Curriculum Vitae
Ruba Abd-Allah Khasawneh MD.
USMLE ID 0-662-617-0
Pediatric Radiologist
Department of Radiology-KAUH
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Irbid-Jordan
962-799051223
Khasawneh_r@yahoo.com
PERSONAL:
Place & Date of birth :Amman-Jordan, Oct. 14th, 1979
Gender
: Female
Languages
: Arabic, English and French (fluent in written &
Spoken)
Marital status
: Married
CERTIFICATION:
(07/1997)
General Secondary Education Certificate, (Average 96.4%)
(Yarmouk University Model School, Irbid-Jordan)
(06/2003)
Bachelor Degree in Medicine and Surgery,(MBBS) from
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)(Average: Very
Good)
(05/2006)
ECFMG certificate :
USMLE Step 1:
passed 04- 2004
USMLE Step 2 CK: passed 10- 2004
USMLE step 2 CS: passed 02- 2006
(03/2009) Part I Jordanian board of Radiology
(08/2010) Part II Jordanian board of Radiology
Education:
(09/1984-07/1997)Yarmouk University Model School, Irbid, Jordan.
(10/1997-06/2003)Jordan University of Science and Technology Medical
School.
Post Graduate Training:
(07/2003-07/2004) Multidisciplinary internship at Princess Basma
Teaching Hospital, Irbid- Jordan.
(07/2004-07/2006) Personal time off preparing for the USMLE exams and
full-time mom
(07/2006-07/2010) Resident of Diagnostic Radiology at
King Abd-Allah University Hospital (KAUH)
which is affiliated with Jordan University of Science and
Technology (JUST)
(01/01/2008 –
06/01/2008) Elective rotation as a full resident at the radiology department
in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
(07/2010-07-2011) Teaching and research assistant at the Radiology
department at King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan.
(08-2011-08-2012) Pediatric Radiology Fellowship at Nationwide
Children’s Hospital – Columbus, OH.
(08-2012-08-2013) Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship at Arkansas
Children’s Hospital- Little Rock, AR.
Research Experience, courses and publications:
 I had my course in clinical research methods & biostatistics
 Participated actively in different research projects in my
department including:
o Competency of Jugular vein on CT scan
JUST/JORDAN
o Correlation of clinical indications and ultrasound
findings in DDH-NCH-USA.
o CT findings in pediatric blunt intestinal injury.
Khasawneh.R, Ramakrishnaiah RH, Singh S., Hegde
SV. Emerg Radiol
o Improvement U program for Quality Scholars –
Arkansas Children’s Hospital :11-6-2012-4-11-2013.
o E- poster at SPR 2013: Kinematic MRI Utility in
Evaluation of Cervical Spine in Children.
Khasawneh. R, Ramakrishnaiah RH,Meek. D.,Albert
G. ,Glasier C.
o Author of Head and neck section of the pediatric
Radiology Case base Textbook to be published in
January 2014.
LICENSURE:
 Full permit to practice Medicine in Jordan issued in 06/2004.
 Resident training license in Iowa state expired in 06/30/2008.
 Full permit to practice as a Radiologist in Jordan issued in 10/
2010.
 Ohio Training Certificate expires 08-2012.
 Arkansas Educational license expires 08-2013.
.
Membership:
 Active Member in Jordan Medical Association, 07/2004.
 Active Member in Jordan Radiological Society, 01/2011.
 Member in American Society of pediatric Radiology(SPR),
ARRS and Radiology Society of North America (RSNA).
Conference:
 1998-2003 Annual Scientific Days of JUST School of
Medicine.
 04/ 2007 Pan-Arab Radiology Conference at Dead Sea,
Jordan.
 04/2010 Pan-Arab Radiology Conference at Dead Sea,
Jordan.
 10/ 2010 International society of Skeletal Radiology meeting
at King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan.
 04/ 2011 Essentials of multimodality breast imaging with
clinical and pathological correlation course, Amman-Jordan.
 11/2011 RSNA-Chicago, USA.

Monthly held seminars and journal clubs, moderated by
Jordan Society of Radiology.
Hobbies & Interests
- Sports, esp. running, jogging and basketball
- Music, reading and writing.
- Internet and computer skills