CURRICULUM VITAE

NISAAR AHMED KOROWLAY

Home address : 66 Limerick road, Crawford Athlone, 7800, , Telephone : 021 – 696 7123 (H), 021 – 938 4175 / 938 4265 (W) Fax : 021 - 938 4694 E-mail : [email protected]

Personal particulars Date of birth : 03 September 1963 Nationality : South African Home language : English other language : Health : Good

Educational Qualifications University : MBChB University of Natal, 1986 : MMed , 2005 Dissertation : “The use of lymphoscintigraphy to localise the sentinel lymph node/s in early breast carcinoma using the single intratumoral injection technique”

Senior school attended : Grade 12, Livingstone High School, Cape Town, 1980

Career details Employer : Provincial Government of : Department of Health Address of employer : Department of Nuclear Medicine Hospital 7505 Tygerberg Present position : Senior Consultant

Associate general practitioner

2010 – Current : Senior consultant NM, 2005 – 2009 : Consultant Nuclear Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital

Professional registration

 Health Professional Council of South Africa since 1988  The South African Society of Nuclear medicine since 2003  Association of Nuclear Medicine 2007

Professional Societies

 Member of the SA Society of Nuclear Medicine since 2003  Exco member of SA Society of Nuclear Medicine since 2003 to 2008 inclusive 2  Member of the Association of Nuclear Physicians since 2007  Vice President of the Association of Nuclear Physician 2015/2016  President of the Association of Nuclear Physician 2013/2014  Exco member ANP since 2008 to 2016 inclusive

Attendance of National Seminars / Congresses / Courses

2016  Thyroid Cancer Workshop—Crystal Towers Hotel, 20 August

2014  GCP Refresher course  Radiation Protection Refresher course  SASNM Congress 19 – 21 September, Durban 2013  Lung Ca Update, 25 October  SORSA Imaging Course, 22 – 25 August  IAEA PET/CT w/s “The use of PET/CT for RT Planning workshop”, 22 – 26 May  CT w/s for NM radiographers, 16 November 2012  CPR course  IAEA regional training for technologists 3 – 7 September  IAEA regional training for technologists 7 – 11 May  SASNM Congress, 21-24 September, Parys, Free State 2011  GCP refresher  Advanced radiopharmacy training 22 – 25 August 2010  IAEA w/s on clinical application of PET/CT 8 – 11 March  WFNMB Congress 18 – 23 September, Cape Town  GCP course 2009  ICT “The role of Information and communication technologies in Nuclear Science and technology training” 16 – 17 November  PACS/RIS edu conference 22 – 24 October  CPR course 2008  SASNM Congress, Windhoek 22 – 24 August 2007  PET/CT workshop, 21 February 2006  PET/CT workshop 20 – 22 February  SASNM Congress, Port Elizabeth 15 – 18 September 2005  Training course on Clinical trials – Scientific Basis and Good Clinical Practice, UCT, March 2005 3 2004  AFRA workshop on “Advanced Image Processing of SPECT Studies”, April 2004  Workshop on Endocrine and Molecular Imaging & 11th Biennial Congress of the S.A. Society of Nuclear Medicine, October 2004, Stellenbosch Cape Town 2003  Workshop on Nuclear Oncology & 10th Congress of the S.A. Society of Nuclear Medicine, December 2002  White cell labelling workshop, City, September 2003 2001  Regional IAEA workshop on Nuclear Cardiology November/December 2001

Presentations at National / Local Meetings

 Invited speaker at PET/CT seminar, GSH (hosted by CPUT) 29 Nov 2014: ”F-18 FDG PET/CT in selected cases“  Oral presentation: “Experience using the single intra-tumoral injection technique to localize sentinel nodes in early breast carcinoma” SASNM Congress, Port Elizabeth 15 – 18 September. Awarded the prize for best oral presentation.  Pulmonary embolism diagnosis: a clinical comparison between conventional planar and SPECT v/q imaging using Krypton 81m – with CTPA as the gold standard. Oral presentation at the Stellenbosch University / Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ annual academic year day, August 2011  Smartventtm versus krypton-81m ventilation images: a comparative study in patients referred for ventilation perfusion (v\q) scintigraphy at Tygerberg hospital. Oral presentation at the Stellenbosch University / Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ annual academic year day, August 2011  A simple technique to ensure patients are within acceptable release limits post Fluorine-18 FDG injection. I Palmer, S Bejai, G Philotheou, NA Korowlay. Poster presented at SASNM, 2014,

International Presentations

 Management of side effects and complications related to radionuclide therapies: PRRT Masha Maharaj, Nisaar Korowlay. Presented at the WARMTH Congress, 11th International Conference on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy [ICRT], Kochin, India, November 2016. Abstract published in respective congress journal  Stability and efficacy of a therapeutic dose of Lu-Dotatate prepared at a remote centralized Radiopharmacy: the initial clinical results [Work in progress]. Masha Maharaj, Nisaar Korowlay, Otto Knoesen. Presented at the WARMTH Congress, 11th International Conference on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy [ICRT], Kochin, India, November 2016. Abstract published in respective congress journal  Tailoring therapy for Benign thyroid disease in private practice (updated). Masha Maharaj, Nisaar Korowlay. Presented at the iPET Congress, Vienna, Austria, October 2015. Abstract published in respective congress journal.  The association of HIV and skeletal metastases in breast cancer. Masha Maharaj, Nisaar Korowlay. Presented at the WARMTH Congress, Manila, Philippines, November 2013. Abstract published in respective congress journal

4  Lymphoscintigraphy, evaluating lymphoedema of the lower limbs. Maharaj, Masha and Korowlay, Nisaar Ahmed. SGH Nuclear Medicine Update 2012 (SGHNMU 2012) In Collaboration With World Association of Radiopharmaceutical and Molecular Therapy (WARMTH) & Nuclear Medicine Society (Singapore) (NMSS) 7 – 10 March 2012. Abstract published in respective congress journal  The benefit of whole volume SPECT reconstruction to evaluate for extra-cardiac uptake on myocardial perfusion scans. Maharaj, Masha and Korowlay, Nisaar Ahmed, presented at the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, September 2010. Abstract published in respective congress journal  Detection of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss using 51Cr-labeled RBC and improving localization using 99mTc RBC scintigraphy. Poster: SNM, Toronto, Canada 13 – 17 June 2009  Experience using the single intratumoral injection technique to localize sentinel nodes in early breast carcinoma. Poster: SNM. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 14 – 18 June 2008  The benefit of reconstruction of whole volume SPECT to evaluate for extra-cardiac uptake on myocardial perfusion scans. M Maharaj and NA Korowlay. Presented at the ninth Asia Oceanic Congress in India December 2008. Abstract published in respective congress journal

Publications

 The complimentary role of MIBI and hand-held gamma probe in Adamantinoma. Maharaj M, Korowlay NA, Ellmann A. World J Nuc Med. 2016  The role of routine whole volume SPECT reconstruction in comparison to cine raw data in the detection of extra cardiac uptake on myocardial perfusion scans. Maharaj M, Korowlay NA. World J Nucl Med 2011;10:9-13  Molecular imaging in cancer: overview of current techniques and their applications [Chapter]. Maharaj M, Korowlay NA. Cancer- Cares, Treatments and Preventions [Textbook]

Research activities  Co- supervisor for I Palmer, BTech research project: “A simple technique to ensure patients are within acceptable release limits post Fluorine-18 FDG injection”  Supervisor for Patrick Sitati NGOYA, MD (Dar) research project “Pulmonary embolism diagnosis: a clinical comparison between conventional planar and SPECT v/q imaging using Krypton 81m – with CTPA as the gold standard “  Supervisor for DR. WILFRED NICO BEZUIDENHOUT, MBCHB(UCT)research project “Smartventtm versus krypton-81m ventilation images: a comparative study in patients referred for ventilation perfusion (v\q) scintigraphy at Tygerberg hospital”  Supervisor for Dr M. Maharaj research project.” The role of routine whole volume SPECT reconstruction in comparison to cine raw data in the detection of extra cardiac uptake on myocardial perfusion scans”  On evaluation committee to review DR F Bassa PHD research proposal: “Management of Lymphoma in centre with high HIV and TB prevalence”, 2014/15 5  Internal examiner for N Mambilima (16408489) MSc research assignment titled: ” Validation of Radiochemical Purity analysis of Radiopharmaceuticals prepared in Public hospital settings in Southern Africa” Stellenbosch University, March 2016  Internal examiner for Ms F.P. Ekoume (stud No) MSc research assignment titled:” How efficient is Technetium-99m labelling of Erythrocytes in patients with Malaria?” Stellenbosch University, December 2011  External examiner for Ms P. Nemutandini( 210042408) MMed research dissertation titled: “An audit of compliance to referral criteria for patients with suspected Renovascular Hypertension referred for ACEI study at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital “ Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University November 2017

Referees Dr H Khamissa Tel: 021 637 1343 Dr AB Fataar Tel: 021 404 4169 Prof ER Hering Tel: 021 404 6270 Prof Mike Mann Tel: 021 658 5367 Prof Annare Ellmann Tel: 021 938 4372/4352