CURRICULUM VITAE



CURRICULUM VITAE

OMER ALAMOUDI, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FACP

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Omer S. B. Alamoudi

Citizenship: Saudi Arabian

Place of Birth: Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Marital status Married

Professional Address: Faculty of Medicine, Medical department,

King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH),

P. O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589

Tel. No. (966) 2 640-8272 (secretary),

640-8246 (Direct)

E-mail address: dramoudi@

Scientific specialty:

General: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Pulmonary Disease

PRESENT ACADEMIC RANK AND POSITION

Professor of Medicine

KAUH, Faculty of Medicine

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

December, 2007

Consultant Pulmonologist

Department of Medicine

King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

September, 1994

CERTIFICATION

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK)

March, 1990

Fellow of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

September, 1994

Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians

October, 1996

Member of the American College of Physicians

September, 1998

Fellow of the American College of Physicians

October, 2002

Fellow of the European Respiratory society

December, 2002

MEDICAL LICENSURE

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

July, 1992 - August, 1994

HONORS AND AWARD

Research Fellow for three (3) months at the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland UK, honored by The British Medical Council/ Jeddah, KSA

September, 1991

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Head of ICU, Locum Consultant Pulmonologist at

King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah

July, 1997 – September, 1997

Program director of the internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH

March, 1999-2001

First National Representative of the European Respiratory Society, ERS 2001 Elections, KSA

November, 2001 – November, 2004

Director of the Saudi Council for Medical specialties, Jeddah office, Jeddah, KSA

May, 2001 - 2006

EDUCATION AND TEACHING

Comprehensive Respiratory Course, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH

October, 1994 - To date

Tutor for 4th, 5th, and 6th year medical students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH

October, 1994 – To date.

Tutor for 6th year medical students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH

September, 1997 – September, 1998

A yearly Respiratory Course of 16 lectures for 4th, 5th, and 6th year medical and dental students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH

October, 1994 - To date

A yearly Respiratory Course of 10 lectures for 4th and 5th year parallel medical and dental students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH

September, 2005 - To date

EDUCATATIONAL ACTIVITYES/ CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION

American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA

May, 1993

American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA

June, 1994

International Congress on Aerosols in Medicine in Health & Disease. Cairo, Egypt.

November, 1994

American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA

May, 1995

American Thoracic Society, Annual Meeting, Neo Orleans, WA, USA

May, 1997

European Thoracic Society. Annual Congress. Geneva, Switzerland.

September, 1998

American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada

May, 2000

European Respiratory Society, Annual Congress, Florence, Italy

August, 2000

Postgraduate course on; Asthma update: airway inflammation and therapeutic intervention, Florence, Italy

August, 2000

Web Designing & publishing Workshop. Medical Education Unit. KAUH, KSA

May, 2001

Fifth Acute Medicine Symposium, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, KSA

October, 2001

Asthma Management Course. Medical Education Unit. National Guard Hosptial. Jeddah, KSA

February, 2002

Design and preparation of Questions and Building Questions Banks. Workshop. Continuous Medical Education Centre, KAUH

March, 2002

European Respiratory Society. Annual Congress. Stockholm, Sweden

September, 2002

Airway Management Symposium. Erfan and Bagedo General Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

February, 2003

Second Conference on Advanced Medicine. KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2003

Intensive Thoracic Radiology Course, KAUH, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Jeddah, KSA

June, 2003

European Thoracic Society Annual Congress, Vienna, Austria

October, 2003

Skills of Distant Learning. Workshop. Centre of Continuous Medical Education KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2004

World Asthma Day, KSA, Ministry of Higher Education, KAUH, Education & Training Department, Jeddah, KSA

May, 2004

The Third Annual Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

September, 2004

Saudi Society for Medical Education. The first Scientific Meeting. King Khalid University, Ibha, KSA

November, 2004

Third Annual Scientific Meeting of the Saudi Thoracic Society. Al-Khobar-KSA

April, 2005

Internal Medicine updates Symposium, KSA, Ministry of Health. Hera General Hospital, Postgraduate and Training Centre, Makkah, KSA

November, 2005

Third International Conference on Advance Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

November, 2005

Strategic Planning. Workshop, Izdehar for Training, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2006

The 4th Annual Saudi Thoracic Society Scientific Conference & the 10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting, Jeddah, KSA

September, 2006

The 5th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society Jointly with 26th Regional meeting of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD), Riyadh, KSA

March, 2007

The 49th, Annual International Conference of the Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis & the 11th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting, Cairo, Egypt

March, 2007

Tow day’s workshop. How to design an Item Bank. ’’Exam Bank”. Unit. KAUH, Faculty of Medicine. Medical Education Unit, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2007

6th GCC Medical Education Conference and the 2nd meeting of the Saudi Medical Education Society. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

November, 2007

The Egyptian Society of Respiratory System& Allergy- University of Heidelberg – Germany. Interdisplinary Training Course’ Interventional Bronchoscopy & Thorcoscopy’’. New Kasr El Eini Teaching Hospitals

Cairo, Egypt

Novermber, 2008

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Higher Education, KAUH. Basic Life Support- Provider Course. Jeddah, KSA

February, 2009

Second International Pulmonary Hypertension Meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Casablanca- Morocco

February, 2009

INSTITUTIONAL/DEPARTMENT AND DIVISIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHERS

Coordinator of Asthma Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

March, 1995 - To date

Member of Exam Organizing Committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

May, 1995 – July, 2000

Member of the Objective Structured Clinical Exam Committee, Department of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

September, 1996 - September, 2000

Evaluation of the National Protocol for Diagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma, (Upon the request of the Ministry of Health),

September, 1995

Member of the Saudi National Program for Diagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma,

March, 1996 - April, 2004

Vice chairmen of the chest club, Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KSA

January, 1996 - January, 2000

Chairman of Islamic Education Committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

September, 1996 - September, 1997

Assistant Supervisor of Saudi Council for Medical Specialization, KAUH, KSA

October, 1996 - September, 1998

Evaluation of the National Protocol for Management of COPD (upon the request of the Ministry of Health),

June, 1997

Adhoc Committee Member to review the curriculum for the Department of Medicine

King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine,

November, 1996

Member of Social Services Committee of KAUH, Faculty of Medicine,

December, 1996-2000

Member of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee, KAUH, Faculty of Medicine

August, 1997-2000

Evaluation of the National Protocol of Tuberculosis Prevention in the western province of Saudi Arabia (upon the direct request of the Ministry of Health)

September, 1997

Member of the Hospital Brain Death Committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

September, 1997 – September, 2000

Member of the exam committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

February, 1999-To date

Program director of the internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

March, 1999 – July, 2001

Saudi Board Examiner. Saudi Council for Medical specialty, Riyadh, KSA

January, 2000- To Date

Chairman of the organizing committee of the first international day of asthma management, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

February, 2000

Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Advanced Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2000

Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Advanced Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2000

Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the first Intensive Course of Clinical Internal Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2000

Chairman of the Weekly Joint Pulmonary/Radiological Meeting, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2000 - To date

Director of the Saudi Council for Medical specialties, Jeddah office, Jeddah, KSA

May, 2001 - 2006

Member of the Exam Committee of the Saudi Council of the Internal Medicine, Saudi Council of Medical Specialties, Riyadh, KSA

September, 2002 - To date

Elected First National Representative of the European Respiratory Society, ERS 2001 Elections, KSA

November, 2001 - November, 2004

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Saudi Council of Internal Medicine, Saudi Council of Medical Specialties, Riyadh, KSA

January, 2002 - To date

Member of the Training and Recognition Committee of Saudi Council of Internal Medicine, Saudi Council of Medical Specialties, Riyadh, KSA

January, 2002 - To date

Chairman of the Regional Committee of the Western Province of the Internal Medicine Training Program, Western Province, KSA

January, 2002 - To date

Update the chapter of the Upper respiratory tract infections in the health guideline for Haj. (Upon direct request of the Minister of Health)

January, 2002

Member of the infectious control committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

February, 2003

Chairman of the COPD Management Seminar. The 2nd Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. Review of Common Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Meridian Hotel

December, 2003

Member of the organizing and scientific committees of the second conference of the Recent of advance of Internal Medicine

Member of the Saudi Thoracic Society (STS), KSA

June, 2004

Member of the scientific committee of the Saudi Thoracic Society

September, 2004. KSU, Riyadh, KSA

Founder and member of the Saudi Society for Medical Education, King Khalid University, Ibha, KSA

November, 2004

Chairman of the Common Respiratory Emergencies Seminar. The Third Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. An Update Review on Common Pulmonary Diseases. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSA

December, 2004

Member of the Supervising Committee of Hospital Doctors Training. Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

May, 2005

Chairman of MSD Scientific Symposium: Management of Adult Asthma: From Scientific Evidence into Clinical Practice. Oberoi Hotel, Madinah, KSA

May, 2005

Chairman of the New Curriculum of the Respiratory Module, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

September, 2005

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Medicine Updates and Current Approach. KAUH, Faculty of Medicine

November, 2005

Saudi Pulmonary Board Examiner. Saudi Council for Pulmonary Disease, Riyadh, KSA

March, 2006

Chairman of Scientific Meeting. Is COPD a treatable disease? Boehringer Ingelheim. Intercontinental Hotel. Jeddah, KSA

April, 2006

Chairman of the New Curriculum of the Early Clinical Experience Modules, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

September, 2006

Chairman of the Bronchology Track Symposium. The 4th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society and the10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting. Hilton hotel, Jeddah, KSA

September, 2006

Board Examiner. The 3rd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

November, 2006

Chairman of the Bronchial Asthma Management. The 5th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society Jointly with the 26th Regional Meeting of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD), Recent Advance in Respiratory Care Symposium, Riyadh, KSA

March, 2007

Chairman of Obstructive Sleep Apnea session. 1st National Symposium on Sleep Disorders. Jeddah, KSA

January, 2008

Chairman of update on asthma management session . 1st Conference of Saudi Society of Internal Medicine. 4th Conference of the Department of Medicine. Jeddah, KAUH, KSA. March, 2008

Chairman to the Approach to asthma treatment seminar. 7th Annual Asthma Meeting. National Guard Health affairs. King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. In collaboration of Saudi Thoracic Society. Riyadh, KSA.

May, 2008

Pulmonary Board Examiner. Saudi Pulmonary Board exam, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA

January, 2009

PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

Member of Royal College of Physicians (UK)

March, 1990

Member of American Thoracic Society

April, 1993 - To date

Member of American Sleep Disorder Association

October 1994 - To date

Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians

October, 1996

Fellow of American College of Physicians

October, 2002

Vice-Chairman of Chest Club of Jeddah, November

January, 1996

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

March, 2001

Fellow of the American college of physicians

September, 2002

Member of the European Society of Respiratory disease

September, 2002

Member of Saudi Society for Medical Education

November, 2004

Member of Saudi Thoracic Society

October, 2005

Elected treasurer, Saudi Society of Internal Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

January 2009

PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL MEETINGS

Management of Bronchial Asthma for Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine, at Alkandarah Palace Hotel, KSA

October, 1995

New Development in Asthma, Pathogenesis and Therapy, National Guard King Khalid Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

August, 1996

Management of Bronchial Asthma for Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine at National Guard King Khalid Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

October, 1996

Bronchial Asthma, Update at Jeddah Chest Club, at Alsalam Meridian Hotel, Jeddah, February, 1997

Management of Acute Bronchial Asthma at Marriot Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

March, 1997

Kyphoscoliosis: Case Presentation and review of the literature. Chest Club meeting Hayat Regency Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

May, 1997

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Current Concepts and Future Prospects

Intercontinental Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

October, 1997

Isolated Respiratory Failure – Unexpected Cause, KAUH-Jeddah, KSA, Jeddah, KSA

November, 1997

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Update, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

November, 1997

Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: An Update at National TB Conference at Al-Saudi German Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

February, 1998

Difficult Intubation (Bilateral empyema following esophageal perforation due to misplaced tracheal intubation): Case Presentation and Review of the Literature, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

March, 1998

Unknown cause of fever in a female patient (Acute esinophilic pneumonia), KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 1998

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis can mimic Tuberculosis, Case presentation and review of the literature, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

May, 1998

New medications in the treatment of asthma during the Asthma National Meeting, Saudi German Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

May, 1998

Bilateral Pleural Effusion: What is missing? (Bromocriptine-Induced), KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

March 1999

Smoking and its effect on health at Almanarat High School, Jeddah, KSA

September, 1999

ARDS and Miliary TB, A rare association: Case presented and review of the literature, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

January, 2000

Management of bronchial asthma, Ghadran General Hospital, Bulgurashi, KSA

February, 2000

Management of chronic obstructive airway disease, Ghadran General Hospital, Bulgurashi, KSA

February, 2000

Drugs used in bronchial asthma, (Arabic presentation), International Day of Asthma, Faculty of medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

February, 2000

Acute Chest Syndrome, Fifth Acute Medicine Symposium. Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, KSA

October, 2001

Recent updated of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. The fifth meeting of the Emergency Medicine. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSA

October, 2001

Drugs used in Asthma Management. Asthma Management in General Practice, King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSA

February, 2002

Breathing Disorder During Pregnancy. Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

May, 2002

Disseminated lung cancer of unknown etiology. First National Meeting of Chest physicians. Crown Plaza Hotel. Jeddah, KSA

August, 2002

Simple Protocol in the Outpatient Clinic Can Reduce ER Visit and Hospitalization in Chronic Asthmatics. United Hospital. Jeddah, KSA

September, 2002

Simple protocol in the outpatient clinic can reduce ER visit and hospitalization in chronic asthmatics. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSA

October, 2002

Chronic Asthma: Methods of Treatment. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSA

December, 2002

How Asthmatics suffer from Asthma. Second Annual Meeting of the International Day of Asthma. Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

May, 2003

Interesting Cases of Respiratory Medicine (Muneier Khun syndrome, Liver herniation into the chest, hemithorax secondary to dissecting aneurysm, pleural thickening). Chest club, Meridian hotel. Jeddah, KSA

May, 2003

Clinical and Radiological Presentation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Intensive Thoracic Radiology Course. Faculty of Medicine, Radiology Department. KAUH

KSA

June, 2003

A Review of Respiratory Diseases. The Second Annual Intensive Internal Medicine Review course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSA

October, 2003

Management of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Second Annual Symposium on Airway Diseases for Non-Pulmonologist, King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, Meridian Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

December, 2003

KAUH Protocol for Management of Chronic Asthma; Effect on ER and Hospitalizations the Burden of Asthma. Third Annual Meeting of the International Day of Asthma. Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSA

May, 2004

Challenges in the Diagnosis of Airway Diseases. The Third Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. An Update Review on Common Pulmonary Diseases. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSA

December, 2004

Patient Management: Problem Oriented. Meet the expert session. The Third Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. An Update Review on Common Pulmonary Diseases. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSA

December, 2004

Pros of Clinical Guidelines in Bronchial Asthma. The 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Saudi Thoracic Society. La Gulf Meridian. Al-Khobar, KSA

April, 2005

Management of Interstitial Lung Fibrosis. Therapeutic options; Old and New. Internal Medicine Updates Symposium. Hera General Hospital, Makkah, KSA

November, 2005

Why do I Fail my Board Exam? 2nd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

December, 2005

Board Examiner. 2nd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

December, 2005

Asthma like syndrome. Respiratory Airway Diseases Session. The 4th Annual Conference on Pulmonary Diseases for Non-Pulmonologists, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Intercontinental Hotel, Jeddah. KSA

December, 2005

Patients Management-Problem Oriented of Common Respiratory Diseases. Meet the Expert Session. The 4th Annual Conference on Pulmonary Diseases for Non-

Pulmonologists, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSA

December, 2005

Sandstorm and its effect on the Health. Health, Environment and Economic Dust/sandstorm Effects Symposium. Ceremony Hall and Conference Center. KAU, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2006

Long term Pulmonary Complication of Adjustable Laparoscopic Gastroplasty. Chest club, Intercontinental Hotel. Jeddah, KSA

September, 2006

How do I pass My Board Exam in Internal Medicine? 3rd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

November, 2006

Case presentation seminar (1 Chronic Necrotizing Aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients, 2) Massive hemoptysis in patient with tuberculos aspergilloma. 3) Recurrent pneumothorax in patient with Histocytosis X). Chest club, Crown Plaza Hotel. Jeddah, KSA.

March, 2007.

Treatment with Inhalers and its Effect on Fasting. Specialized Academy for Medical Training (SAMT) in association with . Riyadh, KSA

September, 2007

Approach to Patients with Sleep Disorder. The 1st National Symposium on Sleep Disorders, Jeddah, KSA

January, 2008

COPD in Saudi Arabia. 1st Conference of Saudi Society of Internal Medicine. 4th Conference of the Department of Medicine. Jeddah, KAUH, KSA. March, 2008

Diagnosing Asthma: is it a Dilemma?. 7th Annual Asthma Meeting. National Guard Health affairs. King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. In collaboration of Saudi Thoracic Society. Riyadh, KSA.

May, 2008

Advanced Asthma Training Course. Definition, Epidemiology & Host factors. Crown plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

October, 2008

Advance asthma Training Course. Tests for diagnosis and monitoring of asthma. Crown Plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

November, 2008

Advanced Asthma Training Course. Assess, Treat, and Monitor Concept of asthma

Crown Plaza Hotel. Jeddah, KSA

February, 2009

Advanced Asthma Training Course. Special Consideration Part 11.

Crown Plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

March, 2009

Meet the Expert. Patient Management, Problem Oriented. Crown Plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2009

PRESENTATION AT INTERNATIONAL MEETING

High Resolution Computer Tomography findings in Fibrosing Alveolitis: Relationship to Survival. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, USA

May, 1995

Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients with Acquired Retrognathia Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, USA

May, 1995

Lung involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation by Pulmonary Function Tests and High Resolution Computed Tomography of the Chest

American Thoracic Society. San Francisco, California, USA.

May, 1997

Bronchial Asthma and Hypomagnesaemia: Prevalence and correlation with hospital admission. European Thoracic Society. Geneva, Switzerland.

September, 1998

A simple protocol used in the out-patients' Asthma Clinic Reduced Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations in Chronic Asthmatics.

American Thoracic Society. Toronto, Canada.

May, 2000

Recent Advances of Bronchial Asthma Management. First International Conference on Advanced Medicine, KAU, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2001

Interesting Cases in Respiratory Medicine. Third International Conference on Advanced Medicine. KAUH, Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with Saudi Scientific Society of Internal Medicine. Jeddah, KSA

November, 2005

What are the Current Challenges in Asthma Management? Treatment of Bronchial Asthma: Present and Future. The 4th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society and the10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting. Hilton hotel, Jeddah, KSA

September, 2006

Prevalence of Respiratory disease in hospitalized patients The 4th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society and the10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting. Hilton hotel, Jeddah, KSA

September, 2006

COPD - The Saudi Experience. Spiriva NEMEA Expert Forum 2007. Modifying the Clinical Course of COPD. Istanbul- Turkey

Novermber 2007

INTRAMURAL PRESENTATION

A case of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; clinical presentation, the weekly grand round, Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

November, 1994

Flow Volume Curves, discussion and review of the literature, the weekly grand rounds presentation, department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 1995

Short man with nocturnal hypoxemia: Case presentation, the weekly grand rounds department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

November, 1996

Isolated respiratory failure following resection of spindle cell thymoma: Case presentation, review of the literature, the weekly grand rounds, department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

KAUH, Jeddah

October, 1997

Clinical pearls in Respiratory Medicine, case presentations, the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2004

Unexpected cause of Pleural effusion in 2 interesting cases, the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

December, 2004

A rare Presentation of Common Respiratory Disease (Lung cancer, a four different presentations) the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

January, 2006

Chronic Necrotizing Aspergillosis in Immunocompetent patient. Case presentation and review of the literatures, the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

February, 2007

Respiratory complications after obesity surgery. Weekly Surgical Grand Round. Department of Surgery, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA

March, 2007

CLINICAL PRACTICE, INTERESTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Special interest in interstitial lung disease, bronchial asthma, and muscular disorders

Special interest in sleep breathing disorders

Establishing modified asthma clinic at KAUH

Introduce sleep breathing disorder service at KAUH

RESEARCH INTEREST

Epidemiology of lung diseases

Airway diseases

Lung cancer

Interstitial lung disease

Sleep breathing disorder

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Vice principal of Saudi Scholars, children school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1993

Member of Islamic Community School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1993

Principal of Saudi Scholars, children school in Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada, 1994.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Publications – Journals

1. Tuberculous lymphadenopathy causing dysphagia: A report of two cases. Omer S. Alamoudi, Julio S Montaner, Keneth Evans, J Mark FitzGerald. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 1998; 6(3):208-11

2. Isolated respiratory failure caused by myasthenia gravis. Omer S Alamoudi, Haifa Algethami, Hussein M Malibary, Adnan A Merdad. Saudi Medical Journal 1999; 20:447-49

3. Do eosinophil counts correlate differently with asthma severity by symptoms versus peak flow rate? Emad A Koshak, Omer S Alamoudi. Annals of allergy, asthma and immunology 1999; 83:1-5

4. Hypomagnesaemia in chronic stable asthmatics: prevalence, correlation with severity and hospitalization. O S B Alamoudi, Eur Resp J. 2000; 16(3):427-31

5. High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) and survival in fibrosing alveolitis. Omer S Alamoudi, Paul M Logan, Nestor L Muller, Sverre Vedal, Raja T Abboud. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2000; 8:352-55

6 Bronchoscopy indications, safety and complications. Omer S Alamoudi, Suzan M Attar, Tawfik M Ghabrah, Mohammed A Kassimi. Saudi Medical Journal. 2000; 21(11):841-45

7 Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Associated with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection. Daad H Akbar, Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Medical J. 2000; 21(11):1081-84

8 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Medical J. 2001; 22(8):708-713

9 Electrolyte disturbances in chronic stable asthmatics: Effect of therapy. Omer S Alamoudi. Chest 2001; 120:431-436

10 The National Protocol for the Management of Asthma. A Al-Alfrayh, T A Khoja, S A Al-Majed, A Neyaz, H Al Rayas, E A Koshak, O Alamoudi, N S Haddad, T Iskendrani, S M Al-Malek

11 Allergic bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis. Correspondence. Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Med J 2002; 23(4):476

12 Efficacy of a protocol in reducing ER visits and hospitalization in chronic asthmatics. Omer S Alamoudi, Saudi Med J 2002; 23(11): 1373-1379

13 Pitfalls of inhalation technique in chronic asthmatics. Effect of education program and correlation with peak expiratory flow. Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Med J 2003; 24(11):1205-1209

14 Tracheobronchomegaly associated with giant emphysematous bullae and bilateral pneumonia: Case report and review of the literatures. Omer S Alamoudi. Case Rep Clin Pract Rev 2004; 5:533-536

15 Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Abdel-Razeq, Qari M, Kristensen J, Alizeidah H, Al-Sayaegh F, Marashi, Alzeer A, Alamoudi O, Qutub H, Al-Humiadi A, Husted S, Mousa S. GCC Thrombosis Study Group. Methods in Molecular Medicine, Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, and Thromobolytics 2004; 93: 267-292

16 Hypereosinophilic Syndrom. Aljedani H, Alas yes F, Alamoudi O S. Bahrain Med Bull 2006; 28(1):23-26

17 Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with acquired retrognathia secondary to rheumatoid arthritis. Omer S Alamoudi. Med Sci Monit 2006; 12(12): CR530-534

18 Long Term Pulmonary Complication after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Omer S Alamoudi. Obesity Surgery, 2006; 16, 1685-1688.

19 Prevalence of respiratory diseases in hospitalized patients in Saudi Arabia: A 5 year study 1996-2000. Omer S Alamoudi. Annals of Thoracic Medicine 2006 (1) 2:76-80

20 Internists in training; what do they know about inhalers? O S Alamoudi, R Al- Mohammadi. Eastern Mediterranean Heath Journal.Vol. 13 N°1: 160-167 2007

21 Bacterial infection and risk factors in outpatients with acute exacerbation of COPD: A 2 year prospective study. Omer S Alamoudi. Respirology 2007 (12), 147-151

22 Information Disclosure and Decision-Making: The Middle East vs. the Far East and the West. Abdullah Mobeireek, Faisal Al-Kassimi, Khadr Al-Zahrani, Abdulah Al-Shimemri, Saleh Al-damegh, Omer Alamoudi, Soror Al-Eithan, Badr Al-Ghamdi. Journal of Medical Ethics. Accepted 2007

23 Pattern of Common Diseases in the Saudi Arabia; A study of 5594 hospitalized patients at a University Hospital. Omer S Alamoudi, Tawfjq M Ghabrah, Mohammad Al-Qassimi (submitted for Publication)

24 A Giant Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura Mimics Pleural Effusion: A Case Report and Review of the Literatures. Omer S Alamoudi, Abdulrahman H Demerdash. Case Rep Clin Pract Rev 2007; 8:269-272

25 Lung Cancer Lung Cancer at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Clinical, Radiological, Bronchoscopic and Patological findings. A 4 year prospective study. Omer S Alamoudi (In progress)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Publications – Abstracts

1 High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) findings in fibrosing alveolitis: Relationship to survival (Abstract) Am J Resp Crit Care Med, Vol 151, No 4, P A693, April 1995

2 Lung involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation by Pulmonary Function Tests and High Resolution Computed Tomography (Abstract) Am J Resp Crit Care Med, Vol 155, No 4, P A326, April 1997

3 Therapeutic management of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis Old and New Symposium .Saudi German Hospital. Jeddah, KSA

Feb, 1998

4 A simple protocol used in out-patients asthma clinic reduced ER visits and hospitalizations in chronic asthmatics (Abstract) Am J Resp Crit Care Med, Vol 161, April, 2000

5 Interesting Cases in Respiratory Medicine. (Abstract) Third International Conference on Advanced Medicine. KAUH, Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with Saudi Scientific Society of Internal Medicine. Jeddah, KSA

November, 2005

6 Management of Interstitial Lung Fibrosis. Therapeutic options; Old and New (Abstract Booklet). Internal Medicine Updates Symposium. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Health, Hera General Hospital, Makkah, KSA

November, 2005

BIBLIOGRAPHY (cont)

7 Sandstorm and its effect on the Health. Health, Environment and Economic Dust/sandstorm Effects Symposium (Abstract). Ceremony Hall and Conference Center. KAU, Jeddah, KSA

April, 2006

Publications – Books

1 The National Protocol for the Management of Asthma. A Al-Alfrayh, T A Khoja, S A Al-Majed, A Neyaz, H Al Rayas, E A Koshak, O Alamoudi, N S Haddad, T Iskendrani, S M Al-Malek. 2003

2 Synopsis of the National Protocol for the Management of Asthma. A Al-Alfrayh, T A Khoja, S A Al-Majed, A Neyaz, H Al Rayas, E A Koshak, O Alamoudi, N S Haddad, T Iskendrani, S M Al-Malek.2005

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

1. - Clinical and radiological presentation of Kyphoscoliosis

2. - Pleural effusion

3. – Selection of Antibiotic in AECB

4. Prevalence of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients

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