| 10 Mar 2010 |
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Tawam Hospital announces new appointments
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Al Ain, March 10, 2010: Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, has appointed Dr. Ali Ghellai Jr. as Chief of the General Surgery Division and Dr. Zuhair Shihab as Chief of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), in the Department of Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Ghellai, who is also Acting Chairman of the Department of Surgery, holds a diploma of the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He previously served as Chairman of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with additional responsibilities as Site Director for General Surgery Residency, Surgical Internship and the Gulf Medical Students Clerkship.
In his early career, Dr Ghellai was a prodigious student at many leading international institutions; he undertook fellowship training in advanced hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery and solid organ transplantation at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, (USA), and has become a highly respected mentor in his own right. As a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University State, he received three awards as Best Student-Teacher and Best Resident-Teacher. He is an invited examiner in several medical schools and has presented more than 70 lectures and 20 surgical video presentations at high-level international meetings.
Dr Shihab, who takes over as Chief of PICU Division, has double German Board Certification, both in Pediatrics and Neonatology. He worked previously for several years at Mannheim University Hospital in Germany. Dr. Shihab has been working as Neonatologist and Consultant Pediatric Intensivist at Tawam Hospital for the last five years.
Dr. Shihab has also written highly acclaimed academic publications and is heavily involved in researching diseases in infants and medical education.
Gregory Schaffer, Chief Executive Officer of Tawam Hospital described the new appointments as an inspiration: "Both Dr Ghellai and Dr Shihab have tremendous reputations as men who are totally dedicated to their work. They are hugely experienced and have a passion for their respective fields. Ali Ghellai has an unrivalled range of knowledge and a thirst for even more and I know that is something which will influence all those who work alongside him. His enthusiasm is contagious.
"We have known Zuhair Shihab for a long time now. He's an outstanding Pediatric Intensivist with great experience and his dedication and his leadership skills are second to none. Zuhair is an enormous asset to the organization and a good friend to his colleagues. We're extremely privileged to have them both."
Tawam is managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine International and owned and operated by SEHA, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
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About Tawam Hospital
Tawam Hospital in affiliation with John Hopkins Medicine is a premier, 477-bed tertiary care facility located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, the largest of the United Arab Emirates. Tawam serves as a regional referral center for specialized medical care and a national referral center for oncology services. Though it offers services in all specialties, the hospital is best known for its neonatal care, emergency medicine, intensive care, oncology services and state-of-the-art cardiac care. Tawam Hospital is the first government hospital to receive JCI accreditation in the UAE.
Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) facilitates the global development of the Johns Hopkins Medicine mission: to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care.
As the international access point to thousands of Johns Hopkins experts in medicine, nursing, public health and health care administration, JHI coordinates treatment for out-of-town patients who travel to Baltimore and for local patients with limited English proficiency. It also provides services in hospital management, health care consulting and clinical education through strategic alliances and affiliations in the Middle East, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia.
About SEHA
SEHA is health in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company - whose corporate identity is SEHA - is an independent, public joint stock company created to manage and develop the curative activities of the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. SEHA is committed to providing quality, cost effective healthcare on par with international standards measured through accessibility, affordability, choice and satisfaction. SEHA manages eight hospital systems totaling 12 facilities, 2,644 licensed beds, 62 Ambulatory and Primary Health Clinics, and 2 blood banks, and is one of the largest employers in the Middle East with more that 16,500 employees. For further information, contact James S. Ferrier, Corporate Marketing Manager at jferrier@seha.ae or Salama Al Mazrouei, Sr. Corporate Marketing Specialist at smazrouei@seha.ae.
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Sumaya Al Harrasi
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Tawam Hospital
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Anne Howard/Zeina El-Hakam
ASDA'A Burson Marsteller Public Relations - Dubai
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