Academic Staff

                                        Abdulrahman Towfeeq Saadi
Abdulrahman Towfeeq Saadi Head of the Department.
Assistant Prof.
Medical Microbiology
    • MBChB (Mosul University, Iraq)
      PhD (University of Edinburgh, UK)
  • A.T. Saadi, C.C. Blackwell, M.W. Raza, V.S. James, J. Stewart, et., al (1993). Factors enhancing adherence of toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus to epithelial cells and their possible role in SIDS. Epidemiology & Infection, Vol 10, Issue 3, pp 507-509.

    Abdulrahman T. Saadi, Donald M. Weir, Ian R. Poxton, John Stewart, Steven D Essery (1994). Isolation of an adhesion from Staphylococcus aureus that binds Lewis a blood group antigen and its relevance to SIDS. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, Vol 8, Issue 4, pp: 315-320.

    CC Blackwell, AT Saadi, SD Essery, MW Raza, AA Zorgani, et., al. (1996). Adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus that binds lewisa antigen: Relationship to SIDS. Towards anti-adhesion therapy of microbial diseases. Adv Exp Med Biol. 408, pp: 95-105.

    Saadi, A.T., Blackwell, C.C., Essery, S.D., Raza, M.W., Weir, D.M., et.,al. (1996) Developmental and environmental factors that enhance binding of Bordetella pertussis to human buccal epithelial cells in relation to SIDS. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology: 16, 51-59.

    Abdulrahman T. Saadi, Ann E, Gordon, Doris A.C. MacKenzie, Valerie S. James, Robert A. Elton, et., al. (1999). The protective effect of breast feesding in relation to SIDS: 1. The effect of human milk and infant formula preparations on bindining of toxigenic S. aureus to epithelial cells. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology: 25, 155-165.
    Ann E, Gordon, Abdulrahman T. Saadi, Doris A.C. MacKenzie, Valerie S. James, Robert A. Elton, et., al. (1999). The protective effect of breast feesding in relation to SIDS: II. The effect of human milk and infant formula preparations on bindining of toxigenic Clostridium perfringens to epithelial cells. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology: 25, 167-173.

    Ann E, Gordon, Abdulrahman T. Saadi, Doris A.C. MacKenzie, Neil Molony, Valerie S. James, et., al. (1999). The protective effect of breast feesding in relation to SIDS: III. Detection of IgA antibodies in human milk that bind to bacterial toxins implicated in SIDS. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology: 25, 175-173.

    Abdulrahman T. Saadi (2002). Review: laboratory and clinical aspects of infectious diarrhea including food poisoning. Dohuk Medical Journal (Vol. 5).

    Abdulrahman Towfeeq Saadi (2012). Epidemiology of fungaemia and associated risk factors among patients in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Dohuk Medical Journal (Vol. 6, supplement 1-3 (2012).

    Abdulrahman T Saadi and Nathera N. Ibraheem (2016). Antibiotic Rrsistance Profile of Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from pharunx of children suffering from sore thraot in Duhok City/ Iraq. Journal of University of Duhok, Vol. 19, No.1 (Pure and Eng. Sciences), Pp 324-330, 2016.

    Abdulrahman T. Saadi, Nadir A. Gargees and Aveen H. rasol. (2016). Antibiogram profile of septic meningitis among children in Duhok, Iraq. Saudi Medical Journal. May; 38(5):517-520.

    Nebal Sami Michael and Abdulrahman T Saadi (2018). Extended Spectrum of B-Lactamase status in E. coli isolated from Urinary Tract infections in Duhok City-Iraq. Has been accepted in Journal of University of Duhok, Vol. 21, No.2 (Pure and Eng. Sciences) pp: 27- 33.

    Ibtesam S. Abdulrahman and Abdulrahman T. Saadi. (2019). Antibiotic resistance and bacterial isolates in neonatal sepsis at Hevi Teaching Hospital in Duhok City/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Duhok Medical Journal, Volume 13 (2) for the year 2019.

    Haval H. Abdulqader and Abdulrahman T. Saadi (2019). The distribution of pathogens, risk factors and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among post-surgical site infection in Rizgari Teaching Hospital in Erbil/Kurdistan Region/Iraq. Journal of University of Duhok, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Pure and Eng. Sciences): pp 1-10. http://doi.org/10.26682/sjuod.2019.22.1.1

    H Hassan, NA Yassin and AT Saadi (2019). Molecular Detection of the Genes bla OXA, bla KPC and bla NDM among Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from different Hospitals in Duhok City, Iraq. The internet Journal of Microbiology. Vol 17 Number 1.

    Doaa A. Salih, Jassim M Abdo and A.T. Saadi (2019). Molecular identification of Salmonella enterica from patients with diarrhoea in Duhok Governorate Kuristan Region/Iraq. Journal of University of Duhok (Pure and Eng Sciences). https:\\doi.org/10.26682/sjuod.2019.22.1.16, Volume 22 No. 1 for the year 2019.

    Halima H. Mohammed, Abdulrahman T. Saadi and Najim A. Yassin. (2020). Detection of Carbapenem Antibiotic Resistance in Klebsiella pneumonia in Duhok city/Kurdistan Region/Iraq. Duhok Medical Journal. Vol 14 No 1, pp: 28-43.

    In preparation

    Haliz S Hasan, Abulrahman T Saadi, Dr. Ahmed M. Salih: Species, antibiotic susceptibility profiles and van gene frequencies among enterococci isolated from patients at Hospitals in Kurdistan Region/Iraq.

  • Host-Paradite enter actions
    Muti-resistant bacteria

  • Undergraduate medical students
    Post-graduate students (Microbiology for: Diploma, MSc, PhD and Board)

  • MSc (3 students), PhD (3 students)and Board students (2 doctors)

  • Committee membership:
    Committee Place of issuing the committee official document Issue No and date Duties of the committee
    1 CAD-TQA College of Medicine 1120 19/10/2021 Organising Microbiology seminars
    2 Curriculum Committee for integrated System College of Medicine 563
    7/6/2021 Organising integrated system
    3 Committee for Teacher Portfolio College of Medicine 535
    26/5/2022 Evaluation
    4 Committee for assessing MSc proposal: Hussein Abdulsalam College of Medicine 861
    17/8/2021 Evaluation
    5 Committee for assessing MSc proposal: Zeman Mohamad College of Medicine 17/8/2021 Evaluation
    6 Committee for assessing MSc proposal: Shereen Qader College of Medicine 851
    17/8/2021 Evaluation
    7 Board of Medical Specialities Council of Ministers 2020/2021 Towards Kurdistan Board for Microbiology

    8 Board of Medical Specialities Council of Ministers 1671
    16/12/2021
    Board Exam Committee year1
    9 Board of Medical Specialities Council of Ministers 1672
    16/12/2021 Board Exam Committee year4
    Administrative and academic positions
    Position Place Issue No and date Roles and duties
    1 Head of Microbiology Dept College of Medicine 10579
    5/11/2019 Supervising the Dept
    2 Program Director for Kurdistan Board for Clinical Microbiology College of Medicine Duhok City 781
    2/12/2015
    Organizing lectures, training and programs in Clinical Microbiology.
    Appreciation letters
    Place Issue No and date
    Roles and duties Reason
    1 From the Dean of the College 1042 (28/9/2021) Good work in Quality Assurance
    2 From the President of Duhok University 5693(8/8/2021) Progress of Education in the University

    Seminars:
    Title of speech/ seminar Place/ city/ country Date of presentation Name of conference
    Acute sepsis in Emergency Department Medical College 12/10/2020
    Awareness of abuse of antibiotics and emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria. Medical College 28/02/2022
    Hospital Acquired Infections Medical College 04/10/2021
    Viral and bacterial infections in pregnancy. Medical College 30/03/2021
    Chronic Diseases with infections Medical College 19/01/2022
    Blood born viruses Medical College 02/03/2022
    Bacterial and viral respiratory infections Medical College 23/02/2022
    Infection Model Medical College 20/09/2021
    Attendance Seminars:
    Impact of SARS-CoV2 College of Medicine 04/10/2021 Dr Amer Abdalla
    Detection of B.hominis among patients attending hospitals od Duhok City Medical College 27/09/2021 Dr Adel T Mohamad
    Detection of Carbapenem antibiotic in K pneumonia in Duhok City Medical College 08/09/2021 Dr. Halema Hasan
    Vitek used in identification of fungal infections in burn Medical College 05/10/2021 Dr. Najim A Yaseen
    Vaccine technology: Covid 19 Medical College 15/12/2021 Dr Aleen Sardar
    MRSA carriage rate among Syrian refugees Medical College 15/12/2021 Dr Narin A Rashid
    Human Papillpmavirus Genotyping among cervical smears in Duhok City Medical College 07/03/2022 Hanaa M Abdo
    Serprevalence and some demographic factors associated with T gondii among female in Duhok City Medical College 02/12/2021 Dr Janan M Salih
    Contamination and type of microorganisms on the Iraqi currency Medical College 20/09/2021 Siham N Jaafar
    Prevalence and microbial detection of denture in Duhok City Medical College 15/03/2022 Dr. Najim A Yaseen
    Introduction to Infection Medical College 13/09/20212/12/2020 Dr Amer A Goryal
    Dr Najem A Yaseen
    Viral respiratory Infections Medical College 23/02/2022 Amer A Goryal
    Molecular detection of M tuberculosis in Duhok City Medical College 22/11/2021 Nishteman faysal
    International Conferences:
    1 An update and workshops; Diabetes, atherosclerosis Edinburgh Conference Room 03/03/2022 1
    2 2nd international Conference Kurdistan Society of Pathology Erbil Erbil-rotana Hotel 31/03/2022-01/04/2022 2

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      abdulrahman @uod.ac

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