Prof. Ayman Al-Hendy

Brief Biography:

Education:
07/95 – 06/00: Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
07/94 – 06/95: Fellow, Canadian College of Medical Genetics, Specialty: Clinical Molecular Genetics, Medical Genetics Unit, McGill University, Montréal Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Montréal, Québec, Canada
06/92 – 06/94: Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
11/88 – 03/92: Ph.D. Graduate Student, DNA - Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Turku University, Turku, Finland
3/88 – 11/88: Resident, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Benha University Hospital, Benha, Egypt
3/87 – 2/88: Intern, Rotational Internship, Benha University Hospital, Benha, Egypt
10/80 – 12/86: M.D., Benha Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University
Benha, Egypt (General Grade: Excellent with Honor Degree, Ranked: First in graduating class)
10/77 – 06/80: General Secondary School Certificate (G.S.S.C), Benha, Egypt

Academic positions:

09/07: Present Professor (with Tenure) & Vice Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
09/07: Present    Scientific Director, Center for Women Health Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
09/07: Present Gynecologist/Obstetrician, Nashville (Metro) General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
12/07: Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
09/09 – 03/10: Co-Director, Meharry Translational & Clinical Research Center (MeTRC), Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
12/07 – 12/08: Associate Director, Clinical Research Center, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
09/06 – 09/07: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
08/00 – 08/06: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
08/00- 09/07: Gynecologist/Obstetrician, John Sealy Hospital & UTMB Hospitals, Galveston, Texas
07/00 – 08/00: Obstetrician and Gynecologist (Locum), Swift Current Health District, Saskatchewan, Canada
07/95 – 06/00: Residents and Medical Student Teaching and Supervision
Grand Rounds, Residents Academic Teaching, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
11/88 – 04/92: Teaching Assistant, Department of Medical Microbiology, Turku University, Turku, Finland

Research interests:

1. An avid interest in improving the health care of women, and eliminate health disparity.
2. Gynecologic endoscopy (laparoscopy and hysteroscopy).
3. Clinical, translational, and basic research in Gynecology and Obstetrics.
4. Using molecular biological tools in research applications in Gynecology and Obstetrics especially in the area of “reproductive genetics, stem cell biology and gene therapy”.

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Membership in Scientific Societies:
2001-Present: Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI), Member
2003-Present: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Fellow
2003-Present: American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Fellow
2005-Present: Society for the study of Reproduction (SSR), Member    
2010-Present: American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), Member
2011-Present: Society of Clinical Research Associates, Member (ID # 41751)
2000-Present: American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT), Member
2000-Present: The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCSC), Fellow
1995-Present: Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC), Fellow
2001-Present: The Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (TAOG), Member
1995-2001: Islamic Medical Association of North American Inc. (IMANA), Member
2002-2003: American Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), Member
2000-2002: The Society for the Investigation of Early Pregnancy (SIEP), Member
1998-1999: District VI, Saskatchewan Sections of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Vice Chair, Junior Fellows
1998-2000: Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation (CSCI), Member
1998-2001: Central Regional Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC), Member
1998-2000: Junior Members Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC), Member
1995-2000: Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Member
1995-2000: Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA), Member
1994-1995: Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG), Member
1994-2000: Canadian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (CSBMB), Member
1992-1995: American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), Member
1989-1992: Nordic Molecular Biology Association (NOMBA), Member
1988-1992: Turku Microbiological Society (TMS), Member
1990-1991: International Endotoxin Society (IES), Member
Honors:
1. Recipient of the 2010 IRA and ESTER ROSENWAKS New Investigator Award by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
2. Best publication award 2009, Misr El-Kheir Foundation.
3. Member of  the team of “Meharry Researchers” who won “Tennessean of The Year, 2009 Award”, announced on December 27, 2009.
4. SREI (Society of Reproductive endocrinology and infertility) prize paper, ASRM (American society of Reproductive Medicine) 2009, mentee: Dr. Mohsen Ghadami.
5. Wyeth-SGI Mentor Luncheon, Society of Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) 2009, mentee: Dr. Mohsen Ghadami won 2009 SGI President’s presenter award.
6. Wyeth-SGI Mentor Luncheon, Society of Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) 2008, mentee: Dr. Mohsen Ghadami won 2008 SGI President’s presenter award.
7. America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists, published by Consumers’ Research council of America, 2004-2006.
8. Wyeth-SGI Mentor Luncheon, Society of Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) 2006, mentee: Dr. Essam Rashad Othman won 2006 SGI President’s presenter award.
9. Golden Apple Teaching Award, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, June 2003.
10. Berlex Foundation Faculty Development Course Scholar Award, 2003.
11. Burroughs Wellcome Fund Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research (finalist), Nominated by School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 2003
12. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Junior Fellow Prize Paper Presentation, ACOG District VI Meeting, Maui, Hawaii, Oct. 26-29, 1999
13. Medical Research Council of Canada and Canadian Society of Clinical Investigations, Annual Resident Research Award, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1998
14. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Junior Member Elective Fellowship Award, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1998
15. Peter Vernon Clinical Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1998
16. Second Prize, Annual Resident Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 11-12, 1998.
17. First Prize Paper, 46th American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Annual Clinical Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 9-13, 1998
18. First Prize, Annual Resident Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 12-13, 1997
19. Post-Doctoral Clinical Award (Finalist) of the American Society of Human Genetics, Montréal, Québec, Canada, October 18-22, 1994
20. The Honourary Medal of Nagoya University School of Medicine, Scientific Day, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466, Japan, September 27, 1990
21. Young Investigator Award, First Congress of International Endotoxin Society, San Diego, California, May 10-12 1990
22. The Honourary Medal of Egyptian Medical Syndicate, Physician Day, Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 1988

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