Curriculum Vitae Hazem M. Ahmed, M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Loyola University Medical Center
August 15, 2011
Contact Information 22 South Greene Street S12D Baltimore, MD 21201 (410)-328-6034 haamed@smail.umaryland.edu Language Proficiencies: Arabic, English
Education 1983 – 1989
M.B., B.Ch. (cum laude), School of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
1986
Exchange Scholar, Surgery, Rubro Hospital, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
1997 – 2000
Ph.D. School of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Post Graduate Education and Training 03/1990 – 06/1995
Resident, Neurosurgery, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
07/1995 – 06/1996
Fellowship, Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
07/1996 – 06/1997
Fellow, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Wayne State University, Department of Neurological Surgery Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
07/1997 – 10/1998
Fellow, Spine Surgery, Wayne State University, Department of Neurological Surgery, Detroit, Michigan
11/1998 – 02/2000
Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
12/2002 – 11/2003
Spine Fellow and Acting Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
12/2003 – 06/2004
Cerebrovascular Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
07/2004 – 06/2006
Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
07/2006 – 06/2008
Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
07/2008 – 11/2008
Skull Base Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas Medical Center
Certifications Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates, 1995, Valid indefinitely Egyptian Board of Neurological Surgeons, 2000 American Board of Neurosurgery
Medical Licensures Maryland Virginia Kentucky Egypt Arkansas Illinois
Academic Appointments 03/2000 – 11/2002
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
12/2002 – 06/2004
Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
07/2008 – 07/2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas Medical Center
08/2009 – 07/2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Loyola University Medical Center
08/2011-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland Medical Center
Professional Organizations Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publications Peer Reviewed Journal Articles 1. Hamilton DK, Bourne TD, Ahmed H, Cousar JB, Mandell JW, Sheehan JP. Follicular
lymphoma of the dura: case report. Neurosurgery. 2006 Sep;59(3):E703-4; discussion E703-4. 2. Jagannathan J, Okonkow DO, Dumont AS, Ahmed H, Bahari A, Prevedello DM, Jane JA
Sr., Jane JA Jr. Outcome following decompressive craniectomy in children with severe traumatic brain injury, a 10 year experience with long term follow up. J. Neurosurgery. 2007 Apr;106(4 Suppl):268-75. Books 1.
Edward P, Ahmed H, Origitano T. Cranial and Spinal Neurotrauma: Handbook of Neurology. New York: Elsevier; 2011 In Press
Presentations 1. Ahmed H, Sood S, Canady A, Ham S. The Effect on Brain Compliance of
Ventriculostomy With and Without Differential Pressure Valve, Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons, Lewiston, MI, June 1997. Oral Presentation. 2. Ahmed H, Sood S, Canady A, Ham S. The Effect on Brain Compliance of
Ventriculostomy With and Without Differential Pressure Valve, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia PA, April 1998. Poster Presentation. 3. Ahmed H, Elias W. Globus pallidus stimulation for treatment of generalized dystonia.
Virginia Society of Neurological Surgeons, VA, January 2006. Oral Presentation
4. Pravedello D, Ahmed H, Jane Jr, Laws E. Long term results after surgical treatment of
recurrent craniopharyngioma, Annual Meeting of American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA 2006. Poster Presentation.
Professional Meetings 1. The Third Detroit Neurosurgery Symposium: Microsurgery vs. Radiosurgery, Wayne
State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Detroit, MI, November 15-16, 1996. 2. Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons, Lewiston, MI, June 1997. 3. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia PA, April 1998. 4. The Spine Transitional Meeting for Fellows and Residents, LA, May 1998. 5. Techniques in Interbody Fusion Using Ray Cage, Grand Rapid, MI, February 1998. 6. Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Neurosurgeons, Cairo, Egypt, March 1999. 7. Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Neurosurgeons, Hirgada, Egypt 2001. 8. Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Neurosurgeons, Cairo, Egypt, 2002. 9. AO Advanced Spine Meeting for Recent Methods of Spinal Fixation, Sun Valley, OR, February 2003. 10. Skull Base Advanced Approaches and Hands On, St. Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, March 2004. 11. Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, IL 2006. 12. Skull Base Course and Meeting, University of South Florida, January 2007. 13. Advanced Spine Minimal Invasive Techniques, Medtronic, Memphis, March 2007. 14. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Washington, DC April 2007. 15. Ahmed H. Principles of cervical spine fractures evaluation and management. Annual
Resident’s Hand on Training Course, Chicago IL, July 2010.