الدكتور تحسين السليم من رموز الأطباء العراقيين المعاصرين
CURRICULUM VITAE
TAHSEEN I. AL-SALEEM, M.D.
1924 Conwell Street
Philadelphia, PA 19115
Home: (215) 677-5396
Business: (215) 728-3850
Fax: (215) 728-2848
E-Mail: t_alsaleem@fccc.edu
DEGREES AND M.B., Ch.B., College of Medicine, University of Baghdad – 1961
LICENSES: American Boards of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology – 1970
American Board of Pathology – Hematology – 1999
Full Medical License: State of Pennsylvania
PRESENT POSITION: Professor m of pathology
Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
1961 – 1963 Training in Central Pathology Institute
Baghdad, Iraq – Hematopathology
1965 – 1966 1st year Residence in Pathology, Huron Road Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
1966 – 1969 Residency Training in Pathology, Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1969 – 1970 Senior Fellow – Pediatric Pathology
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1977 – 1978 Visiting Pathologist, (hematopathology) St. Alexis Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
1992 – 1993 Visiting Fellow, Surgical Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1970 – 1974 Lecturer in Pathology, University of Baghdad, Iraq
1974 – 1985 Assistant Professor, University of Baghdad, Iraq
1985 – 1991 Professor of Pathology, University of Baghdad, Iraq
1988 – 1991 Chairman, Iraqi Board of Pathology
1993 – Present Fox Chase Cancer Center: Associate Member, Member and Senior Member (1999)
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
1970 – 1974 Consultant Pathologist, Medical City Hospital, University of Baghdad, Iraq
1974 – 1991 Director of Surgical Pathology and Aspiration Cytology
Medical City Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
1975 Founder/Consultant Pathologist, Iraqi Cancer Registry
1985 – 1991 Consultant Pathologist, Ministry of Health, Iraq
1992 – 1993 Visiting Fellow Fox Chase Cancer Center
1993 – 2011 Pathologist, Director of Hematology and Flow Cytometry
Fox Chase Cancer Center
SOCIETIES: – American Society of Hematology – Member
– Clinical Cytometry Society – Member
President Mandaean Association of Medical Professionals (2008)
Council Member, Arab division International Academy of Pathology – 1989
COMMITTEES
Chairman, Quality Monitoring Committee, Department of Pathology
Fox Chase Cancer (1993-2011)
Blood Working Group and Keystone Project – Fox Chase Cancer Center
Keystone Kidney Project – Fox Chase Cancer Center
Urological cancer group – Fox Chase Cancer Center
Hematopoietic malignancies group – Fox Chase Cancer Center
Hematology protocol committee – Fox Chase Cancer Center
Atlantic Regional Hematopathology Meeting Committee (chair)
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Chief Editor: Journal of Cancer Prevention and Current Research
Member Editorial Board: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology
Scientific Advisory Board : Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL
TEACHING:
Training of fellows in surgical pathology and residents in pathology.
Pathology presentations at hematology tumor boards and heme oncology fellows.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ( FROM IRAQ): 1970-1991
European Congress of Pathology, Vienna 1975 Alpha Heavy Chain Disease in Iraq
Mediterranean Medical Association and
Arab Medical Federation, Greece 1983 Childhood Lymphomas
British Council Course, Sheffield, England 1986 Oral Pathology
IAOP – Philadelphia, PA 1988 Oral Lymphomas
Lutheran Hospital, Park Ridge, IL 1988 Primary Lymphoma of Small Intestine
IAP – Amman, Jordon 1989 Time Trends in Intestinal Lymphomas
Iraq – 50 Presentations on Cancer at Various Medical Societies and Scientific Institutions
INVITED LECTURES:
February 24, 2012
The “War on Cancer” between Science and Business
– Iraqi – Australian University Graduates Association
March 22, 2012 – Invited Speaker
Arab-New Zealand Association: Auckland.
Immunity Against Cancer – The good and the bad
WHO Meeting – Tunis, Tunisia 1974 Intestinal Lymphomas (By Invitation)
WHO Meeting – Baghdad, Iraq 1974 Pathology of Mercury Poisoning
WHO Meeting – Tehran, Iran 1974 Lymphomas and Alpha Heavy Chain
Disease
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 1978 Pathology of Hepatocellular Disease
International Cancer Congress, Italy 1979 Lymphomas in Iraq
University of Southampton, England 1982 Primary Intestinal Lymphoma
International Academy of Pathology, Dublin 1984 Mediterranean Lymphomas
Northwestern University Medical Center 1990 Pathology of Intestinal Lymphomas
Chicago, IL, Northwestern University Medical Center 1990
Arab – French Cancer Society Convention 1990 Cancer in Iraq
Paris, France (By Invitation)
Atlantic Regional Hematopathology Meeting June, 2009 Keynote Speaker “The role of the hematopathologist in the molecular era
International Lymphoma Symposium October, 2010 1. The WHO classification of
Beijing, China lymphoma
2. Fine needle aspiration of lymphoma
Hematology Club March, 2012 Early B-cell lymphomas
Auckland, New Zealand
Atlantic Regional Hematopathology Meeting (AHRM) May 19, 2012 Chatting with the Clinicians, good
Oral Presentation science and good business too
Light & Human Health August 4, 2012
4h Mandaean Medical Congress (category 1 CME) activity sponsored by Fox Chase Cancer Center
February 24, 2012
The “War on Cancer” between Science and Business March March22, 2012
-Iraqi – Australian University Graduates Association
Arab-New Zealand Association: Auckland.
Immunity Against Cancer – The good and the bad March,, 22 2012
– Atlantic Regional Hematopathology meeting:
Mantle Cell and Other B-cell Lymphomas between the Molecular “Geeks”
and the “Lymphomaniacs”. May 18 2013
Iraqi Society UK Nov 26 2016
Did Gilgamesh discover the secret of eternity or returned empty handed?
AD HOC REVIEWER:
1. Blood
2. British Journal of Hematology
3. European J of Hematology
ONGOING RESEARCH:
– Host immune response to RCC
– Flow Cytometric Analysis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas
– Urologic Cancers, morphology, molecular and genetic markers as well as immune response
– Immune Response and Lymphomas Survival (specially NK and CD4 T-cells)
– Contribution to Animal Models for Lymphoma
HONORS AND AWARDS:
First Student – Southern Iraq primary school
First Student all Iraq National Exam, 9th grade
First Student all Iraq national Exam, High School, 1954
Top 1/10th Medical School graduates
International Agency Young Researcher travel award, 1974
Best Medical Oncology Teacher, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2005
Professor’s award, University of Baghdad – 1985
March 20112: Award of the Iraqi Australian University Graduates Forum “for the exceptional contribution to our Iraqi Profile in Science and Medicine
August 2012: Among 5 internationally known scientists in environmental research, genetics and cancer research recognized by the Mandaean Medical Society “for contributions in lymphoma pathology and medical eduction
Recognition award by the Atlantic Regional Hematopathology Meeting (AHRM): May 2013
Lifetime Achievement Award: Iraqi Medical Sciences Association – USA – May 2014
Award of excellence in Pathology: Mandaean Medical Professionals Association 5th Convention – Stockholm, August 2014
Life Time Achievement Arar: Iraqi Society, UK, 2016
PUBLICATIONS
Statistical method for the diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis. J. Fac. Med. Baghdad, 5:55-68, 1963. Al-Saddawi, N. and Al-Saleem T.
Al-Saleem T., Peale, A.R. and Norris, C. Multiple papillomatosis of the lower respiratory tract: clinical and pathological study of eleven cases. Cancer, 22:1173-1184, 1968.
Finestone, A.J., Shindler, R. and Al-Saleem T. Lobectomy in the diagnosis and treatment of severe hemoptysis of obscure etiology. Journal of the Albert Einstein Medical Center, 17:129-131, 1969.
Goldman, L.I., Lowe, S. and Al-Saleem T. Effect of fluorouracil on intestinal anastomosis in the rat. Arch. Surg. 98:303-304, 1969.
Maier, W., Rosemond, G., Harasym, E., Al-Saleem T., Tassoni, E.M. and Shor, S.S. Paget’s Disease of the female breast. J. Surg. Obst. Gyn. 128:1253, 1969.
Al-Saleem T. and Peale, A.R. Lymphocytic tumors and pseudotumors of the lung: report of five cases with special emphasis on pathology. American Review of Respiratory Disease 99:767-772, 1969.
Al-Saleem T. The Hodgkin Maze. Lancet (letter), Nov. 15, 1969.
Al-Saleem T., Tucker, G., Jr., Peale, A.R. and Norris, C.M. Cartilaginous tumors of the larynx: clinical pathological study of ten cases. Annal Otol Laryng LXXIV:33-41, 1970.
Al-Saleem T., Harwick, R., Robbins, R. and Blady, J.V. Malignant lymphomas of the pharynx. Cancer 26:1383-1387, 1970.
Al-Saleem T., Peale, A.R., Robbins, R. and Norris, C.M. Lymphocytic pseudotumor (pseudolymphoma) of the larynx: report of a case and review of the literature. Laryngoscope LXXX:133-136, 1970.
Robbins, R., Al-Saleem T., and Peale, A.R. Pseudolymphomas. American J. Roentgenology, Radium Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, CVIII:149-153, 1970.
Al-Saleem T. Breast cancer: review of recent developments. Iraqi Medical Journal, 22:40-42, 1972.
Al-Saleem T., and Mulla, Z. Childhood cancer in Iraq -. Iraqi Medical Journal, 22:135-137, 1972.8
Al-Saleem T., Al-Habooby, N. and Ferman, N. Review of cancer frequency in the Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. J. Fac. Med. Baghdad, 15:23-32, 1973.
Al-Saleem T., Bedrosian, S. and Mulla, Z. Malignant lymphomas – analysis of 132 cases with special emphasis on Hodgkin’s Disease. Iraqi Medical Journal, 21:67-70, 1973.
Al-Saleem T. and Al-Bahrani, Z. Malignant lymphoma of the small intestine in Iraq (Middle East Lymphoma). Cancer, 31:291-293, 1973.
Al-Saleem T., Bedrosian, S. and Mulla, Z. Malignant lymphomas – analysis of 132 cases with special emphasis on Hodgkin’s Disease. Iraqi Medical Journal, 21:67-70, 1973.
Al-Saleem T. Cancer in Iraq (a study of the incidence in the Medical City Hospital) in 1972. Iraqi Medical Journal, 22:21-26, 1974.
Tikriti, F. and Al-Saleem T. Biharzial polyposis of the rectum and sigmoid colon. Br. J. Surg. 63:458-459, 1976.
