Supervision and Discussion of Theses

Theses

A. Supervisor of IBMS students to prepare theses in partial fulfillment of the Degree of Fellowship of Iraqi Commission for Medical Specializations in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery as follows:

1. Pulmonary resection in Basra: personal experience in 30 cases. 2002.

2. Achalasia cardia. 2011

3. Management of left ventricular aneurysms: a study from Ibn-Albitar Centre for Cardiac Surgery/ Baghdad/ Iraq. 2012

4. Penetrating neck injuries: a study from Ibn-Alnafis hospital for thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/ Baghdad /Iraq. 2012

5. Complications following hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula. 2013.

6. Retrospective study of femoropopliteal bypass operation. 2013

7. Surgery for carotid body tumors. 2014

8. Carotid endarterectomy. 2014

9. Management of combined vascular-orthopaedic limb injuries 2015-11-2015

10. Management of congenital heart diseases associated with pulmonary hypertension in children: a retrospective study in Baghdad, Iraq 2015

11. Management of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries. 2016

12. Revascularization of the chronically ischemic lower limbs in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. 2018

13. Acute Aortic Dissection: Clinical Characteristics and Outcome. Cardiology Board Thesis (Co-supervisor), 2019

14. Pneumonectomy for left-sided non-small cell lung cancer: analysis of 111 cases. High Diploma in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Thesis (Co-supervisor), 2019

15. Coronary Endarterectomy and Patch Angioplasty for Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease: Prospective Study of 22 Cases. High Diploma in Cardiac Surgery Thesis (Co-supervisor), 2019

16. Mitral valve surgery: comparison between superior septal and left atrial approaches. High Diploma in Cardiac Surgery Thesis (Co-supervisor), 2019  

17. Outcomes of Popliteal Endarterectomy and Infrapopliteal Angioplasty for Short Atherosclerotic Popliteal Artery Occlusion: Single Center Case Series. KBMS research paper (Co-supervisor), 2022

18. Aortic Dissection: Hyperacute, Acute, and Subacute Cases: A Single-Center Experience. 2024 

19. Native upper limb arterio-venous fistula for hemodialysis: single-center experience. 2024 

B. Supervisor of an IBMS thesis entitled (Acute aortic dissection: clinical characteristics and outcome) submitted by Sami Mishlish in partial fulfillment of the Degree of Fellowship of Iraqi Commission for Medical Specializations in Interventional Cardiology in 2020.

C. Co-supervisor for a PhD thesis entitled (Contrast Induced-Acute Kidney Injury: New Insights into Risk Prediction of Contrast Induced-Acute Kidney Injury and Peri-Procedural Nephroprotective Therapies) prepared by Dr. Aram Jamal Mirza under supervision of Prof. Chim C. Lang, submitted to the University of Dundee and accepted in 2023.

D. Elected as a chairman or a member of examining committee for 19 theses submitted to the scientific council of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in partial fulfillment of the degree of F.I.B.M.S in this specialty as follows:

1. The use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of hemoptysis. 2002. (Member)

2. Congenital lobar emphysema. 2002. (Member)

3. The role of percutaneous transthoracic FNA cytology in the diagnosis of pulmonary masses. 2003. (Member)

4. Surgery for pulmonary hydatid cyst. 2012 (Chairman)

5. Retroperitoneal versus transperitoneal approach for aortoiliac occlusive disease. 2012 (Member)

6. Surgery in pulmonary tuberculosis. 2012 (Member)

7. Traumatic arterio-venous fistula. 2011 (Member)

8. Thoracic outlet syndrome. 2011 (Member)

9. Surgery of Bochdaleck hernia in neonates. 2011 (Member)

10. Spontaneous pneumothorax. 2010 (Member)

11. Traumatic injuries of the axillary artery. 2010 (Member)

12. Role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma, 2014 (Chairman).

13. Surgical experiences in cardiac myxomas in Ibn-Albetar Hospital, 2014 (Chairman).

14. Surgical outcome of autologous venous grafts versus synthetic grafts in extremity arterial injuries, 2014 (Chairman).

15. Impact of surgery for pulmonary hydatid cyst, 2014 (Member).

16. Headed an examining committee for a thesis entitled: Influence of fiberoptic bronchoscopy-guided endotracheal intubation on hemodynamic parameters, prepared by a Diploma student in Anesthesiology in Sulaimaniyah University/ Iraq.

17. Headed an examining committee for theses entitled (Outcome of surgery for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome) as a requirement for Diploma Degree in Thoracic Surgery 2011. Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.

18. Headed an examining committee for theses entitled (Outcome of capitonnage in the management of pulmonary hydatid cysts) as a requirement for Diploma Degree in Thoracic Surgery. 2013 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq

19. Headed an examining committee for a thesis entitled (Coronary Endarterectomy and Patch Angioplasty for Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease: Prospective Study of 22 Cases) as a requirement for High Diploma Degree in Cardiac Surgery, 2019, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.