MD, Pathologist

IKBAL ELKATTAN ALKHAFAJI, M.D.

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Duncansville, PA 16635

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Cell: 814-***-****

CITIZENSHIP

USA

EDUCATION

M.D., College of Medicine, 1989

University of Damascus, Syria

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

State University of New York Health Science Center July 1996-Oct 1997

At Brooklyn and Maimonides Medical Center

Fellowship in Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology

Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University Oct 1992-June1996

Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University July 1992-Oct1992

Electives in Surgical Pathology and Neuropathology

American University of Beirut July 1989-June1992

Residency in Anatomic Pathology

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Board: June 1997

Pediatric Pathology Board: August 1999

STATE LICENSE

OHIO State Medical License, active.

NEW YORK State Medical License, active.

PENNSYLVANIA State Medical License, active.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Fellow of the College of American Pathologist (FCAP)

AWARDS

Cleveland Society of Pathology Resident Research Competition Award,

First Place, 1996

Department of Veterans Affairs Special Contribution Award, Sep 14, 2001

Department of Veterans Affairs Special Contribution Award, March 11, 2002

Department of Veterans Affairs Special Contribution Award, April 11, 2003

WORK EXPERIENCE

Teaching Anatomic Pathology Lab to Medical Students 1994-1995

at Case Western Reserve University

Assistant Pathologist at Huntington Hospital Nov 1997-June 1999

Huntington, NY

Clinical Instructor at State University of New York Sep 1998-May 1999

Stony Brook, NY

Pathologist at Altoona Hospital July 1999-March 2002

Altoona, PA

Chief, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine March2001-March2004

James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center

Altoona, PA

Off work (taking care of family) April 2004-Jan 2006

Pathologist at UPMC Altoona Campus Feb 2006- present

Altoona, PA

Pathologist at Nason Hospital May 2013-Dec 2015

Roaring Spring, PA

Pathologist at Windber Hospital June 2015- present

PUBLICATIONS

I.ELKATTAN, R.W. REDLINE, A.K. EL-NAGGAR, M.C. CRIMES, F.W. ABDUL-KARIM: Cytologic features of intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor. A case report. ACTA CYTOLOGICA 1995; 39(3) p.514-20

V. ANDERSON, I.ELKATTAN, M. BEKIER, C. LADOULIS, J. GU: Telepathology and microwave technology: Pediatric Pathology Applications. Presented at Conference on Telepathology, Dec.5-7 1996, Rockville, Maryland. CELL VISION 1996; 3:455-56

I.ELKATTAN, J. ANDERSON, J.K. YUN, E. COLTON, W. MAKKAY, R. YOMTOVIAN: Correlation of cytokine elaboration with mononuclear cell adhesion to platelet storage bag plastic polymers, a pilot study. Abstract presented at the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB- 48th Annual Meeting Nov.11-15 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana). CLIN DIAG LAB IMMUNOL. July 1999; 6(4) p.509-13

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