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Naveed Khatib, Senior Registrar, (General Surgery)Mohammed Salman Siddiqi, Senior Registrar (Cardiac Surgery)Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Senior Registrar (Cardiac Surgery)John Thomas, Senior Registrar (Orthopaedic Surgery)Muhammad Arain, Senior Registrar (Paediatric Surgery)Muhammad Baloch, Registrar (General Surgery)Suresh Kannan, Registrar (General Surgery)Zia Aftab, Registrar (General Surgery)Mooayad Ahmed, Registrar (General Surgery)Paresh Kuba, Registrar (Cardiac Surgery)Khalid Rahman, Registrar (Urology)Shahid Aquil, Registrar (Urology)Sudesh Kumar, Registrar (ENT)SWameed Al-Bassam, Registrar (ENT)Mohammed Al-Hosni, Senior House OfficerGhalib Al-Baddai, Senior House OfficerIntisar Al-Hashmi, Senior House OfficerGhazi Elshafie, Senior House OfficerMohd Al-Mutani, Senior House OfficerMohd Al-Yamani, Senior House OfficerOmar Waad-Allah Sharef, Senior House OfficerSareyah Al-Sibai, Senior House OfficerNajib Draz, Senior House OfficerAyman Al-Amri, Senior House OfficerHamood Al-Kindu, Senior House OfficerNesrin Qader, Senior House OfficerPage252PerfusionistsFrançois PerronBalan Baskaran

course, in collaboration with the ENT Department at Al-NahdaHospital. The ENT Division also catered for 90-110 students. Thestudents rotated in groups of 13-15, spending 2 weeks at the ENTDivision.7th Year (senior rotation): The Department received final year students in groups of 20-25 in rotationfor seven week courses. Altogether, there were approximately130 students.POSTGRADUATE ProgrammeInternship+ 50-61 Interns undertook their surgical rotations in the Department in the year 2007-2008.+ A one week Hospital Orientation SProgramme for interns was conducted in July.+ OMSB Residency - 8 residents undertook a 6 months rotation in general surgery in the Departmentin the year 2008.Trauma Lecture SeriesThis lecture series was started at SQUH in the year 2007 for residents and other junior surgeons.Page254Training Courses & CME Activities+ Endoscopic Ear Surgery Workshop. College of Medicine & Health Sciences, SQU, 10 October2007.+ Basic Surgical Skills Course (BSSC). 16 Trainees attended the 2-day course conducted at SQU,College of Medicine & Health Sciences, 27-29 October 2007.+ Endoscopic Surgery. A one-day course started in the year 2007 and was conducted at SQU,College of Medicine & Health Sciences, attended by 7 surgical residents, 27-29 October2007.

+ 7th International Live Workshop and Conference on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery -Focus on Oncosurgery - Surgery Redefined and Refined, 22-25 November 2007.+ Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy. Conducted by Dr. Angelo Stuto from Italy at the College ofMedicine & Health Sciences, SQU, 30 December 2007.+ European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) - Advanced Laparoscopic G.I. SurgeryCourse attended and satisfactorily completed the course conducted at SQUH, 16-20 February2008.+ Open and Laparoscopic Hernia Workshop conducted by Dr. Tim Tollens Maurice, ImeldaHospital, Bonheiden, Belgium at SQUH, 27 February 2008.+ Dr. JS Rajkumar, Laparoscopic Surgeon from Lifeline Group of Hospitals, India, spoke on StemCell Therapy for Liver Diseases at SQUH on 7 October 2007.S+ Dr. JS Rajkumar, Laparoscopic Surgeon from Lifeline Group of Hospitals, India spoke on Surgeryfor Morbid Obesity and Surgery for GERD at SQUH on 8 October 2007.Clinical & Diagnostic ServicesStatistics for 2007-2008:15,00010,000Dept.24a c a d e m i c an d pa t i e n t ca r e de p a r t m e n t sSugery5,000-2007 2008Outpatients 13,538 13,559Admissions 5,420 3,942Procedures 4,562 2,898Figure 1: 2007-2008 surgical clinical servicesPage255

Page256ResearchResearch ProjectsClinically Significant Anatomical Variations of the Paranasal Sinuses in Omani PopulationProject Code: MERC #263Dates: 2007-2008Value: OR 1,000Project FunderInvestigators:SQUDr. Deepa Bhargava, Department of Surgery, SQU; Dr. Rashid Al-Abri, Department of Surgery, SQU; Dr. Sukhpal Sawhney, Departmentof Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQUSResearch Publications and BooksJournal Publications1. El Shafie O, Sankhla D, Al-Kindi N, Al-Hamadani A, Grant C, Woodhouse N. Insulinoma: A Rare Cause ofCommon Metabolic Disorder - Hypoglycemia. SQU Med J 2008; 8:63-7.2. Al-Sabti H. Therapeutic angiogenesis in cardiovascular disease. J Cardiothoracic Surg 2007; 2:49.3. Maddali MM, Valliattu J, Al-Sabti H, Mohamed B, Job LR. Errant migrant: An unusual cause of abdominalpain. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2007; 21:906-7.4. Maddali MM, Al-Bulushi AA, Al-Sabti H. Fish baffles doctors: scombroid fish poisoning or fish allergy? J CardiothoracVasc Anesth 2007; 21:921-3.5. Al-Sabti H, Maddali MM. Congenital Right Coronary Artery Fistula. SQU Med J 2007; 7:263-4.6. Al-Sabti H, Menon RG, Madalli MM, Valliattu J. Wandering permanent pacemaker generators in children: acase series. J Med Case Reports 2008; 2:163.7. Sudesh K. Bilateral first and second branchial anomaly: A case report. Ear Nose Throat J 2008; 87:291-3.8. Sudesh K. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of larynx mimicking malignancy. Int J Pediatr Otolaryngol Externa2008.9. Sudesh K. Basaloid cell carcinoma of maxilla: a case report and review of literature. Nat Rhinol 2008; 41-42.

Conference & Seminar PresentationsSeminar PresentationsLocal1. Al-Wahaibi K. Varicose Veins for Nurses, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, August2008.2. Al-Abri R. Rhinitis. Radio Interview. 25 May 2008.3. Al-Sabti H. Keep it beating. Clinicopathological Conference. Sultan Qaboos University. May 21, 2008.4. Machado N. Surgical and Urology update. Sohar Hospital, Oman, April 2008.5. Al-Wahaibi K. Acute Limb Ischemic. Oman Medical Specialty Board, Sohar Hospital, Oman, April 2008.6. Al-Abri R. Mobile Phones Effects. Radio Interview. Hala FM. April 2008.S7. Al-Abri R. Hearing Loss. Radio Interview. 26 March 2008.8. Al-Wahaibi K. Nursing role in trauma. Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, March 2008.9. Machado N. Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Approach to Difficult Cholecystectomy. Nizwa LaparoscopyCME Day. 28 February 2008.10. Al-Abri R. Health Informatics Workshop. SQUH, 23 January 2008.11. Al-Abri R. Third Symposium on Patient Safety. SQUH, 21-22 January 2008.12. Al-Abri R. Clinical Ethics Workshop, SQUH, 18 January 2008.13. Al-Abri R. TV interview on Morning Coffee. Oman TV. January 2008.14. Machado N. Surgical symposium, Laparoscopic Surgery. Nizwa Hospital, Oman, February 2008.15. Al-Sabti H. Recent Advances in Mitral Valve Surgery. Royal Hospital, 2007.16. Al-Abri R. Communication Skills Workshop. Nizwa Hospital, 29 September 2007.17. Al-Abri R. Medical Ethics Workshop. Nizwa Hospital, 29 September 2007.18. Al-Abri R. Quality Improvement in Health Care. Nizwa, Hospital, 10 September 2007.19. Al-Abri R. Quality Improvement in Health Care. Salalah, Hospital, 4-6 September 2007.20. Al-Abri R. Quality Improvement in Health Care. Royal Hospital, 03 September 2007.21. Al-Abri R. Quality Improvement in Health Care. Khoula, Hospital, 29 October 2007.22. Al-Abri R. Fasting & Health. Radio interview. Oman Radio. October 2007.23. Al-Abri R. Communication Skills Workshop. Nizwa Hospital, 21-22 November 2007.Dept.24a c a d e m i c an d pa t i e n t ca r e de p a r t m e n t sSugeryPage257

24. Al-Abri R. IRCA OH & S Auditor Certification Scheme. SQUH, 10-12 November 2007.25. Al-Abri R. Medical Ethics Workshop. Nizwa Hospital, 01 November 2007.26. Al-Abri R. Quality Improvement in Health Care. Sur Hospital, 31 December 2007.27. Al-Abri R. Radio interview on Wrong Habits in ENT. Oman Radio. December 2007.28. Mathew J. Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome. Urology Symposium. Royal Hospital, Oman, 3 January 200829. Mathew J. Carcinoma Prostate – An overview. Surgery & Urology Update. Sohar Hospital, Oman, 10 April2008SPage258

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