User:AwniShahait

Awni D. Shahait, M.D., Intern at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan

Contact: awnishahait@yahoo.com , 00962796025875

• Associate Editor-In-Chief for several WikiDoc chapters (Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, Lingual thyroid, Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia)

Education

M.D. degree from The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan in 2011.

Research Experience

• September - October,2009

Involved as a “Group Leader” in a research named “Barriers to Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer in Jordan”, which was held by the King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman.

• January, 2011 – September, 2011

“Smokers’ hair: Does smoking cause premature hair graying?” In this research we found a relationship between premature hair graying and smoking in the Jordanian population. This study was submitted to Public Health journal.

• January, 2012 – Present

'Missed Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: report of a case and literature reviewing", Working on this case report in the General Surgery department regarding a missed traumatic abdominal wall hernia, with discussing the mainline of management in these patients.

• February, 2012 – Present

“Isolated Multiple Bilateral Thyroid Metastases from Prostatic Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review” In this case, we are reporting prostatic adenocarcinoma metastasis to the thyroid gland, which represent the sixth case worldwide. This case was submitted to Head & Neck journal.

Publications

Radwan A. BaniMustafa, "Awni D. Shahait", Hanan K. Al Omari, Attitude of Medical Students towards Psychiatry in the University of Jordan. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry (2012) Vol. 23 No. 1 Page (41-45).