Mai Abusoad
KSA
Consult neonatologist practicing physician and the director of Paediatric &NICU
Assistant Hospital Director for academic affairs and training, King Fahd Military Hospital,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Education:
Undergraduate:
1975 High School Diploma
DAR AL-HANAN School
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Postgraduate:
1982 M.B.B.Ch
Ain Shames Medical School
Cairo, Egypt
1989 Diploma in Child Health (D. C. H)
Royal College of Physicians of London
London, England
1992 Arab Board of Paediatrics
1995 American Board of Paediatrics
1998 Perinatal -Neonatal Medicine Fellowship
Cornell Medical School,
New York – Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
1998 Executive Master in Public Health Program and Health Services Management
Columbia University School of Public Health
New York, N.Y.
1998 AAP Instructor NRP
2004 Healthcare Quality Certification Board
2011 Certification as Instructor in Evidence Based Medicine
2018 Certification Patient Experience
2019 Certification as Instructor in TeamSTEPP
Training and Positions
1982-1983 Internship Rotation.
Ain Shames Medical School and Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
1983-1986 Resident in Paediatrics
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1987-1988 Clinical Fellowship in Paediatrics
Institute of Child Heath and Hospital for Sick Children
Great Ormand Street, London, UK.
1989-1992 Arab Board Program in Paediatrics
King Fahd Military Hospital, Jeddah, S A
1992-1993 Clinical and Research Training in Neonatology
New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, N.Y.
1994-1995 Third Year Resident in Paediatrics
New York Medical College.
New York, N.Y.
1995-1998 Fellowship Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
New York –Presbyterian Hospital -Perinatology Center
Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y.
1996-1998 Executive Master in Public Health Program
and Health Services Management
Columbia University School of Public Health
New York, N.Y.
1998-1999 Consultant Neonatologist
Paediatric QM Representative, M & M Coordinator
King Khalid National Guard Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2001-till now Consultant Neonatologist
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2004 Member of the MSD committee for NICU guidelines
2006-till now Head of NICU
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2006 Neonatal Services Advisory Consultant
Medical Services for Defense Aviation
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2006-2009 Member of the MSD High Medical Consultant advisory committee
Medical Services for Defense Aviation
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2009 Chairperson of MSD committee for Paediatric Age group limit
2007-2017 Team Leader of Evidence Based Medicine
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2008-till now Director of Paediatric / Head of NICU
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2013-2016 Director of Continuous Quality Improvement & patient Safety
King Fahd Military Hospital
1st JCI accreditation for KFAFH in 2015
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2014 Honorary Associate Professor of Paediatric
King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah
2017-till now Assistant Hospital Director for academic affairs and training,
King Fahd Military Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Professional Memberships & Activities
American Academy of Paediatrics
American Academy of Paediatrics, Perinatal Section
European Society for Paediatrics
Saudi Neonatal Society
Chairperson of the Organizing Committee for the following:
Annual Hot Topics in Neonatal Medicine, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah
1st International Neonatal Conference commenced in 2005 and has been going on every year
The 14th Hot Topics in Neonatal Medicine was in 12-14/2/2019
The 15th Hot Topics in Neonatal Medicine is 18-20/2/2020
The Art and Science of Neonatal Ventilation
1st workshop:
King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, 13 September 2006
2nd workshop:
King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, October 2018
3rd workshop:
Ritz Hotel, Jeddah, 17 February 2020
Neohaemodynamics workshop: 1st , 2nd
Research methodology workshop: 2017,2018
Annual Evidence Based Workshop, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah
3 days workshop 1st workshop started in 2007
Member of the Organizing Committee for the following:
International Military Medical Conferences:
4-9/12/2010, Jeddah
7-12/12/2013, Jeddah
2ndMSD Quality & Patient Safety Conference
3-5/12/2019
Organize Lectures on Breastfeeding Counseling Courses in conjunction with the Female College of Health Sciences, Jeddah.
Team leader for the Evidence Base Medicine group at King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah
Member of the MSD advisory committee for Total Quality Management from 2013-2016
Member of the MSD committee for education and training 2017-till now