Research

  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013

Publications in Journals:

Strachan DP, Aït-Khaled N, Foliaki S, Mallol J, Odhiambo J, Pearce N, Williams HC and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group.(Study group includes Al-Rawas OA). Siblings, Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis and Eczema: A Worldwide Perspective from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. Clin Exp Allergy 2015; 45(1): 126-136

Murphy R, Stewart AW, Braithwaite I, Beasley R, Hancox RJ, Mitchell EA, and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group.(Study group includes Al-Rawas OA). Association between paracetamol use in infancy or childhood with body mass index. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2015; 23(5):1030-8.

Braithwaite I, Stewart AW, Hancox RJ, Beasley R, Murphy R, Mitchell EA, the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group.(Study group includes Al-Rawas OA). Fast-food consumption and body mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2014;4:e005813

Fuertes E, Butland BK, Ross Anderson H, Carlsten C, Strachan DP, Brauer M; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group (study group includes Al-Rawas OA). Childhood intermittent and persistent rhinitis prevalence and climate and vegetation: a global ecologic analysis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2014 Oct;113(4):386-92.e9. 

Braithwaite I, Stewart AW, Hancox RJ, Beasley R, Murphy R, Mitchell EA; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. (study group includes Al-Rawas OA) Fast-food consumption and body mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2014 Dec 8;4(12):e005813.

Hancox RJ, Stewart AW, Braithwaite I, Beasley R, Murphy R, Mitchell EA; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. (study group includes Al-Rawas OA) Association between breastfeeding and body mass index at age 6-7 years in an international survey. Pediatr Obes. 2015 Aug;10(4):283-7.

Jayakrishnan B, Rizavi DM, Al Zeedy K, Al Farsi KS. An upper lobe cavitary lesion in a patient with sickle cell disease. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2014;7:244-245

Al-Zeedy K, Jayakrishnan B, Rizavi D, Alkaabi J. Hughes-stovin syndrome and massive hemoptysis: a management challenge. Oman Med J. 2015 Jan;30(1):59-62

Jayakrishnan B, Dildar B, Rizavi DM, Mubaihsi SM, Kindi AA. Black Pleural Effusion. Lancet. 2015;386(9995)e7.

O. Elshafie, B. Jayakrishnan, M. Al Busaidi, B. Al Riyami, S. Hussein, N. Woodhouse. Chromogranin-A Levels and Refractory Bronchospasm in Interstitial Lung Disease: A Preliminary Report on the Favourable Response to Octreotide. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 7(8): 705-710, 2015,

Jayakrishnan B, Al Aghbari J, Rizavi D, Srinivasan S, Lakhtakia R, Al Riyami D. Chronic renal failure presenting for the first time as pulmonary mucormycosis with a fatal outcome. Case Rep Nephrol. 2015;2015:589537.

Elshafie, N. Hashim, B. Jayakrishnan and N. Woodhouse. Severe Hypokalaemia as a Cause of Reversible Diabetes Mellitus .British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research. 10(10): 1-4, 2015

13.    Omayma E1, Samir H2, Dilip S2, Woodhouse NJY,   Radioactive I-131 therapy in the management of ectopic thyroid tissue. . SQUMJ ,   November  2014,  vol 14 ,iss  4, pp 571-574.

Elshafie O1, Alsaffi N1  Al Sajwani A1,Woodhouse N1,  Adrenocorticotropic hormone  -dependent Cushing’s syndrome: Use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between  pituitary or ectopic source . SQUMJ , February 2015, Vol 15 ,iss 1 , pp 120-123.

Sawsan Al-Sinani, Nicolas Woodhouse, Ali Al-Mamari, Omayma Elshafie, Mohammed Al-Shafaee, Said Al-Yahyaee, Mohammed Hassan, Deepali Jaju, Khamis Al-Hashmi, Mohammed Al-Abri, Khalid Al-Rassadi, Syed Rizvi, Yengo Loic, Philippe Froguel, Riad Bayoumi . Association of gene variants with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes among Omanis. World J Diabetes 2015 March 15; 6(2): 358-366 ISSN 1948-9358 (online)

S. Al Hadrami, J.Al Sulaimi, D. Al Kindi,  Omayma Elshafie1*, S. Hussien, A. Zakwani and N. Nicholas Woodhouse. Peak Bone Mineral Density Levels in Normal Omanis. A Pilot

Study. May 2015 British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research. 8(6): 526-541

Omayma Elshafie , Nagi Hashim and  Nicholas Woodhouse. Cushing’s Disease and high

Dose Cabergoline Monotherapy: Rapid and Sustained Clinical and biochemical Improvement, with Reversal of  Hypertension, Diabetes and Secondary infertility , 9(1): September  2015 . 10(10): 1-4, 2015

18.    Al-Habsi H, Al-Waily A, Balkhair A, Saparamadu A, Al-Hinai M. Dermatitis Artefacta. Oman Med J 2015 May; 30(2).219-222.

 

19.    Balkhair A, Al-Maamari K, Alawi F, Al-Adawi B, Al-Muharrmi Z, and Ahmed O. Ebola: are we prepared for recurring infectious threats? Oman Med J. 2014 Nov; 29(6):388-90.

20.     Abdelmogheth AA, Al-Nair AM, Balkhair AA, Mahmoud AM, El-Naggari M. Pattern of Viral Infections among Infants and Children Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014 Nov; 14(4):e546-50.

21.     Al-Jabri AA, Youssef RM, Hasson SS, Balkhair AA, Al-Belushi M, Al-Saadoon M, Mathew M, Al-Mahroqi S, Said E, Koh CY, Idris MA. Knowledge, attitudes and intended behaviors towards HIV testing and self-protection: a survey of Omani pregnant women. East Mediterr Health J. 2014 Oct 20; 20(10):614-22.

22.    Iqbal MP, Burney IA. Low doses of colony-stimulating factors lead to resolution of neutropenia in cancer patients through increased levels of dihydrofolate reductase. Pak J Pharm Sci. 2014; 27(2): 245-8

23.    Burney IA, Furrukh M, Al Moundhri MS. What are our options in the fight against breast cancer. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014; 14 (2): 35-37.

24.    D’Souza, PC, Kumar S, Kakaria A, Al Sukaiti R, Zahid, KF, Furrukh M, Burney IA, Al Moundhri MS. Use of Port-a-cath in cancer patients: A single center experience. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Nov 13;8(11):1476-82. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4155

25.    Kumar S, Burney IA, Al Moundhri MS. Near Complete resolution of refractory, relapsed, metastatic Wilm’s tumor in a young adult with bevacizumab containing chemotherapy. J Coll Surg Phys Pak. 2014 Suppl 1:S71-2.

26.    Al Kalbani M and Burney IA. The epidemics of obesity and cancer: no simple remedy. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014; 14 (3): 149-151

27.    Lakhtakia R, Burney IA. Medical History: A brief history of breast cancer Part III –Tumor biology lays the foundation for medical oncology. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2015 Feb;15(1):e34-8. 

28.    Kumar S, Burney IA, Al Moundhri MS. Endocrine therapy for breast cancer – A success story in all treatment settings. Austin J Cancer and Clin Res. 2015 2(4): 1038

29.    Lakhtakia R, Burney IA. Medical History. A historical tale of two lymphomas: Part-1. Hodgkin Lymphoma. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2015; 15(2): 202-206

30.    Kumar S, Burney IA, Farhan K, D’Souza PC, Al-Belushi M, Mufti T, Al-Meki W, Furrukh M, Al-Moundhri MS. Colorectal cancer: Patients Characteristics, Treatment and Survival in Oman - a single center study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 16(12): 4853-4858

31.    Lakhtakia R, Burney IA. Medical History. A historical tale of two lymphomas: Part-2.Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.  Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2015 15(3): 317-321

32.    Lakhtakia R, Burney IA, Qureshi A, Al Azawi S, Al Badi H, Al Hajri S. Unveiling cancer. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2015 15(3): 405-410

 

33.    Udayakumar A, Al- Bahri M, Burney IA, Al-Haddabi I. Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: Complex cytogenetics findings with typical Ultrastructural, Immunophenotypical and histological features. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2015 15(3): 411-414

34.    Nandhagopal R. Cerebral angiography. Unusual connection and disconnection.Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2015 Apr;20(2):179-80.

35.    Nandhagopal R, Udayakumar AM. Cri-du-chat syndrome. Indian J Med Res. 2014 Oct;140(4):570-1.

 

36.    Nandhagopal R, Al-Muharrmi Z, Balkhair A. Nocardia brain abscess. QJM. 2014 Dec;107(12):1041-2.

37.    Nandhagopal R. An adult with focal neurological deficits and inter-arm blood pressure difference. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2015 Oct;20(4):402-3.

 

Conference Abstracts:

1.      Kamla Al Salmani, Esther Moss,, Don Jones, Raj Patel, Ikram Burney, Mark D. Evans Frankincense as a Potentially Novel Therapeutic Agent in Ovarian Cancer. 27th Lorne Cancer Conference 2015, Mantra Lorne, Lorne, Victoria, Australia; Feb 2015

2.      Omayma Elshafie 1, Samir Hussain2, Dilip Sankhla2 ,Nicholas Woodhouse1.  Radioactive I131 therapy in the management ectopic thyroid tissue. Posters in AACE –Gulf chapter in Abudhabi  3-5/10/20114 and University day (SQU) 05/2015

3.      Omayma Elshafie , , Alsaffi N  Al Sajwani A,, Nicholas Woodhouse.1 ACTH dependant Cushing’s syndrome: The use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between a pituitary or ectopic source. Posters in AACE –Gulf chapter in Abudhabi  3-5/10/20114 and University day (SQU) 05/2015

4.      Omayma Elshafie1,  Nagi Hashim,,Nicholas Woodhouse.  Cushing’s disease and cabergoline monotherapy: Rapid clinical improvement, reversal of diabetes, hypertension and secondary infertility with a successful pregnancy during 4 years treatment. Posters in AACE –Gulf chapter in Abudhabi  3-5/10/20114 and University day (SQU) 05/2015

5.      Nandhagopal R,  Al-Murshedi F, Jacob P, Gujjar A, Al-Asmi A. Primary hyperammonemic encephalopathy as a mimicker of non-convulsive status epilepticus: Therapeutic implications of underlying etiology. American Academy of Neurology 67th Annual Meeting. Washington DC, USA dated April 22, 2015. Poster Session V: Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG): Status Epilepticus.  Indexed in Neurology April 6, 2015 vol. 84 no. 14 Supplement P5.086

6.      Sunil Nadar.  Use Of the guideliner in an angulated left main bifurcation stenting procedure: presented at the Transcatheter Therapeutics, Washington,
USA, September 2014

 

Oral Presentations/Invited Talks/CME Presentations

1.      The impact of research on outcome of cancer patients. 6th Muscat International Oncology & 3rd Oman Cancer Association conference. Muscat, Oman, Nov 30-Dec 1, 2014

2.      Outcomes of cancer patients when busy clinicians are also active in research. 18th Annual Symposium. Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Feb 24-26, 2015

3.      Systolic dysfunction after doxorubicin based chemotherapy in DLBCL. 18th Annual Symposium. Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Feb 24-26, 2015

4.      Teaching Ethics to MD students in an Integrated, Outcome-based Curriculum. 1st International Bioethics Conference. SQU, Muscat, Oman, March 8-10, 2015.

5.  N. Woodhouse, Omayma.  Octreotide trail versus inferior petrosal sinus sampling in Cushing disease and three other posters.  The second Clinical Congress of Gulf Chapter Annual Meeting 23-25 October 2014, St. Regis Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

6. Omayma Elshafie. Endocrine emergencies  and Thyroid disease for the internist. Second Qatar Internal Medicine conference,  Doha on 30 October to 1st November 2014

7.      Omayma,  Woodhouse,  Mamari. Primary hyperparathyroidism in SQUH and Effect of preoperative vitamin D therapy on circulating PTH levels in     OMSB  Research day,  3 November 2014, Holiday inn Hotel  Oman  

8 . N. Woodhouse. Update in the management of diabetes and hypertension 29 November 2014, City seasons hotel, Oman                                     

9.   Omayma Elshafie . Neuroendocrine tumour management on   16/December/2014. CME,    

         Sohar hospital 

    10.  N. Woodhouse. Acromegaly management on 16/December/2014. CME, Sohar hospital                                                                                                  

11.   Omayma,  N. Woodhouse. To establish whether or not  chromogranin-A levels are raised in various lung disorders.          29/January /2015, Ward 3 Red, SQU hospital

12. . N. Woodhouse. Update in hypertension management on 3  February 2015,  The Cave /Muscat                                                                                    

13. Omayma Elshafie . Complications and secondary caused of Diabetes . 12/ February /2015 The Cave /Muscat                                                                                    

14. N. Woodhouse.  Update in Diabetes management on  12/ February /2015,  The Cave /Muscat                                                                                     

15. Omayma Elshafie.  Adrenal disease  on 12/ March /2015   Ward 3 Red  SQU hospital.                                                                                              

16. N. Woodhouse.  Update in Hypertension management on  17/ March /2015, The Cave /Muscat                                                                                    

17. Omayma Elshafie.  Update in Diabetes management on  17/ March /2015, The Cave /Muscat                                                                                    

18. Omayma,  Woodhouse.  SCRAP Presentation: Seen but again not observed  (Paget's) on 19/ March/ 2015

19.  Burney IA. Role of Medical Oncology.  Update on Gynecological Oncology, organized by Oman Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Muscat, Oct 24, 2014

20. Burney IA. Workplace based assessment. 12th CHPE course, SQU, Muscat, Oman, Feb 21, 2015.

22. Burney IA. Cancer Scene in Oman. Nurses day, May 2015

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1.      Burney IA. Certificate of Distinguished Research Paper.  On the occasion of the 15th University Day, Sultan Qaboos University May 3, 2015.

Tamimi Y, Al Harthy S, Al Haddabi I, Babiker H, Al Moundhri M, Burney IA. The p53 status in an Omani cohort with diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014; 14(1):e50-8. Epub 2014 Jan 27. 

 

Research Projects:

1.      Co-investigator: Yahya Tamimi, Mansour Al-Moundhri, Ikram Burney, Roseline Godbout, Moza Al-Kalbani, Ritu Lakhtakia. Identification of putative genes involved in early steps of epithelial ovarian cancer pathogenesis. HMTF OR 75,100 over 3 years

2.      Co-investigator: Khawaja F Zahid, Ikram A Burney, Mansour Al Moundhri, Shiyam Kumar. Role of inflammatory biomarkers in early detection of Trastuzumab induced cardiotoxicity. SQU Internal Grant OR1000 MREC

3.      Co-investigator: Khawaja F Zahid, Ikram A Burney, Mansour Al Moundhri. Biological subtypes of breast cancer in patients with brain metastases. Qatar HMC/AUB, US $5000

 

4.      Principal investigator: Ikram A Burney, Harith Al Harthy. Determinants of seeking second opinion outside of Oman in suspected or newly diagnosed   cancer patients in Oman: A qualitative study. SQU MREC Unfunded

 

5.      Principal Investigator Ikram A Burney, Ali Al Mashni, Aziz Al Kathiri. Patient Perception of cancer Diagnosis in Sultanate of Oman. SQU MREC Unfunded. A  Project involving Medical Students.

6.      Woodhouse, Omayma, Al-Mamari. Primary hyperparathyroidism in SQUH and Effect of preoperative vitamin D therapy on circulating PTH levels, unfunded

7.      Woodhouse, Omayma,  Jaya. Investigation of the cause of raised serum chromogranin-A levels in various lung disorders, unfunded

8.      Omayma , Samir,  Woodhouse. Thyrotoxicosis in Oman : incidence of hypothyroidism , euthyroidism  , failure of treatment and  relapse within 6to 36 months following treatment with radioactive iodine  I-131, unfunded

9.      Samir, Omayma , Hadia, Dr Sukhpal ,  S Ganguly, Prof Woodhouse. The efficiency of ablation of Well Differentiate Thyroid Cancer remnant with I-131 after rHTSH versus Thyroxine Withdrawal: A prospective control trial, unfunded

 

10.  Jamal Sallam, Farroq Rehman, Omniya Al Ajmi, Tahirah Al Ajmi (medical student). The Risk factors for upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients admitted to Sultan Qaboos university Hospital.

 

11.  Ritu Lakhtakia, Jamal Sallam, Shyam Ganguly. Mast cells in chronic gastritis-a morphoimmunophenotypic study with clinicopathologic correlation

 

12.  Nandhagopal R, Al-Asmi A, Gujjar AR, Al Mashaikhi T, Poothrikovil RP, Venugopal P, Al Alawi SH, Al Majrafi S(Medical Student), Al Bahri M (Medical Student). Long Term EEG in Adult Patients with Neurological Disorders in SQU Hospital (Unfunded research project).

 

13.  Nandhagopal R, Al-Asmi A, Gujjar AR, Al Rajhi Z (Medical Student) Duration of Ventilatory Assistance, Intensive Care Unit Stay and Determinants of Short Term Mortality in Neurocritically Ill Adult Patients (Unfunded research Project)

 

Book/Book Chapter:
Editors Sunil Nadar, Gregory Lip.  Oxford Cardiology Library: Hypertension, 2nd Edition, Oxford University press UK  2015

Annual Research Retreat of the Department of Medicine

The Annual Research Retreat of the Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University and Hospital was held on 2nd May 2015 from 9 am to 2 pm at Hotel Holiday Inn, Muscat.  About 40 physicians, research scholar and medical students attended the retreat.  The half-day program started with the recitation of Holy Quran followed by welcome address of Dr. Ali Al Mamari, Head of the Department of Medicine, SQU.  This was followed by a refreshing session (touching on the social aspects of medical illness) entitled Medicine in the box by Dr. Nandhagopal who organized the meeting on behalf of the research committee of the department.  Dr. Abdullah Balkhair, deputy chairman of the committee gave a talk covering infectious diseases and microbes in a lighter vein.  Then there were 9 platform presentations covering different medical illnesses from the different units of the department. 

                        The list of clinical presentations included:

                        Sarcoidosis in Oman                                                                                         Presenter: Dr.Ahsan Lawati; supervisor: Dr.Jayakrishnan (Pulmo. Unit)

Omani Frankincense as a Potentially Novel Therapeutic Agent in Ovarian Cancer                                                                                         Presenter: Kamla Salmani; supervisor: Dr.  Ikram Burney (Oncology Unit)

Screening for depression in the cognitive assessment of normal elderly Omanis attending Sultan Qaboos University Hospital                     Presenter: Hajer Al Hamrashdi; supervisor: Dr. Ammar Alobaidy (Neurology Unit)

Obtaining norms for the Arabic translated version mini mental status examination (MMSE), semantic fluency and naming tests of CERAD neuropsychological battery in normal elderly Omanis                           Presenter: Malak Al Mawali; supervisor: Dr. Ammar Alobaidy (Neurology Unit)

Effect of antihypertensive therapy on indices of platelet activation
 Presenter: Dr. Sunil Nadar (Cardiology Unit)

Risk factors and presentations of premature coronary artery disease among Omani patients.                                                                                                           Presenter: Adil Al-Jabri; supervisor: Dr. Mansour Sallam (Cardiology Unit)

Challenge to reduce crossover from radial to femoral access for coronary procedures: 'RURU' approach: a single center, single operator experience                                                                           Presenter: Dr. Osama Tariq; supervisor: Dr. Mansour Sallam (Cardiology Unit)                        

Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate in Omanis by use of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Cockcroft-Gault Equations Presenter: Dr. Dawood Al Riyami (Nephrology Unit)

                        Randomised trial of Levetiracetam vs. Phenytoin in acute seizures

                        Presenter: Dr. Arunodaya Gujjar (Neurology Unit)

 

Publications of COMHS & SQUH for the Academic year 2014

1        El-Shafie O, Anjum, O, Fatma, A, Woodhouse N. Cushing’s disease : sustained remission in four cases induced by medical therapy with the dopamine agonist Cabergoline .  SQUMJ 1/12/2012.

 

2        Sanath KB, Rohit D, Omayma E1, Woodhouse NJY, Karin N. Successful management of Phaeochromocytomas  using preoperative oral labetalol and intra- operative magnesium sulphate - a report of four cases. SQUMJ ,May 2014, vol 14, iss 2, pp 236-240

 

3        Al-Sinani A, Al-Shafaee M, Al-Mamari A, Woodhouse N, Al-Shafie O, Hassan M, et al. Familial Clustering of Type 2 Diabetes among Omanis. Oman Med J 2013 Jan; 29(1):51-54

4        Sawsan A, Mohamed E, Al- Mamari A , Woodhouse NJY, Omayma E1,Mohammed O, Said Al Yahyaee, Sulayma Albarwani, Deepali Jaju, Khamis Al Hashmi, Mohammed Al Abri, Syed Rizvi, Riad Bayoumi.  Impaired Fasting Glucose Omani Adults with no Family History of Type 2 Diabetes. SQUMJ,May 2014,vol 14, iss 2 , pp 183 – 189.

5        Humaid H, Al Farai, Issa Al-Aboodi, Azza Al- Sawafi, Noor Al Busaidi, Woodhouse N.  Insulin Resistance and its Correlation with Risk Factors for Developing Diabetes Mellitus in 100 Omani Students. SQUMJ,August 2014,vol 14, iss 3 , pp 393 – 396.

6        Catecholamine secreting carotid body paraganglionoma: successful long term preoperative control of the hypertension and clinical symptoms using high dose long acting octreotide.                                                                                    Elshafie O, Al Badaai, Al Azri, Hussein S, Al Wahabi K, Qureshi A, Al Mamari A, Woodhouse N. Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism July 2014

7        Omayma T, Nooralddin  S, Ahmed Al –Sajwani, Woodhouse NJY.      Adrenocorticotropic Hormone – Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome: use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between pituitary or ectopic sources. Accepted SQUMJ  July 2014

8        Omayma E1, Samir H2, Dilip S2, Woodhouse NJY1,   Radioactive I-131 therapy in the management ectopic thyroid tissue.  SQUMJ , accepted November  2014, vol 14 ,iss  4, pp 571-574.

    8 Kuramoto L, Cragg J, Nandhagopal R, Mak E, Sossi V, de la Fuente-Fernández R, Stoessl AJ, Schulzer M. The nature of progression in Parkinson's disease: an application of non-linear, multivariate, longitudinal random effects modelling. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 18;8(10):e76595.

 

9.      Nandhagopal R, Udayakumar AM. Cri-du-chat syndrome. Indian J Med Res. 2014 Oct;140(4):570-1.

 

10.  Nandhagopal R. Focal neurological deficits after trauma. BMJ. 2014 Jul14;349:g4520.

 

11.  Nandhagopal R, Al-Muharrmi Z, Balkhair A. Nocardia brain abscess. QJM. 2014 Dec;107(12):1041-2.

 

12.  Nandhagopal R, Khmeleva N, Jayakrishnan B, White T,  Al-Azri F, George J, Heintzman A, Al-Zeedy K, Rorke-Adams L, Gujjar AR, Schmid DS, Al-Asmi, Nagel MA, Jacob PC, Gilden D. Varicella zster virus pneumonitis and brainstem encephalitis without skin rash in an Immunocompetent adult. Open Forum Infect Dis 2014; 1 (2): ofu064 first published online July 21, 2014

 

13.  Sallam M, Al-Riyami A. Concertina effect: A memorable phenomenon during coronary intervention. The Egyptian Heart Journal (2014) 66, 71–73.

 

14.  Sallam M, Al-Riyami A, Misbah M, Al-Sukaiti R, Al-Alawi A, Al-Wahaibi A. Procedural and clinical utility of transulnar approach for coronary procedures following failure of radial route: Single center experience. J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2014 Jul;26(3):138-44.

 

15.  El-Deeb MH, Al-Riyami AM, Sulaiman KJ, Al-Riyami AA, Al-Mukhaini M, Al-Rawahi N, Al-Riyami MB, Al-Riyami AB, Sallam M, Panduranga P, Rahman SA, Al-Hinai S, Al-Wahshi Y, Al-Kharusi AM. Clinical Pathways for Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome in Oman: An Oman Heart Association Protocol for Hospital Quality Improvement Initiative. Oman Med J. 2014 Jan;29(1):8-11.

 

16.  El-Deeb MH1, Sulaiman KJ, Al Riyami AA, Al Rawahi N, Al Riyami AB, Al Mukhaini M, Al Riyami MB, Sallam M, Rahman SA, Abbas HS, Hamad GS, Panduranga P; OHA AF Task Force. 2014 Oman Heart Association protocol for the management of acute atrial fibrillation. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2014 Sep;13(3):117-27.

 

Jerez-Valero M, Urena M, Webb JG, Tamburino C, Munoz-Garcia AJ, Cheema A, Dager AE, Serra V, Amat-Santos IJ, Barbanti M, Immè S, Alonso Briales JH, Al Lawati H, Benitez LM, Cucalon AM, Garcia Del Blanco B, Revilla A, Dumont E, Barbosa Ribeiro H, Nombela-Franco L, Bergeron S, Pibarot P, Rodés-Cabau. “Clinical impact of aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve
replacement: insights into the degree and acuteness of presentation.”
J. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Sep; 7(9): 1022-32.

 

Allende R, Webb JG, Munoz-Garcia AJ, de Jaegere P, Tamburino C, Dager AE, Cheema A, Serra V, Amat-Santos I, Velianou JL, Barbanti M, Dvir D, Alonso Briales JH, Nuis RJ, Faqiri E, Imme S, Benitez LM, Cucalon AM, Al Lawati H, Garcia Del Blanco B, Lopez J, Natarajan MK, DeLarochellière R, Urena M, Ribeiro HB, Dumont E, Nombela-Franco L, Rodés-Cabau J. Advanced chronic kidney disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insights on clinical outcomes and prognostic markers from a large cohort of patients. Eur Heart J 2014 Oct 7; 35 (38): 2685-96.

 

Urena M, Webb JG, Cheema A, Serra V, Toggweiler S, Barbanti M, Cheung A, Ye J, Dumont E, DeLarochellière R, Doyle D, Al Lawati HA, Peterson M, Chisholm R, Igual A, Ribeiro HB, Nombela- Franco L, Philippon F, Garcia del Blanco B, Rodés-Cabau J. Impact of new-onset persistent left bundle branch block on late clinical outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with aballoon-expandable valve. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Feb; 7(2): 128-36,

 

Urena M, Webb JG, Tamburino C, Muñoz-García AJ, Cheema A, Dager AE, Serra V, Amat-Santos IJ, Barbanti M, Immè S, Briales JH, Benitez LM, Al Lawati H, Cucalon AM, García Del Blanco B, López J, Dumont E, Delarochellière R, Ribeiro HB, Nombela-Franco L, Philippon F, Rodés-Cabau. Permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: impact on late clinical outcomes and left ventricular function. Circulation. 2014 Mar 18; 129 (11): 1233-43.

 

Bagai A, Thavendiranathan P, Sharieff W, Al Lawati HA, Cheema AN.
Non-infarct related artery revascularization during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am Heart J. 2013 Oct; 166(4): 684-693

22.  Khan S , Al Hunaini M ,Sharef  Y, Mohammed S , Al- Riyami D . Acute renal vein Thrombosis in renal allograft.(Published in  to OMJ, sep 2014  ).

Lakhtakia R, Al Wahaibi K, Zahid KF, Malik KA and Burney IA. Solid pseudo-papillary neoplasm of pancreas: A review of the diagnostic dilemma and tumor behavior. Oman Med J. 2013 Nov;28(6):441-4

 

Burney IA, and Al Moundhri MS. Lifestyle modification and cancer prevention: Another weapon in war against cancer. Int J Nutr Pharmacol Neurol Dis. 2014 4: 1-3

Qureshi A, Kumar S, Ismail SI, Al Kalbani M, Burney IA. c-kit negative Extra intestinal gastrointestinal stromal tumor with no detectable mutations: A rare case. J Solid Tumors. Accepted for publication.

 

Tamimi Y, Al Harthy S, Al Haddabi I, Babiker H, Al Moundhri M, Burney IA. The p53 status in an Omani cohort with diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014; 14(1):e50-8

 

Iqbal MP, Burney IA. Low doses of colony-stimulating factors lead to resolution of neutropenia in cancer patients through increased levels of dihydrofolate reductase. Pak J Pharm Sci. 2014; 27(2): 245-8

 

Burney IA, Furrukh M, Al Moundhri MS. What are our options in the fight against breast cancer. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014; 14 (2): 35-37.

 

D’Souza, PC, Kumar S, Kakaria A, Al Sukaiti R, Zahid, KF, Furrukh M, Burney IA, Al Moundhri MS. Use of Port-a-cath in cancer patients: A single center experience. Accepted for publication.

Kumar S, Burney IA, Al Moundhri MS. Near Complete resolution of refractory, relapsed, metastatic Wilm’s tumor in a young adult with bevacizumab containing chemotherapy. J Coll Surg Phys Pak. 2014 Mar; 24 Suppl 1:S71-2.

31.  Al Kalbani M and Burney IA. The epidemics of obesity and cancer: no simple remedy. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014; 14 (3): 149-151

Arif AlBulushi, Aftab Siddiqi, Issa Al Qarshoubi, Moza Al Adawi, Ghalib Al Khadhouri, Hatem Farhan, Patterns of Acute Pancreatitis in a Tertiary Care Center in Oman. OMJ 2014, Vol.29, No. 5:358-361

Murtadha K. Al Khabori, Arwa Z. Al-Riyami, Khalil Al-Farsi, Mohammed Al-Huneini, Abdulhakeem Al-Hashim, Nasser Al-Kemyani, Issa Al Qarshoubi, Hammad Khan, Khalfan Al-Amrani, Shahina Daar. Non-Invasive Haemoglobin Estimation in Patients with Thalassaemia Major. SQU Med J, November 2014, Vol. 14, Iss. 4, PP. 439-443

 

34.  Aiman Al Wahaibi, Khalid Al Naamani, Ahmed Al Kindi, Issa Al Qarshoubi. A Novel Endoscopic Treatment of Major Bile Duct Leak. International Journal of Surgery case Reports 5 (2014) 189-192

35.  Asthma control: importance of compliance and inhaler technique assessments. Baddar S, Jayakrishnan B, Al-Rawas OA.J Asthma. 2014 May;51(4):429-34

36.  Al Zeedy K, Jayakrishnan B, Rizavi D, Al Kabbi J. Hughes- Stovin Syndrome and massive haemoptysis: A management challenge. Accepted in “Oman Medical Journal

37.   Gujjar A, D Jaju, J Poovathur, M Dikshit, A Al-Asmi. Relation of Serial Hemodynamic and Autonomic Changes in Acute Ischemic Stroke to Stroke Type, Location and Outcome. Neurology 2014; 82(10S):094-P3. 

38.   Al-Asmi AR, R Poothrikovil RP, R Nandhagopal, D Lal, A Al Futaisi. PC Jacob, R Koul, A Gujjar. Clinical and electrophysiological profile of Omani patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy, experience of a tertiary center in Oman. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2014;125, S172.

39.   Al-Asmi AR, S Al-Rawahi, Z Al-Muqbali, R Nandhagopal, PC Jacob, A Gujjar, S Al-Adawi. Magnitude and concurrence of anxiety and depression among attendees at tertiary care neurology unit in Oman with multiple sclerosis (MS). Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2014; 333, e378.

40.   Lutfi HF, Siddiqui AA, Sharef YW, Al-Lawati AF, Cardiac Angiosarcoma with Haemopericardium, Duhok Medical Journal, Volume 7, Issue 1, 81-85, December 2013.

41.   Al-Farsi Y, Tariq O, Siddiqui AA, Sharef YW, Atrial Fibrillation with a Rare Cause of Initiation. Case Report, Medical Journal of Babylon-Vol. 11- No. 2, 482-486, -2014

42.   Albulushi A, Siddiqi A, Alqarshoubi I, Aladawi M, Alkhadhouri G, and Farhan H, Pattern of Acute Pancreatitis in a Tertiary Care Center in Oman, Oman Medical Journal (2014) Vol. 29, No. 5:358-361

43.   Alkaabi j, Gravil D, Alhaddabi H, Patarie A. Haemostatic parameters in patients with Behcet's disease. SQU journal, May 2014; 14:2:e190-196

44.   MERS-CoV: Bridging the Knowledge Gaps. Balkhair A, Alawi FB, Al Maamari K, Al Muharrmi Z, Ahmed O. Oman Med J. 2014 May;29(3):169-71. doi: 10.5001/omj.2014.43. No abstract available.

45.   Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) with a higher CD4T cell count during HIV infection. Said EA, Al-Yafei F, Zadjali F, Hasson SS, Al-Balushi MS, Al-Mahruqi S, Koh CY, Al-Naamani K, Al-Busaidi JZ, Idris MA, Balkhair A, Al-Jabri AA. Immunol Lett. 2014 Jul;160(1):58-64. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2014.04.005. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

46.   Genetic diversity and prevalence of CCR2-CCR5 gene polymorphisms in the Omani population. Al-Mahruqi SH, Zadjali F, Beja-Pereira A, Koh CY, Balkhair A, Al-Jabri AA. Genet Mol Biol. 2014 Mar;37(1):7-14. Epub 2013 Feb 28.

47.   Epidemiology of multi-drug resistant organisms in a teaching hospital in oman: a one-year hospital-based study. Balkhair A, Al-Farsi YM, Al-Muharrmi Z, Al-Rashdi R, Al-Jabri M, Neilson F, Al-Adawi SS, El-Beeli M, Al-Adawi S. ScientificWorldJournal. 2014 Jan 14;2014:157102. doi: 10.1155/2014/157102. eCollection 2014.

 

48.   Complicated subacute bacterial endocarditis in a patient with ventricular septal defect. Al-Senaidi KS, Abdelmogheth AA, Balkhair AA. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014 Feb;14(1):e130-3. Epub 2014 Jan 27.

49.   New genetic variants in the CCR5 gene and the distribution of known polymorphisms in Omani population. Al-Mahruqi SH, Zadjali F, Koh CY, Balkhair A, Said EA, Al-Balushi MS, Hasson SS, Al-Jabri AA. Int J Immunogenet. 2014 Feb;41(1):20-8. doi: 10.1111/iji.12081. Epub 2013 Aug 16.

50.   Griffith M, Peter JV, Karthik G, Ramakrishna K, Prakash JA, Kalki RC, Varghese GM, Chrispal A, Pichamuthu K, Iyyadurai R, Abraham OC. Profile of organ dysfunction and predictors of mortality in severe scrub typhus infection requiring intensive care admission. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2014 Aug;18(8):497-502.  

51.    Sachithanandham J, Kannangai R, Pulimood SA, Desai A, Abraham AM, Abraham OC,  Ravi V, Samuel P, Sridharan G. Significance of Epstein-Barr virus (HHV-4) and CMV (HHV-5) infection among subtype-C human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2014 Jul-Sep;32(3):261-9.

52.   Ahmed AS, Kundavaram AP, Sathyendra S, Abraham OC. Acute pancreatitis due to scrub typhus. J Glob Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;6(1):31-4.  

53.   Chandy SJ, Michael JS, Veeraraghavan B, Abraham OC, Bachhav SS, Kshirsagar NA. ICMR programme on Antibiotic Stewardship, Prevention of Infection & Control (ASPIC). Indian J Med Res. 2014 Feb;139(2):226-30.

54.   Varghese GM, Trowbridge P, Janardhanan J, Thomas K, Peter JV, Mathews P, Abraham OC, Kavitha ML. Clinical profile and improving mortality trend of scrub typhus in South India. Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;23:39-43.  

55.   Janardhanan J, Prakash JA, Abraham OC, Varghese GM. Comparison of a conventional and nested PCR for diagnostic confirmation and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 May;79(1):7-9.

56.   Astrup E, Janardhanan J, Otterdal K, Ueland T, Prakash JA, Lekva T, Strand ØA, Abraham OC, Thomas K, Damås JK, Mathews P, Mathai D, Aukrust P, Varghese GM.  Cytokine network in scrub typhus: high levels of interleukin-8 are associated with disease severity and mortality. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb 6;8(2):e2648.  

57.   Gopinath KG, Chrispal A, Boorugu H, Chandy S, Prakash JJ, Abraham AM, Abraham OC, Thomas K. Clinico-epidemiological profile of seven adults with spotted fever  from a tertiary care hospital in South India. Trop Doct. 2014 Apr;44(2):89-91.  

58.   Boorugu H, Chrispal A, Gopinath KG, Chandy S, Prakash JJ, Abraham AM, Abraham OC, Thomas K. Central nervous system involvement in scrub typhus. Trop Doct. 2014 Jan;44(1):36-7.
 

Conference Presentations:

 

1.  Elshafie O, Hussein S, Norman M, Asim Q, Woodhouse N  Tumour induced hypophosphataemic osteomalacia response to treatment with octreotide and surgery. Address: SQUH – Muscat – Oman. AACE-Gulf chapter October 2013

2. Hussein S, Al Hadhrami S, Al Sulaimi J, Al Kindi D, Elshafie O, Al Zakwani A, Woodhouse N . Osteoporosis and osteopenia are over diagnosed in Oman. Our therapeutic strategies must be changed . Address: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, AACE-Gulf chapter October 2013

3.  Steven Mumm, Omayma El-Shafie, Xiafang Zhang, Samir Hussein, Deborah V. Novack, Nicholas Woodhouse, Michael P. Whyte  . Juvenile Paget's Disease Without Mutation of TNFRSF11B (OPG) or TNFRSF11A (RANK).  Address: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. AACE-Gulf chapter October 2013

4. S. Hussein, M. Shukaily, O. Elshafie, D. Sankhla, N. Woodhouse N. The Role of Thyroid Scintigraphy with Tc99m Pertechnetate in Defining the Spectrum of Thyroid Disorders in Young Omani  Address: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. AACE-Gulf chapter October 2013

5. Elshafie O1, Al Baddi Y2, Al Azri F3, Hussain S3, Al Wahabi K2, Qureshi A4, AL mamari A1, Woodhouse N1 .Catecholamine secreting carotid body paraganglionoma:  Successful longterm preoperative control of the hypertension and clinical symptoms using high dose octreotide LA.    Departments of Medicine1, Surgery2, Radiology3 and Pathology4 – SQUH. AACE-Gulf chapter October 2013

6. Nandhagopal R, Schulzer M, Kuramoto L, Cragg J, Sossi V, de la Fuente-Fernández R, Stoessl AJ. A Longitudinal 11C(±)dihydrotetrabenazine PET Study of Gender Difference in the Progression of Dopaminergic Dysfunction in the Parkinsonian Caudate.  Abstracted in: Neurology 82:10 Supplement P6.064; 1526-632X and presented in Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology May 01, 2014 - Poster Session VI - Movement Disorders: Parkinson's Disease Imaging

7. Sallam M. Procedural and clinical utility of transulnar approach for coronary procedures following failure of radial route: single centre experience. Scientific poster presented in TCT (Trans Catheter Therapeutic) conference, San Francesco, USA, from Oct 26- Nov 1, 2013. Published in the JACC Cardiovascular Intervention.

8. Al Lawati H. Successive Transradial Approach is Associated with an Acceptable Success Rate and a Lower Risk of Vascular Complications Compared to the Transfemoral Approach in Patients Undergoing Repeat Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. TCT Sep 2014: 13 Sep 2014 Presentation No. 819.

9. Khan S , Al-Riyami D , Sharef Y,Mohammed S , Nabil M.  Successful salvage of acute antibody mediated renal graft rejection with Eculizumab.   Poster presented in  the Middle East Society of Organ Transplantaion  (MESOT ) Sep 2014,Istanbul    Turkey.

10.  Sharef Yasser  , Annupam , Shoib  , Khan Saif , Mohammed Saja  , Al Riyami Dawood . Successful management of rare dual complication after native renal biopsy.  Poster presented in Advance medical symposium , Jan 2014 & Submitted in SQMJ manuscript No:1220.

11. Safety and complications of tunnelled cuffed double lumen dialysis catheters in Omani patients: Clinical and radiological perspective'.   Abstract submitted to European congress of radiology ,2015

12. Burney IA and Al Wardy N.  “Assessment in the Clinical phase of outcome-based curriculum. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Medical Education. Mauritius, Oct 4-6, 2013

13. Burney IA, Al Sulaimi J, Al Kalbani M, Gowri V, Mathew M, Zahid F, Kumar S, Furrukh M, Al Moundhri MS. Pregnancy associated breast cancer: a report of outcomes of pregnancy and breast cancer from an arab country 18th meeting of the European Society of Gynecological Oncology, Liverpool, UK, 19-22 Oct, 2013.

 

 14. Burney IA.  Debate: Switch therapy is preferred in adjuvant hormone therapy in postmenopausal women – Contra speaker”. 5th Muscat International Oncology Conference. Muscat, Oman, Sept 17-19, 2013

 

15. Burney IA.  Carcinoma of Unknown primary Site: Treatment”. 5th Muscat International Oncology Conference. Muscat, Oman, Sept 17-19, 2013

 

16. Burney IA.  Renal Cell Carcinoma in Oman: opportunities and challenges. Pazopanib launch meeting, organized by GSK, Nov 13, 2013

 

17. Burney IA.  Update on the management of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. 12th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium, Lahore, Pakistan. Nov 28-dec 1, 2013

 

18. Burney IA.  Management of Pregnancy-associated Breast Cancer. 1st International Gynecology Conference, Muscat, Oman, Dec 3-6, 2013

 

19. Burney IA.  Examination Blueprinting, 1st retreat of the BMS program, SQU, Crowne Plaza, Dec 21, 2013 

 

20. Burney IA.  A case of melanoma. Abraxane Standalone symposium 2014. Dubai, April 18, 2014

 

21. The First Clinical Congress of Gulf Chapter Annual Meeting 3-5 October  2013, St. Regis Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

a) TFT interpretation Prof. N. Woodhouse

b) Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) Prof. N. Woodhouse

c) Phaeochromocytoma management Dr. Omayma

d) Five posters Prof. Woodhouse/Dr. Omayma/Dr. Mamari

One poster won (Tumour-induced hypophosphataemia

22. Omayma and Woodhouse.  Department of Medicine Research day. Effect of Octreotide on idiopathic interstitial lung disease and  late onset wheezing October 2013, Seminar room ,Ward 3-Red

23. a) Overview of vitamin D deficiency       Prof. Woodhouse

b) Cushing’s disease   Prof. Woodhouse & Dr. Omayma

c) Neuroendocrine tumour management Dr. Omayma

Nizwa Hospital . 16 November 2013

24. SCRAP Presentation: Seen but not Observed (Hypophosphataemia) 12 Dec. 2013 Dr. Omayma & Prof. Woodhouse

25. Hypertension Update – CME for general practitioners 17 Dec. 2013, Intercontinental Hotel, Muscat Prof. Woodhouse

26.  Osteoporosis update and management    21/02/2014 2nd National Conference of Omani Society of Obstetrics &Gynecolgists City Seasons Hotel, Dr. Omayma Elshafie                                   

27. Cushing disease case presentation 18-19/March/2014 Naples /Italy  Dr. Omayma Elshafie

28. Octreotide trail versus inferior petrosal sinus Sampling in Cushing disease

 18-19/March/2014 Naples /Italy  Prof. Woodhouse    

29. Neuroendocrine tumour management Cushing disease updates & management  Acromegaly  management   Towards better treatment & prevention 22/March/2014.  City Seasons Hotel.  Dr. Omayma Elshafie/ Prof Woodhouse

30  Department of Medicine Research day Primary hyperparathyroidism in SQUH and Effect of preoperative vitamin D therapy on circulating PTH levels in June 2014, Holiday inn Hotel, Oman.   Omayma&Prof. Woodhouse /  Dr.Al Mamari

31. Relation of Serial Hemodynamic and Autonomic Changes in Acute Ischemic Stroke to Stroke Type, Location and Outcome. Annual Conference of American Academy of Neurology, Philadelphia, USA.  Poster presentation,  Arunodaya R. Gujjar, Deepali R. Jaju, Jacob C. Poovathur, Mohan R. Dikshit, Abdullah Al-Asmi.  Apr-May 2014.

2015

 

Publications of COMHS & SQUH for the Academic year 2013

Sawsan Baddar, B Jayakrishnan ,  Omar A. Al-Rawas , Jojy George,  Khalfan Al Zeedy. (2013). Is Clinical Judgment of Asthma Control Adequate? A Prospective Survey in a Tertiary Hospital Pulmonary Clinic. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J.13:63-68

B Jayakrishnan , Fatma Ben Abid, Abdullah Balkhair, Juma K Al Kabbi  , Omar A. Al-Rawas , Jojy George,  Khalfan Al Zeedy. (2013).  Severe Pulmonary Involvement In Leptospirosis: Alternate Antibiotics And Systemic Steroids. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 13:318-322.

Furrukh M, Burney IA, Kumar S, Zahid KF, Al-Moundhri M. Improving Outcomes in Advanced Lung Cancer: Maintenance therapy in non-small-cell lung carcinoma. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013 Feb;13(1):3-18.

Furrukh M, Al-Moundhri M, Zahid KF, Kumar S, Burney I. Customised, Individualised Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC). Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013 May;13(2):202-17.

 

Burney IA, Al-Lamki N. Accreditation of Graduate Medical Education Programmes: One size fits all-or does it? Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013 May;13(2):198-201.

Tamimi Y, Al Harthy S, Al Haddabi I, Babiker H, Al Moundhry M, Burney IA. The p53 status in an Omani cohort with diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Accepted for publication in Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

Al-Sinani S, Al Mamari A, Woodhouse N, Elshafie O, Al-Shafaee M, Bayoumi R (2013). Current Clinical Status of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Accepted to be publication in. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 09/13

Nandhagopal R (2013). Triple brain insults following cranial trauma. Neurosciences(Riyadh),18(3),288-9.

Nandhagopal R (2013). Visual impairment. BMJ, 346:f2163. doi:

10.1136/bmj.f2163.

 

Nandhagopal R (2013). Seizure and skin lesions. Neurosciences (Riyadh), 18(1),91-2.

 

Kuramoto L, Cragg J, Nandhagopal R, Mak E, Sosssi V, de la Fuente-Fernandez R, et al.  The nature of progression in Parkinson's disease: an application of non-linear, multivariate, longitudinal random effects modelling. PLoS One  (accepted in press).

 

Al-Sinawi H, Nandhagopal R, Eluenedi A, Obaid Y, Al-Asmi A (2013). Treatable neuropsychiatric syndrome of Catatonia: a case report.  Oman Med J. 28( 5): DOI 10. 5001/omj.2013.108 (accepted in press)

 

Qureshi A, Zahid, KF, Azzawi S, Burney IA. Osteosarcoma arising on a background of Paget’s disease report of an unusual case. BMJ Case Reports 2013. doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-007770.

 

Ali A, Al Belushi BS, Waly MI, Al Moundhri MS, Burney IA. Dietary and lifestyle factors and risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Oman. Asian Pac J Can Prev. 2013;14(2):841-8.

 

Lakhtakia R, Al Wahaibi K, Zahid KF, Malik KA and Burney IA. Solid pseudo-papillary neoplasm of pancreas: A review of the diagnostic dilemma and tumor behavior. Accepted for publication Oman Med J.

 

Kumar S, Burney IA, Al Moundhri MS. Near Complete resolution of refractory, relapsed, metastatic Wilm’s tumor in a young adult with bevacizumab containing chemotherapy. Accepted for publication in J Coll Surg Phys Pak.

 

Mansour Sallam and Al-Riyami (2013).  Concertina effect: a memorable phenomenon during coronary intervention. Egyptian Heart Journal.

Al-Busafi SA, Michel RP, Deschenes M (2013). Rituximab for Refractory Autoimmune Hepatitis:  Case Report. Arab Journal Of Gastroenterology 2013 (available online)

Al-Busafi SA (2013) “Do we have guidelines for the prevention of Hepatitis B virus perinatal transmission?” Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 53(5):506

Congly Stephen E, Wong P, Al-Busafi SA, Fonseca Kevin, Myers Robert P, Osiowy Carla, Coffin Carla S (2013) . Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes and Quantitative Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in North American Tertiary Referral Liver Centres. Liver Int.33(9):1363-9. doi: 10.1111/liv.12222. Epub 2013 Jun 14.

 

Al-Busafi SA, Hilzenrat N (2013). Mild hypertransaminasemia in Primary care. ISRN Hepatology 2013: 6.

Al-Farsi K, Siddiqui AA, Sharef YW, Al-Belushi AK, Al-Hashim H, Al-Ghailani M, et al. (2013).  Hemorrhagic Cardioembolic Stroke Secondary to a Left Ventricular Thrombus: a Therapeutic Dilemma. Oman Med J 28(1):56-59. 

Tariq O, Siddiqui AA, Al Riami A, Amir F, Mula-Abed YW, Gillani MH (2013).   Pheochromocytoma with Uncommon ECG Presentation. JLUMHS Vol 12: No. 02

Dawood  Al Riyami; Al Shaaili K; Al Bulushi Y; Al Dhahli A; Date A. The spectrum of glomerular diseases on renal biopsy: data from a single tertiary center in oman. Oman Med J. 2013 May;28(3):213-5. doi: 10.5001/omj.2013.58. PubMed PMID:23772291; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3679598.

Shafiq, Dawood  Al Riyami, Samreen; Ali, Badreldin; AlZa’abi, Mohammad:  Prescribing pattern and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Vancomycin at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Feb2013, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p117-121. 5p. 2 Charts.

Current approved research projects

1. Research Proposal “Pulse Wave Velocity as A Predictor of Failure to Mature of Arterio-Venous Fistula (AVF), PI,  ongoing

Grants awarded:

Thesis supervision:

Conference abstracts 2013

Nandhagopal R, Schulzer M, Kuramoto L, Cragg J, Sossi V, de la Fuente-Fernández R, Stoessl AJ (2013).  Longitudinal Changes in Caudate Dopamine Processing in Parkinson's Disease: A Multi-Tracer PET Study.  Neurology 80(Meeting Abstracts 1): S33.005

From Endocrine unit, Department of Medicine: 5 posters Abu Dhabi in the following meeting 09/13: Gulf Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists‏