Assistant Medical
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Dr. Amal Silmi
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Goal-oriented individual with a pleasant personality. A multitasking Physician Liaison considered highly ambitious, willing to meet or exceed work plan. An accredited Saudi Commission for Health Specialties with over 10 years of successful experience. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in Heart Center. Strengths in advanced heart failure and evaluation for transplantation and Cardiomyopathies and Ventricular Dysfunction backed by training in University of Alberta. Education
M.D.
DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY - Syria
Internship Training
KING KHALID UNIVERSITY - Abha
Certifications
Fellowship Pediatric Heart Function and Heart Transplantation, Stollery Children Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Fellowship Pediatric Echocardiography, Stollery Children Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Certification in Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography
Saudi Board of Pediatric Cardiology
Arab Board of Pediatrics
Saudi Board of Pediatrics
Work History
Pediatric Heart Function and Heart Transplantation Fellow
Stollery Children Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Clinical and Research fellow. Training program included:
· Management of patients with advanced heart failure and 2019-07 - Current
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evaluation for transplantation.
· Management of Cardiomyopathies and Ventricular Dysfunction
· Management of pre-transplant in-patients.
· Transplant listing and follow-up.
· Assessment of donor-offers and decision on allocation to a suitable recipient Organization of transplantation and management of early post-transplant patients
· Post-transplant in-patient and out-patient management including routine surveillance and long-term complications VAD training block is performed separately around 4 weeks. But continuous exposure is throughout the year with the heart function team.
Pediatric Echocardiography Fellow
Stollery Children Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
· Clinical and Research fellow in the echocardiography subspecialty.
· Advanced training in TEE, Transthoracic echoes, functional and 3D echoes.
· Experience in clinical, and 3-dimensional, providing service to outpatients,, operating rooms, and cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories
· Develop expertise in on- and off-line myocardial function analyses
· Rotate through the Royal Alexandra Hospital Fetal & Neonatal Cardiology program, to gain experience and training in fetal
· Participate in weekly cardiosurgical rounds including presentation of salient echo findings for surgical and medical case discussions Assistant Consultant Pediatric Cardiology and Echo King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Working in King Faisal Heart center, which is one of the most advanced tertiary cardiac centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & the Middle East, with international standards of excellence.
• My role was covering Echocardiography laboratory. Reading and interpreting transthoracic for, outpatients and covering portable echoes.
• The other main coverage is the outpatient clinics, which includes postoperative, follow up & heart failure clinics.
• Covering duties as second on call to supervise fellows & residents in the emergency management for patient in the floor and EMS department, as well as receiving, diagnosing & stabilizing all newly accepted patients from all the peripheral areas.
Fellow - Pediatric Cardiology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2018-07 - 2019-06
2011-03 - 2018-05
2006-01 - 2011-01
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· Rotating fellow in all pediatric cardiology departments in King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
· Training included monthly rotations in all departments including outpatient clinics, cardiac catheterization, Echocardiography, cardiology words, intensive care & electrophysiology Pediatric Resident
ASIR CENTRAL HOSPITAL, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Four-years rotating resident in general pediatric ward, PICU, NICU, EMS and pediatric outpatient clinics. Electives in different subspecialties. My rotation was in Assir central hospital which is the tertiary hospital serving the whole southern region of Saudi Arabia, and in Armed forces hospital which serves the military part of the southern region. Accomplishments
Feb 2011 Honor degree in pediatric cardiology fellowship final clinical & written examination.
Nov 2009 Best pediatric cardiology fellow award.
Licensing & Membership
Current License to Practice:
· College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta: provisional registration. Postgraduate trainee. CPSA number: 028955.
· Saudi Commission for Health Specialties: Consultant pediatric cardiologist. License number 03RM17984
Memberships:
• European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
• Saudi Heart Association.
• Alberta International Medical Graduate Association Research, Publications & Abstracts:
Ongoing Research:
2019 Study Title: Mechanisms of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstructions Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. Publications:
● Echocardiographic determinants of successful balloon dilation in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum Abdenasser Drighil1,2,*, Mansour Aljufan2, Amal Slimi2, Samira Yamani2, James Mathewson3 and Fadl AlFadly2 Eur J Echocardiogr (2010) 11 (2): 172- 175. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep193 First published online: December 3, 2009.
Abstracts:
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● Primary Mechanisms Of Early Valve Failure Are Accurately Identified By 3d Echocardiography With Excellent Results For Early Re-repair If Dehisced Sutures Or Leaflet Tears Identified Author Block: Sachie Shigemitsu, Norazah Zahari, Mirza Beigh, Amal Silmi, Amol Moray, Lily Lin, Timothy M Colen, Viljee Jonker, Darren Freed, Ivan M Rebeyka, David Ross, Mohammed Al-Aklabi, Nee Scze Khoo, Stollery Children's Hosp, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 6- July 2019 .
● Tricuspid valve prolapse in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome patients requiring tricuspid valve repair is due to leaflet mal- adaptation, not sub-valve changes – a quantitative three-dimensional echocardiography study. Authors: Sachie Shigemitsu, Kandice Mah, Richard Thompson, Justin Grenier, Amal Silmi, Mirza Beigh, Nee Khoo, Timothy Colen Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada SYMPOSIAS AND MEETING PARTCIPATED &
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● Pediatric Cardiac Pathology course at University of Calgary, AB Canada 2-3rd May 2019.
● Pediatric 3D Echocardiography: Beyond Pretty Pictures Denver Colorado, USA 5TH-7TH Oct. 2018
● Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Review in Bahrain. January 160-20,2018.
● Euro Echo-imaging. Leipzig –Germany 7-10th December 2016
● Cardiac symposium, latest innovations. King Faisal Specialist Hospital
& research center. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. December 2016
● Canadian Cardiology Congress, 24-27th October 2015, Toronto, Canada
● 14 annual international symposium on congenital heart disease, February 15 to 18, 2014, St. Petersburg, Florida
● 24th Scientific meeting of the Saudi Heart association & International symposium February 2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
● Interventions in congenital heart disease, December 2013, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
● Heart failure symposium, Saudi Heart association, December 2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
● Pulmonary Hypertension forum, King Faisal Specialist hospital & research center, moderator in echocardiography workshop, December 2013
● 23rd Scientific meeting of the Saudi Heart association & International symposium February 2012.
● 22nd Scientific meeting of the Saudi Heart association & International symposium 2011
● Pediatric and Adolescent Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
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Workshop” from 15 to 16 June 2010 in the Postgraduate Center of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(Moderator of the Hands-on echocardiography workshop).
● 3rd joint pulmonary hypertension assembly 7-9 April 2010, (SAPH, PVRI), the 3rd joint meeting (SAPH, SAVTE), Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
● Imaging in Cardiovascular intervention, ICI, Frankfurt, Germany, June 2008.
● Congenital & structural intervention, CSI, Frankfurt, Germany, June 2008.
● Heart Failure management, November 2007, Prince Sultan cardiac Center
● Echocardiography in congenital heart disease, Royal Brampton Hospital, London, on 4th, 5th & 6th July2007).
● Hands-on course in cardiac morphology, National Heart & Lung institute, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London, on 9th,10th, 11th July 2007.
● Echocardiography in congenital heart disease, Royal Brampton Hospital, London, on 4th, 5th & 6th July2007).
● Hands-on course in cardiac morphology, National Heart & Lung institute, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London, on 9th,10th, 11th July 2007.
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