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Dr. Alaa Muhammad Qait: The Journey of a Distinguished Pulmonologist in Jordan and the World
Key keywords: Dr. Alaa Qait, Thoracic Surgery in Jordan, Lung Surgery, Treatment of Lung Tumors, VATS, Esophageal Surgery, Modern Thoracic Surgery, Treatment of Enlarged Lymph Nodes, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Jordan Thoracic Surgery.
A personal profile of Dr. Alaa Mohamed Qait
Dr. Alaa Mohamed QaitDr. Alaa, a consultant thoracic surgeon, is considered one of the most prominent doctors in Jordan specializing in thoracic, lung, and esophageal surgery. He was born in April 3, 1978He holds Jordanian citizenship. His native language is Arabic, and he is proficient in English at a certain level. IELTS 7.5In addition to being proficient in German at level B1.
Dr. Alaa lives in Amman, JordanHe is known for his deep interest in all aspects of the medical profession, from academic education to practical experience in the field. He is currently working full-time in Thoracic Surgery ClinicWith continuous monitoring of the latest developments in the field of thoracic surgery and minimally invasive surgery.
You can contact Dr. Alaa via:
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Phone: +962 777 308862
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e-mail: [email protected]
Academic qualifications and training courses
Dr. Alaa holds the following degrees:
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Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) University of Jordan, 2002 www.ju.edu.jo
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Jordanian Board in General Surgery (JBGS) – Jordanian Medical Council, 2008 www.jmc.gov.jo
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Jordanian Board in Thoracic Surgery (JBTS) – Jordanian Medical Council, 2013 www.jmc.gov.jo
Dr. Alaa also attended several advanced international courses and workshops, including:
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Diaphragmatic Pacing Activation Workshop – Royal Medical Services, Amman 2010.
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Chest wall injury surgery – Sydney, Australia 2015.
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Minimally invasive esophageal surgery – ESTS, Copenhagen 2018.
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Chest wall surgery – ESTS, Hamburg 2019.
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Advanced Laparoscopic Lobectomy (VATS) Course – Copenhagen, 2019.
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Tracheal Surgery Course – Vienna, Austria 2023.
These qualifications and courses place Dr. Alaa at the forefront of Jordanian doctors specializing in chest surgery, and give him an exceptional ability to perform delicate and complex operations with the latest global technologies.
Practical experience
Working within Jordan
Dr. Alaa began his medical career in the Royal Jordanian Medical Services, where he worked:
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General Surgeon in Al Hussein Medical Center After obtaining the general board certification, then
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Consultant Thoracic Surgeon From 2013 until November 2023, he supervised the Department of Thoracic Surgery and performed complex operations on the lung, esophagus and chest wall.
Dr. Alaa also participated in Chest Clinics Management, to organize Multidisciplinary team meetingsAnd supervising the training of resident physicians and fellows.
International experience
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Research and surgical fellow In a hospital Royal Melbourne Hospital andPeter Mccallum Cancer CentreAustralia, 2015-2016.
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He participated in workshops and advanced courses in thoracic, lung and esophageal surgery, which allowed him to learn about the latest technologies in the world and apply them in Jordan.
Working in conflict and war zones
Dr. Alaa has exceptional experience in Emergency and war surgery:
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Haiti (2008)General surgeon within the United Nations forces.
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Afghanistan (2009-2010)Head of a medical unit within the Jordanian forces in cooperation with the American forces.
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Libya (2012): A thoracic surgeon in a field hospital after the Libyan revolution.
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Gaza (2014 and 2021): A chest surgeon within the Jordanian field hospital during the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.
These experiences gave him extensive expertise in dealing with Complex lung injuries and critical emergencies.
Surgical skills and medical role
Dr. Alaa specializes in:
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Major lung surgeries: Lobectomy, Pneumonectomy, Transpericardial Pneumonectomy.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery (VATS) For all lung and esophageal procedures.
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Esophageal surgery: Transhiatal Esophagectomy, Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy, Minimal invasive Esophageogastrectomy.
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Advanced diagnostic procedures: Mediastinoscopy, Rigid Bronchoscopy, Diagnostic Thoracoscopy.
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Advanced Thoracic Surgery: Thymectomy, VATS Sympathectomy, Excision of Pleural-Based Masses.
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Correction of breast deformities: Pectus Deformities, Excisions of Chest Wall Tumors.
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Emergency ManagementAcute chest injuries resulting from accidents or weapons.
Dr. Alaa Maarouf With his exceptional ability to work within multidisciplinary teams Organizing internal and external medical conferences, which raises the quality of care provided to patients.
Scientific research and academic contributions
Dr. Alaa has contributed several peer-reviewed research papers to international journals such as JRMS andRawal Medical JournalAmong them:
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Pneumothorax after a lung biopsy using a CT-guided needle – King Hussein Medical Center, 2015.
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Results of spontaneous pneumothorax patients – JRMS, 2018.
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Cancellation of thoracic surgeries: benefits and concerns – Rawal Medical Journal, 2013.
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Effect of local analgesia prior to sympathectomy – Rawal Medical Journal, 2012.
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Using a Heimlich valve to manage air leakage after operations – Sch J App Med Sci, 2020.
This research reflects his interest in Improving surgical outcomes and developing modern treatment methods In thoracic surgery.
Conferences and scientific presentations
Dr. Alaa participated in several international conferences, including:
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Rigid Bronchoscopy in the Age of Minimalist Surgical Instrumentation Jordan, 2013.
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VATS Sympathectomy for the treatment of hyperhidrosis Jordan, 2013.
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Comparison of Open vs Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy Jordan, 2011.
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Surgically treated lung tumor patterns – The Dead Sea, Jordan, 2012.
Professional memberships
Dr. Alaa is a member of several prestigious associations:
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Jordanian Society for Thoracic Surgery (JSTS)
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European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS)
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European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACS)
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Jordanian Medical Association (JMA)
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTS Net) ctsnet.org
Personal activities and hobbies
Despite his busy schedule, Dr. Alaa loves Listening to music And he cares With computer skillsEspecially dealing with Microsoft Office programs to present his scientific research and conferences.
His future goals
Dr. Alaa seeks to develop his skills in:
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Tracheal & Carinal Surgery
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Mesothelioma surgery
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Minimally invasive surgeries such as VATS lobectomy
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Developing his expertise in esophageal diseases His wounds
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Link to website King Hussein Medical Hospital: www.jrms.gov.jo
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Link to website University of Jordan: www.ju.edu.jo
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Network: ctsnet.org
Insurance accepted
- Arab Eagle Insurance
- Arab Bank
- Arab Orient Insurance
- Arab European Insurance
- First Insurance
- Islamic Insurance Company
- Jordanian Engineers Association
- MedVisa
- OmniCare
- Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance Company - MedGulf
- Madant
- Jordan Commercial Bank
- Jordanian Bar Association
- Housing Bank
- Jordanian phosphate
- Med Service - The Specialist
- Globe Med
- Electricity Distribution - NatHealth
- NatHealth
biography
1 Ala' Mohammad Qayet Personal Details Name: Ala' Mohammad Qayet Sex: Male Address: King Abdullah II Ben Al-Hussein st. PO Box 855075 Amman 11855 Jordan Phone: +962 777 308862 Email: [email protected] Nationality: Jordanian Marital Status: Single Date of birth: 3ed April 1978 Languages: Arabic: Native speaker. English: Fluent in written and spoken IELTS 7.5 German (Deutsch): Fair in written and spoken, B1 level Job: Thoracic Surgery Consultant Private Practice Qualifications 2013 Jordanian Board in Thoracic Surgery (JBTS), Jordanian Medical Council 2008 Jordanian Board in General Surgery (JBGS), Jordanian Medical Council 2002 Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Jordan University Education and Employment: 1- MBBS, June-2002, Jordan University, 2002 (www.ju.edu.jo). 2- Jordanian Board of General Surgery 2008, Jordanian Medical Council (www.jmc.gov.jo). 3- General Surgery specialist, King Hussein Medical Center, Jordanian Royal Medical Services. (www.jrms.gov.jo) 4- Jordanian Board of Thoracic Surgery 2013, Jordanian Medical Council (www.jmc.gov.jo). 5- Thoracic Surgeon, Sep 2013- June 2015, Jordanian Royal Medical Services. (www.jrms.gov.jo) 6- Thoracic Surgery clinical and research Fellow, July 2015 – June 2016, Royal Melbourne 2 Hospital (www.thermh.org.au) and Peter Mccallum Cancer Center in Melbourne (now VCCC). 7- Thoracic Surgery Consultsnt, June 2016- Nov 2023, Jordanian Royal Medical services. Research 1- Qayet, Ala Mohammad, Obedat, Laith. "Pneumothorax Post CT-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy for Lung Nodules; Our Experience in King Hussein Medical Center". JRMS March 2015; 22(1): 13-17 / DOI: 10.12816/0009780 2- Hani Al Hadidi MD, Jamal Al Aydi MD, Ahmad Hammoud MD, Mazen Al Omari MD, Alaa Qayte MD. ’Outcome of spontaneous pneumothorax patients admitted to thoracic division at King Hussein Medical Center.’ JRMS April 2018; 25(1):6-12/DOI:10.12816/0046986 3- Alhadidi, Hani Abdel Raheem, and Ala Mohammad Qayet. "Operative cancellations of thoracic surgical procedures: Benefits and concerns." Rawal Medical Journal 38 (2013), 388-392. 4- Al-Edwan, Ahed Mohammad, Jamal Abdelaziz Izat, and Ala Mohammad Qayet. "Analgesic effect of preincisional infiltration using lidocaine with different concentrations on video-assisted sympathectomy." Rawal Medical Journal 37 (2012), 27-29. 5- Jamal Alaydi, MD, JBTS*, Alaa Qayet, MD, JBTS, Mutaz Haddadin, MD, JBGS, Kasem Kaisy, MD, JBGS, Hani Alhadidi, MD, JBTS. “Heimlich Valve for the Management of Post Operative Air Leak: Our Experience at King Hussein Medical Center-Jordan”. Sch J App Med Sci, Feb., 2020; 8(2): 511-513. 6- Waseem Al-Meflh, Samer Karadshah, Gaith Khasawneh, Ahmad Abu Qurah, Baha Abddullah, Ahmad Al Raymoony, Nizar Al Saidah, Alaa Gayet. “Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children: Safety of Ligasure Usage”. Med Arch. 2020 APR; 74(2): 131-133 7- Ala Mohammad Qayet, MD. JBTS, Mutaz Fawaz Haddadin, MD. JBTS, Qasim Mohammad Al-Qaisi, MD. JBTS, Rami Ahmad Al-Qatameen, MD. JBGS, Amany Abdullah Al-Mashagebah, RN, Hani Abdelraheem Al-Hadidi, Jamal Elayan Al-Ayidi. "Long Term Effect of VATS Sympathectomy for the Management of Primary Hyperhidrosis, Our Experience at King Hussein Medical Center". Sch J App Med Sci, Oct, 2020; 8(10): 2402-2404 8- Hani Al Hadidi MD, Jamal Al Aydi MD, Ahmad Hammoud MD, Mazen Al Omari MD, Alaa Qayte MD. "Outcome of spontaneous pneumothorax patients admitted to thoracic division at King Hussein Medical Center." JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES, Vol. 25No. 1 April 2018. Presentations at International Conferences: . 1. Rigid Bronchoscopy Role In A Minimally Invasive Tools Era, Our Experience At King Hussein Medical Center. The 7th International Congress of the Jordanian Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Amman, Jordan, May 2013. 2. Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery(VATS) Sympathectomy as definite treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhydrosis; our experience at KHMC. The 14th scientific day of the surgical department, Amman, Jordan. Nov. 2013. 3. Port Site Infiltration With Marcaine, Dose It Reduce Post Operative Pain. Al Balqa fifth international medical conference. Al Balqa, Jordan, Aug 2013. 4. Open vs. Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy; does it make a difference, our experience in KHMC. The 13th scientific day of the surgical department, Amman, Jordan. Mov. 2011. 3 5. Patterns of Malignancies of Surgically Treated Lung Cancer in King Hussain Medical City. The 5th International Conference of The Royal Medical Services. Dead Sea, Jordan, Nov 2012. Special courses and Workshops: Diaphragmatic Pacing workshop, Royal Medical Services, Amman 2010 Chest wall trauma surgery, Sydney, Australia, 2015 Minimally invasive esophageal anastomosis, ESTS course, Copenhagen, 2018 Chest wall surgery, ESTS course, Hamburg, 2019 ESTS VATS Lobectomy Advanced Course, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11/25/2019-11/26/2019 Tracheal surgery course, Vienna, Austria, 2023 War Zones and field hospitals Experience: 1. Jun. 2008-Dec. 2008: Specialist General Surgery/ United Nations Peace keeping Forces in Haiti. 2.Sep. 2009- May 2010: Specialist General Surgery and chief of medical unit of the Jordanian Armed forces in collations with the American troupes in Afghanistan (War Conflict) 3. Feb. 2012 - May 2012: Thoracic Surgeon / Jordanian Field Military Hospital in Libya (post Libyan revolution war) 4. July. 2014 - Sep. 2014: Thoracic Surgeon / Jordanian Field Military Hospital in Gaza (Last Isreali-Palastenien conflict) 5. May. 2021-Jun. 2021: Thoracic Surgeon / Jordanian Field Military Hospital in Gaza (Last Isreali-Palastenien conflict) Summary of Clinical Experience in Thoracic Surgery: I am a Thoracic Surgeon. I'm capable of running the thoracic surgery clinic at my hospital, and managing the in- patients. I have great experience in team work and multidisplinery meeting organizing and participation. High spirit and enthuseastic. I can perform major lung resections (Lobectomy, pneumonectomy, transpericardial pneumonectomy) in addition to other lung procedures weather by VATS (minimally invasive) or open. and can do major esophageal surgeries such as Transhiatal Esophagectomy, Ivor -lewis Esophagectomy for esophageal malignancies, also I performed with my team a few cases of minimally invasive esophageogastrectomy for early esophageal tumors. Also I can do diagnostic 4 procedures such as mediastinoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy and diagnostic thoracoscopy, and open and VATS decortication, pleurodesis, open and VATS pleurectomy, open and VATS excision of pleural based masses. Also I can do trans-sternal and minimal invasive thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, resection of thymic tumors, VATS Thymectomy for early Thymomas, VAT biopsy mediastinal masses, VATS sympathectomy, VATS biopsy of mediastinal lymph nodes, open & VATS excision of bronchogenic cysts, open and VATS excision of posterior mediastinal tumors and neurogenic tumors. I can do correction surgeries of pectus deformities (Ravitch), excision of chest wall tumors. I'm capable of managing acute emergencies such as blunt and penetrating injuries (low velocity and high velocity missiles) to the chest. Memberships: Jordanian Society of Thoracic Surgeons, JSTS European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, ESTS European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, EACS Jordanian Medical Association, JMA The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network, CTS Net (http://www.ctsnet.org/home/amqayet) Hobbies: Listening to music. Computing Skills: Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office products, including Power Point, Word, and Excel Career Intentions: To improve myself in Tracheal and Carinal surgery, Mesothelioma surgery, and sleeve resections I want to learn about minimal invasive major lung resections such as VAT Lobectomies. To improve my skills in esophageal disease knowledge and surgeries. References: Jamal Al-Aydi MD. Consultant Thoracic Surgery, Chief of Thoracic Surgery division, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman Jordan. Tele +962-775735734, E-mail: [email protected] 5 Phillip Antippa MBBS FRCS Cardiothoracic Surgeon Director, Lung Cancer Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital. Fawaz Khammash MD Fawaz Khammash MD Senior Consultant Thoracic Surgery, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman Jordan. Tele +962-777-307005, E-mail: [email protected] Mohammad Al Tarshihi MD. Consultant Thoracic Surgery. King Hussein Medical Center, Amman Jordan. Tele +962-779-277157, E-mail: [email protected]
education
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) – University of Jordan
- Jordanian Board in General Surgery (JBGS) – Jordanian Medical Council
- Jordanian Board in Thoracic Surgery (JBTS) – Jordanian Medical Council
Awards and Recognitions
- Jordanian Society for Thoracic Surgery (JSTS)
- European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS)
- European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACS)
- Jordanian Medical Association (JMA)
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTS Net)
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