 2000. After successfully taking the MD exam I was selected for Senior Residency training programme, which is basically an extension of the MD curriculum, and core areas are reinforced with emphasis on subspecialty training. I worked as Registrar/Senior Residentfor 10 months in the Department. My assignment involved management of all pediatric patients including outpatient and daycare patients and also pediatric and neonatal admissions. I was also involved with the supervision of postgraduate students in their training programme. During this phase of my training I had an opportunity to further consolidate and build on the foundation laid down in my residency period. This was a full time training post designed and structured in such a fashion that I was able to practice independently. It was a busy department giving me an amplespread of different cases to investigate, make diagnosis and discuss problems and initiate treatment plans.

INTERNSHIP

Internship training involved one year of rotation in the following departments. I completed my clinical rotations at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital at AMU, Aligarh, India between January 1995 and January 1996 in the following departments:

  • Medicine 2 months

Including Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious

Diseases, Pediatrics

  • Surgery2 months

Including Orthopedics, Ophthalmology,

Dental Surgery, E.N.T., Anesthesia

  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2 months
  • Community Medicine`6 months

Consisting of

Rural Primary Health Center 3 months

Accident & Emergency section45 days

Pediatrics 15 days

Dermatology 15 days

PERSONAL

Married to Dr. Sufia Husain, MD (Pathology). She is currently working as Senior Registrar in Histopathology Unit of Department of Pathology at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, and K.S.A.

REFERENCES

Available on request.