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Infertility
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Professor Mohamed Nabil Hosny El Tabbakh, MD - Egypt
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Al Azhar Medical School, Cairo, Egypt
web site: http://doctors.obgyn.net/neltabbakh

Personal Information

• Date of birth: May 19, 1956 

• Place of birth: Desouk, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt

• Marital status: Married

Professional Information

Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: 5183220 & 5187210 (Cairo)

Languages Spoken

English
Arabic

Qualifications: 

1. MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 1993 Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
2. Master degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology November 1986 Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
3. M.B.B.Ch. with honors in December 1981, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

Employment History and Experiences:

1. March 31, 1982 -- to -- February 28, 1983 - House Officer at Al-Azhar University Hospital

Worked two months in each of the following departments:
General Medicine
General Surgery - Pediatrics
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Chest
Otorhinolaryngology
During that period worked as on call in the casualty department

1. March 1983 to May 1983 - General Practitioner in the Ministry of Health (School Health)-Kafr El-Sheikh - Desouk - Egypt.
2. May 1983 to July 1984 - Military Service
3. July 1984 to July 1987 - Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Faculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University Hospitals.

Responsibilities and duties during the residency period:
Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of obstetrical and gynaecology cases (both elective and emergency) under supervision of teaching staff of the department.
Training in the Endoscopy and Microsurgery unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology department. 
Training in the ultrasonography unit.

4. December 1987 to February. 1989 & February 1989 to October 1993 - Instructor, Assistant Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
5. October  1993  - Lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
6. November 1998 - Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
7. November 1996 to May 10, 2003 - Endoscopic Surgery Department, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hadi Hospital, Kuwait
8. November 2003 - Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

Other Experiences:

• Conferences and Workshops
  • From 1994 to 1998: 
    • Attended the workshop on Update in Reproductive Technology and Gynaecologic Operative Endoscopy held in Cairo March 26-31, 1994 organized by the International Islamic Center for Bioethics Population Studies and Research in cooperation with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-Azhar University.
    • Attended the second workshop on Update in Reproductive Technology and Gynaecologic Operative Endoscopy held in Cairo September 23-27, 1995 organized by the International Islamic Center for Bioethics Population Studies and Research in cooperation with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-Azhar University, as one of the organizing committee in the workshop.
    • Attended the third workshop on Update in Reproductive Technology and Gynaecologic Operative Endoscopy held in Cairo September 7-11, 1996 organized by the International Islamic Center for Bioethics Population Studies and Research in cooperation with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-Azhar University, as one of the organizing committee in the workshop.
    • Experience in Pelvic Microsurgical Procedures and Endoscopy (Laparoscopy, Diagnostic and Operative) and worked as a member in the Endoscopy and Microsurgery Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Al-Azhar University Hospital.
    • Training Course in Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from June 1, 1991 to August 1, 1991 in Ultrasonography Unit, Al-Azhar University Hospital.
    • Attended the training course in Medical Education from April 1-5, 1989 and January 11-13, 1994 in the Medical Education Unit, Al-Azhar University Hospital.
    • Attended an advanced course in Medical Education from April 1-5, 1989 and January 11-13, 1994 in the Medical Education Unit, Al-Azhar University Hospital.
    • Attended an advanced course in Medical Education during one week in October 1996 in the Medical Education Unit, Al-Azhar University Hospital as a member in the unit of Medical Education.
    • Attended a training course in Electron Microscopy, Techniques and Interpretation, during two weeks of December 1994 at the Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University.
    • Attended a continuing education course in Reproductive and Family Health at the International Islamic Center for Bioethics, Population Studies and Research from August 22, 1987 to September 1, 1987.
    • Attended a training course in Family Health Services for Community Leaders in Tokh El Karamous Village, Sharkia, Egypt from February 20-24, 1988 as a trainer.
    • Attended the Sixth Congress of Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, October 26-28, 1994 as one of the Scientific and Organizing Committee.
    • Attended the Seventh Congress of Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, October 18-20, 1995 as one of the Scientific and Organizing Committee.
    • Attended the Eighth Congress of Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, October 1996 as one of the Scientific and Organizing Committee.
  • From November 1998:
    • Egypt
      • Attended the Fourth Annual International Conference of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Al-Azhar University, May 22, 2003 at the Marriott Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
    • Saudi Arabia
      • Attended a two-day course about Engineering of Human Communications held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia from March 12-13, 2000
    • Kuwait
      • Attended the International Symposium: An Update in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, June 20, 2000, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait
      • Attended the conference in Practice of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility in the New Millennium, March 25-27, 2000, Islamic Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait
      • Attended the lecture Severe Infections in Hospital: New Aspects of Management at Kuwait Regency Palace February 14, 2000
      • Attended a symposium Update in Managing Infections at Radison SAS Hotel, November 20, 2000, Kuwait
      • Attended the lecture In Vitro Culture of Oocyte for IVF March 20, 2000, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait
      • Attended the lecture Management of Hirsutism, Endometriosis: Medical and Surgical March 21, 2000, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait
      • Attended the lecture Menorrhagia and DUB, Assessment and Management Options March 22, 2000, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait
      • Attended the scientific presentation Vaginal Candidosis and Current Therapies October 17, 2000 at Radison SAS Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended the scientific presentation Cox-2 Specific Inhibition, a Safer Way to Control Pain and Inflammation March 25, 2001, Sheraton Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended the scientific presentation New Approaches in Surgical Prophylaxis April 4, 2001, Hadi Hospital, Kuwait
      • Attended a symposium Contraception in the New Millennium March 28, 2001, Crown Plaza Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended a symposium The Management of Overactive Bladder May 21, 2001, Radisson SAS Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended the lecture How to Plan Effective Continuous Medical Education (CME): Role of Educational Objectives, Background and Expectations of Particpants Assessing Effectiveness of Sessions June 16, 2001, Kuwait Medical Association, Kuwait
      • Attended a symposium Malaria Update: Diagnosis & Treatment November 25, 2001, Kuwait Medical Association, Kuwait
      • Attended a symposium Recent Advances in Managing Pain & Inflammation November 6, 2001, Le Meridien Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended a lecture Fetal MRI - Role in Congenital Anomalies, Gyne & Obstetrics Spotters in Radiology January 2, 2002, Hadi Hospital, Kuwait
      • Attended a symposium  Obesity and Risk Factors: New Pharmacological Option May 1, 2002 Radisson SAS Hotel, Kuwait.
      • Attended the scientific presentation Chronic Venous Insufficiency June 5, 2002, Radisson SAS Hotel, Kuwait.
      • Attended a symposium Neuromuscular Transmission Disorders ,April 8-9 2002, Kuwait Medical Association, Kuwait.
      • Attended a scientific meeting Recent Approaches for the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections, March 27, 2002, Hadi Hospital, Kuwait
      • Attended a conference Update On Tumour Markers, organized by Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization and Faculty of Laboratory Medicine, February 10-12,2002 Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait.
      • Attended a conference Practice of Obstetrics and Gynaecology & Infertility in the New Millennium March 25-27, 2000, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University and Islamic Medical Center organized by Ministry of Health, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations & Faculty of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Islamic Medical Center, Kuwait
      • Attended the scientific session The Role of LH in Folliculogenesis April 9, 2000, Radisson SAS Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended International Gulf Fertility Symposium, October 7, 2000 organized by IVF Center, Maternity Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait held at Le Meridien Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended workshop in Operative Hysteroscopy March 16, 2001 at Adan Hospital, Kuwait, conducted by Professor Jaques Hamou, Head of Endoscopy Unit, University of Paris and Dr. Barry Sanders, Head of Endoscopy Unit, University of British Columbia, Canada
      • Attended the annual Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference in Kuwait on Controversies and Updates in Obstetrics and Gynaecology March 17-19, 2001, Sheraton Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended the First Kuwait Urology Forum organized by Kuwait Urological Surgeons Association (KUSA), February 4-6, 2002, Kuwait
      • Attended the First Conference of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, October 26-27, 2002, Safir Hotel, Kuwait
      • Attended workshop in Minimally Invasive Surgery, October 26, 2002, Maternity Hospital, Kuwait. Conducted by Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim, Kiel University, Germany
    • Germany
      • Attended a Gynaecological Endoscopy training course for Surgical Pelviscopy and Hysteroscopy at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Kiel, Germany from November 20-24, 2000 (Diploma)

Memberships

• Egypt
  • Member in the Egyptian OB/GYN Society
  • Member of the Egyptian Society of Breast Feeding
  • Member of Egyptian Fertility Care Society
  • Member in the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Congress of Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine
  • Member in the Ethics Committee of Rhone Poulenc Rorer (Pharmaceutical Co. France) in Egypt for Research Evaluation
• Europe & Others:
• Member in the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Interventional Techniques (EAES)
• Fellow of the European Medical Laser Association, (EMLA) Florence
• Member in the International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE)
• Member in International Academy for Laser Medicine and Surgery (IALMS)
• Member in the International Society for The History of Islamic Medicine (ISHIM)
• Member in the International Advisory Board of The Journal of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine
• Member in the International Advisory Board of Newsletter of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine
• Responsible for the Medical Page of El Zaman Newspaper & Magazine Weekly Published In Kuwait

Articles and PowerPoint Presentations Published on OBGYN.net

• GnRH Analogues: Agonists versus Antagonists In Ovarian Stimulation by M Nabil El Tabbakh, MD
  Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of medicine, Al-Azhar University (Cairo, Egypt)
• Transvaginal Ultrasonography, Sonohysterography, Hysterosalpingography And Operative Hysteroscopy In Predicting Endometrial Hyperplasia by M Nabil El Tabbakh, MD* and Peter Slamka, MD**
  *Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of medicine, Al-Azhar University (Cairo, Egypt) **Consultant Radiology and Ultrasonography, Department of Radiology & Ultrasonography, Hadi hospital, Kuwait
• Maternal Mid Arm Circumference (MAC) and the Outcome of Pregnancy among Singleton Primigravidae Kuwaiti Population by M Nabil El Tabbakh, MD and  M Hesham Said, MD
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University and department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Gynaecological Problems: A Retrospective Study by M. Nabil EL-Tabbakh MD, and Aly M. Amin, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
• Transvaginal Sonohysterography (Tv-Sh), Versus Hysterosalpingography (Hsg) And Laparoscopy For The Assessment Of Tubal Patency by M Nabil El Tabbakh, MD* and Peter Slamka, MD** (*Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of medicine, Al-Azhar University (Cairo, Egypt) **Consultant Radiology and Ultrasonography, Department of Radiology & Ultrasonography, Hadi hospital, Kuwait)
• Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy: Laparoscopy vs. Laparotomy by M Nabil El Tabbakh, MD , M. Sherief El Sayes, MD
  Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
• Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) In Cervical Neoplasia (Review) by Saad-El Sadek M El-Sadek (MD), M. Nabil EL-Tabbakh (MD) and Mohamed S M Osman (MSc), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty Of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
• Role of Maternal Human Placental Lactogen (HPL), Estriol (E3) and Ultrasonography in Monitoring High Risk Pregnancy and Its Outcome by A.H. El-Tagy, A. A. Raouf*, M. Nabil El Tabbakh and Samir Fouad abdel Aziz, MD
• Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Immunohistochemical Localisation Of Carcinoembryonic Antigen In Ovarian Neoplasia  by Ahmed H Askalani, Hasan A Meabid*, Saad El Sadek M El Sadek, M Nabil El Tabbakh, Mohamed S M Osman Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty Of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Cancer Institute, Cairo University*, Cairo Egypt.
• Ovulation Induction in In-Vitro Fertilization by Mohamed Nabil El Tabbakh, MD
• Evaluation of Risk Factors Associated with Recurrent Caesarean Section Morbidity: A Suggested Score (PowerPoint Presentation) by M. N. Younis, A. F. Hamed M. N. El-Tabbakh, M. H. Anwar, Dept. Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo Egypt

Other Interests

Dr. Mohammed Nabil El Tabbakh (Nabil El Tabbakh). Born in Desouk - Egypt 1956.
MD Obstetrics & Gynecology - Al Azhar University, Egypt.
Professor of Obst & Gynae - Al Azhar University 
Member of the Plastic Art Syndicate, Egypt.
Member of Cairo Atelier
Member of the Society of El Ghoury artists - Egypt.

Collective Exhibitions:

1. Al Azhar University, 1980 & 1981
2. El Salaam Gallery, Cairo 1980 & 1981
3. El Ahram News paper Gallery, Cairo 1980
4. Exhibition of May, El Gezera, Cairo 1983
5. Akhenaton Gallery, Cairo 1983
6. Kafr El Sheikh’s Artist Exhibition 1983 & 1984
7. Medical Syndicate, Cairo 1984
8. Meridian Hotel 1986 & 1988
9. El Ghoury Exhibition, Cairo 1990
10. Said Darwish Gallery Exhibition, Cairo 1991 & 1992

Private Exhibitions:

1. Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo 1982
2. El Gezera Gallery, Cairo, 1982
3. Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University hospital 1983
4. Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt, 1983
5. Cairo Atelier, 1993
6. Kuwait, Department of Art, Faculty of Basic Education, October 25-31, 1998

Prizes:

1. Several prizes from Al Azhar University exhibitions, 1980 & 1983 Egypt
2. University Youth Exhibition 1980. May Exhibition 1980 Egypt
3. Gold Medal, Medical Syndicate Exhibition 1984 Egypt
4. Silver Medal, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University 1991 Egypt

Acquisitions:

1. Al Azhar University Egypt
2. Ministry of Youth & Sports Egypt
3. Private collections in Egypt and abroad