Education:
FACA, 1989
American College of Angiology, USA
Post Doctoral Training, 1982-1987
University of Manitoba, Canada
MD, 1982
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
MBBS, 1978
North Bengal University, India
Awards and Honors:
Scholar-Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canada
Merit Award-University of Manitoba, Canada
Rh Award-University of Manitoba, Canada
Young Investigator Award-Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Young Investigator Award-American College of Angiology
Visiting Professor-Harvard Medical School
Gold Medal-International Society for Heart Research
Asian Leadership Award-Best Anatomy Professor, Dubai, September 24, 2013
Most popular professor-Alfaisal University, 2013
Best Professor (Research), College of medicine, Alfaisal University, 2014
Goyal oration award, International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Indian section, Bengaluru, 2019
Appointments:
Assistant Professor University of Manitoba, Canada 1988
Associate Professor University of Manitoba, Canada 1993
Professor and Chairman Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain 2000
Scientific Consultant St. Boniface Hospital Res. Centre Canada 1989-present
Professor Alfaisal University 2008-present
Chairman, Department of Anatomy 2008-present
Research Interests:
Cardiovascular Sciences: Increased plasma homocysteine is associated with stroke but its direct effects on the brain during a stroke are unknown. Since Excitatory amino acids are important in inducing brain damage, we examined the effects of homocysteine on the release of various amino acids in the striatum of experimental animals. Homocysteine-induced neurological damage in spontaneously hypertensive stroke prone rats was associated with a hypersecretion of excitatory amino acids. Future goal is to prove the hypothesis if subjects with hyperhomocysteinemia may be at risk for augmented brain damage from an ischemic infarct due to a selective activation of neuronal excitatory amino acids.
Medical Education: The research is directed towards curriculum development, innovative teaching methods and planning an effective assessment system in a new medical school.
Current projects:
Cardiac function in hyperhomocysteinemia: In order to understand how hyperhomocysteinemia can affect hypothalamic injury, autonomic and cardiac dysfunction, interstitial fluid will be collected from brain after homocysteine challenge and the perfusate will be evaluated for catecholamines and amino acids. The data will be correlated with cardiac function (the project has been submitted to KACST).
Medical Education: Assessment system at Alfaisal University: perception of medical students
Teaching:
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) (1986-1997)-Undergraduate Program
Gross anatomy, Histology, Cardiovascular Sciences
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) (1988-1997)-Graduate Program
Supervised PhD and Master students
Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain (1998-2005)
Gross anatomy, Embryology, Histology, Neuroscience
St. Matthews University, Grand Cayman
Gross anatomy, Embryology, Histology
Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA (since September 2008)
Human biology and structure (gross anatomy and histology)
Human growths and development (embryology)
Neuroscience