About the doctor
Qualifications
* During this period, I have seen patients with Neurodegenerative disorders, learnt interpretations of various muscle biopsies. While I was searching for the gene & mutations of her patients with Biopterin Dependent PKU, I have learnt various molecular techniques including DNA, RNA extraction, PCR, c-DNA Synthesis, sequencing, mutational analysis, Restriction Fragment length Polymorptism (RFLPS), Recombined DNA technology and cloning.
* During this period I have seen patients with various genetic, metabolic disorders, collected 150 cases for her Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Genetics. I have learnt running & interpretation of amino acid analysis, urine Gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). In addition, I continued her research on her patients with Biopterin Dependent PKU (BDPKU). I also learnt in addition to the previous techniques, fibroblast & lymphoblast cultures, automated DNA sequencing, southern blot & northern blots.
- BSc in Biochemistry Kuwait University (Distinction with honors), Sept 1974-July 1978.
- BSc in Medical Sciences Kuwait University (Very good with honors), Aug 1978-June 1980.
- MD in Medicine and Surgery Kuwait University (Very good with honors), July 1980-June 1983.
- Internship (Distinction) King Saud University, July 1983-June 1984.
- ECFMG United States, 1984.
- MRCP Part I (Membership of Edinburgh University, the Royal College of Physicians), July 1984-Oct 1986.
- Diploma of Child Health Edinburgh University (Distinction and top of the class), Oct 1986-Oct 1987.
- MRCP Part II United Kingdom, Oct 1987.
- Course of Medical Genetics National Institute of Health, Washington DC, USA, May 1990.
- Fellowship of Inborn Errors of Metabolism & Genetics, and Pediatric Riyadh Endocrinology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Research Centre (KFSH & RC) KSA, Sept 1988-Sept 1990.
- FRCP (Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians) University of Edinburgh, July 1994.
- FRCP (Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians) University of London, May 1995.
- Fellowship in Neurogenetics North Western University, Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Jan 1995-June 1995.
- Fellowship in Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, Newhaven, CT, USA, July 1995-Dec 1966.
- Course of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, May 1996.
- Course of Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics ( course faculty), The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, July 1997.
- Course of Medical and Molecular Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA, March 1999.
- American Board of Medical Genetics (Clinical, Biochemical), American College of Medical Genetics, June 1999.
