DR. MOHAMMED E. S. ZAKARIA
CONSULTANT RADIATION ONCOLOGIST
Author of “Atlas of Oncology first edition 2002”
http://www.cancershifaa.com/
P.O. Box 868, Marj El-Hamam
Amman 11732, JORDAN
Cell: +962 79 683 1555
Objective
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To acquire a position of Radiation Oncologist at the Applied Radiation Biology and Radiotherapy
Section
Qualifications
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DMRT, Clinical Oncology, Royal College of Radiologists – London
Member of the Royal College of Radiologists – London
Specialist in Radio diagnosis
 MD (Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki – Greece)
 Jordanian Board
1984
1984
1982
1976
1986
Achievements
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Examiner at the Higher Jordanian Medical Council for Clinical Oncology
Former Head of Radiology department at Queen Alia Military Hospital
Former Chief of Radiotherapy specialty at King Hussein Medical Center
Consultant - Radiation Oncologist
A full time Registrar at The Middlesex Hospital - London
Training in England, Scientific activities
1991 - 2002
1986 - 1997
1995
1984 - 1985
1982 - 1985
Attended a three year course organized by the Royal College of Radiologists – London – that included:
 Full Teaching courses on Oncology
 Radiation Physics
 Radiation safety
 Radiobiology
 Medical Statistics
 Pathology of malignant diseases
 Radiotherapy treatment planning
 The art of Radiation therapy
Training in Radiotherapy and Oncology that included Radiotherapy treatment planning and care of
patients during their radiation courses under the supervision of various consultants and later unsupervised
received at:
 The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer St. - London
 The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham St. - London
 Mount Vernon Hospital - London
Training in Jordan
1978-1982
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Residency program at King Hussein Medical Center at the Radio diagnostic department as full
timer
Granted a certificate of specialty in Radio diagnosis from The Jordan Medical Association
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 Granted a Three year scholarship in England for Radiotherapy and Oncology in September
EXPERIENCE
King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sep 2002 – May 2006
Chief of Radiology department and the Nuclear medicine department
Royal Medical Services at King Hussien Medical Center & Al Bashir Hospital
Jan 1977 - Jan 1997
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Head of the Health Service Division at the Directorate of the Royal Medical Services
Practicing clinical oncology and radiotherapy at both KHMC & Bashir hospital on a three days
per week basis at each hospital.
 Active member of the board for the Protection from Ionizing Radiation in Jordan
Al Hussein Cancer Foundation
Feb 1997 – Sep 2002
 Irradiating patients seen at my private clinic using the King Hussein Cancer Center equipment
For 5 years
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
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Organized the full training program for Candidates to meet the requirements of the Jordanian
Board Exam by giving lectures and Tutorials.
Presented Lectures and Tutorials in Radiation Physics and Radiobiology.
Examiner in Radiotherapy & Oncology for the Jordanian Medical council (Jordanian Board).
 Wrote a book titled “Atlas of Oncology first edition 2002”
Description of “Atlas of Oncology first edition 2002”:
“Atlas of Oncology first edition 2002” includes current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
covering a wide range of Oncological problems and their management, on a CD.
Also includes a huge archive collection of patient pictures taken before and after
Radiotherapy, all cases included in the book were collected of my own patients during an
18-year span.
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Papers and Publications
1. Non AIDS related Kaposi’s Sarcoma Study of 8 cases. (Presented at the Royal College of
Radiologists Annual Meeting (R C R 94) Norwich England: published in the Jordan Medical Journal
(JMJ)
2. A 15 year epidemiological review of 11190 cancer cases 1980 -1995
This was presented at Middlesex Hospital Meeting London 1994
3. Topographic distribution of Metastatic carcinoma in Cervical Lymph nodes: published in
(Jordan Medical Journal) JMJ.
4. Delay in presentation of cancer patient in Jordan, Presented at:
 The Middlesex Hospital Meeting London.
 1994 published in the Journal Of Bahrain Medical Society
5. Extra Medullary Plasmacytoma: A rare Tonsillar Tumour treated by Radiotherapy
(Case report).
6. Ablation of Thyroid cancer remnants by Radioactive Iodine Fractional Versus Single large
doses: Final results presented in the National Arab-American Medical Association.
Lectures
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Radiation used in the treatment of Cancer
Complications of radiotherapy
Peri Orbital tumors – study of 45 cases
Delay in presentation of cancer patients in Jordan presented at the Middlesex Hospital Meeting –
London - 1994, and the first Oncology Conference in Jordan 1994 (A Review of 1323 cancer cases)
5. Epidemiology of cancer in Jordan: part one presented at the First Jordanian – German Conference
(Amman – Jordan 19/9/1993)
6. Epidemiology of cancer in Jordan: part Two presented at
a. At The Eighth Jordanian Medical Conference
b. At The Middlesex Hospital Meeting – London in 1994
7. Radiotherapy in the management of Breast cancer.
8. Oral and Para Oral tumours in Jordan study of 95 cases (presented in the 4th Dental Conference)
9. Principles of radiation therapy: including radiation therapy Techniques for most organs of the
body: on separate occasions for each subject as lectures for all Doctors at KHMC.
10. Teaching lectures to the Cadets of the Princes Mona School of Nursing (KHMC) about care of
patients undergoing radiation therapy
11. Radiotherapy treatment planning lectures
12. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma case presentation: Long term survival
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