Personal Information:

Name:                    Nasher A. Al-Aghbari

Sex:                                        Male

Nationality:                        Yemeni

Permanent address:                       Sana’a – Hada city

Tel: Clinic: 009671-426111

Work: 009671-248966   ext. 381

Mobile: 00967-777744857

Email: N.Al-Aghbari@su.edu.ye

Languages:         Mother Tongue: Arabic

Others: English and Russian

Field of interests: Pediatric  Hematology and oncology, Pediatric Emergency and Intesive care, Pedaitric TB.

Summary:

Dr Nasher  Al-Aghbari was graduated from Mosco University, Russa and completed his post-graduate studies in Liverpool University – UK. He worked in the field of Pediatrics at Al-Thawra General Hospital , Sana’a and  as assistant Professor in Pediatric at Sana’a University. He attended many nationally and international workshops and conferences and has many published Medical Scientific papers in national, regional and international peer-reviewed journals.  His current position is Assistant Professor in Pediatrics- Pediatric department – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences –Sana’a University and Head of Pediatric Accident and Emergency department-Al-Thawra General Hospital, Sana’a

Education:

1982-1988:                         MBBS – Mosco Medical Institute. Named after Dr N. Simashka – Russa.

1988-1991:                         Master in Paediatrics Specialty – Mosco Medical Institute. Named after Dr N. Simashka – Russa.

1999-2000:                          Master in Tropical Paediatrics – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University – UK.

2002-2006:                          PhD – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University – UK.

Experience:

•               Paediatric specialist at Al-Thawra Hospital, Sana’a.

1999 -2000                          Paediatric Haematologist and Oncologist, Al-Thawra Hospital, Sana’a.

2000 -2002                          Head of Paediatric Intensive Care Unit- Al-Thawra Hospital , Sana’a.

2000 – 2005                        General director of the Yemeni association of Thalassaemia.

2007 – up till now            Head of pediatric accident and emergency department, Al-Thawra Hospital, Sana’a.

February 2007                    Local supervisor for Master Student of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University, UK.

March 2007                         Appointed as WHO advisor and participated in the development of the protocol of the study “Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis through optimization of sputum smear microscopy”.

March 2007                         Principal Investigator for the WHO multicentre study of “Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis through optimization of sputum smear microscopy”, Yemen.

April 2007-till now           A member of the teaching panel of the Master course, The Yemeni Higher Council for Medical Specialties, Ministry of Health, Sana’a, Yemen.

April 2007-till now           A member of the teaching panel of the Arabic Board, The Yemeni Higher Council for Medical Specialties, Ministry of Health, Sana’a, Yemen.

April 2007-till now           A member of the teaching panel of the Arabic General Emergency Board, The Yemeni Higher Council for Medical Specialties, Ministry of Health, Sana’a, Yemen.

February 2007- till now TB consultant, National Tuberculosis Institute.

August 2021- till now:    Assistant Prof of pediatric – Sana’a University

Conferences and Workshops:

12^th -21^st March 1997:                     Training course in the management of ARI in children, WHO, Sana’a-Yemen (one week).

22^nd -26^th March 1997:                   Training of trainers in management of ARI, WHO – Sana’a, Yemen (two weeks).

1997:                                                     Conference of Union Arab Doctors- 1997, Sana’a, Yemen.

30^th Oct-3^rd Nov 2000:                     7^th International TIF Educational Workshop on Clinical Management of Thalassaemia, WHO, Cyprus

18^th June 2002                                    Time and Project Management Workshop, Centre For Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool.

18^th June 2002                                   Epistemology Workshop, Centre for Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool.

18^th June 2002                                   Oral Communication Workshop, Centre for Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool.

19^th June 2002                                   Written Communication Workshop, Centre For Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool.

19^th June 2002                                   Oral Communication Workshop, Centre for Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool.

2006:                                                     Latent class analysis course, Antwerp – Belgium (one week).

4^th Feb 2006:                                       CNS Infections, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool UK.

15^th and 16^th 2007:                          A protocol development meeting on the 15^th and 16^th March 2007, WHO/TDR, Geneva. “Request for Applications (RFA) for Diagnostic Trial Sites: Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis through optimization of sputum smear microscopy”.

18^th -20^th June 2007                         the second regional conference to prevent child abuse and negligence

16^th-20^th Oct 2008                             39^th Union World Conference on Lung Health. Paris, France.

6^th Oct-13 Dec. 2008                        Qualitative research methods. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

May 2009                                             Advanced Pediatrics Live Support Training, Muscat, Oman

14^th -16^th Dec 2009                           Advanced Pediatrics Live Support For Facilitators, Sana’a Yemen.

11^th-15^th Nov 2010                            The 41^st Union World Conference on Lung Health, Berlin, Germany

26^th-31^st  Oct 2011                            The 42^st Union World Conference on Lung Health, Lille, France.

Research and scientific papers:

1. Genotypes of rotavirus among Yemeni children with acute diarrhea. Najla N. Al-Sonboli; Mabrook Bin Mohnna;  Nasher A. Al-Aghbari; Zekra Al-Shaekh;  Basheer Abo Asba. SUMJ (2017) (accepted).

1. Aetiologies, Patterns of Presentation and Mortality of Acute Bacterial Meningitis among Yemeni Children in A Tertiary Referral Hospital in Sana’a. NAJLA AL-SONBOLI; ABDULLA M. BIN AL-ZOA; ARWA AL-HARAZI; ALI AL-ERYANI; NASHER AL-AGHBARI; ZEKRA AL-SHAEKH, and BASHEER ABO ASBA. Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 85, No. 3, June, 2017.

1. Determinants of Mortality of Acute Bacterial Meningitis among Yemeni Children in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Sana’a. NAJLA AL-SONBOLI; ARWA AL-HARAZI; ABDULLA M. BIN AL-ZOA; ALI AL-ERYANI; NASHER AL-AGHBARI; ZEKRA AL-SHAEKH, and BASHEER ABO ASBA,  Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 85, No. 4, June, 2017.

1. Role of Interluekin-12, 13, 18 and IgE in Asthmatic Yemeni Children ALI AL-ERYANI; NAJLA AL-SONBOLI; AHMED AL-KHORASANI, NASHER AL-AGHBARI, and SALEEM M. AL-HAMADN.  Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 84, No. 1, March: 3 75-382, 2016.

1. Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors of Bronchial Asthma in Yemeni Children ALI AL-ERYANI; AHMED AL-KHORASANI; NAJLA AL-SONBOLI,  and NASHER AL-AGHBARI. Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 84, No. 2, June: 437-444, 2016.

6. Patients direct costs to undergo TB diagnosis. de Cuevas RM, Lawson L, Al-Sonboli N, Al-Aghbari N, Arbide I, Sherchand JB, Nnamdi EE, Aseffa A, Yassin MA, Abdurrahman ST, Obasanya J, Olanrewaju O, Datiko D, Theobald SJ, Ramsay A, Squire SB, Cuevas LE. Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Mar 24;5:24. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0117-x. PMID: 27009093

7. Barriers to completing TB diagnosis in Yemen: services should respond to patients’ needs. Anderson de Cuevas RM, Al-Sonboli N, Al-Aghbari N, Yassin MA, Cuevas LE, Theobald SJ. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 22;9(9):e105194. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105194. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25244396

1. Malnutrition and visceral leishmaniasis in Yemeni children. Ahmed Al-Khorasani, Ali Al-Eryani, Najla Al-Sonboli, Nasher Al-Aghbari, Luis E. Al-Azhar journal of Ped.  2014 Vol.17 Issue 1,  page DOI: 10.12816/0012511:

9. Clinical Profile of Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Two Regions in Yemen. Eryani , Ali | Al-Khorasani , Ahmed | Al-Sonboli , Najla | Al-Aghbari , Nasher | Cuevas , Luis E. Al-Azhar journal of Ped.  2013 Vol.16 Issue 1,  page 143-156. pISSN: 11107774 DOI: 12816/0012526

1.   LED fluorescence microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a multi-country cross-sectional evaluation. Cuevas LE, Al-Sonboli N, Lawson L, Yassin MA, Arbide I, Al-Aghbari N, Sherchand JB, Al-Absi A, Emenyonu EN, Merid Y, Okobi MI, Onuoha JO, Aschalew M, Aseffa A, Harper G, de Cuevas RM, Theobald SJ, Nathanson CM, Joly J, Faragher B, Squire SB, Ramsay A. PLoS Med. 2011 Jul;8(7):e1001057. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001057. Epub 2011 Jul 12. PMID: 21765809

11. A multi-country non-inferiority cluster randomized trial of frontloaded smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Cuevas LE, Yassin MA, Al-Sonboli N, Lawson L, Arbide I, Al-Aghbari N, Sherchand JB, Al-Absi A, Emenyonu EN, Merid Y, Okobi MI, Onuoha JO, Aschalew M, Aseffa A, Harper G, de Cuevas RM, Kremer K, van Soolingen D, Nathanson CM, Joly J, Faragher B, Squire SB, Ramsay A.PLoS Med. 2011 Jul;8(7):e1000443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000443. Epub 2011 Jul 12. PMID: 21765808

12. . Rotavirus and norovirus infections in children in Sana’a, Yemen. Kirby A, Al-Eryani A, Al-Sonboli N, Hafiz T, Beyer M, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Moheri N, Dove W, Cunliffe NA, Cuevas LE. Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Jun;16(6):680-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02756.x. Epub 2011 Mar 9. PMID: 21392189
13. Sharing experiences and dilemmas of conducting focus group discussions on HIV and tuberculosis in resource-poor settings. Theobald S, Nyirenda L, Tulloch O, Makwiza I, Soonthorndhada A, Tolhurst R, Bongololo G, Sanou A, Katjire M, Kilonzo N, Yan F, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Sonboli N, Cuevas RA, Fergusson P. Int Health. 2011 Mar;3(1):7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2010.09.006. PMID: 24038045

14. Characteristics of hearing impairment in Yemeni children with chronic suppurative otitis media: a case-control study. Elemraid MA, Brabin BJ, Fraser WD, Harper G, Faragher B, Atef Z, Al-Aghbari N, Mackenzie IJ. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Mar;74(3):283-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.12.004. Epub 2009 Dec 29. PMID: 200422411

15. . Multiple sampling in one day to optimize smear microscopy in children with tuberculosis in Yemen. Al-Aghbari N, Al-Sonboli N, Yassin MA, Coulter JB, Atef Z, Al-Eryani A, Cuevas LE. PLoS One. 2009;4(4):e5140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005140. Epub 2009 Apr 9. PMID: 19357770

16. Front-loading sputum microscopy services: an opportunity to optimise smear-based case detection of tuberculosis in high prevalence countries. Ramsay A, Yassin MA, Cambanis A, Hirao S, Almotawa A, Gammo M, Lawson L, Arbide I, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Sonboli N, Sherchand JB, Gauchan P, Cuevas LE. J Trop Med. 2009;2009:398767. doi: 10.1155/2009/398767. Epub 2009 Mar 15. PMID: 20309419
17. Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus disease in children, Yemen. Al-Sonboli N, Hart CA, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Ansi A, Ashoor O, Cuevas LE. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Sep;12(9):1437-9. PMID: 17073098
18. Respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in children with acute respiratory infections in Yemen. Al-Sonboli N, Hart CA, Al-Aeryani A, Banajeh SM, Al-Aghbari N, Dove W, Cuevas LE. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Aug;24(8):734-6. PMID: 1609423