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Dr. SAMEH AZZAM ADEEB HASHEM

Consultant of Radiation Oncology

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EDUCATION  

Fellowship:

 
July 2011 -June 2012
Residency:  
April 2004- June 2008     
  • Residency, Chief Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Address: Jordan, Amman 11941, PO Box 1269 Al-Jubeiha, Queen Rania Al Abdullah St.
  • Phone: +962-6-53-00-460, Fax: +962-6- 53-43-567
  • Website: http://www.khcc.jo ,E-mail: info@khcc.jo
Dec. 1999-April 2004
  • On service resident doctor, Department of Pediatrics, King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan, Amman , Training Certificate in Pediatrics at  King Hussein Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics ( 4 years and 5 months ) , April 2004
Internship:  
   
Sep.1998-Sep.1999
  • Internship, Jordan University Hospital, Jordan, Amman
  • Certificate of State Internship examination, Licensure: G.P. Issued by Jordan Medical Association in October 1999 
Degree-Granting Education  
   
1992- 1998
   

                             

Postgraduate Rotations  
   
April 1st to  30th 2003
  • Rotation in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at St.jude Children’s Research Hospital, U.S.A.,Memphis, TN.
April 28th to May 28th, 2008
  • Rotation at Georgetown University Hospital  , Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC),Radiation Medicine, Washington ,D.C.
June. 3st to 7th 2009
  • Rotation in the Department of Radiation Oncology at North-Western Hospital, USA, Chicago, I.L.
Jan. 1st to 30th 2009 
  • Rotation in the Department  of  Radiation Oncology  at St.jude  Children’s Research Hospital, U.S.A.,Memphis, TN.

       

Postgraduate Courses  
   
Sept. 25th to 29th 2005
  • Training course certificate in  Radiation protection – Level 1  (32 hours) at the Royal Scientific Society , in Jordan , Amman
March 19th  to May 14th ,2005
  • Biostatistics & Epidemiology  teaching course at King Hussein Cancer Center , Amman-Jordan  (14 CME hours) 
Feb. 16th to 21st 2008
  • ESTRO teaching course on Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology Methodological Basis and Clinical application ,Cairo , Egypt , (30 European CME credits )
April 15th 2008
  • Attended “Service Excellence” course by MOFFITT cancer center  ,held at King Hussein Cancer Center , Amman-Jordan 
May 23rd 2011
  • BLS course, at the Life Support Training Center in King Hussein Cancer Center , Amman-Jordan 

 

AWARDS  
 
  1. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Foundation International Development and Education Award (IDEA), 2008.
  2. European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Translational Research Unit (TRU) visit Award 2010.  

CREDENTIALS

 

Licensure(s)

 
General Physician  October 1999
  • Active Licensure: G.P. Issued by Jordan Medical Association in October 1999, Certificate of State Internship examination.   License Number: 11458
Specialty (Board) Certification October 2009
  • Jordanian Medical Council Certification (Jordanian Board of Radiation Therapy) License Number: 10036/598
   
Memberships  
Member in the followings Local Societies:  
 
  • Jordan Medical Association Member,   December 1999-Presint
  • Jordan Society of Pediatric Oncology , November 2008 –Present
  • Jordan Oncology Society, December 2010 –Present
Member in the followings International Societies:

 

 

 

1.       American Academy of Anti Aging (A4M)

USA

2005

ID#:15381

2.       American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

USA

2008

ID#:83764

3.       European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)

Belgium

2008

ID#:E-23092

4.       American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)

USA

2008

ID#:35219990

5.       European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

Switzerland

2008

ID#:21460

6.       American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

USA

2010

ID#232785

7.       The college of physicians and surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

Canada

2011

ID#:96383

8.       The Canadian medical protection association (CMPA)

Canada

2011

ID#:20090611

9.       The Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO)

Canada

2012

ID# 8755 

 

Conferences and Workshops attended  
   
Sept 12th -15,2001
  • 5th Arab American Cancer Foundation Conference 2001 & 3rd Jordanian Oncology Conference 2001 , Amman –Jordan .
13th-14th ,March 2004
  • International Symposium "Beast Cancer "2004 , KHCC, Amman , Jordan
15th-17th ,April 2004
  • 4th Jordanian Oncology Conference 2004 & 1st King Hussein Cancer Center Conference 2004, Amman –Jordan
May 30-June 1st 2004
  • Regional Seminar "Management of Head & Neck cancer " 2004 ,KHCC , Amman –Jordan
November 25th -27th 2004
  • Prevention & Early detection f Cancer , Amman –Jordan
April 7th -8th  ,2005
  • International Symposium on Genitourinary Cancer treatment , KHCC (Jordan ), NCI(USA) ,NCI(Egypt) , Amman –Jordan
April 11th – 13th  , 2005
  • Workshop on malignant  Lymphomas , (INCTR) , (MECC) , Izmir –Turkey
September 1st – 3rd, 2005
  • The first Regional Congress of Cancer &Blood Diseases of Childhood , Amman , Jordan 
September 14th ,2006 
  • participated in the workshop "The Coast of Cure  " King Hussein Cancer Center 1st International Symposium on Pharmacoconomics & outcomes research  , Amman-Jordan 
February 10th -14th   ,2007
  • participated in "Epidemiology & Biostatistics Workshop  " course at King Hussein Cancer Center , Amman-Jordan  .
March 8th – 9th  ,2007
  • participated in King Hussein Cancer Center  1st International Symposium on Thoracic Cancer , Amman-Jordan . 
February 16th  to 21st 2008
  • ESTRO teaching course on Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology : Methodological Basis and Clinical application , At Cairo , Egypt , (30 European CME credits )
May 30th to June 3rd 2008
  • ASCO annual meeting, At Chicago, IL, USA
October 23-24 ,2008 
  •  “ Facilitating Clinical Trials in MENA Region “ Conference , Amman, Jordan
March 26-28 ,2009
  • King Hussein Cancer Center 15th International Symposium Gastrointestinal Malignancies , Amman , Jordan
July 5-11, 2009
  • 1st CCHE 57357 Scientific Conference, “Challenge, Change,Hope, Excellence”: Breaking New Frontiers in Pediatric Oncology, Cairo, Egypt.
October 2-3,2009
  • 2nd KHIBC MENA Cancer Research Conference, Amman , Jordan
March  7-10,2010
  • 2nd AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic,2010.
April 14th  – 17th , 2010
  • The 3rd Regional Congress of Cancer &Blood Diseases of Childhood , Amman , Jordan 
June 4th - 8th  , 2010
  •  The American Society of clinical Oncology 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting , Chicago ,IL , USA   
June 30th – 3rd July  2010
  • The 12th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer , Barcelona, Spain
29th -31st of July 2010
  • The 7th International Jordan Oncology Society Conference  ,Amman – Jordan.
8th -12st of May 2011
  • ESTRO Anniversary Congress , London , UK .
6th -7st of Sep 2012
  • The 8th International Jordan Oncology Society Conference  ,Amman – Jordan

 

Publications /Articles  
 

1.       Sultan I, Ghandour K, Al-Jumaily U, Hashem S, Rodriguez-Galindo C: Local control of the primary tumour in metastatic neuroblastoma. Eur J Cancer 2009, 45(10):1728-1732.

2.       Morcos B, Baker B, Al Masri M, Haddad H, Hashem S: Lymph node yield in rectal cancer surgery: effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Eur J Surg Oncol 2010, 36(4):345-349.

3.       Hashem SA, Iyad Sultan, Maysa Al-Hussaini, Feras Hawari, Yaser S: Pulmonary sarcoid-like reaction in metastatic synovial sarcoma. Respiratory Medicine CME 2010, 4(1):20-23

4.       Morcos BB, Baker B, Hashem SA: Ileocaecal intussusception secondary to metastatic phyllodes tumour of the breast. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2010, 92(6):W29-30.

5.       Salem A, Hashem S, Mula-Hussain LY, Mohammed I, Nour A, Shelpai W, Daoud F, Morcos B, Yamin Y, Jaradat I et al: Management Strategies for Locoregional Recurrence in Early-Stage Gastric Cancer: Retrospective Analysis and Comprehensive Literature Review. J Gastrointest Cancer 2010,Sep 14.

6.       Al-Hussaini M, Abuirmeileh N, Swaidan M, Al-Jumaily U, Rajjal H, Musharbash A, Hashem S, Sultan I: Embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes: a report of three cases of a rare tumor, with an unusual case showing rhabdomyoblastic and melanocytic differentiation. Neuropathology 2011, 31(6):620-625.

7.       Morcos BB, Hashem S, Al-Ahmad F: Popliteal lymph node dissection for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma: a case report of an uncommon procedure for an uncommon presentation. World J Surg Oncol 2011, 9:130.

8.       Salem A, Hashem SA, Al-Rashdan A, Ezam N, Nour A, Alsharbaji A, Sughayer M, Mohamad I, Elyan M, Addas A et al: The challenges of managing glioblastoma multiforme in developing countries: a trade-off between cost and quality of care. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2011, 4(3):116-120.

9.       Hashem SA, Salem A, Al-Rashdan A, Ezam N, Nour A, Alsharbaji A, Rejeeth C, Mohamad I, Sughayer M, Elyan M, Al-Hussaini M,Addasi A, Almousa A: Radiotherapy with concurrent or sequential temozolomide in elderly patients with glioblastoma multiforme. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2012 Apr;56(2):204-10

10.   Al-Hussaini M, Al-Jumaily U, Swaidan M, Musharbash A, Hashem S.: Brain stem gliomas: a clinicopathological study from a single cancer center. Brain Tumor Pathol. 2012 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]

 

BOOKS and book chapters  
 

1.       Laura A Dawson , Sameh A. Hashem, Alexis Bujold:  “Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma” , 2012 ASCO Educational Book.

 

2.       Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng, Che-Yu Hsu, Sameh A. Hashem, Laura A Dawson MD, “Hepatocellular Carcinoma contouring pocket guide”  Target Volume Delineation and Field Setup: A Practical Guide for Conformal and Intensity modulated radiotherapy , chapter 16 page 145  , September 2012.  

 

Publications / letter to the editor

 
 

1.       Ahmed Salema , Sameh Hashem, Layth Y.I. Mula-Hussaina, Imad Jaradata, Jamal Khadera and Abdelatif Almousa :Research participation among clinical oncology trainees in the Middle East and North Africa ,Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, October 2010.

2.       Ahmed Salem, Abdulla Al-Rashdan, Fawzi Abu-Hijle, Jamal Khader, Sameh Hashem, Abdelatief Almousa : Marginal misses after postoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: in regard to Chen et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 80, Issue 2, Page 640,2011.

3.       Salem AAl-Rashdan AJaradat IHashem SA, , Almousa A.  : Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: How safe is safe?  Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2011 Fourth Quarter;4(4):192.

 

Published Abstracts  
 

 

1.       Hashem S.A., A. Qasem, M Al-Masri, I. Shehadeh, N. Nassir, A.Nour, S.Abbasi, F. Daoud, H.El Taani. : Down-staging and sphincter preservation with preoperative chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) experience, Annals of Oncology , Volume 19 | Supplement 8 | September 2008 , page viii255. 2008 ESMO meeting abstract No. 454

2.       S. A. Hashem, A. Almousa, A. F. Al-Rashdan, A. Nour, M. Sughayer, A. Alsharbaji , M. Al-Hussaini, A. H. Addasi : Adjuvant temozolamide given with radiation concomitantly or sequentially in a Jordanian tertiary cancer center, Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol 28, No 15_suppl (May 20 Supplement), 2010  , 2010 ASCO meeting abstract No. e12548

3.       S. A. Hashem,, A. F. Al-Rashdan, A. Badheeb , A. Nour , W. Shelpai, H. Haddad, B. Morcos, S. Y. Abbasi ,H. A. El Taani : Changing trends of down staging, sphincter preservation and complete pathological response over 8-years in locally advanced rectal cancer patients, Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol 28, No 15_suppl (May 20 Supplement), 2010, 2010 ASCO meeting abstract No. e14133

4.       S.A. Hashem, A. Salem, A. Al-Rashdan, A. Nour, A. Alsharbaji, M. Sughayer, M. Elyan, M. Al-Hussaini, A. Addasi, A. Almousa: The Challenges of Managing Glioblastoma Multiforme in Developing Countries: A Trade-off Between Cost and Quality of Care ,International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 81, Issue 2, Supplement, Pages S283-S284,October 1, 2011 , 2011 ASTRO meeting abstract No.2148

5.       Salem, J. Khader, L.Y.I. Mula-Hussain, I. Jaradat, I. Mohammed, S. Hashem, A. Al Mousa : BIBLOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CANCER NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH: ARE RADIOTHERAPY-RELATED APPLICATIONS LAGGING BEHIND , Radiotherapy and Oncology Vol. 99 Supplement 1, Page S356 , May 2011, 2011 ESTRO meeting bstract No.820

6.       Salem, J. Khader, L.Y. Mula-Hussain, I. Jaradat, A. Dayyat, S. Hashem, A. Al Mousa :CANCERS OF THE PHARYNX AND LARYNX IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION, Radiotherapy and Oncology Vol. 99Supplement 1, Pages S319-S320, 2011 ESTRO meeting abstract No.928

 

Oral Presentations:

 
 

1.       29th -31st of July 2010               : The 7th International Jordan Oncology Society Conference  ,Amman – Jordan: Changing trends of dowenstaging, sphincter preservation, and complete pathologic response over 8 years in locally advanced rectal cancer patients.

2.       29th -31st of July 2010               : The 7th International Jordan Oncology Society Conference  ,Amman – Jordan : Adjuvant temozolamide (TMZ)  given with radiation concomitantly or sequentially in a Jordanian  tertiary cancer center.

3.       6th -7st of July 2012   : The 8th International Jordan Oncology Society Conference  ,Amman – Jordan : Induction Gemcitabine plus Concurrent Gemcitabine and Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable or Resected Pancreatic Cancer.

 

Poster  Presentations:

 
 

·         ESMO 2008 meeting Abstract No: 454 and published in  Annals of Oncology , Volume 19 | Supplement 8 | September 2008 , page viii255 , Principle Investigator  (Hashem)                               

Title : Down-staging and sphincter preservation with preoperative chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) experience from 2002 to 2005

 

·         The 2nd KHIBC MENA International Cancer Research Conference 2009, Principle Investigator  (Hashem) Title: Clinical Outcome in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)Treated at King Hussein Cancer Center,

 

·         ASCO 2010 meeting Abstract No: e14133 and Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 28, No 15_suppl, e14133 (May 20 Supplement), 2010, Principle Investigator  (Hashem)

Title: Changing trends of dowenstaging, sphincter preservation, and complete pathologic response over 8 years in locally advanced rectal cancer patients

 

·         ASCO 2010 meeting Abstract No: e12548. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 28, No 15_suppl, (May 20 Supplement), 2010 , Principle Investigator  (Hashem)

Title: Retrospective review to compare the outcome between two ways of giving TMZ with radiotherapy  (concomitantly or sequentially) 

 

·         The 2nd AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic,2010. , Principle Investigator  (Hashem)

Title :Pre and post treatment carcinoembryonic antigen levels for predicting the outcome in locally advanced rectal cancer .

 

·         The 12th World ESMO Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2010 , Principle Investigator  (Hashem)

Title: Neoadjuvant versus Adjuvant Chemoradiation For Rectal Cancer : Experience at King Hussain Cancer Center

 

·         The 12th World ESMO Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2010 , Principle Investigator  (Hashem)

Title: Management Strategies for Loco-regional Recurrence in Early-Stage Gastric Cancer.

 

·         The XVIIth International Congress of Neuropathology , Salzburg, Austria , 11th-15th September 2010

Principle Investigator , ( Al-Hussaini) 

Title: Clinicopathologic features of patients with brain stem gliomas

 

·         The ISOLS 2011 -16th General Meeting ,September 16, 2011, Principle Investigator  ( Shehadeh)                

Title: Outcome of Children and Adults with Osteosarcoma treated using different Chemotherapy regiments

 

Languages

 
 

·         Arabic: Native language 

·         English: fluently written and spoken

·         Russian: fluently written and spoken

   

Summary of Professional Appointments:

Month/year

Professional appointment

Type of practice

Duration

License Number

Jurisdiction

Sep 1998 to Sep 1999

Intern Physician at Jordan University Hospital

Rotational internship

One year

9666

Amman Jordan

Dec. 1999 to April 2004

Resident at King Hussein Cancer Center / Pediatric department

General Physician (On-Service)

4 years and 4 months

11458

Amman, Jordan

July 2004 to June 2008

Resident at King Hussein Cancer Center / Radiation Oncology department

Residency program in radiation oncology

4 years

11458

Amman, Jordan

July 2008 to Dec. 2010

Consultant academic rank Instructor   at King Hussein Cancer Center / Radiation Oncology department

Consultant academic rank Instructor

2 years and 5 months

10036/598

Amman, Jordan

Jan. 2011- June 2011

Consultant academic rank Assistant Staff   at King Hussein Cancer Center / Radiation Oncology department

Consultant academic rank Assistant

6 months

10036/598

Amman, Jordan

July 2011-

June 2012

Clinical fellow at Princess Margaret Hospital /Radiation Medicine Program

Clinical fellowship in Radiation oncology

12 months

CPSO# 96383

Toronto, Canada

July 2021-

Present

Consultant academic rank Assistant Staff   at King Hussein Cancer Center / Radiation Oncology department

Consultant academic rank Assistant

Still on duty

10036/598

Amman, Jordan