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Farouq A. Al-Hamdan, MD, FRCS

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Farouq A. Al-Hamdan, MD, FRCS

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

 


MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

  • North American Spine Society, October 1995
  • American Medical Association, June 1995
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Great Britain. January 1990
  • Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research. October 2009

EDUCATION/TRAINING

  • MD: Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • University of Arizona HSC, Tucson, AZ


PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH & TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Microgravity Related Back Pain. A Spine Surgeon View
NASA (NxPCM Project) Expert Panel Member and Speaker.
University Space Research Association (USRA), Houston, TX. April 21st 2009.


Spinal Technologies: An Overview of Current and Future Directions
Guest Speaker.
Depuy Spine World Wide Headquarter. Raynham, MA. Feb 9th 2009


Endoscopic Discectomy.
Royal Oak, William Beaumont Hospital, Surgical Learning Center, Detroit, MI.
Instructional Course and lectures. Course Director. March 24th 2007


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PUBLICATIONS & SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

  1. Correlation of bone equivalent mineral density to pull out resistance of triangulated pedicle screw constructs.
    F.A. Al-Hamdan, A.G. Hadjipavlou, C. Nicodemus, J.W. Simmons.
    University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. Tucson, Arizona. Presented at the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 22nd Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, June 1995.
  2. Vertebral biopsy through pedicular approach.
    A.G. Hadjipavlou, P. Lander, W.N. Crow, F.A. Al-Hamdan, S. Arya.
    University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
    Presented at the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 22nd Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, June, 1995.
  3. In Vivo measurements of instantaneous 3D kinematics and visualization of the intervertebral motion of the lumbar spine.
    C. Nicodemus, A.G. Hadjipavlou, F.A. Al-Hamdan.
    University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
    Presented at the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 22nd Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, June 1995.
  4. The effectiveness of Arthroscopic Microdiskectomy combined with Laser Disc Decompression in the treatment of herniated lumbar disc.
    A.T. Yeung. F. A. Al-Hamdan, A. Hadjipavlou.
    University of Texas Meetings. May 8-12, 1996, Amsterdam, Holland.