Curriculum Vita

 

Name:          Omar H. El-Hattab

Occupation: VistA Imaging Team Member (Contractor), Washington OIFO, Department of Veterans Affairs, USA, Physician and  Medical Computer Systems Analyst

Address:       1401 Blair Mill Road #303

                   Silver Spring  MD 20910 

Office :        1335 East-West Highway,  4th Floor 

                   Silver Spring    MD  20910

Phone: Office (301) 734 0355  Cell (301) 204 3731   Home : (301) 9200490 

Status : USA Permanent Resident       

Nationality:  Egyptian

E-Mail Address: ohattab@hotmail.com  or  hattab@menanet.net

Languages :  English, Arabic

 

 

I am a physician and Full Professor at the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt.

I am currently working with the VistA Imaging Project, Department of Veterans Affairs, USA. and Professor Adjunct George Mason University, Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services. I was previously a visiting faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park MD (UMCP).

I have more than fifteen years of international experience in the USA, Egypt, and Kuwait in managing the implementation of complex medical information systems that need to meet the strictest standards of quality and reliability and to be used as a foundation of for quality health care delivery and public health services.  

 

I have been particularly involved in customizing information systems originally developed in the USA for use in different environments in the Middle East. I worked with several international organization projects like WHO, U.S. AID and U.N. development program (UNDP) projects.  I have also been involved in undergraduate and post graduate teaching, masters and PhD research supervision.

 

Moreover, I worked in the area of Cancer Registration, Epidemiology, and Education.  I headed the Kuwait National Cancer Registry and Developed the Kuwait first and Second National Cancer Reports and Website.

 

 

References

 

USA References:

1.     Dr. Ruth Dayhoff, Director VistA Imaging, United States Department of Veterans Affairs,  Silver Spring Maryland 20910, e-mail: ruth@dayhoff.us)

 

2.     Prof. Vincent Brannigan, Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland, 20742.  e-mail : firelaw@umd.edu

3.     David Naber, Supervisor at Maximus Inc.  e-mail : David.Naber@med.va.gov  or egyptrus@hotmail.com)

4.     R.M. Chamberlain: Director, Cancer Prevention Center, Department of Epidemiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center,  Phone: (713) 792 3020. e mail : rchamber@mdanderson.org

 

Egyptian References:

1.     MN El Bolkainy: Former Dean NCI, Cairo University, Department of Pathology, Kasr El Aini St, Fom El Khalig, Cairo, NCI Cairo University (Phone Egypt : 202-3922022 or 202-3374886)

2.     Hussien Khaled: V. Dean, NCI, Cairo University, Kasr El Aini st.; Fom El Khalig, Cairo, NCI Cairo University (khaled@brainy1.ie-eg.com)

 

International References:

1.      S. Mandil: Former Director, Health Informatics, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva

2.      M. Korpela: University of Koppio, Koppio, Finland

3.      A. Al Asfour: Director, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Ministry of Health, Kuwait

 


 

 

Relevant positions:

 

 Member of Vista Imaging Project Team, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Sliver Spring, MD, USA, 2005-

 

Professor Adjunct George Mason University, Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services. 2006-

 

Professor and Director of Hospital Information System Development Team, Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, 1997- present. The National Cancer Institute-Information Network Project (NCI-INP) was initially funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).  This project installed server and client hardware running a fully customized and Arabized version of the VA’s VistA / DHCP hospital information system software.  A major task of this project was to determine the needs of the NCI and modify the VA software to meet those needs. Promoted to Professor 2002

 

Chairman of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry

Kuwait Cancer Registry, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, 2003-2005

 

Senior System Analyst – MAXIMUS –Inc. (1999-2001)

USAID funded Project for the development and implementation of a Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) at four Egyptian Government (Ministry of Health and Population) Medical Centers (hospitals with 350-1000 beds and outpatient clinics).  This effort involved the migration from older existing systems, the adoption of new technology for HMIS, financial and administrative software.

 

Degrees:

 

PhD of Public Health (Industrial Medicine and Occupational Health), Zagazig University - Banha Branch, April, 1991. Doctoral Degree thesis on “Manipulation of occupational health records of Egyptian industrial workers (Practical Computer System Development)”, Zagazig University Banha Branch and University of Maryland (UMCP).1986-1991.

 

M. Sc. of Public Health, Industrial Medicine and Occupational Health, Zagazig University- Banha Branch, April, 1986.  M.Sc. thesis on the "Computerized Record keeping, updating and retrieval of the health records of the University Hospital of Zagazig University Benha Branch "

 

 MB.B.Ch. (equivalent to USA M.D. -- Medicine and Surgery), Cairo University, November, 1981. 


 

Professional Experience:

 

Member of Vista Imaging Project Team, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Sliver Spring, MD, USA, 2005-

 

Chairman of Epidemiology and Kuwait National Cancer Registry, KCCC, MOH, Kuwait. 2003-2005

 

Technical Director, Information Network Project, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, a Project Funded by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 1990-.

 

Full Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, 2002-.

 

Assistant Prof., Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, 1997-2002.

 

Lecturer, Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, 1991-1996.

 

Lecturer, Department of Community, Environmental & Occupational Medicine (Public Health),  Zagazig University-Banha Branch, 1991.

 

Visiting Faculty at University of Maryland, USA (UMCP) , 1988-1990.

 

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Community, Environmental & Occupational Medicine (Public Health), Zagazig University- Banha Branch,1986-1991.

 

Demonstrator, Department of Community, Environmental & Occupational Medicine, Zagazig University- Banha Branch,1986-1988.

 

Primary Health Care Physician, Rural Unit, El-Gharbia Governorate, Ministry of Health, Egypt, 1982.

 

Internship, Cairo University Hospitals, 1981-1982.

 

 

 

Teaching Experience  in English:

 

Graduate Medical Education (Cairo University, Al Azhar, Zagazig and Benha Universities, Faculty of Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Laser Institute, Faculty of Pharmacy)

·        Medical information systems in Health Care and Hospitals

·        General Epidemiology

·        Cancer Epidemiology

·        Biostatistics

 

Undergraduate Medical Education (Cairo University and Zagazig Univresity : National Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine)

·        Basic Public health

·        Medical information systems

·        Biostatistics

 

Degree Supervision: Supervised four doctoral degrees and seven Master Degrees in Public Health, Neurology and Oncology: Cairo University and Al Azhar University

 

Special Courses Completed in the United States:

 

·          Training in, Biostatistics and Computer Applications (Medical Informatics), Univ. of Maryland, (UMCP), 1988-1990 funded by the Egyptian Government.

·          Training courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, (UMAB), 1988-1990.

·          Cancer Registration, International Agency of Research on Cancer “IARC”, WHO, Lyon, France

·          Graduate Summer Program in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, on “Cancer Epidemiology” 1989.

·           Graduate Summer Program in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, on “Health Risk Assessment ” 1989.

 

 

Previous Special Training:

 

·        CanREg4, Cancer Registration system, IACR and IARC, Kuwait, 2003

 

·        Delphi, developing GUI interface to Legacy HMIS, NCI Cairo, 2002

·        Cache, Modern post relational Database management Systems, Cairo, 2001.

 

·        Modern approaches to medical Health management Information systems and VISTA applications, VA-ISC, Washington, DC, 2001.

 

·        System's Design and maintenance, MOHP, Cairo.

 

·        Statistical packages for statistical data analysis: STATISTICA, SPSS under windows, StatView for the Macintosh

 

·        Training on Cancer Registration, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC),  Lyon, France.1996

 

·        Training on VISTA hospital information system modules -- changes and new features, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, ISC Washington DC, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, 1996.

 

·        Training in Advanced Kernel, M Technology Association (MTA) annual meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, June, 1994.

 

·        Training in M computer language and UNIX, MTA meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, June, 1994.

 

·        Training in Windows and Advanced VA FileManager and VISTA modules, by Dr. Gunther Shculler, Research Center, University of Wurzburg, Germany, January 1993.

 

·        Training in Medical Information Systems Applications, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Information Systems Center. VA-ISC Washington, D.C. September 1991.

 

·        Advanced training in distributed databases, DHCP customization and translation. University of Wurzburg. Germany. September-October 1991.

·        Training in use of computers in medicine, large databases, networking and programming in MUMPS computer language, SCAMC, Washington DC,1988.

 

·        Training in MUMPS computer language (M technology), MUMPS User Group (MTA) Meeting, New Orleans, 1988.

·        Courses in Computers, Basic programming, and statistical packages, Cairo and Zagazig Univ., 1984-1988.

 

·        Course in University Teaching Methods and Human Psychology, Faculty of Education, Zagazig University- Banha Branch, 1985.



 

Research Responsibility and Activities:

 

Member of Vista Imaging Project Team, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Sliver Spring, MD, USA, July, 2005 -.

 

Chairman of Epidemiology and Kuwait National Cancer Registry, KCCC, MOH, Kuwait, 2003-2005

 

Consultant to MAXIMUS Inc.  Cairo Curative Organization-HMIS Project 1998- (Project funded by US AID, CCO is similar to HMO hospitals in United States).

 

Director of the Hospital Information System and Electronic Health Record software development: The National Cancer Institute-Information Network Project (NCI-INP), in collaboration with United Nations Development Program (UNDP). 1992-

 

Biostatistics and Epidemiology Consultant: “Randomized Clinical Trial on Fraxini2 in Egyptian patients” (funded by  ATOS - SEKEM – Pharmaceutical company), 1997-

 

 

Principle Investigator: “Cancer Education Material “ NCI-Egypt project, 2000-2001

 

Co-Investigator: Project on “Colorectal cancer in Young Egyptians”, NCI, Cairo University Egypt - MD Anderson Cancer Center USA, 1999-  (US NCI funded through Middle East Cancer Cons. MECC ).

 

Biostatistics and Epidemiology Consultant: Clinical trial on different anesthesia gases; (funded by Galaxo –Wellcome Egypt, Pharmaceutical company), 1998-1999. 

 

Co-Investigator: Project on the "Study of Cancer cases in the East side of Delta, Egypt"; Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, March, 1997.

 

Other Scholarly Activities:

 

Invited Speaker by American Cancer Society at Cancer Control in the Middle East”, Jordan, March 2005

 

Invited Speaker at “Kuwait Medical Association” on Cancer in Kuwait, 2004

 

Invited Presenter at Medinfo, London, UK, 2001

 

Member of Organizing Committee of “International Telemedicine Project” Jerusalem, 1999.

 

Reviewer for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, 1996-

 

Implementation of “M” based outpatient clinic system of a private OB/GYN hospital, 1997-1998.

 

Member of the Board and Technical Coordinator of the National Egyptian Cancer Registry. 1994-1997

 

Consultant on Hospital Information Management to “Wady El Nile General Hospital”, Cairo, 1997. (700 bed general hospital)

 

Invited Speaker at the Middle East Cancer Society – Cancer Conference, Tel Aviv , 1996

 

Member of  the Scientific Program Committee of MEDINFO, 1995.

 

Epidemiology and Computer Consultant to the Cancer Bladder Research Project National Cancer Institute-Cairo Egypt, 1990-1995.

 

Consultant and Senior Advisor to the Medical (Hospital) Information Network Project at the National Cancer Institute-Cairo.1990-1992.

 

Epidemiology and Computer Consultant to the Egyptian Society for Breast Feeding., 1990-1992.

 

Data Management and Biostatistics Consultant to the Breast Feeding Encouragement Project in Qualiubia, North Sinai, Cairo, and Assuit, 1990-1991.

 

Speaker at Mumps User Group Europe Annual Meeting, Nuremberg, Germany, September 1991.


Member of research team, FRCU grant number 840901, on Occupational Intoxication and Parasitic Infestations 1984-1990.

 

Computerized Pathology Laboratory software package development, Department of Pathology, NCI-Cairo Egypt, 1988.

 

 Established Computer Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Benha Branch, 1984-1988.

 

 Member of team developing Private Lab HistoPathology package 1983-1984.

 

Guest speaker in Seminar on "Three Way Surrogacy", University of Maryland, (UMCP), 1989.

 

Member, Egyptian Occupational Medicine Society, 1983-.

 

Member of Egyptian Community Medicine Society, 1985- .

 

Member of MUMPS User Group,(MUG), 1988- .

 

Director of standing committee on population activities (SCOPA) of the International federation of medical students association, IFMSA, 1980-1981.

 

Editor of standing committee on population activities publication, (SCOPA Review), 1980-1981.


 

Selected Publications:


 

 

  1. Omar El Hattab and Ruth Dayhoff, VistA Imaging Utilization, 2004 -2005,  in press
  2. Khaled H, El Hattab O, Moneim DA, Kassem HA, Morsi A, Sherif G, Darwish T, Gaafar R. A Prognostic Index (Bladder Prognostic Index) For Bilharzial-Related Invasive Bladder Cancer. Urol Oncol. 2005 Jul-Aug;23(4):254-60.
  3. El Hattab, O and Al Asfour, A : The Annual Report of The Kuwait Cancer Registry, 2002, MOH, Kuwait, 2004 (in Press)
  4. I Behbehani and O. El Hattab : Cancer of the Oral Cavity in Kuwait, Health Sciences Poster Conference, April, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Apri;, 2005
  5. Omar El Hattab  : Epidemiology of Gynecological Malignanacies in Kuwait, Kuwait International Conference on Gynecological Malignanacies, Kuwait March, 2005
  6. Motawy M,  El Hattab O, Fayaz S, Oteifa M, Juzer A, Thomas G, Barghash I, Abuzallouf S And El Jarallah M: Multidisciplinary Approach to Breast Cancer Management in Kuwait, 1993-1998, JENCI, Vol 16, No.2, June, 2004
  7. Omar El Hattab, Adel Al Asfour And Mohammed El Jarallah : Cancer Profile Of Kuwait 1974 – 2002. Fifth Pan Arab Cancer Conference, April, Kuwait, 2004.
  8. Saroj V, Ahmed R, Abraham V, Juzer A, and El Hattab, O : Overview of cervical cancer (cervix Uteri) in Kuwait – A retrospective study. Health Sciences Poster Conference, April, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 2004
  9. El Hattab, O and Al Asfour, A : The Annual Report of The Kuwait Cancer Registry, 2001, MOH, Kuwait, 2004
  10. Soliman, A.; Nasser, S.; El Hattab, O.; Sobeih, T. and Chamberlin, R. : Cancer Education in Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy Schools in Egypt: Features Applicable to Other Countries. J Cancer Educ., 18:12-14, 2003
  11. Motawy, M; El Hattab, O.; Fayaz, S, Oteifa, M., Juzer, A.; George, T.; Barghash, I and Al Jarallah, M. : Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Hormonal Treatment of Breast Cancer KCCC Experience (1993-1998), Kuwait, 2003
  12. El Hattab, Omar : The Cancer Database, Egypt, Egyptian MOH&P and WHO (EMRO), 2003
  13. El Hattab, Omar : Public Cancer Education – The internet as a tool for Cancer Education and Cancer Registration in Egypt, Joint Cancer Conference, March, Luxor, Egypt, 2002:
  14. El Hattab; O : New Millenium Hospital Management Information System : Experience of the National Cancer Institute – Cairo University, Proceedings of MedInfo, London, Sep., 2001
  15. El Hattab, O.; El Basmy, A.; Aboul Naga, S.; Hussien, MH and El Sherief, H : Activities of the NCI, Cairo Univ. towards patient and public education. “Second Joint Conference and workshop between NCI-Cairo and MD Anderson Cancer Center USA, Sharm El Sheik, Nov, 1999
  16. Soliman, A; Chamberlain, R; Hamza, MR; El Badawy, S; Khaled, H; El Hattab, O; Ismail, K; Hablas, A; and Levin, B : Designing cancer education program in Egypt : Use of epidemiologic research. Sixth National Cancer Conference, Spring Pan Arab Meeting., Cairo, Egypt, Apr. 1999.
  17. El Hattab, O : Occupational Cancer at the National Cancer Institute, Egypt. International Conference of Environmental and Occupational Cancer Epidemiology, Rio de Janeiro, Jul-Aug, 1998.
  18. El Hattab  O and Nouh, A.:  “Cancer Epidemiology in Egypt and the Arab World” in  “Topographic Pathology of Cancer” Book by M N El Bolkaini, The National Cancer Institutm, Cairo University, Second Edition, 2000
  19. El Hattab, O.; Abel Fattah, M.; Aboul Naga, S. and El Basmy; A. : Direct Cost analysis of common pediatric malignancies at the National Cancer Institute, Oral Presentation, First American Egyptian Cancer Meeting, Aida Beach, Alexandria, Egypt, 1998.
  20. El Hattab, O.: "Epidemiology of Breast Cancer" in “Breast Cancer”, by Sherif Omar and Genevieve Contesso, Association Medicale Franco Egyptienne, 1997.
  21. El Hattab, O : Information Technology and the National Cancer Registry of Egypt : Proceedings of the Second Working Conference on Health Informatics in Africa, IMIA, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1996
  22. El Hattab, O. and Ibrahim, A.S.: Health Informatics in the developing countries: Experience of the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. : Proceedings of the Second Working Conference on Health Informatics in Africa, IMIA, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1996
  23. El Bolkainy, M.N, Ibrahim, A.S., El Attar, I. and El Hattab, O.H. : The Egyptian National Cancer Registry Manual; published by the National Cancer institute-Cairo University, 1995
  24. El Hattab O. and Dayhoff R.E.: Automated Medical Records Technology at the National Cancer Institute-Egypt: A Case Study In Technology Transfer : MEDINFO 95 Proceedings.;  R.A. Greenes et al. (editors);  1995 IMIA.
  25. Abo El-Ata G.; Gad, M.; Bassiouni, M.; El Hattab, O. and Amr, M. : Chest Radiological Evaluation of Workers Engaged in Egyptian Primary Aluminum Industry : The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, Dec. 1995.
  26. Ibrahim A.S. and El-Hattab, O. : An Integrated Hospital Information System for the National Cancer Institute in Cairo Egypt: An Experience to be Shared ; Health Informatics in Africa: Helina 93, (Mandil, S; editor) Excerpta Medica, International Congress Series 1055, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., p.76-81,  1993
  27. El Bolkainy, M.N ; Ibrahim, A.S.; El Attar, I. and El Hattab, O.H.:  NCI Facts and Figures ; National Cancer institute, 1994
  28. Ibrahim, A. and  El Hattab, O. : Modern uses of Computers in Pathology ; Proceeding of the International Academy of Pathology, Arab Division, Fifth Scientific Meeting, Cairo, Nov., 1993
  29. El Hattab, O.; Ibrahim, A. and Kadah, M : DHCP in Egypt : Experience of the National Cancer Institute-Cairo University ; MUMPS Computing, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 87-91, June, 1992
  30. Ibrahim, A. and El-Hattab, O. :A MUMPS-Based Hospital Information System in Egypt: From Square one to Implementation ; Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Mumps Users’ Group, Europe, Vienna, Duisterhout, J.S. and Branger, P.J; (editors); 1992.