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Curriculum Vitae Personal data: o Name : Mohamed Hosny Mohamed Sayed (Dr. M Sayed, MBBCh, Sc.M., M.D.) o Address : Nuclear Medicine Unite, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt 71516. o Telephone number : +2 – 088 – 2363339 (Home) +2 – 011 –57756088 (Mobile) +966-597963948 KSA o Fax : +2 – 088 – 2333327 o E-mail : [email protected] o Date of Birth : October, 11th, 1975. o Place of birth : Assiut, Egypt o Nationality : Egyptian o Male. o Marital Status : Married with 3 children. Present occupation: Lecturer of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Al Mana General Hospital, Dammam, KSA 1 Academic Record: December 2009 : Doctor Degree in Nuclear Medicine from Assiut University, Egypt May 2004 : Master Degree in Nuclear Medicine from Assiut University signed up "Excellent", Egypt Sept. 1999 : M.B.B.Ch. degree in medicine & surgery from Assiut University, Faculty of medicine, signed up "Very good with honor", with total marks in the six studying years totaled 3648 out of 4600. 1993 : Graduated from secondary school with total marks in the final exam totaled 376 out of 400. THESES : M. Sc. "Role of brain Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) imaging using Tc-99m labeled compounds in acute ischemic stroke". Accepted with general grade “Excellent”, in February, 2004. M.D. "Added value of Positron Emission Tomography/ Computerized Tomography in patients with cancer of unknown primary". Accepted in December 2009 Foreign Language and computer Skills: 1. English: International Toefl test score 250 computer based test (equivalent to 600 paper based test) done on May 11th, 2005. 2. French: 3 studying years (secondary years). 3. ICDL: International computer driving licence 2 Professional Record: September 20th, 2010 until now Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Almana General Hospital Dammam, KSA January,31th , 2010 Lecturer of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut until now University, Egypt. June 2006, Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Training at Saint Louis June 2008 University Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA June, 28th, 2004 – Assistant lecturer of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, January,30th , 2010 Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. March 18th , 2004 – Demonstrator of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, June, 27th, 2004 Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. March 1st, 2001 – Resident of Nuclear Medicine at Assiut University Hospital, March 20th, 2004 Assiut, Egypt. March 1st, 2000 – House officer at Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. Feb. 28th, 2001 PREVIOUS MEDICAL EXPERIENCE : Mar, 2000 – Feb, 01 House Officer Assiut University Hospital (1200 beds) Assiut, Egypt This included 2 months training in each of the following departments: General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, General Medicine, Casualty and Anaesthesia, Paediatrics, and Vascular Surgery. Mar, 01 – Mar, 04 Nuclear Medicine Resident Department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear medicine (48 beds) Assiut University Hospital Assiut, Egypt The duties of this post were supervised by Assistant Lecturers, Lecturers and Professors of the Nuclear Medicine Unit and included:- 3 Daily Nuclear Medicine out patients' clinics (new patients, follow up of old cases). Daily radionuclide therapy clinics (new patients, follow up of old cases). Five reading sessions per week for interpretation of nuclear medicine studies as well as reviewing patients who are under treatment. Two ward rounds per week reviewing in – patients. Training on how to conduct different nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic Procedures Training in Kasr El-Einy center, Cairo University. Conducting M. Sc. thesis titles “Role of brain Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) imaging using Tc-99m labeled compounds in acute ischemic stroke” Preparing for the M. Sc. degree in Nuclear Medicine which was granted in May 2004 after passing clinical and oral exams, in Biochemistry, Pathology, Nuclear physics, Radiobiology, Radiation protection, Nuclear Medicine technology, General Medicine, General Surgery, and Nuclear Medicine. June, 04 – Jan, 10 Assistant Lecturer of Nuclear Medicine Faculty of Medicine Assiut University Assiut, Egypt The duties of this post included full responsibility of: Two out-patients clinics per week (new patients and follow-up of patients under treatment) sharing in the diagnostic and treatment Decisions of the new patients that present to the clinic. Three reading sessions per week for interpretation of nuclear medicine studies as well as reviewing patients who are under treatment. 4 Two ward rounds per week reviewing in-patients. Supervising, training and teaching graduate students along the house officer- training program at our department. Helping in the achievement of goals of the residency program of training along the 3 years of residency. Helping in the research program held at our department with colleagues and professors. Performing endocrinal, cardiac, brain, renal, bone, lachrymal gland, GIT, lung, tumor imaging, infection imaging, and other nuclear medicine tests in the Nuclear Medicine unit. Radionuclide therapy of cancer thyroid, thyrotoxicosis, neuroectodermal tumors cases. Conducting MD thesis titles “Added value of Positron Emission Tomography/ Computerized Tomography in patients with cancer of unknown primary” Preparing for the MD degree in Nuclear Medicine which was granted in December 2009 after passing clinical and oral exams, in biostatistics, research methodology, pathology, General Medicine, General Surgery, and Nuclear Medicine. June 06, June 08 Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Training at Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA The duties of this post included: Attendance of lectures and training courses conducted by the PET/CT team, and the Nuclear Medicine Division. Attendance of the Nuclear Medicine clinics, supervised by Saint Louis University team and observing and discussing the various diagnoses. Active participation in the Lung Cancer Multi- Disciplinary Tumor Conference held every Wednesday in Saint Louis Cancer Center. 5 Completing the review and the practical part of MD thesis through the medical literature collection from Saint Louis University library, processing necessary patient data related to the topic “cancer of unknown primary” and which had gained the authority to access from Saint Louis University Hospital authorities. Active participation in the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting 2007 in Washington DC, and presentation of an abstract “Added value of PET/CT in patients with cancer of unknown primary” at June 2007. Active participation in the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting 2008 in New Orleans, LA, and presentation of an abstract “Response to Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery as detected with 18F FDG-PET/CT: Initial Experience.” at June 2007. Sharing in researches with Saint Louis University team and active participation in some abstracts presented at the Joint Molecular Imaging Conference 2007 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine Conference 2007 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Cyberknife society annual meeting 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, and at the 93rd and 94th RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, in Chicago, IL, USA. Jan, 2010 – now Lecturer of Nuclear Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Assiut, Egypt The duties of this position include full responsibility of: Two out-patients clinics per week (new patients and follow-up of patients under treatment) sharing in the diagnostic and treatment Decisions of the new patients that present to the clinic. 6 Three reading sessions per week for interpretation of nuclear medicine studies as well as reviewing patients who are under treatment. Two ward rounds per week reviewing in-patients. Supervising duties of house officers, residents and assistant lecturer. Sharing in teaching and training of residents and assistant lecturer. Sep, 2010 – now Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Al Mana General Hospital, Dammam, KSA Attended International Conferences / Courses: The 92nd RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 to December 1, 2006 at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The 93rd RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 25 - 30, 2007 at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 54th Annual Meeting, June 2 – 6, 2007, In Washington, DC, USA. The Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 55th Annual Meeting, June 14 – 18, 2008, In New Orleans, LA, USA. Active participation in 29th Missouri Valley Chapter Annual Meeting (MVCSNM), October 12 – 14, 2007, In Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program requirements for the Basic CITI Course in The Protection of Human Research Subjects. Three “Basic” courses in the Protection of Human Research Subjects for Biomedical as well as for Social/Behavioral Research, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course. On June, 2006 Active participation in workshop on Radiosynovectomy held in Kasr El-Einy Center of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine in Collaboration with 7 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 14th -16th March 2003, Cairo, Egypt. Current Practices in renal imaging, May 15, 2008, at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. SCEPTER educational activity titled: “Cardiac PET: New Approaches in Nuclear Cardiology”, May 15, 2008, 6:30 PM, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. SCEPTER educational activity titled: “Practical Approaches to Initiating a Cardiac PET Program”, August 21, 2008. North America Center for Continuing Medical Education activity titled: “Recent Advances in Cardiac PET and CT Angiography for the Management of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease”, September, 28, 2008. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” July, 11, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” July, 18, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” July, 25, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” August, 1, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” August, 8, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” August, 15, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. 8 Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” August, 22, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” August, 29, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” September, 5, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” September, 19, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” October, 24, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” November, 7, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” November, 14, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” November, 28, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” December, 5, 2007, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” January, 16, 2008, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. 9 Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” January, 30, 2008, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” February, 27, 2008, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Active participation in “Thoracic Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference” March, 5, 2008, at the Cancer Center, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. The 1st Egyptian International Neuroepidemiology Conference, February, 10 – 13, 2009, In Luxor, Egypt. The 1st International Conference of Assiut Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department. “Integrating Emerging Science into Clinical Practice In Cancer Management in Egypt”, November, 18 -21, 2009, In Luxor, Egypt. “Regional AFRA training course on SPECT in Cardiology and Oncology” organized by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Collaboration with Government of Egypt, November 30 – December 4, 2008, in Cairo, Egypt. The 6th International Cardiac Congress of Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, held on December 7 – 9, 2010, in Asharqia Chamber, Al_Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Fourth Gulf Nuclear Medicine Conference on March 5 – 8, 2011 at Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 2nd International Breast Health Education Program: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Breast Disease held on March 14 – 17, 2011, at Sofitel Hotel, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Active participation in the “Workshop on Principles and Practices of Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy” held on March 14, 2011, at Sofitel Hotel, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Eastern Province Interventional Cardiology Club Meeting held on June 19, 2011 at King Fahad Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 10 The 'EANM'11 – 24TH Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine', October 15 – 19, 2011, at ICC, Birmingham, UK. Eastern Province Interventional Cardiology Club Meeting held on November 25, 2011 at Carlton Al-Moaibed Hotel, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia The 7th International Cardiac Congress of Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, held on February 25 – 27, 2012, in Sheraton Hotel, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Benefits and Hazards of Radioactive Sources: Life Cycle of Radiation Sources, held on March 5th, 2012, at University of Dammam Sheraton Hotel, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Management of Colon, Breast and Lung Cancer: Update and Future Prospects, held on March 7 – 8, 2012, at Sheraton Hotel, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Eastern Province Interventional Cardiology Club Meeting held on April 27, 2012 at Sofitel Hotel, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia 1st Gulf Organ Donor Management Conference held on May 30th, 2012, at Sheraton Hotel, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Eastern Province Interventional Cardiology Club Meeting held on June 22, 2012 at Sofitel Hotel, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Eastern Province Interventional Cardiology Club Meeting held on September 7, 2012 at Sofitel Hotel, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia The 'EANM'12 – 25TH Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine', October 27 – 31, 2012, Milan, Italy. Eastern Province Interventional Cardiology Club Meeting held on November 30, 2012 at Sofitel Hotel, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia 23rd Eastern Province Interventional Cardiology Club Meeting held on February 1, 2013 at Sofitel Hotel, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Advanced in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, held on April 6 – 8, 2013, at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ICNC11, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT, held on May 5 – 8, 2013, in Berlin, Germany 11 The Society of Nuclear Medicine and molecular imaging 2013 Annual Meeting, June 8 – 12, 2013, In Vancouver, BC, CANADA. The 5th International annual Conference of Assiut Clinical Oncology Department. “Best of Oncology 2013”, February, 26 –March 1st, 2014, In Luxor, Egypt. The 'EANM'14 – 27th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine', October 18 – 22, 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden. Attended National Conferences / Courses: The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists, March, 2002, Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt. The 4th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists, 14 -16 March, 2003, Alexandria, Egypt. The 10th annual conference of department of neurology and psychiatry, Assiut University held in Assiut University in Collaboration with Egyptian Society of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery (ESNPN) 22- 23th October 2003, Assiut, Egypt and presentation of an abstract titled “Role of brain Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) imaging using Tc-99m labeled compounds in acute ischemic stroke” The 1st scientific annual meeting of Hematology & Nuclear Medicine department, International Medical Center (IMC), and active participation in workshop on PET held in International Medical Center (IMC), 27th -29th April 2005, Cairo, Egypt. The 7th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists, 16 -18 March 2006, Alexandria, Egypt. The 24th Annual Conference, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, 2 – 5 April, 2006, Assiut, Egypt. The 10th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists, 26 -28 March 2009, Ain Sukhna, Egypt. The 27th Annual Conference, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, 28 – 31 March, 2009, Assiut, Egypt. 12 The 11th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists, 18 -20 March 2010, Hurghada, Egypt. The 15th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists, 4 -6 March 2015, Hurghada, Egypt. List of Publications: Mekkawy M A, Mostafa S M, Kamel N F, and Sayed M H. Role of brain Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) imaging using Tc-99m labeled compounds in acute ischemic stroke. Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery, July 2004. MH Sayed, D Oliver, OM Qubaiah, MM Osman. Added value of PET/CT in patients with cancer of unknown primary. J Nucl Med. 2007; 48 (Supplement 2):377P NC Nguyen, MH Sayed, I Akduman, D Oliver, MM Osman. Pattern and Prevalence of Increased F-18 FDG Uptake at the Posterior Ocular Bulb in Seizure Patients: An Initial Study. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2007; 34, Suppl. 2, S320. NC Nguyen, I Tran, MH Sayed, D Oliver, M Williamson, MM Osman. Combined F18 FDG PET/CT Characterization of Talc Pleurodesis-Induced Pleural Changes: An Initial Experience. Joint Molecular Imaging Conference 2007, Providence, Rhode Island, Abstract book, p. 341. NC Nguyen, K Taalab, MH Sayed, D Oliver, M Williamson, HJ Reimers, MM Osman. Combined F-18 FDG PET/CT Characterization of Cavitary Lung Lesions and Comparison of Cavitary to Non-Cavitary Lung Carcinoma. Joint Molecular Imaging Conference 2007, Providence, Rhode Island, Abstract book, p. 225. NC Nguyen, D Oliver, K Taalab, MH Sayed, M Williamson, HJ Reimers, V Ravindra, MM Osman. Characterization of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules with F18 FDG PET/CT: An Initial Experience. Joint Molecular Imaging Conference 2007, Providence, Rhode Island, Abstract book, p. 225. M.H. Sayed, N. Nguyen, D. Oliver, K. S. Naunheim, R. Bucholz , B.J. Walz, M.M. Osman. Response to Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery as detected with 18F FDG-PET/CT: Initial Experience. J Nucl Med. 2008; 49 (Supplement 1):146P 13 N. C. Nguyen, E. I. Akduman, M. H. Sayed, D. Oliver, and M. M. Osman. Increased 18F-FDG Uptake in the Posterior Ocular Bulb Is Associated with Brain Metastasis: A Retrospective Study. Am. J. Roentgenol., December 1, 2008; 191(6): W268 - W274. N. C. Nguyen, M.H. Sayed, K. Taalab, M.M. Osman. Spinal Cord Metastases From Lung Cancer Detection With F-18 FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 2008;33: 356–358 MM Osman, MH Sayed, D Kallogieri, D Oliver, NC Nguyen, KS Naunheim, R Bucholz, BJ Walz. Marginal failure to Cyberknife Streotactic Radiosurgery as detected with 18F FDG-PET/CT: Preliminary results. 7th Annual Cyberknife Users’ Meeting 2008, Scottsdale, Arizona, Abstract book, p. 225. N. C. Nguyen, A. Nassif, M.H. Sayed, M.M. Osman. Characterization of brain lesions using MRI/spectroscopy versus FDG PET fused with MRI. J Nucl Med. 2008; 49 (Supplement 1):223P NC Nguyen, Hussein R Farghaly, S Nassif, MH Sayed, MM Osman: Characterization of brain lesions using MRI without/with spectroscopy versus FDG PET fused with MRI. RSNA 2008, 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting Program, 405. M. H. Sayed, H. R. Farghaly, N. C. Nguyen, MD, M. S. Mostafa, M. A. Mekkawy, and M. M. Osman.: Extrapulmonary Small Cell Carcinoma in Prostate Detection With F-18 FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 2010; 35: 38-39. M. Sayed: Diagnostic 131-Iodine whole-body scan still has a role in follow up of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. J Nucl Med. 2012; 53 (Supplement 1):2099 M. Sayed and F Fadl: Rate of thyroglossal duct remnant visualization after total thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma and its impact on clinical outcome of radioactive iodine (I-131) ablation. J Nucl Med. 2013; 54 (Supplement 2): 1931. A Havrilla, O Raslan, K Hurtgen, C Botkin, W Hubble, D Hewing, M Sayed, M Osman; Value of Tc-99m-bicisate (ECD) balloon test occlusion in preoperative assessment of stroke risk prior to internal carotid artery sacrifice. J Nucl Med. 2014; 55 (Supplement 1): 2702. M. H. M. Sayed, A. O. Eltayeb; The impact of hypertension on diastolic left ventricular function, evaluated by quantitative ECG - gated myocardial perfusion SPECT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2014), 41 (Suppl 2):S609–S610 14 M. H. M. Sayed, F. A. Fadl3; Impact of post-thyroidectomy I-123 versus I-131 Whole Body Scan on the outcome of radioactive iodine (I-131) ablation for differentiated thyroid carcinoma: A comparative study. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2014), 41 (Suppl 2): S342 M.H. Sayed, B.M. Aljuneidi, M.A. Yasir. Relationship between actual I-131 retention and the success rate of I-131 ablation in differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid 2014, 24, Supplement 1: A19 - A20. Saleh Farghaly HR, Mohamed Sayed MH. Technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scan in evaluation of renal cortical scarring: Is it mandatory to do single photon emission computerized tomography?. Indian J Nucl Med 2015;30:26-30 Mohamed Sayed MH, Saleh Farghaly HR, Fadl FA. Rate of thyroglossal duct remnant visualization after total thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma and its impact on clinical outcome of radioactive iodine (I-131) ablation. Indian J Nucl Med 2015;30:116-21 Critical reviewing of the manuscript titled “Prevalence and patterns of soft tissue metastasis: detection with true whole-body F-18 FDG PET/CT” by Nguyen, N C, Chaar, B T, and Osman, M M. BMC Medical Imaging 2007, 7:8 Critical reviewing of the manuscript titled “F-18 FDG PET/CT Characterization of Talc Pleurodesis-Induced Pleural Changes Over Time: A Retrospective Study” by Nguyen, N C, Chaar, B T, Tran I, Hueser C N., Dana Oliver D, Farghaly H R., and Osman, M M. Clin Nucl Med 2009;34: 886–890. Area of Interest: PET/CT and its application in Cardiology and Oncology Nuclear neurology Nuclear Cardiology Radionuclide therapy The various Nuclear Medicine diagnostic procedures 15 Social and Scientific activities: 1. Membership of the American Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and attendance of several SNM meetings. 2. Membership of the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) and attendance of several RSNA meetings. 3. Membership of the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine specialists (ESNMS) and attendance of several ESNMS meetings. 16