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.