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Nakhle Elias Abu Yaghi

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  • Country of residence: Jordan
  • Gender: Female
  • Born in: 1978
  • Age: 43
  • Curriculum vitae :

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Dr. Nakhle Elias Abu Yaghi
Ophthalmology Consultant
Diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous fluid
Co-professor
Faculty of Medicine - University of Jordan
July 2017 AD
personal information:
Name: Nakhle Elias, Nakhleh Abu Yaghi
Date and place of birth: February 25, 1978, Amman - Jordan
Nationality: Jordanian
Gender: male
Marital status: Married
00962798504937, Tel: 00962777530953
Work address: University of Jordan Hospital
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan
Queen Rania Street
Amman 11942 Jordan
Current job title:
• Co-professor,
Ophthalmology Division, Department of Special Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan
Consultant of ophthalmology / diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous fluid
-2017 now))
• Consultant of ophthalmology / diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous fluid
National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, Amman-Jordan
-2011 now))
previous jobs:
• Assistant Professor,
Ophthalmology Division, Department of Special Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan
Consultant of ophthalmology / diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous fluid
(2010-2017)
• Fellow of Retinal and Vitreous Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
United States of America
(2010-2008)
• Fellow of Ophthalmology and Surgery / Research and Teaching Assistant for the purposes of delegation
Jordan University Hospital
Ammaan Jordan
(2007-2008)
Ophthalmology Resident
Jordan University Hospital
Ammaan Jordan
(2007-2003)
• excellent doctor
Jordan University Hospital
Ammaan Jordan
(2003-2002)

Medical education, certificates and academic qualifications
• American fellowship certificate in surgery and diseases of the retina and vitreous fluid
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota/USA
(2010-2008)
• Certificate of Practicing the Profession of the American Board of Education for Medical Students Graduated from Foreign Universities/United States
United States
(2008)
• Fellowship of Ophthalmology
Jordan University Hospital, Amman/ Jordan
(2007-2008)
• Jordanian Medical Council Certificate in Ophthalmology (Jordanian Board)
(2007)
• Certification of the World Medical Council in Ophthalmology
(2007)
• Certificate of higher specialization in ophthalmology and its surgery
College of Graduate Studies - University of Jordan
Ammaan Jordan
(2007-2003)
(IELTS) • International English Language Testing Certificate
9/ at 8
(PLAB) • Certificate of Practicing the Profession - Britain
(2005)
• Certificate of Excellence
(2003)
• Bachelor's degree in Ophthalmology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan
Ammaan Jordan
(2002-1996)
• High School Certificate - Scientific Stream
100/ average 97.6
Terra Santa College - Amman/ Jordan

Publications

1. Abu-Yaghi, NA, Shokry AN, Farah, MS. Ocular, Tomographic and
Electrophysiological Findings in a Patient with Chronic Lead Toxicity.
Opthalmic Res 54(suppl 1) 1-74 (2015).
2. Abu-Yaghi, NA, Shokry AN. Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment
Epitheiopathy versus Vogt- Koyanagi-Harada Disease: Tomographic
Characteristics. J Med J 2015; Vol. 49 (2): 95-100
3. Abu-Yaghi, N, Shokry, A, Abu-Sbeit, R. Bilateral same-session intravitreal
injections of anti- vascular endothelial growth factors. Int J Ophthalmol
2014;7(6):1017-1021
4. Abu-Yaghi, N, Shokry A, Ghanem A. Escherichia coli metastatic bilateral
endophthalmitis after shock wave lithotripsy in a diabetic patient.
Ophthalmologica 232(suppl 2) 1-98(2014)
5. Abu- Yaghi, N. Relentless placoid chorioretinitis in a patient with
Hodjkin's Lymphoma. Ophthalmologica 232(suppl 2) 1-98(2014)
6. Ababneh OH, Yousef YA, Gharaibeh AM, Abu Ameerh MA, Abu-Yaghi NE,
Al Bdour MD. Intravitreal Bevacizumab in the treatment of diabetic
ocular neovascularization. Retina. Apr;33(4):748-55.
7. Ahuja Y, Kapoor KG, Thomson RM, Furutani KM, Shultz RW, Stafford SL,
Dev S, Abu-Yaghi NE, Reynolds D, Pulido JS. The effects of intraocular
silicone oil placement prior to iodine 125 brachytherapy for uveal
melanoma: a clinical case series. Eye (Lond). 2012 Nov; 26(11):1487-9.
8. Miles SL, Niles RM, Pittock S, Vile R, Davies J, Winters JL, Abu-Yaghi NE,
Grothey A, Siddiqui M, Kaur J, Hartmann L, Kalli KR, Pease L, Kravitz D,
Markovic S, Pulido JS. A factor found in the IgG fraction of serum of
patients with paraneoplastic bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic
proliferation causes proliferation of cultured human melanocytes. Retina.
2012 Oct; 32(9):1959-66.
9. Abu-Yaghi NE, Bakri SJ. The use of antivascular endothelial growth factor
agents in the peri-operative period in diabetic vitrectomy. Middle East Afr
J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jan; 19(1):83-7.
10. Abu-Yaghi NE, Hartono SP, Hodge DO, Pulido JS, Bakri SJ. White dot
syndromes (WDS): a 20-year study of incidence, clinical features and
outcomes. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2011 Dec; 19(6):426-30.
11. Al Bdour M, Madieh S, Younes A, Abu-Yaghi, N. Correlation between
central corneal thickness, corneal curvature, corneal endothelial cell
density and intraocular pressure measurements among a sample of non –
glaucomatous population in Jordan. Jordan Medical Journal 2009; 43 (2):
98-106.
12. Al Amer R, Khader Y, Malas S, Abu-Yaghi N, Al Bdour M, Ajlouni K.
Prevalence and risk factors of Diabetic Retinopathy among Jordanian
patients with type 2 Diabetes. Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2008, Vol
14, number 2.
13. Khawaja NM, Taher BM, Barham ME, Naser AA, Hadidy AM, Ahmad
AT, Hamamy HA, Yaghi NA, Ajlouni KM. Pituitary Enlargement in
Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism. Endocrine Practice Vol 12 No. 1
January/February 2006
14. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy: surgical considerations; in Vitreoretinal
Surgery, first Edition (2012). Edited by Sandeep Saxena, Carsten
Meyer, Masahito Ohji and Levent Akduman. Published by Jaypee Brothers
Medical Publishers.
15. Age-related Macular Degeneration; in Ocular Therapeutics Handbook: A
Clinical Manual, third edition (2011). Edited by: Bruce E. Onofrey, Leonid
Skorin Jr. and Nicky R. Holdeman. Published by Lippincott, Williams and
Wilkins.
16. Macular Holes; in Ocular Therapeutics Handbook: A Clinical Manual, third
edition. Edited by: Bruce E. Onofrey, Leonid Skorin Jr. and Nicky R.
Holdeman. Published by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

International scientific research projects
• Research Associate,
The VIEW-1 Study of VEGF Trap for Wet Age-related Macular
Degeneration.
• Research Associate,
Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT)
Research Group
Scientific papers presented at conferences and specialized lectures

1. Unilateral Retinitis Pigmentosa. Presented at the 5th MideterRetina
Conference, Dead Sea- Jordan; November 2011.
2. Visual Abnormalities in Patients with Down's Syndrome. Presented at the
Down's syndrome Symposium, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan;
May 2011.
3. Graves Disease: Eye of the Beholder. Presented at the National Center for
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, Amman- Jordan. October 2011.
4. ND: Yag laser posterior hyaloidotomy for Valsalva premacular
hemorrhage. Presented at the First Palestinian Jordanian Ophthalmology
Conference and the Second Ministry of Health Ophthalmology Conference.
Amman, Jordan; April 2012.
5. The Use of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents in the
Perioperative Period in Diabetic Vitrectomy. Presented at the First
Palestinian Jordanian Ophthalmology Conference and the Second Ministry of
Health Ophthalmology Conference. Amman, Jordan; April 2012.
6. Indirect Ophthalmoscopy: The Dark Side of the moon. Presented at Ibn Al
Haitham Hospital, Amman-Jordan; February 2013.
7. Vision in Autistic Children (Keynote Speaker). Presented at the Middle
East Symposium on Autism. American University of Madaba. April 2013.
8. Low Vision: cracking the code. Presented at the 11th International Jordanian
Ophthalmic Society Conference, Amman- Jordan. May 2013.
9. VEGF suppression in Irvine- Gass syndrome. Presented at the 11th
International Jordanian Ophthalmic Society Conference, Amman- Jordan.
May 2013.
10. OCT in retinal disease. Presented at the 11th International Jordanian
Ophthalmic Society Conference, Amman- Jordan. May 2013.
11. Losing capsular support: options on the battlefield. . Presented at the 11th
International Jordanian Ophthalmic Society Conference, Amman- Jordan.
May 2013.
12. Retina/RPE/Choroid: Footprints of Evil. Presented at the first Jordanian
Retina Subspecialty day, Amman, Jordan. March 2014.
13. Escherichia coli metastatic bilateral endophthalmitis after shock wave
lithotripsy in a diabetic patient. Presented in poster form at the 14th ESASO
Retina Academy, Istanbul, Turkey. November 2014.
14. Relentless placoid chorioretinitis in a patient with Hodjkin's Lymphoma.
Presented in poster form at the 14th ESASO Retina Academy, Istanbul,
Turkey. November 2014.
15. In Darkest Night: Combined central retinal aretery and central retnal
vein occlusion. Presented at the 12th International Jordanian Ophthalmic
Society Conference, Amman- Jordan. May 2015.
16. Long Term Appraisal of Prompt Nd:YAG Laser Posterior Hyaloidotomy
as a Treatment Option for Valsalva Pre-Macular Hemorrhage. Presented
at the 15th EURETINA Congress, Nice, France. September 2015.
17. Ocular, Tomographic and Electrophysiological Findings in a Patient with
Chronic Lead Toxicity. Presented at the 15th ESASO Retina Academy,
Barcelona, Spain. October 2015.
18. Ocular Manifestations in Down's syndrome. The 5th National Conference
on Down's syndrome, Amman, Jordan March 2016
19. Bilateral Intra-vitreal Injections in the Same Session: Lessons and
Observations. Presented at the first international Jordanian American
Ophthalmology Congress, Amman, Jordan. June 2016.
20. Uveitis: 10 Die Hard Questions. Presented at the Ibn Al Haitham Hospital
Scientific Activity, Amman, Jordan. November 2016.
21. Close Encounters of the Retina Kind. Presented at the Ibn Al Haitham
Hospital Scientific Activity, Amman, Jordan. May 2017.
22. Diabetic Retinopathy: New Insights. Presented at the 2nd International
Conference for Dr. Jamil Al- Totanji Hospital, Sahab, Jordan. May 2017

Scientific activities, conferences and workshops

1. The joint 10th Congress of Jordanian Ophthalmic Society & 6th Congress of Pan
Arab Ophthalmic Association/ Amman, Jordan. (April 2011)
2. 11th Euretina Congress/ London- UK (May 2011)
3. Staff Development Workshops. The University of Jordan/Amman, Jordan
(January-February 2012)
4. The 3rd World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology/ Istanbul, Turkey
(March 2012)
5. Statistics Analyasis Using SPSS Workshop. The University of Jordan/ Amman,
Jordan. (June 2012)
6. Writing Research Papers for International Publication in the Health Field
Workshop. The University of Jordan/ Amman, Jordan. (July 2012)
7. Step 2 Retina Workshop (Novartis)/ Frankfurt, Germany (October 2012).
8. Basic Life Support Workshop. Jordan University Hospital/ Amman, Jordan.
(March 2013)
9. The 11th International Congress of Jordanian Ophthalmic Society/ Amman, Jordan.
(May 2013)
10. The 19th Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE)/
Copenhagen, Denmark (June 2013)
11. The First Jordanian Oculoplastic Subspecialty Day. Amman, Jordan (November
2013)
12. The first Jordanian Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Subspecialty Day/
Amman, Jordan (February 2014)
13. World Ophthalmology Congress 2014/ Tokyo- Japan. (April 2014).
14. The first Jordanian Anterior Segment Conference: "Cornea, Refractive Surgery,
Cataract and Glaucoma". Amman, Jordan (May 2014)
15. The 14th ESASO Retina Academy, Istanbul, Turkey. (November 2014)
16. The 3rd Qatari Ophthalmology Conference and the 6th MEACO advanced uveitis
course, Doha- Qatar. (Januray 2015)
17. The 12th International Jordanian Ophthalmic Society Conference, Amman- Jordan.
(May 2015)
18. Gulf Nurse Retina Master Class, Amman, Jordan. (June 2015)
19. 15th EURETINA Congress, Nice, France. (September 2015)
20. 15th ESASO Retina Academy, Barcelona, Spain. (October 2015)
21. The 5th National Conference on Down's syndrome, Amman, Jordan (March
2016)
22. The 24th annual meeting of the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society, Beirut,
Lebanon. (May 2016)
23. The 1st International Jordanian American Ophthalmology Congress, Amman,
Jordan. (June 2016)
24. The 3rd International Conference for the School of Medicine, The Univrsity of
Jordan and the 8th International Conference for Scientific Society for Arab
Faculties of Medicine (Arab Simulation Conference in Medical Education)
"ASCME 2016", Amman, Jordan (October 2016)
25. Foremost Forum on Macular Disease (FOCUS 2016), Dubai, UAE (November
2016)
26. Retina Preceptorship Program, University of Bonn, Germany (November
2016)
27. The 10th International Conference on Clinical and Experimental
Ophthalmology, Dubai, UAE (November 2016)
28. The 2nd International Medical Conference For Dr. Jamil Al- Totanji Hospital,
Sahab, Jordan (May 2017)

Membership of medical boards
(2010- • Member of the American Society of Ophthalmology (2008 .)
2011-now) MediterRetina Club • Member
• Member of the Jordanian Ophthalmologists Association (2007-present)
• Member of the Jordanian Medical Syndicate (2002 - now)
Management and leadership experiences
• Scientific reviewer at the editorial board of the Jordanian Medical Journal (2017 - now)
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Thirteenth International Conference of the Jordanian Ophthalmologists Association (September 2017 .)
Member of the Medical File Review Committee for Quality Purposes / University of Jordan Hospital (2017 .)
• Member of the Social Committee of the Conference on Medical Simulation in Arab Clinical Education - University College of Medicine
(Jordanian (2016 .)
• Member of the Curriculum Committee - College of Medicine (2015 - now)
(2016- • Member of the Committee on Community Service and Extracurricular Activities - College of Medicine (2015 .)
• Head of the Anti-Smoking Committee - University of Jordan Hospital (2015 - now)
-2015 now) International Journal of Ophthalmology • Scientific references in a periodical
Global Bridges (Healthcare Alliance for Tobacco Dependence • Member of
-2015 now) Treatment)
• Member of the General Assembly of the Association of Friends of the Jordan Eye Bank and the Prevention of Vision Loss (2014 - now)
• Coordinator of the Retina Group at the Jordanian Ophthalmologists Association (2012 - now)
Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Review of the Procedural Manual for Early Detection of Developmental Delays and Disabilities -
The Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities
• Member of the Medical Committee to assess the percentage of disability among students with disabilities / University of Jordan (2012 - now)
(2012- • Chairman of the Alumni Committee / College of Medicine - University of Jordan (2011 .)
(2012- • Member of the College and Society Committee / College of Medicine - University of Jordan (2011 .)
(2011- • Member of the Library Committee / College of Medicine - University of Jordan (2010 .)
• Former member of the Advisory Board for the Visually Impaired / Visual Impairment Project - Jordan
(2006- Jordan (2004) JO Magazine / • Health Affairs Editor
Interests and Hobbies
Oratory: Farewell Speech Orator for the Twenty-fifth Regiment (Faculty of Medicine - University of Jordan)
Orator of Farewell Speech for the Forty-Eighth Regiment (Trasanta College-Amman)
Football (competes in civilian amateur leagues in Amman) WILDSTARS Sports: Team Leader
Music and poetry: organist
Participated in composing poems for some musical works
Storyboard Art
Languages
Arabic and English: the level of a professional speaker
French: the basics of reading and writing
Recognizers
1. Sophie Bakri, MD
Vitreoretinal surgeon; Professor of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN- USA
bakri.sophie@mayo.edu
Department of Ophthalmology
Phone: 001 (507) 284-3726
2. Jose Pulido, MD, MS, MPH
Vitreoretinal surgeon, Ocular Oncologist and Uveitis specialist; Professor of
Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN- USA
pulido.jose@mayo.edu
Department of Ophthalmology
Phone: 001 (507) 284-3726
3. Raymond Iezzi, MD
Vitreoretinal surgeon; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN- USA
iezzi.raymond@mayo.edu
Department of Ophthalmology
Phone: 001 (507) 284-3726
4. Michael Mahr, MD
Ophthalmologist, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN- USA
mahr.michael@mayo.edu
Department of Ophthalmology
Phone: 001 (507) 284-3726

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