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DR AMEEN ALSHABBOOT

Dallas,TX

Summary

US citizen

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nuclear Medicine Physician

Al-Thaqalyn Cancer Hospital- Telehealth
09.2024 - Current
  • Patient Evaluation by assess medical history, indications, and suitability for nuclear medicine procedures.
  • Protocol Selection by choose appropriate imaging studies (e.g., PET, SPECT, bone scans, thyroid scans).
  • Interpretation and analyze nuclear medicine images and provide diagnostic reports.
  • Multimodality Correlation throught compare nuclear images with CT, MRI, or ultrasound for comprehensive.

Nuclear Medicine Specialist Physician

Baghdad Medical City
05.2023 - 09.2024

It is considered the first advanced and modern nuclear medicine center in Iraq. The center contributes to covering medical services for cancer patients in central and southern Iraq. It's contains modern medical equipment in nuclear and positron imaging (PET/CT scan, SPECT/CT & DEXA scan), in addition to a modern on-site cyclotron for radioactive isotopes production. Most importantly, the center relies on international protocols in diagnostic imaging and Theranostic.

Nuclear Medicine Physician Specialist

Amir Al-mumineen Specialist Hospital
05.2023 - 01.2024
  • PET & PET/CT: F18 FDG PET/CT, Ga68 DOTATOC PET/CT, Ga68/F18 PSMA PET/CT.
  • Gamma camera & SPECT/CT: (over 60 different procedures examining most organs in the body).
  • Radionuclide therapy: - Radioactive Iodine therapy for benign and malignant Thyroid tumors - Peptide receptors radionuclide therapy (PRRT) treatment for Neuroendocrine tumors by Lu177 DOTATAE - PSMA-targeted Radioligand Therapy (PRLT) for treatment of mCRPC.

Internship

Ministry of Health
12.2010 - 01.2012

Baghdad Medical city

  • Provided acute medical care in a high-volume emergency department, managing trauma cases, road traffic accidents, burns, and mass casualty incidents.
  • Developed proficiency in wound management, including debridement, suturing, and infection control.
  • Assisted in the burn unit, focusing on advanced wound care, fluid resuscitation, and pain management.
  • Supported obstetric emergencies by stabilizing laboring patients, monitoring fetal heart rates, and assisting in emergency interventions.
  • Rotated through the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), gaining experience in the management of critically ill patients, particularly those with cardiovascular and respiratory conditions.
  • Strengthened decision-making skills in high-pressure environments while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Average Hours/Week: 60


Al-alwyah Pediatrics Teaching Hospital

  • Provided pediatric care for neonates, children, and adolescents.
  • Average Hours/Week: 60


Al-Zahraa OBG Teaching Hospital

  • Focused on women's health, childbirth, and postnatal care in obstetrics and gynecology.
  • Average Hours/Week: 50

Education

JBNM-DR in Nuclear Medicine -

Jordan Medical Council
Jordan
04-2023

Bachelor Degree in Medicine And Surgery (MBCHB) - Medicine And Surgery (MBCHB)

University of Baghdad-College of Medicine
Iraq
07-2010

Residency Training

Nuclear Medicine Residency         Jordan Medical council, Jordan/ January 2019-January 2023


I was admitted to the Jordan Medical Council in Nuclear Medicine (PGY1-PGY4) in the academic year January 2019-January 2023. Program director at KHCC: Dr Abram Al-Ibraheem. MD. FEBNM.

Program Director at Jordan University Hospital : Prof. Malik Juweid. MD ABNM  


My NM residency program was a joint program between King Hussein Cancer Center and Jordan University Hospital, is a 4-year program.


The training program included:

  • First year:

- Radiation physics and instrumentation (for example; Imaging, Artifacts, Quality Control etc).

- Radiation biology and protection.

- Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity.

- Preparation and labeling of different radiopharmaceuticals in Hot lab.

- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

- Patient Safety.

At the end of first year, I passed the 1st part of JBNM.



  • Second, third and fourth years :

- PET/CT Imaging; Oncology (FDG PET/CT, PSMA, DOPA)     Cardiology (myocardial viability)

- SPECT/CT Imaging;     Bone, cardiac stress testing, renal, hepatobiliary etc.

- Radionuclide Therapy;     I-131 for thyroid disease and thyroid cancer     Lu-177 DOTATATE / PSMA

- Teaching / Presenting Clinical Cases

- Theranostics & Targeted Therapy

Patient selection, post-therapy imaging, personalized dosimetry.


At the end of Fourth year, I passed the 2nd part of JBNM.

Certification

  • Jordanian Board of Nuclear Medicine
  • USMLE Step 1: Pass (2024)
  • USMLE Step 2: Pass (2020)
  • OET Exam: Pass (2025)



Timeline

Nuclear Medicine Physician

Al-Thaqalyn Cancer Hospital- Telehealth
09.2024 - Current

Nuclear Medicine Specialist Physician

Baghdad Medical City
05.2023 - 09.2024

Nuclear Medicine Physician Specialist

Amir Al-mumineen Specialist Hospital
05.2023 - 01.2024

Internship

Ministry of Health
12.2010 - 01.2012

JBNM-DR in Nuclear Medicine -

Jordan Medical Council

Bachelor Degree in Medicine And Surgery (MBCHB) - Medicine And Surgery (MBCHB)

University of Baghdad-College of Medicine
DR AMEEN ALSHABBOOT