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  2. Hani Taha Sherif BenAmer
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Hani Taha Sherif BenAmer Biography Academic Appointments Professional Education Teaching Experience Honors and Awards Publications Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations Research Interests Clinical and Community Service
Associate Dean of Education and Professor of Neurology

Hani Taha Sherif BenAmer

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Hani BenAmer obtained his degrees in Libya and the UK. He has made important contributions to the field of SPECT imaging in Movement Disorders which led to the 123I-FP-CIT SPECT being licenced for clinical use in patients with Parkinsonism and tremor disorders. He contributed to the understanding of neurological disorders in the Arab world by systematically reviewing  the literature on major neurological diseases in Arab countries and publishing the first and only book on the subject .He developed an interest in medical education and was, for 4 years, Year 3 Academic Lead and Neurology Lead for the MB ChB Programme in the University of Birmingham (UK). He is one of the three founders and currently senior editor of the Libya Journal of Medicine.

Academic Appointments

2022 - Present

Associate Dean of Education

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE.

2021 - Present

Professor of Neurology, Clinical Sciences Department

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE.

2016 - 2020

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Honorary Reader and Honorary Professor

Year 3 Academic Lead and Neurology Lead for MB ChB Programme in University of Birmingham, UK.

2003 - 2016

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Neurology

University of Birmingham UK.

Professional Education

2002

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh UK.

2000

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

University of Glasgow, UK.

2000

Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST)

The Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom.

1994

Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)

Royal College of Physicians, UK.

1990

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB)

University of Tripoli, Libya.

Teaching Experience

  • Curriculum development and assessment in clinical undergraduate MBChB education
  • Teaching and mentorship in all undergraduate MBChB years
  • Teaching, clinical and educational supervision of training-grade doctors in Core Medicine training programmes
  • Teaching, and clinical and educational supervision of training-grade doctors in Neurology Higher Specialist Training programmes
  • Examiner, Royal College of Physicians
  • Teaching and supervision of neurology specialist nurses

Honors and Awards

2015

Member of the UK team who won the Gold medal in the Tournament of the Minds

World Congress of neurology, Santiago, Chile.

2013

Member of the UK team who won the Silver medal in the Tournament of the Minds

World Congress of neurology, Vienna.

2005 - 2009

Examiner

The Royal College of Physician, UK.

1998

The J Douglas Miller Memorial Prize for the best presentation in clinical neurosciences

The annual scientific meeting of The Scottish Association of Neurological Sciences.

1990

Seventh rank in the final MBChB examines

University of Tripoli, Libya.

1990

Highest grade in General Medicine in final year MBChB examines

University of Tripoli, Libya.

1983

Sixth rank in the National High School Diploma, Grade: excellent 92.5%.

Libya

Publications

Accurate differentiation of parkinsonism and essential tremor using visual assessment of [123I]-FP-CIT SPECT imaging

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Correlation of parkinson’s disease severity and duration with 123I-FP-CIT SPECT stratal uptake.

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A prospective study of presynaptic dopaminergic imaging in patients with mild parkinsonism and tremor disorders. Part 1. Baseline and 3-month observations.

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Stroke in Arab countries: A systematic literature review.

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Arab Nations Lagging Behind Other Middle Eastern Countries in Biomedical Research: A Comparative Study.

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LRRKS G2019S in the North African Population: A Review.

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The differentiation between vascular parkinsonism and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review.

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A systematic review of the epidemiology of epilepsy in Arab countries.

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Frequency and clinical patterns of multiple sclerosis in Arab countries: A systematic review.

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Parkinson’s disease in Arabs: A systematic review.

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Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

  • Association of British Neurologists.
  • Royal College of Physicians.

Research Interests

  • Various aspects of Neurological disorders in the Arab countries.
  • Medical Education.
  • Neuroimaging in Movement Disorders.

Clinical and Community Service

  • 2000-2020; Consultant Neurologist, in The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
  • 2006-2016; Clinical Lead for Neurology in The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.
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