Personal information
Name:
Nationality:
Asif Ahmad M. Jiman-Fatani .
Saudi .
Mail Address: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University
Hospital, P. O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Telephones:
Office:
02-640 8455
Switchboard:
02-6401000
Fax (Hospital): 02-640 3975
E-mail:
afatani@maktoob.com
Qualifications
MB ChB :
1987, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University
MSc in Medical and Molecular Microbiology (Taught Course): 1993, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Manchester, United Kingdome
MSc Dissertation: Quantitation of HIV-1 DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction
PhD in Medical Microbiology : 1998, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manchester,
United Kingdome
PhD Thesis: Pathogenesis of Staphylococcal Infection
Work Experience
Assistant Professor in Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz
University, Since 17/2/1423 H
Consultant Microbiologist, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Since: 3/12/1421 H
Head, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Since:
19/2/1421 H
Member, Academic Supervision Committee for MRCPath
Member, Infection Control Committee, King Abdulaziz University Hospital since
28/1/1421 H
Teaching Experience
Medical Microbiology for the Third Year Medical Students .
Medical Microbiology for the Third Year Dental Students .
Medical Microbiology for the Third Year Pharmacy Students .
Supervising MSc projects: 2 projects so far .
Supervising BSc (medical Technology) projects: 9 projects so far .
Coordinator, MRCPath Training Program in Medical Microbiology .
Publication
1. H. A. Mosli, H. M. A. Farsi, M. F. Al-Zimaity, H. S. Abduljabbar, A. T. ElTahawy, A. A. Fatani, and F. S. Gazzaz (1993) Prophylactic Antibiotics for ESWL
Treatment. Saudi Medical Journal 14 (2): 126-129.
2. A. A. M. Jiman-Fatani, P. J. Vallely, and D. J. Morris (1994) Relative Quantitation
of HIV-1 Provial DNA Amplified Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction.
Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy of Infectious Diseases 6: 209-212.
3. James Burnie, Ruth Mathews, Asif Jiman-Fatani, Priscilla Gottardello, Samantha
Hodgetts, and sturat D'acry (2000) Analysis of 42 Cases of Septicemia Caused by an
Epidemic Strain of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus : Evidence of
Resistance to Vancomycin. Clinical Infectious Diseases 31: 684-689.
4. Ahmed T. Eltahawy, Asif A. Jiman-Fatani, Maha Allawi (2004) A fatal non-O1
Vibrio cholerae septisemia in a patient with liver cirrhosis. Saudi Medical Journal 25
(11): 1730-1731.