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Name
Address
E-mail
: Soheir Adam
: 170 Manning Drive
CB#7035
Chapel Hill
NC 27599-7035
: Soheir_adam@med.unc.edu
Qualifications:
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FRCPath, 2007
The Royal College of Pathologists
London, UK
MRCPath, 1999
The Royal College of Pathologists
London, UK
M. Sc. 1989
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
M.B.B.Ch.,1983
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
High School Diploma, 1978
Victoria College
Positions Appointed:
 Assistant Professor in Haematology, 2000
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 Consultant (Attending) Hematologist, 2001
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 Postgraduate Program Director
2003- 2007
KAUH
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Work Experience:
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Senior Research Associate
Duke University, Durham, NC
2007- present
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Assistant Professor in Hematology,
Medical School,
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, SA
2000
Consultant Hematologist,
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Jeddah, SA
2001
Jeddah Hematology Club Coordinator
2002-2006
Department of Clinical Oncology,
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
1999
Department of Clinical Hematology and
Hemophilia Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary,
Manchester, UK
1998-1999
Department of Hematology
St. Mary’s Hospital
London, UK.
1996
Central Blood Transfusion Service,
Glasgow, Scotland.
1995
Internship,
Cairo University Hospitals & Cancer Institute
1984- 1985
Professional Experience
Director, Hematology Postgraduate program
Hematology Department
King AbdulAziz University, 2003- 2007
I was appointed Director of the Postgraduate Program by the Dean of Medical
School in 2003. The postgraduate training program in hematology is
acknowledged by the Royal College of London. I have organized four successful
revision courses in clinical and diagnostic Hematology in collaboration with the
Royal College. I supervise the resident’s training and organize structured teaching
sessions, twice a week. I am also in charge of the training of rotating General
Medicine residents. We host around 12- 14 residents per year from different
programs and hospitals. I am also a member of the Post- Graduate Committee at
the Medical School at KAU. Other responsibilities include postgraduate teaching.
There are currently eight residents enrolled in the Hematology Program.
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Assistant Professor: Hematology Department,
Faculty of Medicine
King Abdul-Aziz University. 2000
When I was appointed as a faculty member at the University I was given several
responsibilities. The first is teaching the undergraduates: this includes teaching
4th, 5th and 6th year Medical School students. The teaching is either in the form of
tutorials, lectures or case discussions. I also mark medical students’ assays in the
final Hematology exams.
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Consultant (Attending): Hematology Department,
King Abdul Aziz University Hospital. 2001
KAUH is a DGH with a capacity of 200 beds, serving an area population of
around 800, 000. The Department of Hematology includes 8 consultants, 8
residents. My job as a consultant entails several clinical and laboratory
responsibilities. I run a weekly clinic, in which I see an average of 30 general
hematology patients as well as hematological oncology cases. I attend the weekly
rounds, in which all inpatients are presented and discussed. I am on- call at least 5
days a month. During this time I supervise the on- call resident and I manage all
hematology inpatients. I also review all hematology consults.
I have been the Jeddah Hematology Club coordinator for four years. The club
meets four times a year to discuss interesting hematological cases. It is attended
by 30 hematologists on average.
Senior Registrar: Hematology Department,
King Abdul Aziz University Hospital. 2000
As a senior registrar I was responsible for all Hematology inpatients and
Emergency Room admissions. I attended all Hematology clinics according to
the assigned rota. I attended clinical Hematology rounds twice weekly. I
presented many talks and tutorials and case presentations both within the
department and nationally.
Registrar: Hematology Department,
King Abdul Aziz University Hospital . 1999
My responsibilities at this stage included attending to inpatients on the clinical
hematology floor or as day cases. I performed minor procedures like bone
marrow biopsies, lumbar punctures and intra- thecal chemotherapy
administration.
I attended all hematology clinics according to the assigned Rota. During this
period I passed my first part (diploma) of The membership of the Royal College
of Pathologists in London. A year later I passed the 2nd (clinical) part of the
MRCPath examination and became a Member of the Royal College.
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Registrar: Hematology Dept.,
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Manchester, UK
The Hematology department at the Royal Infirmary has a comprehensive
hematology setup. It caters for general Hematology, Hematology/Oncology and
Hemophilia/ Thrombosis patients. In addition it also has a Bone Marrow
Transplant unit in which about 50 transplants are performed yearly.
During my one year rotation at the Royal Infirmary, I obtained a limited
registration and was attending all clinics with the consultants in-charge. I
attended weekly clinical rounds, morphology meetings and teaching activities.
Registrar: Haematology Dept.,
Addenbrookes Hospital,
Cambridge, UK
During my rotation at Addenbrookes Department of Hematology, I attended
out- patient clinics with the consultants in charge and weekly clinical rounds. I
was involved in the Hemophilia unit and the Hematological Oncology service. I
attended the morphology meetings and various other teaching activities.
Intern :Cairo University Hospitals,
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo University Medical School Hospital is a huge teaching hospital with a bed
capacity of 6,000. I attended a year of internship at the hospital and affiliated
institutions. This included rotation through various departments with on- call
and Emergency Room responsibilities. I worked under close supervision of
Registrars and Consultants.
Professional Activities:
British Medical Journal
London, U.K.
I am a reviewer for the British Medical Journal, one of the top five medical
journals world-wide.
Reviewer for “Annals of Saudi Medicine”
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
I am a reviewer for the The Annals of Saudi Medicine, which is a peer
reviewed journal published by King Faisal Specialist Hospital.
It is a bimonthly multidisciplinary medical journal with the highest
impact factor in the middle east.
Reviewer for the “Saudi Medical Journal”
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Medical Journal is a multi-disciplinary, bimonthly medical
Journal published in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reviewer for King AbdulAziz University Medical Journal
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
KAUMJ is ,a quarterly publication published by King AbdulAziz University in
Jeddah.
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Research Projects
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The relationship of depression to quality of life outcomes and health care
utilization in sickle cell disease. AHRQ funded project.
Gynecological and obstetric complications in sickle cell disease.
Psychosocial complications of pregnancy in sickle cell disease.
Surgical and Obstetric Outcomes in an adult Sickle Cell Population.
QoL outcomes and their relationship to opioid analgesia in sickle cell patients.
Pregnancy Outcome Following Gestational Exposure to Hydroxyurea: The
Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anemia (MSH) Experience.
D-dimer levels in Hematological Conditions
Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation Activation in Sickle Cell Disease
Patients and Sickle Cell Trait Individuals.
Publications
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Soheir S. Adam, Nigel S. Key and Charles S. Greenberg D-dimer antigen; current
concepts and future prospects. Blood Nov.2008; doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-06165845
 Soheir S. Adam, Jude S. Jonassaint, Hillary Krugaer, et al.Surgical and obstetric
outcomes in adults with sickle cell disease. AJM. 2008;121(10):916-921
 Soheir S. Adam, Galila F. Zaher, Fares M. Chedid et al. Analysis of Prognostic
Factors Affecting Response to Treatment and Survival in CML Patients in Saudi
Arabia. Bahrain Med Bull 2007; 29 (2): 1-9
 Soheir S. Adam. Thromboembolic disease in Pregnancy, Review article
Saudi Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2002; 2(3): 22- 37
Abstracts
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Gynecological and obstetric complications in sickle cell disease. ASH 2008
Surgical and Obstsetric Outcomes in an Adult Sickle Cell Population. SCDAA
Convention, 2007.
The Relationship of Opiate Analgesia to Quality of Life in an Adult Sickle Cell
Population. ASH 2007
Relationships of FXIII Polymorphisms to the Prevalence of Priapism and PHTN.
ASH 2007.
The Effect of HU and Chronic Opiate Management on Clinical Outcome in Sickle
Cell Patient Outcomes. ASH 2007.
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Presntations and Conferences
- Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the “International Saudi
Symposium on Thrombosis and Hemostasis”. November, 2006.
- Member of the Organizing Committee and an invited speaker at the “International
Saudi Symposium in Paediatric Hematology Oncology”. November, 2005.
- Member of the Scientific Committee and an invited speaker at
the “First Saudi International Symposium in Transfusion Medicine”.
March, 2004.
- Invited speaker at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at King Abdul Aziz
Medical City. February, 2004
- Invited speaker at the “International Oncology Symposium “at King
Faisal Specialist Hospital . March, 2003
- Invited speaker at the “First Saudi National Symposium on Venous
Thromboembolism”. February, 2003
- Invited speaker at the “International Symposium of Clinical Hematology”
held in collaboration with the Royal College of Pathologists of London.
October 2002
- Invited speaker at the “National Symposium of Oncology”. February 2001
Interests
I have traveled widely. My varied experience has allowed me to understand a
multitude of social behavior ranging from the Middle Eastern, North American and
European cultures. I find this gives me greater understanding of people belonging to
different ethnic groups.
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