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
Professor of Neurology, Clinical Sciences Department
Mohammed Bin Rashid University, UAE.
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.
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Neurology
University of Birmingham UK.
Professional Education
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh UK.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Glasgow, UK.
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST)
The Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom.
Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
Royal College of Physicians, UK.
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
Member of the UK team who won the Gold medal in the Tournament of the Minds
World Congress of neurology, Santiago, Chile.
Member of the UK team who won the Silver medal in the Tournament of the Minds
World Congress of neurology, Vienna.
Examiner
The Royal College of Physician, UK.
The J Douglas Miller Memorial Prize for the best presentation in clinical neurosciences
The annual scientific meeting of The Scottish Association of Neurological Sciences.
Seventh rank in the final MBChB examines
University of Tripoli, Libya.
Highest grade in General Medicine in final year MBChB examines
University of Tripoli, Libya.
Sixth rank in the National High School Diploma, Grade: excellent 92.5%.
Libya
Publications
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.