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CURRICULUM VITAE
JANUARY 2008
WALID MAANI
DATE OF BIRTH
: January 24, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH
: Karak, Jordan
MARITAL STATUS
: Married
WIFE'S NAME
: Maisoun Armouti
CHILDREN : 4
TAREK 1975
NOOR
1977
TAMARA 1983
KHALED 1988
NATIONALITY : JORDANIAN
EDUCATION
JORDAN
Hussien College,
Amman -- Jordan
September 1960
-- June 1963
EGYPT
Alexandria
Medical School, Alexandria University
September 1963
-- June 1969
QUALIFICATION
EGYPT
M.B.B.Ch.
(Second Honor Degree) June 1969
Diploma of
General Surgery, October 1970
UNITED KINGDOM
Fellowship of
the Royal College of Surgeons Of Edinburgh, May 1975
TRAINING
EGYPT
Rotating
Internship,
Alexandria University Hospital and Ministry
of Health
Hospitals, June 1969 -- June 1970
Resident in
Neurosurgery,
Alexandria University Hospital
Alexandria, July
1970 -- June 1971
UNITED KINGDOM
Senior House
Officer
(Neurosurgery),
North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary
Stoke-on-Trent,
December 1971 -- January 1972
Senior House
Officer
(Neurosurgery), Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds, February
1972 -- July 1972
Registrar
(Neurosurgery), Brook General Hospital
London, August
1972 -- July 1973
Senior House
Officer
(Accident and Emergency), Brook General Hospital
London, August
1973 -- April 1974
Senior House
Officer
(General
Surgery), Leicester General Hospital
Leicester, May
1974 -- May 1975
Registrar
(Neurosurgery), Atkinson Morley's Hospital
London, June
1975 -- April 1976
Senior Registrar
and First Assistant
(Neurosurgery)
Atkinson
Morley's Hospital
St. George's
Hospital Medical School
The Royal Dental
Hospital
The Wolfson
Medical Rehabilitation Center
London, April
1976 -- October 1977
AWARDS AND
HONORS
Medal of
Distinction, Alexandria University, 1965
Medal of
Distinction, Alexandria University, 1967
Second Honor
Degree, Alexandria University, 1969
Abel Wahid
Wakeel Award for Distinction in Epidimiology and Preventive
Medicine,
Alexandria University, 1969
The Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan Star Decoration of the First Order, 2003
FELLOWSHIPS
Eisenhower
Exchange Fellowship, U.S.A., 1983
MEMBERSHIP
Congress of
Neurological Surgeons of America (CNS)
Euro-Asian
Chapter of IBRO (General Secretary)
International
Brain Research Organization (IBRO) (On Governing Council)
Jordan Medical
Association (JMA)
Jordan Surgical
Society (JSS)
Jordanian
Neurosciences Society (President 1993-1995)
Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd)
Society of
British Neurosurgeons (SBNS)
Pan Arab Union
of Neurosciences (Treasurer, 1985-1992)
East
Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (EMAME)
(Vice-president 2005-2007)
The Society of
Jordanian Neurological Surgeons (President 2005-2007)
PRESENT POSTS
Professor of
Neurosurgery,
Medical School, University of
Jordan and
Jordan University Hospital
Chairman,
Department of
Neurosurgery,
Medical School, University of
Jordan and
Jordan University Hospital
President,
The Society of Jordanian Neurological Surgeons
PREVIOUS
POSITIONS
Assistant
Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of
Jordan
1977 -- 1982
Associate
Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of
Jordan
1982 -- 1987
Professor of
Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Jordan
1987 -- Present
Assistant
Professor of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Jordan
1981 -- 1982
Associate
Professor of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Jordan
1982 -- 1983
Chief, Section
of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Jordan
1978 -- 2002
Chief of Staff,
Jordan University Hospital
1982 -- 1983
1989 - 1991
Chairman,
Accident and Emergency Department, Jordan University
Hospital,
1982 --1987
Chairman,
Department of Special Surgery, Medical School, University of
Jordan and
Jordan University Hospital
1983 -- 1987
Chairman,
Graduate Department for Medical and Health Sciences,
Faculty of
Graduate studies, University of Jordan
1987 -- 1989
Director of Post
Graduate Training in Neurosurgery, National Medical
Institute
Amman,Jordan
1987 -- 1990
Vice Dean,
School of Medicine, University of Jordan
1989 -- 1991
Dean, Faculty of
Graduate Studies, University of Jordan
1991 -- 1994
Dean of
Research, University of Jordan
1994--1994
Vice President,
University of Jordan
1994--1998
President,
University of Jordan
1998--2002
Minister of
Higher Education and Scientific Research
15.1.2002 --
25.9.2002
Minister of
Health
26.9.2002 –
21.7.2003
BOARDS,
COUNCILS, JOURNALS AND STANDING COMMITTEES
BOARDS
Member, Board of
Directors, Arab College (Community College), Amman
1976 --1988
Member, Board of
Directors, University of Maan
1991--1995
Member,
Examination Board in Neurosurgery, The Jordan Medical
Council
1982—1987
Member, The
Fullbright Commission
1998-2001
Member, Board of
Trustees, The Higher Council for Science and technology
15.2.2002 --
25-9.2002
Member, Board of
Trustees, The National Music Conservatory
2001--Present
Member, Board of
Trustees, The National Center for the Performing Arts
2002--Present
General
Secretary, Euro-Asian Commission of International Brain
Research Organization
1995--Present
Member, The
Governing Council of The International Brain Research
Organization
1993—Present
Chairman,
Selection Committee, The Jordanian Canadian Scholarship
Program
2005—Present
President, The
Jordanian Canadian Scholarship Program
2006 --- Present
Member, The
Jordanian Board of Eisenhower Exchange Program
2001—Present
Chairman, The
Jordanian Canadian Scholarship Program
2006 --- Present
Member, The
Board of Directiors, Talal Abu Ghazaleh Business School
2007 ---
Present
COUNCILS
Member, Council
of The Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan
1979-1980 ,
1983-1987, 1989-1991
Member, Council
of The Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan
1982-1985
Member, Council
of The Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan
1989-1991
Member ,
University of Jordan Council
1985-1986
1991-2002
Member , Council
of Deans, University of Jordan
1991-2002
Chairman,
Council of Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Jordan
1991-1994
Chairman, The
Council for Higher Education
15.1.2002 -
25.9.2002
The National
Council for Population
2002-2003
The National
Task force on Narcotics
2002-2003
JOURNALS
Member,
Editorial Board, Dirasaat, The Scientific Journal of The
University of
Jordan,
1990-1991
Editor in Chief,
Chairman of Editorial Board, Dirasat,
The Scientific
Journal of The University of Jordan
1994-1994
Member,
Editorial Board, Basrah Journal of Surgery
1994-Present
Member,
Editorial Board, Al-Qods Annals of Medicine
2006--- Present
STANDING
COMMITTEES
Member, Staff
and Students Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Jordan
1979-1980 ,
1983-1984
Member, Post
Graduate Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Jordan
1979-1980
Member, Academic
Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan
1983-1985
Member,
Appointment and Promotion Committee, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jordan
1991-1992
Member
,Curriculum and Examinations Committee, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jordan
1983-1987
Chairman,
Committee for Scientific Research, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jordan
1987-1988
Member, Academic
and Professional Committee, Jordan University Hospital
1982-1991
Member,
Administrative Committee, Jordan University Hospital
1982-1987 and
1989-1991
Chairman,
Internship Committee, Jordan University Hospital
1989-1991
Member, The
University of Jordan Curriculum Committee
1991-1994
Member, The
University of Jordan Committee for Students' Affairs
1991-1994
Chairman, The
University of Jordan Research Committee
1994-1994
Member , Staff
Second Appeals Council
1993-1998
Member, Staff
Appointment and Promotion Committee
1993-1998
Chairman, Staff
Appointment and Promotion Committee
1998-2002
Member,
Committee of the Deans' Council
1994-1998
Chairman,
Committee of the Deans' Council
1994-2002
Chairman, The
University of Jordan Committee for Students' Affairs
1994-1998
Chairman,
Central Traders Committee of The University of Jordan
1994-1995
Chairman,
Appointment Committee
1994-1998
Chairman, Staff
Second Appeals Council
1994-1998
Chairman,
Buildings Committee
1994-1998
Chairman, The
Committee for Unified Universities Acceptance
1996-1998
CONTINUOUS
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Attended the
Conference on Traumatology of the Central Nervous System
Cairo-Egypt 1978
Attended The Pan
Arab Course on Neurosurgery
Cairo-Egypt 1978
Presented "
Road Traffic Accidents" at the 18th Pan Arab Medical
Conference
Tunisia 1979
Presented
"Patterns of Craniocerebral Injuries" at the 1st Jordanian
Medical conference
Amman 1979
Attended the WHO
workshop on Medical Education
Amman 1980
Presented
"Spinal Injuries in Jordan" at the 2nd Jordanian Medical
Conference
Amman 1980
Presented
"Lumbar Canal Stenosis" at the 3rd Jordanian Medical
Conference
Amman 1981
Presented
"Intracranial Abscesses" at the Jordanian Surgical Society
Day
Amman 1983
Organized and
coordinated the 1st. Scientific Day of the Jordanian
Neurosciences
Society and
talked about "Diagnosis of Low Back Pain" 1983
Attended the
Meeting of The American Association of Neurological Surgery
Chicago, U.S.A.
1983
Vice President
of the 3rd Pan Arab Neurosciences Conference
Amman 1984
Presented "Albucasis
and Neurosurgery" 3rd Pan Arab Neurosciences Conference
Amman 1984
Organized and
Chaired the Combined pan Arab Course in Neurosurgery
Amman 1984
Presented "Road
Traffic Accidents" Jordanian Conference on Accidents
Amman 1984
Attended the
workshop on "Construction Of Questions"
Amman 1984
Attended the
workshop on "Curriculum Development"
Amman 1985
Attended The
International Brain Research Organization Meeting
Oxford, United
Kingdom 1985
Attended the
International Conference on Dyslexia
Venice, Italy
1985
Presented
"Factor IIIV R:Ag..." at the Scientific day of the Faculty
of Medicine
Amman 1987
Presented
"Physiology of Hydrocephalus" at the 1st Jordan University
Neurosurgical
Conference on
Hydrocephalus, Amman 1992
Attended the 5th
Pan Arab Neurosciences Conference
Amman 1992
Presented "Enterogenous
cysts of the spinal cord"
Combined
Jordanian and Arab American Conference
Amman 1993
Attended "The
First International Conference on Non-Invasive Neurosurgery"
Riyadh, Saudia
Arabia 1993
Attended "The
Mediterranean Conference on Research and Education"
Patras, Greece,
1994
Attended "Mediterranian
Cooperative Initiatives"
Nicosia, Cyprus,
1994
Attended, "Round
Table Conference to Establish the Euro-Asian Commission of
IBRO"
Izmir, Turkey,
1994
Presented "The
Neuro-enteric Canal Revisited"
The 10th
European Congress of Neurosurgery
Berlin, Germany,
1995
Lectured, “ The
Management of Hydrocephalus in Premature Infants”
The 8th Pan Arab
European Course of Neurosurgery
Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, 1995
Attended, The
XII Congress of the European Society For Stereotactic And
Functional
Neurosurgery
Milan, Italy,
1996
Attended, The
First International Conference on Palliative Cancer care
Limassol,
Cyprus, 1996
Attended, The 3rd.
International Congress of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Paris, France,
1997
Attended, The 11th.
International Congress of Neurological Surgery
Amsterdam,
Holland, 1997
Lectured, “The
Management of Cranio-cerebral Injuries Associated With
Multiplte Trauma”
The First Omani
Neurosurgical Meeting
Muscat, Oman,
1998
Attended, The 12th.
International Congress of Neurological Surgery
Sydney,
Australia, 2001
Presented,
Jordanian Higher Education Strategy, The Higher Eduction
Forum,
For Middle East
and North Africa, 18.5.2002, Paris France
Presented,
Vision for Higher Education in Jordan,
In Human Power
Deveopment Conference, 12.9.2002, Amman, Jordan
Attended the 1st
meeting of the Society of the Medical Schools in the Arab
World
Amman, Jordan
2004
Attended the
combined meeting of the Egyptian Neurosurgical Society and
the WFNS
Alexandria,
Egypt 2004
Attended the
second Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society
Amman, Jordan
2004
Presented, Current Status of Sceintific Research in the
Region
2nd Regional Conference on Medical Journal Publishing in the
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004
Attended, The Meeting of the World Federation Of
Neurological Surgeons
Marrakech, Morroco 2005
Attended, The
Eisenhower Fellowship Regional Conference
Istanbul, Turkey
2006
Participated in
Workshop in Neuronavigation
Munich, Germany
2006
Participated in
Workshop in Neuronavigation
Marbella, Spain
2007
Organized and
Chaired, The First Conference on Minimally Invasive
Neurosurgery
in the East
Mediterranean Region
Dead Sea, Jordan
2008
PUBLICATIONS
PAPERS
1) Almaani,W.
and Richardson,A.: Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms:
Identifying The
Ruptured Lesion
Surgical
Neurology, Vol. 9 No. 5, 303-305,1978
2) Almaani,W.
and
Sobieh,I.: Patterns of Craniocerebral Injuries in Jordan
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol. 14 No. 1, 25-34, 1980
3)
Ajlouni,K., Abu
Al Afia,S. and Almaani,W.: Management of Diabetes
Insipidus
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 14 No. 1, 55-62, 1980
4) Almaani,W.:
Choroidal Cyst of the Left Lateral Ventricle
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 14 No. 2, 177-180, 1980
5) Almaani,W.
and
Huneidi,A.: Spinal injuries in Jordan
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 15 No 1, 53-63, 1981
6) Almaani,W.
and Awidi,A.: Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage in
Bleeding Diathesis
Surgical
Neurology, 17:137-140, 1982
7) Almaani,W.:
Spinal Canal Stenosis
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 16 No 1, 63-69, 1982
8)
Karmi,M.,Almaani,W.
and Khammash,H.: Cranial and Spinal Dysraphysm
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 17 No 2, 197-204, 1983
9)
Richard Winn,H.,
Almaani,W., Berga,S., Jane,J. and Richardson,Alan: The
Long-term
Outcome in Incidence of Late Hemorrhage and Implications for
Treatment of
Incidental Aneurysms
Journal of
Neurosurgery, 59:642-651, 1983
10) Almaani,W.,
Karmi,M., Khammash,H. and Khoury-Bulos,N.: intracranial
Abscesses
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 19 No 1, 41-50. 1985
11)
Muhailan,M.,
Almaani,W., and Karmi,M.: Computerized Tomography of
Urinary Stones
Dirasaat, Vol 12
No 10, 155-161, 1985
12)
Amr,S.,
Almaani,W., Tarawneh,M., Karmi,M.: Pathology of Brain
Tumors in Jordan
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 20 No 1, 1986
13) Almaani,W.,
Shanableh,A., Zeyadeh,J. and Abdul Rahim, H.: An Analysis of
The Emergency
Services in a Teaching Hospital in a Developing Country
Jordan Medical
Journal, Vol 21 No 2, 1986
14) Almaani,W.,
Awidi,A.: Spontaneous intracranial Hemorrhage in
von Willebrand's
Disease
Surgical
Neurology, 26:457-160,1986
15) Almaani,W.:
Depressed Skull Fractures in Children: An Analysis of 100
Cases
Dirasaat, Vol 13
No 11, 11-14, 1986
16) Almaani,W.,
Awidi,A. and Karmi,M.: Factor VIII R:Ag as a Prognostic
Parameter in
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Neurology
Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 50:214-217, 1987
17)
Faleh, A.,
Kamal,F.,Almaani, W.,Tarawneh,M.,Tamimi,S. and Abu El
Rob,M.:
Brain Tumors in
Jordanians
Abstracts, X
International Congress of Neurosurgrey, Acapulco, Mexico,
October 17-22
1993,pp 203
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