Affiliateship: 2019-2023
Cohort 4
Country (Nationality)
Egypt
Discipline
Medical & Health Sciences
Bio
Abdelfattah is an Egyptian physician by training.
I currently work as lecturer of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University in Ismailia, Egypt. I hold a Master’s and PhD degrees in Rheumatology and Physical Medicine. My main field of specialty is rehabilitation and multidisciplinary management of chronic back pain.
My interest in conducting sound scientific research led me to obtain a diploma in Research Methods from the American University in Cairo in 2015, as well as a diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation in 2017. I am also part of the core faculty for teaching in the Middle East Research Ethics Training Initiative (MERETI) a program directed and funded by the University of Maryland, USA with the aim of improving the knowledge and practice of research ethics in the middle east region. Within the MERETI, I have finished a two-year on-line certificate program in Research Ethics, and currently I am pursuing a Master’s degree in Health Sciences with Ethics concentration from the University of Maryland. I am also part of the team developing curricula for online and on site teaching of Research Ethics.
I have just finished a post doc training in the University of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, where I was part of a research team conducting serveral studies within the back pain service in the division of Rheumatology. Now I am back in my home institution, where I teach for undergraduate and post graduate students, conduct research and do clinical work.