CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Wadah M. Khriesat

MBBS, CHSM, J. Board
CONSULTANT Neonatologist
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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 AUGUST/2011

Name : Wadah Mohammad Khriesat

Sex : Male
Date of Birth : 22.10.1970
Nationality : Jordanian
Marital Status : Married with 3 kids

Postal Address : (Work) Pediatric Department

Faculty of Medicine
Jordan University of Science and Technology
PO BOX 3030,
Irbid,
Jordan.
: (Home) Salt,
Jordan.

Telephone : (Work) 00962 2 7200 600 ,Ext (40650)

(Home) 00962 5 3556785
(Mobile) 00962 79 9051541
Fax : 00962 5 3551520
E-mail : [email protected]

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QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

MRCPCH II : Royal Collage of Pediatric and Child Health Aug. 2004.

NEONATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP : Neonatology Fellowship from Hospital for Sick Children

and Toronto University 2003.

MRCPCH I : Royal Collage of Pediatric and Child Health 2001.

NRP : Course Provider and Instructor since 2002.

STABLE : Course Provider and Instructor since 2003.

JBP : Jordanian Board of Pediatrics and Neonatology.

Jordan Medical Council, Amman, Jordan, August/1999.

CHSM : Certificate of Higher Specialization in Medicine in

Pediatrics University of Jordan, Amman,
Jordan. June/1999.

MBBS : Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Certificate,

Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University
Amman, Jordan. June/1994.

TAWJIH : General Secondary Education Certificate,

Salt, Jordan. May/1988 (Average 95%).

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MJMA : Member of Jordan Medical Association since 1994.

MJPS : Member of Jordan Society of Pediatrics and Neonatology

since 1999.

MJNG : Member of Jordanian Neonatology Group , 2008.

: Membership of Arab youth Organization.
: Membership of Faculty of Med. Students Association.

EMPLOYMENT SINCE QUALIFICATION

Sep. 2016-Till now: Chairman of Pediatrics Department
Head od NICU
Jordan University of Science and Technology,
King Abdullah University Hospital,
Irbid, Jordan.

Sep2015-sep2016: Visiting professor

Consultant Neonatologist
Head of NICU
Princess Noura University
King Abdulah Bin Abdalaziz University Hospital
Riyadh.KSA

Sep2012-Sep.2013 : Chairman of Pediatrics Department

Jordan University of Science and Technology,
King Abdullah University Hospital,
Irbid, Jordan.

AUG 2011- Till Now : Associate professor

JAN. 2004 –Aug.2011 : Assistant Professor

Consultant Neonatology,
Pediatrics Department,
Faculty of Medicine,
Jordan University of Science and Technology,
King Abdullah University Hospital,

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 Irbid, Jordan.

Sep2005-Aug 2015 : Director of the NICU,

Jordan University of Science and Technology,
King Abdullah University Hospital,
Irbid, Jordan.

Sep2009 –2012 : Head of Emergency Department,

Jordan University of Science and Technology,
King Abdullah University Hospital,
Irbid, Jordan.

July 2008-Till Now : Program Director of pediatrics,

Jordan University of Science and Technology,
King Abdullah University Hospital,
Irbid, Jordan.

Jan. 2001 – Dec.2003 : Clinical Neonatology Fellow at the Hospital for Sick Children
(HSC), Toronto, Canada.

Sep. 1999 –Dec 2000 : Full –Time lecturer,

Pediatrics Department,
Jordan University of Science and Technology,
Irbid – Jordan.

July 1995 - June 1999 : Residency Program in Pediatrics, Jordan University Hospital,
Amman/Jordan.
July 1992 - June 1993 : Rotating Internship at Jordan University Hospital, Amman,
Jordan.

Awards and Honors :

Honor degree in the high school certificate
Prince Hassan bronze and silver medals

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 J. staff Award, Woman’s collage hospital, Toronto Canada.

.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

NEONATOLOGY:
During my 2-years subspecialty training as a Neonatal fellow, I have been actively involved in the medical
management of sick babies; I have gained a lot of experience since it is an integrated fellowship
programmer where I had to rotate in three major hospital ( Hospital for Sick Children, Women's Collage
Hospital and Mount Sinii Hospital).
Being exposed to all types of neonatal diseases, I have gained great experience dealing with premature
babies, babies with congenital Heart Disease and attending high risk deliveries.
I have enriched my knowledge of literature in the dealing with premature babies and sick neonate.
I have been awarded the Certificate/Diploma of Neonatology from Toronto University /Canada and
Hospital For Sick Children in December 2003.
Back in Jordan, I am running the Neonatology Department with another neonatologist ,in one of the
largest referral hospital, KING Abdullah University Hospital, which serves the north of Jordan of about
one and a half million people. While i was the director of the unit we were accredited the JCI certificate

GENERALPEDIATRICS:
I have received a thorough training in general Pediatrics covering out- patient clinic, Pediatric emergency
and different pediatric procedures at Jordan University Hospital which is a teaching and a referral center
for Amman and serves around two million people .
As a member of staff in pediatric department, I am still doing general pediatric stuff, running two
out patients’ clinic, as well as night calls. I am able to deal with any pediatric emergency with
great confidence.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
I did have the position of a junior lecturer for 15months before getting my subspecialty training,
and since I came back in January 2004, I am an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics
at the faculty of medicine in Jordan University of Science and Technology.
I am teaching the fourth and sixth year medical students, we have 300-350 medical graduates
each year. We have students from almost all the Arab countries; we also have a good number of
students from South East Asia.
At the same time we have a residency program and High Specialization in pediatrics Certificate

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program, which is attached to the University. We have 4-6 graduates each year and I am the
programmer director since July 2008.
Since September 2009 I am the head of the Emergency Department where we have a residency
program and High Specialization in Emergency Medicine Certificate program, which is attached
to the university and during which we were accredited JCI certificate.
Since 2007 I am the head of the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation committee and run Neonatal
Resuscitation program and stable course in regular basis, we manage as a team to train around
3000 employee and medical students in different programs. As well I am recognized as a regional
trainer for NRP and I did several courses in different parts of Jordan and several Arab countries.
Since 2007 I am a member of Jordan Medical Council committee for Jordanian Qualification
Exam and I am an examiner for the Jordanian Pediatric Board and Jordanian emergency Board.
With the corporation with the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders) I have
the chance to train doctors and nurses from Iraq how to take care of sick babies and how to run
the neonatal intensive care unit.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

1) Introduction to Clinical Perinatal/Neonatal Epidemiology,

Toronto/Canada 2003.
2) How to Read the Medical Literature,
Toronto/Canada 2003.
3) Basic Specialist Training in Pediatrics,

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 (In corporation with RCPCH) in Amman/Jordan 5-9/10/2004.
4) New Development in Common and Important Childhood Diseases,
(In corporation with RCPCH) in Amman/Jordan 5-9/12/2004.
5) Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE),
In Irbid/Jordan 13-15/6/2005.
6) 2nd Annual Pediatric Review Course,
In Amman /Jordan 17-18/11/2005.
7) Train the Trainer,
(in corporation with RCPCH) in Amman/Jordan 4-8/12/2005.
8) The 2nd Medical School Conference,
In Irbid /Jordan 12-14 /4/2006.
9) Evidences and Controversies in Neonatology,
In Beirut/Lebanon 8-10/6/2006.
10) The 5th European and Lebanese workshop in Neonatology,
In Beirut/Lebanon 8-10/6/2006.
11) Teaching Pediatrics and Child Health,
In Amman/Jordan (in corporation with RCPCH) NOV/2006.
12) The Third Annual Pediatric review Course,
In Amman/Jordan 14-15/12/2006.
13) PAS Annual Meeting,
In Toronto/Canada 5-8/5/2007.
14) SPSS workshop,
In Irbid/Jordan 17-20/6/2007.
15) 12th Scientific Meeting of Emirate Neonatal Society,
In Dubai/UAE 19/1/2008.

16) Testing and Evaluation University Examination,

In Irbid/Jordan 11-12/6/ 2008.
17) 1st International Neonatology Conference,
In Jeddah/KSA 17-19/11/2008.
18) ESNPC 23rd Scientific Congress,
In Port Ghalib/Egypt 25-28/2/2009.
19) International Pediatric Conference,

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 In Amman/Jordan 26-27/3/2009.
20) 1st Pan-Middle East Conference on Haemoglobinopathies,
In Damascus/Syria1-2/5/2009.
21) The 7th Syrian Neonatology Conference,
In Damascus/Syria 21-23 /10/2009.
22) Teaching and Assessment of Communication Skills,
In Irbid/Jordan 13-14/1/2010.
23) 3rd Middle East Pediatrics Conference,
Amman/Jordan 26-27/1/2010.
24) ESPGHAN,
In Istanbul /Turkey 9-12/6/2010
25) First Arab Neonatal Congress
Dubai /UAE 5-7 2012
26)Developing Managerial and Supervisory Skills:Dale Carnegie &Association,Inc. 6-8
December 2015.

27)First International Patient Experience Conference :Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman

University 3-5 November 2015.

28)Pediatric &Neonatal Critical Ultrasound.King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health
Science 24-26 May 2016.

29) Echo for Pediatric Intensivists –level1 WPed-Focus. Saui Arabia WinFocus.20-23 May
2016.

30) Employee Engagement in patient Experience April 2016.

31) Updates in Neonatal Nutrition April ,Istanbul, Turkey.

32) Saudi-American Healthcare Forum 25-27 April, Saudi Arabia.

33) 7th Annual Saudi Critical Care Sociaty Conference 19-21 April 2016, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

34) Basic Medication Safety Course May, 2016,KAAUH,Saudi Arabia.

35) 4th International Conference in Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016. Saudi Arabia.

36) 16th Annual Saudi Neonatology Society Conference ,April Saudi Arabia.

37) Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor Course,May 2016.

38) Bioethics online training Course May 2016.

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 39) Autism Seminar April 2016 .KAAUH,Saudi Arabia.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
1) Intrauterine Upper Limb Ischemia Associated with Fetal Thrombophilia: A Case Report and
Review of the Literature. Khriesat WM, Al-Rimawi HS, Lataifeh IM, Al-Sweedan S, Baqain
E. Acta Haematol. 2010 May 21;124(1):1-4.

2) Aplasia cutis congenita associated with coarctation of the aorta: case report and review
of the literature. Isam M. Lataifeh, Wadah M. Khriesat, Eyad B. Baqain, Firas A. Al
Qarqaz, Faisal Abuekteish. International Journal of Dermatology2009.

3) Jordanian obstetricians' personal preference regarding mode of delivery.

Lataifeh I, Zayed F, Al-Kuran O, Al-Mehaisen L, Khriesat W, Khader Y. Acta Obstet
Gynecol Scand. 2009 Mar 20:1-4.

4) Primary repair of a large incomplete sternal cleft in an asymptomatic infant with Prolene
mesh. Baqain EB, Lataifeh IM, Khriesat WM, Fraiwan NM, Armooti MA.J Pediatr Surg.
2008 Oct;43(10)

5) Predictors of severe hemolysis in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

deficiency following exposure to oxidant stresses. Al-Sweedan SA, Jdaitawi H, Khriesat
WM, Khader YY, Al-Rimawi HS.Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2009;2(2):354-7

6) Management of intramedullary spinal cord abscess: experience with four cases,

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 pathophysiology and outcomesAl Barbarawi M, Khriesat W, Qudsieh S, Qudsieh H, Loai
AA. Eur Spine J. 2009 May;18(5):710-7.

7) Clinical features of urinary tract infection in infants born preterm. Mohammad

Khassawneh,Wadah Khriesat,Yousef Khader.Journal of Pediatric infectious Diseases 3 (2008)
245- 248.

8) The effect of neonatal sepsis on platelet count and their indices .Abdallah
Alshorman,Mohammad Maghayreh,Wadah Khriesat,Suliman Swedan.J Med J
2008;June,Vol 42(2).

9) Neonatal septic arthritis in the north of Jordan,Wadah Khriesat, Sireen Al-zoubi, Fakhri
Makhloof, Dima Altaa'niIsam Lataifeh, J Pediatr Infect Dis 2011; 6: 117-120

10) Early Neonatal Death at a Teaching Hospital in Jordan, Wadah Khriesat, Isam
Lataifeh, Nail Obeidat, Yousef Khader, Mohammad Khassawneh, Basil Obeidat, Hamzeh
Almomani. Jordan Medical Journal 2011; Vol.45(3):268 -273

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11) Adopting western retinopathy of prematurity screening programs in eastern countries, are we
screeningproperly?
Almutez Gharaibeh1, Mohammed Khassawneh2, Wadah Khriesat2, Shadi Alkhatib1, Yazan
Migdadi2 , Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology , 2011 ; 18(3) 209-213

12) Surgical Treatment of Hip Dislocation in Children With Arthrogroposis Multiplex Congenita
Moutasem M Obeidat1, Ziad Mustafa1, Wadah Khriesat2
Jordan Medical Journal 2011; Vol.45 (4):348 -354
13) Factors associated with the success of external cephalic version (ECV) of breech presentation
at term
N.Obeidat,I. Lataifeh,M. Al-Khateeb,F.Zayed,W.Khriesat,Z.Amarin clin.Exp>Obst.&Gyn.-
issn:0390-6663 xxxvIII,n.4,2011

14)Resistant bacteria cause urinary tract infection on graduates of neonatal unit. Mohammad y.
Khassawneh, Waddah M. Khriesat,Rola M.Saqan,Wail A.Hayajneh. Journal of Pediatric
Infectious Diseases .2013; 8:1-5

15)Surgical Treatment of Hip Dislocation in Children With Arthrogryosis Multiplex Congenita.

Moutasem M. Obeidat,Ziad Mustafa,Wadah Khriesat.J Med J .2011;45(4):348-354.

16)Breastfeeding Attitudes and Knowledge among Sixth Year Medical Students in Jordan.Wadah
Khriesat,Manal Kassab,Hiba Bawady,Isam Lataifeh,Nael Obeaidat,Mohammad Khassawneh.J
Med J.2014;48(3):189-201
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17)Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) in women with spontaneous labour:predictors of
success.N.Obeidat,Z.B.Meri,M.Obeidat,Y.Khader,M.Al-
Khateeb,F.Zayed,H.Alchalabi,W.kriesat,I.Lataifeh.Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology,July2013;33:474-478.

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18)A Fat Overload after Fat Emulsion High Dose Infusion in an Infant.Wadah Khriesat,Kamleh
Barham,Faisal abu-Ekteish.Pediatrics and Therapeutics 2015;5(3):100246.

19)Adopting Western Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Programs in Eastern Countries, are

we Screening Properly? Almutez Gharaibeh,Mohammed Khassawneh, Wadah Khriesat,Shadi
Alkhatib,Yazan Migdadi.Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology.2011;18(3):209-213.

20)Short-term functional outcome in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenital after

multiple surgeries at an early age.Moutasem M Obeidat,Ziad Audat,Wadah Khriesat.Journal of
Multidisciplinary Healthcare.2012;5:195-200.

21)A survey of Jordanian obstetricians and gynecologists knowledge and attitudes toward human
papillomavirus infection and vaccination.Eur J .Gynaec.Oncol.2014;4:429-432.
Factors associated with the success of external cephalic version (ECV) of breech presentation at
term.
N.Obeidat,I.Lataifeh,M.AlKhateeb,F.Zayed,W.Khriesat,Z.Amarin.Clin.EXp.Obst.&GYn.2011;4:
386-389.
22)Association of college entrance exam with changes in some lifestyle factors among
adolescents.Reema F.Tayyam,Faten Bayadoo,Manal Kassab,Wadah M.Khriesat,Ahmad
R.AlHaifi,Angela D.Banks ,Hiba A. Bawadi.Nutrition &Food Science.2013;43(6):573-581.

23)Diuretics for Transient Tachypnoea of the newborn (Review).Kassab M, Khriesat WM,

Anabrees J. The Cochrane Collaboration 2015, issue 11.

24)Furosemide for Transient Tachypnoea of the newborn. Manal Kassab, Wadah M.

Khriesat,HibaBawadi,Jasim Anabrees.Cochrane Database of Systematc Reviews2002.Issue 1.Art
No:CD003064.DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD003064.

25)Oxygen Saturation Immediately after Birth in Health Full-Term Neonates Born Below Sea
Level. Wadah M Khriesat,Zouhair O Amarin,Manal Kassab,Mooayad Shkour,Mohammad Al-
Maghayreh.Journal of Clinical Neonatology 2016;Vol 5,Issue 4,259-261.

Internal Examinar for Master Thesis :

1) Discharge Planining of PrematureInfants:what policies need to be changed by

Sheeraz Al Hayek Jordan University of Science and Technology.(July 2010).

2) Parenting Stress Releated to Infants admission to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in

The North of Jordan by Maisa Al- Zoubi from Jordan University of Science and
Technology (July. 2010).

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REFEREES :

1) Martin Skidmore.
Program director Neonatal – Parental fellowship program University of Toronto,
Toronto Canada.
Phone: 001 416 323 7719
Fax: 001 416 323 6274
E-Mail: [email protected]
2) Jonathan Hellmann.

Director, Neonatal Intensive care unit

The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Email: [email protected]

3) Kin Fan Young Tai

Director ,Neonatal Intensive care unit,
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto ,Canada
Email: [email protected]

4) Michael Dunn
Director, Neonatal Intensive care Unit
Sunnybrook and women’s
Tornto,Canada
Email: [email protected]

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