• Name: Hala Mourad Demerdash
  • Title: Associate Professor.
  • Telephone: 115
  • Email:
  • Room: C-416

Biographical sketch:
(Academic Degrees- Fellowships and Associations) /
  • Dr Hala Demerdash is currently an Associate professor in Pharmacology Department in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria (PUA) - Major: Clinical Pathology. She graduated from faculty of Medicine Alexandria University 1990 " M.B. B.Ch., And she received her master degree from Chemical Pathology Department 1997, Medical Research Institute as she was a resident in the same department1992-1995. Then she received her M.D from Clinical Pathology Department, faculty of Medicine Tanta University 2007, and then was promoted as Associate Professor 2014.
She was a student in El-Nasr Girls College (EGC) and graduated from Acalanes High School in Lafayette- California USA as part of student exchange program "AFS= American Foreign Student Program".
Other Academic Qualification:
  • Essential Molecular Biology Course "Practical=162 Class hours (6 Credit hours) "; 25 Jan-12 Feb 2016, Department of Experimental Biology Center of Medical Research
    Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto- Portugal.
  • Certificate of Professional Development in Pedagogy & Instructional Practice, Pharos University 2012.
  • Diploma in Health Care Quality Management, Arab Academy for Science & technology 2009/2010.
Professional Experiences and Positions held:
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology at faculty of Pharmacy Pharos University September 2014.
  • Teacher in faculty of pharmacy Pharos University, since 2009-2014.
  • Member of quality assurance committee in Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University since 2009.
  • And a member of EDC (Education Development Center)team in Pharos, since 2013-2016.
  • Coordinator of Scientific Day of Scientific Departments of faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University since 2013.
  • Clinical pathology fellow in faculty of medicine, Alexandria University hospitals, since2007.
  • Specialist of clinical pathology in Central Laboratories in Main University hospitals, since2002.
  • Specialist of clinical pathology in hospitals of ministry of health, since 1998.
  • Specialist of clinical pathology in Moasat Hospital, since 1997.
  • An internship in chemical pathology department, Medical Research Institute1995-1997.
  • Resident at Chemical Pathology department, Medical Research Institute 1992-1995.
  • Physician in Ministry of Health, Alex., Egypt.1991-1992
  • House Officer, University of Alexandria Hospitals.1990-1991

Publications /
  1. Serum procalcitonin as a good marker for diagnosis and prognosis of ventilator associated pneumonia; Alexandria Journal of Medicine (2010).
  2. Serum Erythropoietin in Different Grades of Diabetic Retinopathy; Journal of Egyptian Society of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes (2011).
  3. Does Tranexamic Acid Reduce Perioperative Blood Loss in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Craniosynostosis Surgery? Alexandria Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (2011).
  4. Relationship between inter leukin-10 polymorphism and maternal serum leptin level in pre-eclampsia; Clinical and Experimental Hypertension (2012).
  5. Differential effects of gastric bypass and banding on the cardiovascular risk profile in morbidly obese subjects: the correlation with plasma apolipoprotein A-IV concentration.Alexandria Journal of Medicine (2012).
  6. Delta neutrophil index versus lactate clearance: early markers for outcome prediction in septic shock patients; Alexandria Journal of Medicine (2012).
  7. Maternal serum Endoglin as marker for early prediction of pre-eclampsia in high risk Patient; International Journal of Women's Health (2012).
  8. Hepatocyte growth factor and the risk of ischemic stroke developing among diabetic and non-diabetic patients; Journal of Egyptian Society of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes (2012).
  9. A Study of the effect of onion oil on diabetic neuropathic pain in streptozocin- induced diabetes in rats; Journal of Medical Research Institute (2013).
  10. Hepatocyte growth factor and the risk of pulmonary embolism; Egyptian journal of Chest disease and Tuberculosis (2014)
  11. Ferritin in sera and CSF: Its importance as both predictive and etio-diagnostic biomarker in ischemic stroke, single center prospective study. Alexandria Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (2015)
  12. Can Hormones Regulating Appetite be a Major Factor Contributing to Obesity? Obesity Open Research Journal. Letter to Editor. (April 2015)
  13. Obesity and trace elements. Obesity Open Research Journal. Letter to Editor. (October 2015)
  14. Possible Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in Obese Subject. Obesity Open Research Journal. Letter to Editor. (April 2016)
15. Occupational Stress of Anesthesia: Effects on Skin Aging and Telomere length.( Under publication)
Conferences and workshops /
  1. All Clinical Pathology conferences held in faculty of medicine from 2004 to 2009.
  2. Conference of Laboratory medicine, held by Alexandria Medical syndicate 2008, 2010.
  3. Talk in ASIAC conference 2008, Bleeding Diathesis in I.C.U. (Intensive Care Unit).
  4. Workshop NAQAAE" Organizational Self Assessment of High Institution Education 13-17 Dec 2009
  5. Workshop NAQAAE " External Audit of High Institution Education 27-31 Dec 2009
  6. Talk in ASIAC conference 2011, Hemostatic modulators of atherosclerosis.
  7. Poster presentation, poster title"Ferritin in sera and CSF: Its importance as both predictive and etio-diagnostic biomarker in ischemic stroke, single center prospective study" & attending 2014 AACC conference, Chicago (IL.) USA.
  8. Attending "6th International Conference& 18th Annual conference, Multidisciplinary Approach in Cancer Management" Medical Research Institute- Alexandria University.2014.
  9. Gene Expression Analysis on large scale using Microarray and Real-Time PCR Techniques; at faculty of Agriculture-Cairo University: CURP. 2014
  10. Poster presentation, poster title"Ramdan Fasting Reduces Serum Fetuin A and High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein levels" & attending 2015 AACC conference, Atlanta (GA.) USA.
  11. Attending Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Conference 2014
  12. Attending Basic Introduction to Proteomic MALDI TOF/TOF workshop 2014.
  13. Attending Annual Conference 5th Alex Clinical Pathology Department. march 2015
  14. Attending 26th Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of LaboratoryMedicine "Digging for more treasures" in Cairo,April 2015.
  15. Laboratory Governance Program Practical Guide: Medical Laboratory Accreditation by ISO 15189:2012 during the period from 18th of April to 11th of May 2015.
  16. Laboratory Quality Control Basic Principles ; one day workshop sponsored by Roche diagnostic Middle East FZCO, 9th September 2015
  17. Proficiency testing training; one day workshop sponsored by Roche diagnostic Middle East FZCO, 10 th September 2015
  18. Attending Annual Conference 6th Alex Clinical Pathology Department. March 2016.

Professional and scientific Activities
(optional) /
  • Share in the supervision of the following thesis:
- Serum Procalcitonin as a good marker for diagnosis and prognosis of ventilator associated pneumonia.(2009/2010)
-Comparison Between Serum Procalcitonin & C-Reactive Protein in diagnosis of Septic shock in patients with trochanteric fractures.(2012/2013).
  • Member of the Egyptian Society of Laboratory Medicine.
  • Member at the Editorial Board of Obesity Open Research Journal.
  • Co-supervisor on STDF Project "Science & Technology Development Fund" Nov 2015-Nov 2016 Project title
"Study of the impact of some key miRNAs in progression of Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Cirrhosis and early detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma".