CURRICULUM VITAE
Nuha M. Alkhawajah, MD
Education:
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Medical School: College of Medicine
King Saud University 1998-2004.
Degree: MBBS.
Honors:
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Graduated from the College of Medicine with honor degree.
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Excellent grade awards for two years in the college of medicine.
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Nominated for the prize of distinction in science under auspices of his majesty the king of
Saudi Arabia.
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Nominated for the prize of the ideal student in the batch twice.
Professional Training:
Internship:
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King Saud University affiliated hospitals, Riyadh, K.S.A, 2005: Excellent evaluation.
Residency:
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Neurology: King Khalid University Hospital,
Riyadh, K.S.A. 2006-2010.
Fellowship:
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Clinical fellow in Neuro-immunology and Multiple Sclerosis at the Uinversity of British
Columbia, Vancouver, Canada: July 2011- December 2012.
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Clinical fellow in Neuromuscular diseases at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada:
January-December 2013.
Licensure/Certification:
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Certificate of Licensure from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of
Ontario, January 2013.
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Certificate of Licensure from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of
BC, July 2011.
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Registered as a Senior Registrar by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties: May
2011.
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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): April 2011.
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Basic Life Support provider course: February 2011.
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Saudi Specialty Certificate (Saudi Board) in Neurology, December 2010.
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Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE): September 2005.
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Advanced Trauma Life Support provider course: 2005.
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Saudi License Exam (SLE): 2004.
Teaching:
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Bedside teaching, fourth year medical students of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University
for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City.
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Bedside teaching, Course 341 medical students, College of Medicine, King Saud
University, King Khalid University Hospital.
Courses and Meetings Attended:
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European committee for treatment and research in multiple sclerosis meetings, 2012 and
2013.
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Neuromuscular day- Toronto 2012 and 2013.
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Myasthenia Gravis and related disorders New York academy of science meeting 2012.
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American Academy of Neurology 64th annual meeting- New Orleans 2012.
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35th annual B.C. Neuroscience Day-Vancouver 2012.
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Knowledge translation workshop-Vancouver 2012.
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Pediatric MS workshop-Vancouver 2012.
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Vitamin D web conference-Vancouver 2012.
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13th Annual Western Canadian Stroke Conference-Vancouver 2011.
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2nd annual Saudi stroke review course for residents-Alkhobar 2010.
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1st annual Saudi stroke review course for residents-Abha 2009.
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American academy of neurology 61st annual meeting-Seattle 2009.
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Epilepsy management update- King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh 2009.
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Hands on course in clinical neuroanatomy of the peripheral nervous system-Military
Hospital-Riyadh, 2009.
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Hands on Course in clinical neuroanatomy of the central nervous system-Military
Hospital-Riyadh, 2008.
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16th annual Saudi neuroscience symposium-Riyadh, 2008.
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1st international Saudi pediatric neurology conference-King Fahad Medical City-Riyadh,
2008.
Publications:
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E. A. Elgamal, E. A. Osman, S. F. El-Watidy, Z. B. Jamjoom, A. Hazem, N.
Alkhawajah, N. Jastaniyah & M. Al-Rayess : Pituitary Adenomas: Patterns Of Visual
Presentation And Outcome After Transsphenoidal Surgery - An Institutional Experience.
The Internet Journal of Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2007 Volume 4 Number 2.
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N. Alkhawajah, J. Oger: Late onset MG: a review when incidence in older adults keeps
increasing. Muscle and Nerve. 2013 Nov; 48(5):705-10.
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N. Alkhawajah, Tim-Rasmus Kiehl, V. Bril: Ischemia due to a vascular malformation
causing focal myositis (Submitted 2013 to the BMJ Case Reports Journal).
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N. Alkhawajah, S. Dunnigan, V. Bril. Comparison of monoclonal gammopathy of
undetermined
significance
associated
neuropathy
and
chronic
inflammatory
demyelinating polyneuropathy patients (submitted December 2013 to the Journal of
Neurology).
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N. Alkhawajah, R. Alhammad: Wolfram Syndrome in a Saudi family (For submission).
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N. Alkhawajah, Y. Mohammad: Simultaneous arterial and venous infarction in a patient
with anemia (For submission)
Current projects:
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Clinical usefulness of MRI in the follow up of Multiple Sclerosis patients in British
Columbia.
Membership:
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American Academy of Neurology, since 2008.