Phone: 00966547178045
E-mail: dr_affoun@yahoo.com
Abduljaber Amru Affounah, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Personal Data
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Date of birth: 1st August 1977
Nationality: Jordanian
Marital status: Married
Qualifications
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Mars-2009
Jordanian board in Orthopedic surgery
April-2009
Arab board in Orthopedic surgery
August-2008
IMRCS ( IRELAND)
June-2002 M.B.B.S
Al-ZAIEM AL-AZHARY UNIVERSITY
Sudan
1995
High school , Abu –Dhabi UAE
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Practical
experience
September 2010 - Present King Faisal university , Faculty of
medicine , Al-Hasa , Saudi Arabia,
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic surgery (faculty of
medicine)and Orthopedic specialist in Prince Saud Bin
Jalawy Hospital(Al-Ahsa).
June 2009 – September 2010 Al Basher hospital, Amman,
Jordan
Specialist
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Working as an orthopedic specialist in tertiary centre, treating trauma
and orthopedic patients including pediatric orthopedics, arthroplasty ,
arthroscopy and sport injuries.
Nov. 2008 – March 2009 Jordan hospital, Amman, Jordan
Chief Resident
Participation in treatment of orthopedic patients, leading training program
for orthopedic residents including clinical rounds, lectures, presentations
and radiology conferences.
Nov. 2003 – Nov. 2008
Jordan hospital, Amman, Jordan
Resident in Orthopedic department
5 years training program in orthopedic in the following aspects.
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Traumatology:
Management of all type of limb fracture starting with first aid handling
till definitive fracture treatment:
-Internal fixation of fracture using interlocking nails,
plating, DHS, LCP, and using MIPO technique.
-External fixation application for open limb fractures.
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Arthroscopy:
-Diagnostic and surgical knee arthroscopy, Management of meniscal
tear , loose body removal, Microfracture technique, Debridment and
Synovectomy, ACL reconstruction.
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Arthroplasty:
Include total hip or partial hip replacement and total knee replacement.
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Hand surgery:
Operative treatment of wrist and hand fractures, management of
tendon lacerations, managing crushed hands, release of nerve
entrapment (CTS, Cubital tunnel).
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Pediatric orthopedics:
Diagnosis and management of DDH , Management of TEV and other
congenital foot deformities, management of congenital hand
deformities (Polydactyly, congenital trigger thump…….), management
of pediatric fractures.
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Orthopedic Oncology :
Three months training at king Hussein cancer center at orthopedic
oncology department, dealing and treating sarcoma patient surgically
by limp salvage procedures and reconstruction using prosthesis and
biological reconstruction.
An important procedure which I had a great part in treatment was a
case of Gorham disease (Bone vanishing disease) affecting right
humerus which we treated by massive allograft.
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Training in spine, foot and ankle surgery, shoulder and sport injury.
Oct. 2002 - Oct. 2003
Alzarqa governmental hospitalZarqa, Jordan
Internship
Post-graduation training in internal medicine, surgery, Obs and Gyn,
pediatrics and emergency medicine.
Research
Total Knee Replacement early postoperative course (Retrospective
study of 140 cases).
The study was presented in many local and regional conferences, including
the Pan-Arab orthopedic association and Jordan orthopedic association
meetings 2007.
Courses
A O course : Advances in Operative Fracture Management 2008
A O course: principles in Operative Fracture Management
2007
Hospital Advanced trauma management , Islamic hospital, Amman 2007
Conferences &
workshops
A O symposium, Amman August,2006
Hip Arthroplasty workshop ,Jordan university hospital 2006
Robot assisted total knee replacement workshop ,Jordan hospital 2006
Workshop on PCL reconstruction (key person Prof. Strobel, Germany),
Amman 2008
Professional
memberships
A O association membership (Jordan chapter)
Languages
Arabic native
English very good
References
Dr. Kamel Afifi , consultant orthopedic and hand surgeon ,
Amman, Jordan hospital
Tel: 0096265608080 ext 676 or 00962795528253
Email: kamelafifi@yahoo.com
Dr. Hashem Alqdah consultant orthopedic surgeon ,
Amman, Jordan hospital
Tel:00962777308922
Email: hashemq@yahoo.com