Osama F. Almadhoun, M.D

Osama F. Almadhoun, M.D. 4768 Oak St. Apt 545 Kansas City, MO 64112 [email protected] 862-262-8360

EDUCATION:

 Undergraduate/Graduate program, MBBS September 1997- June 2003 Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid/ Jordan

 ECFMG Certification February 2005 (USMLE 1, 2, 3)

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING:

 Internship: Princess Basma Teaching Hospital July 2003 – June 2004 Ministry of Health Irbid, Jordan

 Intern in Pediatrics July 2004 – May 2005 King Hussein Cancer Center Amman, Jordan

 Resident in Pediatrics July 2005 – June 2008 St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Paterson, New Jersey Mount Sinai School of Medicine

 Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology July 2008 – June 2011 Golisano Children's Hospital University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York

Revised 02/12 1 LICENSURE & BOARD CERTIFICATION

 New Jersey State Medical License No. 25MA0842620 July 2008 – June 2009

 American Board of Pediatrics October 2008

 Kansas State Board of Healing Arts No. 04-34794 December 2010

 American Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology November 2011

HONORS & AWARD

 Jordan University of Science and Technology, Medical School Dean’s Honor List 2000, 2002, 2003 Ranked 10th out of 150 students 2003

 St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, The Joaquin C. Miranda MD Neonatology Award 2008

 Chair Research Travel Award 2011 Kansas University Medical Center

EMPLOYMENT

 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics July 2011- Present Pediatric Gastroenterology University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS

ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS

 Almadhoun O, Rivera-Penera T: “Duodenal Biopsy to Assess Disaccharidase Enzymes Activity in Children Undergoing Upper Endoscopy Adds to our Understanding of its Prevalence” Oral presentation at the 19th Annual Research Colloquium, Seton Hall University, NJ, May 2008

Revised 02/12 2  Almadhoun O, Rivera-Penera T “Benign Variant of Sickle Cell Hepatopathy” Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual Research Colloquium, Seton Hall University, NJ, May 2008

 Almadhoun O, Rivera-Penera T, Lipeski L: “Hepatic Manifestations of Neonatal Grave’s Disease” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN annual meeting. San Diego, CA. November 12-15, 2008

 Almadhoun O, Gabel M, Rossi T: “Collagenous Gastroenterolcolitis Causing Protein Losing Enteropathy in a Toddler” Poster presentation at the 6th Annual Pediatric Research Day, Department of Pediatric, University of Rochester, NY. October 7, 2009

 Almadhoun O, Brown M: “Heterozygous Missense Sequence Variant (H939Q) in the ATP8B1 Gene as a Cause of Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis in a 10 year old female” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN annual meeting. National Harbor, MD. November 12-15, 2009

 Almadhoun O, Rivera-Penera T: “Benign Variant of Sickle Cell Hepatopathy” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN annual meeting. National Harbor, MD. November 12-15, 2009

 Almadhoun O, Gabel M, Rossi T: “Collagenous Gastroenterolcolitis Causing Protein Losing Enteropathy in a Toddler” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN annual meeting. National Harbor, MD. November 12-15, 2009

 Gabel M, Almadhoun O, Mallah H, Brown M: “Are sulfur eructations a sentinel sign of gallbladder dysfunction?” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN annual meeting. National Harbor, MD. November 12-15, 2009

 Almadhoun O, Lee Y, Rossi T: “Pancreatitis associated with Alpha 1- antitrypsin deficiency” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN annual meeting, New Orleans, October 21-24, 2010.

 Almadhoun O, Tipnis N: “Congenital Achalasia of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter Preceding Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children” Poster presentation at the 16th Neurogastroenterology & Motility Scientific Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri September 16-18, 2011.

 Almadhoun O, Rossi T, MD, Brown MR: “Duodenal Bulb Biopsies Add to Our Diagnostic Yield of Celiac Disease” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, October 21-24, 2011.

Revised 02/12 3 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

 Almadhoun O, Rivera-Penera T: “Duodenal Biopsy to Assess Disaccharidase Enzymes Activity in Children Undergoing Upper Endoscopy Adds to our Understanding of its Prevalence” Mentor: Rivera-Penera MD. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology. St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, Paterson, NJ. 2006- 2008.

 Almadhoun O; Katzman P, Brown MR, Rossi T: “Evaluation of a Positive IgA Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Titers with Normal Histology, Is it a False Positive, Missed, or Potential Celiac??” Determine the role of IgA-tTG as a predictor of developing mucosal atrophy in patients with potential celiac by conducting a clinical follow up on patients with elevated IgA-tTG and normal histology, 2009-2011.

 Almadhoun O, Rossi T, MD, Brown MR: “Duodenal Bulb Biopsies Add to Our Diagnostic Yield of Celiac Disease” Quality improvement project to assess whether the addition of duodenal bulb biopsies to distal duodenum biopsies in patients with positive celiac serology have increased the diagnostic yield of celiac disease, 2008-2011.

 Almadhoun O, Husam M, Morales V, Saubermann L: “Monocyte Cytokine Responses as a Possible Activity Marker in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children” Basic science research to evaluate the utility of IP-10 level as an inflammatory marker in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2009-2011.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 Almadhoun O: “Intestinal Failure” Pediatric GI Fellows Conference. September 2008  Almadhoun O: “Toxic & Traumatic Injury of the Esophagus” Pediatric GI Fellows Conference. December 2008  Almadhoun O: “Bile Acid Metabolism and Cholestasis” Pediatric GI Fellows Conference. March 2009  Almadhoun O: “Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome” Pediatric GI Fellows Conference. September 2009  Almadhoun O: “Caustic Ingestion - Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment” GI Med-Surg Conference, University of Rochester, October 2009

Revised 02/12 4  Almadhoun O: “Nausea and Vomiting In Children” Pediatric Residents Conference, University of Rochester, December 2009  Almadhoun O: “Achalasia” Pediatric GI Fellows Conference at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital, February 2010.  Almadhoun O: “Cases in Motility” Pediatric GI Fellows Conference, University of Rochester, March 2010.  Almadhoun O: “Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome” Emergency Medicine Fellows Conference. University of Rochester, April 2010.  Almadhoun O: “Update on Irritable Bowel Syndrome” Pediatric GI Fellows conference, University of Rochester, September 2010  Almadhoun O: “Tests in Motility” Pediatric GI Fellows conference, University of Rochester, November 2010  Almadhoun O: “Bile Acid Metabolism and Genetic Cholestasis” Pediatric Grand Round, Kansas University Medical Center, February 2011  Almadhoun O: “Neonatal Jaundice-Congenital Cholestasis” GI Med- Surg/Clinical Conference, University of Rochester, May 2011.  Almadhoun O: “GI bleeding” Pediatric Residency Core, University of Kansas, September 2011.  Almadhoun O: “Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children” Pediatric Residency Core, University of Kansas, November 2011.  Almadhoun O: “Diarrhea” Pediatric Residency Core, University of Kansas, January 2012.  Almadhoun O: “Constipation” Pediatric Residency Core, University of Kansas, January 2012.  Almadhoun O: “Inflammatory Bowel Disease” Pediatric Residency Core, University of Kansas, February 2012.

ELECTIVE/ EXTERNAL ROTATION(S)

 UCLA: Elective in Pediatric GI/ Liver Transplantation. Sept 2007  Medical College of Wisconsin: Clinical Training in Pediatric GI Motility (ANMS Program): Feb 2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)  American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)  American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)  American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society (ANMS)

Revised 02/12 5  Jordan Health Ministry Committee Physicians

LANGUAGE SKILLS  English, Arabic

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