Personal Information:

Name: Abdullah Mansour Bin Al-Zoa.
Date of birth: Hadramoot – 29/12/1952.
Marital state: Married and has three children.

Email : a.binalzoa@su.edu.ye
Summary:

Dr. Abdullah Mansour Bin Al-Zoa. Was born in Hadramoot, Yemen 1952. Achieved MBBCH, MSc and PhD., Ain Shams University, Egypt. Senior consultant of Pediatrics and neonatology. Professor of Pediatrics, faculty of medicine and healthy sciences – Sana’a University.

Education and Training:

• Primary School: Al Quatin, Hadramoot 1965.
• Intermediate School: Al Quatin, Hadramoot 1969.
• Secondary school: State of Kuwait 1974.
• B.B.CH: Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt 1980.
• Sc. [Pediatrics] Ain Shams University, Egypt 1997.
• D. [Medical childhood studies]: Ain Shams University, Egypt 2002.
• Training course in Neonatal intensive care, Ain Shams University, Egypt 1.10.2001 – 31.3.2002.

Work Experience:

• House officer, Ain Shams University Hospital 1981 – 1982.
• General practitioner in pediatric department and its associated neonatal care unit, Kuwait hospital, Sana’a, Yemen 1983 – 1991.
• Pediatric registrar, faculty of medicine and healthy sciences, Sana’a University 1990 – 1994.
• Visiting pediatric registrar at Ain Shams University Hospitals [during the postgraduate study] 1994 – 1997.
• Lecturer of pediatrics, Sana’a University 1997 – 2002.
• Training house physician in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo-Egypt 1.10.2001 – 31.3.2002.
• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, 2002-2016.
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, 2016-2022.
• Professor of Pediatrics, Sana’a University, currently.
• Head of pediatric department Al-Gumhori teaching Hospital Sana’a from 2003 – 2013.

Other tasks and participations:

• Supervisor of the training program for the Yemeni Board and the Arab Board in pediatrics, Al-Gumhori teaching hospital, Sana’a, Yemen, 2003 until now.
• Participation of making the national guidelines for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), 2005.
• Member of the scientific council for the Yemeni Board and the Arab Board in pediatrics, the Yemeni council for medical specialties, currently.
• Head of the Yemeni Pediatric Society, 2016 until now.
• Vice-president of the Yemeni Medical Council 2013 – 2016.

Seminars, Conferences and Workshop participation:

1. The 11^th conference of the union of Arab pediatric societies. December 2 – 5, 2003 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
2. Training course in Medical Education, October 18 – 22: 2003. Faculty of Medicine and health sciences. Sana’a University, Sana’a Yemen.
3. Workshop on the adaptation of the integrated management of childhood Illnesses (IMCI). Ministry of health and population, 2004. Sana’a Yemen.
4. Training course in the management of moderate and server malnutrition in infants and children below the age of 5 years, December 3-8, 2005. Sana’a. R.Y.
5. Advocacy workshop on Development of national protocol on management of severe and moderate acute malnutrition for the under five children December 18 – 19 , 2005. Sana’a R.Y.
6. Workshop about the international code of marketing of breast milk substitute and maternity protection at the workplace, November 13 – 14 2005. Sana’a R.Y.
7. The conference for development of the curriculum for the Yemeni Board and Yemeni specialty certificate in pediatrics, Sana’a, Yemen, 2005.
8. The national conference for childhood and youth. February 19- 22, 2006. Sana’a, R.Y.
9. The 13^th Congress of the union of Arab Pediatric societies, March 6 –8, 2006. Aden, R.Y.
10. Inspiration consensus forum about the respiratory tract infection and the emergence of resistance to antibiotics. February 2-3 2006, Cairo, Egypt.
11. Pediatrics and pediatric surgery symposium. 4-5 April, 2007, Sana’a – R.Y.
12. Training course on medical research methodology including statistics. Ministry of public health and population 10 – 15 February 2007 Sana’a. R.Y.
13. First National Evidence Based Medicine course. April 30 – May 3 2007, Sana’a R.Y.
14. Symposium about the prevention of rheumatic fever. May 2007, Sana’a. R.Y.
15. The second Arab ISPCAN Regional conference on Child Violence, Abuse and Neglect. June 18 – 20, 2007 Sana’a. R.Y.
16. Workshop about prevention of maternal to child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT), July 3 – 4, 2007, Sanaa. R.Y.
17. Workshop on revision of the national protocol on management of severe and moderate acute malnutrition for the under 5 children. October 19 – 23, 2008, Sana’a. R.Y.
18. A forum about the management of recurrent respiratory symptoms in infants as young as 6 months of age. November 8 – 9, 2008, Beirut – Lebanon.
19. Educational Activity about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – Treatment 6^th of August, 2008, Sana’a R.Y.
20. Workshop on Assessment of medical education. Faculty of medicine and Health science. Sana’a University. February 16 – 18, 2009, Sana’a. R.Y.
21. The First national conference on Education and training on Autism, March 28-30, 2009, Sana’a R.Y.
22. Workshop on SWOT analysis and making 5 years strategy for the faculty of medicine and Health sciences. Sana’a university 28 March – 1 April 2009, Sana’a, Republic of Yemen.
23. A new era in the management of recurrent respiratory symptoms in infants as young as 6 months of age. November 8 – 9, 2008, Beirut, Lebanon.
24. Workshop on ethics in medical practice and researches. Faculty of Medicine and health sciences – Sana’a University March 8 – 10, 2010, Sana’a, Yemen.
25. Endorsement of national neonatal health strategy workshop – April 25 – 26, 2010. Sana’a, Yemen. June 2-3, 2010, Sana’a, Yemen.
26. Workshop about the national protocol for early detection of handicaps in children.
27. Scientific Meating about the prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. January 26-29, 2011. Sana’a, Yemen.
28. Workshop for the revision of the national protocol for infant and child feeding. May 15-19, 2011, Sana’a. Yemen.
29. The first epilepsy congress of the Yemeni Association Against Epilepsy. March 12-13, 2014, Taez-Yemen.
30. Pediatric expert summit of the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education. March 7-8, 2014. Dubai-UAE.

Research and scientific papers:

1-Diagnosis of Gastro-esophageal Reflux in Infants and Children Using 24 hours pH Probe monitoring, 1997. (Thesis for master degree).

2-Upper Gastrointestinal Morphological Changes and Gut Contamination in Childhood Constipation, 2002. (Thesis for PhD).

3-Prevalence of Convert Bacteruria Among Female School Children in Sana’a City, Yemen. Faculty of Science Bulletin, Oct. 2009; Vol. 22:137-146.

4-Intestinal parasitosis among Yemeni patients with cancer, Sana’a, Yemen. Journal of Egyptian Society of Parasitology, Dec 2012;Vol.42(3):727-34.

5-Treatment of Hospitalized Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition Following the National Guidelines: Experience of Al-Gumhouri Teaching Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen. Hadramout Journal of Medical Sciences (HJMS), Dec 2012; Vol. 2, No.2: 58-63.

6-Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality in the Neonatal Care Unit in Al- Gumhouri Teaching Hospital , Sana’a, Yemen. Hadramout Journal of Medical Sciences (HJMS) Dec 20013; Vol. 2, No.2: 200-206.

7-Pediatric Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Al-Sabeen Hospital , Sana’a City, Yemen. Hadramout Journal of Medical Sciences, June & Dec 2014; Vol. 3, No.1: 239-242.

8-Effectiveness of Low Dose Hydroxyurea in Yemeni Children with Sickle Cell Anemia. Hadramout Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014; Vol. 3, No.1: 239-247.

9-Clinical Profile of Convulsive Disorders in Children Admitted to The Pediatric Ward in Al-Gumhouri Teaching Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen. The Int. J.Child Neuropsychiatry, May 2017; Vol.14, No. 1: 9-14.

10-Determinants of mortality of acute bacterial meningitis among Yemeni children in a tertiary referral hospital in Sana’a. The medical Journal of Cairo University, June 2017; Vol. 85, No. 4, :1543-1549.

11-Aetiologies, patterns of presentation and mortality of acute bacterial meningitis among Yemeni children in a tertiary referral hospital in Sana’a. Medical Journal of Cairo University, June 2017; Vol. 85, No.3: 1055-1063.

12-Cyclospora cayetanensis: First Report of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Infections among Immunocompetent Children with Diarrhea, Sana’a, Yemen. EC Microbiology, July 2017; Vol. 10,Issue 1: 11-18.

13-Nutritional Status of Children Admitted to the Pediatric Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, May 2021; Volume 6, Issue 5: 1539 – 1544.

14-Cerebral Palsy among Yemeni Children: clinical profile, comorbidities, etiology and risk factors. The International J. Ch. Neuropsychiatry May 2022; Vol. 19 Issue 1 & 2 (March & Sept.): 1-7.