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Internal Medicine Department
The Department of Internal Medicine is: Dedicated to provide a high
quality health care service utilizing a
scientific and human approach to patients, based on appropriate clinical
investigations and evidence based medical care.
Dedicated to provide a high standard care through courteous, competent and
compassionate professionals devoted
to optimal clinical outcomes.
Dedicated to provide the utmost medical care
to all patients.
Specialties
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Cardiology:
Cardiology
is equipped with modern facilities and state of the art
equipment for Echocardiography (transthoracic and
transeophageal), Exercise ECG (Stress) and Holter minitoring (to
diagnose arythmias) and ambulatory BP monitoring for evaluation
of hypertensive patients. Testing and Thalium Test to diagnose
(Ischemic Heart Disease) medicine.
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Endocrinology:
endocrine section can handle all types of hormonal problems,
thyroid and growth disorders, and offers comprehensive diabetic
care.
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Gastroenterology:
It can handle all Gastro-intestinal Emergencies. It offers
facilities for liver biopsies, endoscopies (both upper and lower
endoscopies) ERCP’s and endoscopic gastrostomies for long
term enteral feeding are also available.
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Hematology:
we handle all types of
hematologic disorders as anemias, clotting disorders and
leukemias. There is a special anticoagulation clinic
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Nephrology:
Facilities
for emergency and maintenance hemodialysis are available. We
have eight state of the art dialysis machines, seven in the
renal dialysis unit and one machine reserved for ICU. Dialysis
for patients with Hep B or C is available on special machines.
Kidney biopsies are also done.
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Neurology:
Neurology clinic handles
patients with headaches, pain disorders, cerebro vascular
accidents, memory disorders, epilepsy, movement disorders,
muscular disorders and sensory problems. We have an advanced
Neurological lab equipped with computerized electromyography for
muscle/nerve function studies and evoked potentials studies.
ECG’s and sleep studies can also be done. Support from radiology
with a powerful MRI and CT scaners and angiography is also
available.
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Pulmonary Medicine:
Offers advise on Chronic Diseases of lungs especially Asthma,
occupational diseases of lungs, Pneumonias etc. Offers
computerized lung functions testing, spirometry and
bronchoscopy.
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Psychiatry:
provides
psychiatric care using all modalities of psychiatric therapy
care is available for inpatients and outpatients. It also
provides psychotherapy and social care for the patients and
their family.
Common
diseases handled are:
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Anxiety disorders
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Depressive disorders
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Behavioral disorders and
cognitive impairment in dementia of old age.
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Phobic disorders
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Schizophrenia and other
psychotic disorders.
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Dermatology and
Andrology:
Dermatology and Andrology –
(including Sexually Transmitted
Diseases) provides care for cosmetic skin problems,
electrolysis, cryotherapy and other modalities for skin care. It
offers facilities for marital testing as well.
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Nutrition:
We offer dietary advice on all aspects of nutritionally related
diseases, especially Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipedemia,
Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Cholelithiasasis, Renal
Failure, Hepatic Failure, etc. Advice on hyperalimentation,
enteral formulas, oral feedings for acutely sick patients is
also available.
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Rheumatology:
Diagnosis, treatment and management of various Rheumatological
disorders including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Osteorthritis
vasculitis, soft tissue rheumatism. Diagnosis and management of
osteoporosis.The team comprises of Internist, Physiotherapists,
Neurologist and Psychiatrist who provide a joint and integrated
effort.
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Rehabilitation Medicine:
Provides a team dedicated to the rehabilitation of patients with
physical disabilities, occupational injuries and strokes or road
traffic accidents. The team comprises of Internist,
Physiotherapists, Neurologist and Psychiatrist who provide a
joint and integrated effort.
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Occupational Helath:
Handles all types of occupationally related disorders, injuries
and diseases.
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ICU/CCU: We have a most
advanced Intensive Care and Coronary Care Unit where all
emergency and life savings facilities area available as
artificial pacemakers, mechanical ventilation and other modern
facilities for maintaining all aspects of advance life support.
We are in the process of replacing all our ventilators with
advanced versions. The
ICU is a 15-bedded unit which is a well designed, purpose built
and capacious unit giving a sense of comfort and space. An
experienced team of highly qualified Consultants, specialists
Nurses and Technicians, run the unit.
ICU includes:
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15 electric beds with
variable position allowance.
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Coloured monitors with
advanced technology equipped to handle all the parameters needed
to monitor critically ill patients as Pulse, Respiration, ECG,
Temperature, Blood pressure, Invasive pressure monitoring (for
CVP, Arterial line or swan ganz, etc.) Cardiac output, SPO2 etc.
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Availability of oxygen,
compressed air and suction in wall built-in circuits.
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Mechanical Ventilators of
different types that can allow invasive and non-invasive
ventilation and able to handle all respiratory requirements.
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Dynamaps and pulse oximeters.
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Advance syringe pumps,
infusion pumps and nasogatric tube feeding arrangements.
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Cooling and warming blankets
for each bed.
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Portable monitors for
transfer of patent to different areas in the hospital e.g.
Radiology Departement.
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Temporary pacemakers,
transcutaneous and transvenous.
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Procedure room with C-arm
x-ray with image intensifier for different procedures.
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Hemodialysis machines for
renal failure patients.
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Facilities available in the Department of Medicine:
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Intensive Care
we have a most advanced Intensive Care and Coronary Care Unit where all
emergency and life saving facilities are available as artificial
pacemakers, mechanical ventilation and other modern facilities for
maintaining all aspects of advance life support. We are in the
process of replacing all our ventilators with advanced versions.
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Cardiology is equipped with modern
facilities for Echo Cardiography, Stress Testing, Holter Monitoring and
Nuclear Medicine.
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Gastroenterology
offers facilities for liver biopsies, both
upper and lower endoscopes and ERCP’s and can handle all
Gastro-intestinal Emergencies. Endoscopic gastrostomies for long term
feeding are also available.
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Neurology
is equipped with an advanced Physiological
Testing, Lab for EMG’s, Nerve Conduction Studies, Evoked Potentials and
Electroencepholography.
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Pulmonary labs
offer computerized lung functions testing, spirometry and bronchoscopy.
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Dermatology and Andrology
(including Sexually Transmitted Diseases) provides care for cosmetic skin
problems, electrolysis, cryotherapy and other modalities for skin care.
It offers facilities for marital testing as well.
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Nutrition
section offers comprehensive dietary advice for obesity, metabolic
diseases and all types of therapeutic diets.
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Endocrine
section can handle all types of hormonal problems, thyroid and growth
problems, and offers comprehensive diabetic care.
Equipment & Technology
We have a most advanced Intensive Care and Coronary Care Unit where all
emergency and life saving facilities are available as artificial pacemakers,
mechanical ventilation and other modern facilities for maintaining all
aspects of advanced life support.
Cardiology
is equipped with modern facilities for Echo Cardiography, Stress Testing,
Holter Monitoring and Nuclear Medicine.
Gastroenterology
offers facilities for liver biopsies, both upper and lower endoscopies
and ERCP’s and can handle all Gastro Intestinal emergencies.
Neurology
is equipped with an advanced Physiological Testing, Lab, for EMGs, Nerve
Conduction Studies, Evoked Potentials and Electroencepholography.
Pulmonary
labs offer computerized lung functions testing, spirometry and bronchoscopy.
Dermatology
provides care for cosmetic skin problems, electrolysis, cryotherapy and
other modalities for skin care.
Nutrition
section offers comprehensive dietary advice for obesity, metabolic diseases
and all kinds of therapeutic diets.
Endocrine
section can handle all types of hormonal problems, diabetic care and thyroid
and growth problems.
Message from the department head
Department of Medicine has put together an ambitious, highly skilled and
professional team of doctors to provide medical care which not only
surpasses the standards, but also provides a patient oriented approach to
provide satisfaction besides fulfilling their medical, cultural and
religious needs.
The Department offers medical care with a philosophy to approach the medical
problems in a scientific but thorough manner and a courteous, relaxed but
matter of fact approach.
The staff takes particular care to discuss your medical problems and their
implications with you.
Our dedication to patient care has provided satisfaction and confidence to
our patients which is reflected by an increasing number of patients.
The Department of Medicine is designed to provide a broad based and a high
level of care.
Staff List
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Dr. Mohammed Shahed
Omar, Head Department of Internal Medicine, MD.ABIM.ABEM |
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Dr. Samiha Haggag,
MBBCh, MSC (MED) MD (MED), Consultant Internal Medicine, Consultant
Rheumatologist |
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Dr. Ayman Kassas, DIS
(France), Consultant Neurologist |
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Dr. Fatheia Ibrahim,
MBBCh, MD, Consultant Dermatologist |
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Dr.Ayman
Mohammed Abdulhadi, Consultant
Cardiologist, M.D Cardiology. |
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Dr.Taleb Tawfiq Tahtamouni,
Consultant
Pulmonologist , MB Bch Medicine &
Surgery
Diploma in Chest Diseases U.K, Wales
Jordanian Board in Chest Diseases
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