Academic Staff

July 6, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
Dildar Haji Musa (PhD) Dean of College of Medicine
Professor
Professor in general surgery

Surgery
College of Medicine
University of Duhok

● Vise of head of Surgery department in College of Medicine/University of Duhok from 2015 to 2019.

● Delivering lectures and knowledge to medical students in classic system for many years before integrated system in the field of surgery, and also to students of dentistry college, pharmacy and health sciences in faculty of medicine

● General Surgery lecturer in the Department of Surgery/ College of Medicine/ University of Duhok from 2014 to 2018

● Assistant professor of surgery 1/11/2018 (new and last academic title)

● Member of metabolic and endocrine Block for 4th year surgery class (theory and practical).

● Member of GIT block for 4th year class (theory and practical) till now

● Organizing and attending 1 meeting per week for quality assurance and continuous academic development (CAD) in surgery department

● On regular bases ( 2 ) clinical session of 2 hours per week with 4th year medical students and one clinical session of 2 hours per week for 6th year medical students.

● Working as active member of Duhok Medical College Council/ University of Duhok from 2014 to present as a Dean.

● Work as supervisor of Iraqi board of medical specialization residents for general surgery department.

● Head of training center of Kurdistan Board of medical specialization-General surgery-Duhok Center.

● Head of surgery department in College of Medicine/University of Duhok from 2019 till 2022.

● General coordinator and manager of phase II of integrated system in Duhok college of Medicine for 1 year.

  • Dean of college of Medicine, university of Duhok (new position) 12-2021- till now (position continue)

● War surgery seminar Sulaymaniyah/ Iraq 2-4/2007 December by ICRC.

● International classification of diseases – 10th revision workshop in Duhok 24-28 August/2008.

● Participated in the 3rd Mesopotamian health day’s congress 28-29 October/2011 in Duhok-Kurdistan/Iraq.

● Participated in the 2nd pediatric surgery Audit and 1st pediatric colorectal club in Duhok-Kurdistan /Iraq (28/2/2012).

● Participated in the 2nd Annual comprehensive state of Art surgical and medical symposium march 12/22/2012

● Participated in the 4th Mesopotamian Medicine Congress 7-9/3/2012 in Diyarbakir- Turkey.

● Participated in the Breast imaging and early detection of breast cancer training 8/6/2013 at Duhok Nawroz University.

● Enrolled in an 80 hours course on Methods of Teaching from Nov. 2013- Jan.2014 University of Duhok/ training and development center.

● Attended 6th Mesopotamian Medicine Congress 15-17/5/2014 in Marden-Turkey.

● Participated in a hand on training course on liver transplant surgery in Izmir Medical Park University Hospital on the 26-29 March 2015.

● Attended GIT conference of Sulaymaniyah 2016 and became a member of Kurdistan GIT society.

● Attended first scientific conference of Obstetric and GYN in Duhok in April 2016.

● Attend and participated in an intensive course of Advanced trauma life support in Sulaymaniyah/ Iraq by ACS (American College of Surgeon) 9/2017 and I have been nominated by ATLS-Iraqi chapter as a potential instructor of ATLS in Duhok.

● Arranged, chaired, presented many surgical topics in Azadi Teaching Hospital, Day of surgery symposium for college of Medicine and also for Kurdish-American Medical group.

● Actively participated in (first endocrinology and cardiovascular update conference in Duhok which was credited by Royal college of physicians-2017.

● Attended and chaired the 11th Kurdish-American medical group at 30/8/2018.

● Attended 20th annual conference of the Egyptian colorectal surgeon in Cairo at 26-28/7/2018.

● Chairperson and main organizer of (Day of surgery 1,2,3 and 4) which is a local one-day conference arranged by surgery department /College of Medicine/University of Duhok (Day of surgery 1 (9/2017), Day of surgery 2 (6/9/2018), Day of Surgery 3 (2019) and Day of Surgery 4 (10-2021)- Duhok/ Rixos Hotel conference hall).

● Actively participated in (the 2nd endocrinology, lipids and vascular conference January 2019- Duhok) 12 CPD points by Royal college of physicians.

● Worked as active member of organizing committee of general surgery conference of Kurdistan Association of Surgeon that was hold in Iraq/ Hawler at beginning of May 2019.

● From 2018 working as the representative of Kurdistan Association of Surgeon (KAS) – Duhok city

● Chairperson of workshop (Accreditations of Medical colleges) in Duhok 6-1-2022.

● Active participant of organizing committee (Diabetes, atherosclerosis and microvascular complications) symposium and workshop- Duhok 3-3-2022 and given 4 CPD credits by Royal college of physicians

● Steering committee member and chairperson of Kurdistan physician syndicate conference in 2023

● Active member and chairperson of (History of Medicine 1,2,3) over the last three years annually

● Member of scientific committee of ACS-Kurdistan chapter conference in Hawler 2023

● Chairperson of AUK-college of medicine conference 2024 in Hawler and awarded by the president of AUK.

Awards:

1- Awarded by Minister of higher education in Iraq because of our role as a Dean of college leading the college of medicine of Duhok to word accreditation

2- Awarded in conference of AUK-College of Medicine in Hawler for the accreditation of college of Medicine of Duhok-by NCAMC.

Research

Insomnia and stress of physicians during COVID-19 outbreak

DM Abdulah, DH Musa

Sleep Medicine: X 2, 100017

A sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and case fatality rates after lifting the lockdown in Kurdistan region of Iraq

NR Hussein, IA Naqid, ZSM Saleem, LA Almizori, DH Musa, N Ibrahim

Annals of medicine and surgery 57, 140-142

The Impact of Breaching Lockdown on the Spread of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

NR Hussein, IA Naqid, ZSM Saleem, DH Musa, N Ibrahim

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the care of patients with kidney diseases in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

NR Hussein, ZSM Saleem, N Ibrahim, DH Musa, IA Naqid

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 14 (6), 1551-1553

Proliferative index (Ki67) for prediction in breast duct carcinomas

ST Ahmed, AM Ahmed, DH Musa, FK Sulayvani, M Al-Khyatt, IS Pity

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 19 (4), 955

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq: a retrospective cross-sectional study

NR Hussein, S Daniel, SA Mirkhan, ZSM Saleem, DH Musa, N Ibrahim, ...

Journal of family medicine and primary care 9 (12), 6213-6216

Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians

NR Hussein, ZSM Saleem, BH Rashad, IA Naqid, N Ibrahim, DH Musa, ...

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 10 (11), 4260-4263

The First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case Report

NR Hussein, DH Musa, IA Naqid, ZSM Saleem, N Ibrahim

A study of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant breakthrough infections and side effects of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

NR Hussein, BN Rasheed, IA Naqid, AM Dirbaz, ZSM Saleem, N Ibrahim, ...

Public Health in Practice 4, 100303

Impact of COVID-19 on the Medical Education: Experience from Kurdistan Region of Iraq

NR Hussein, ZS M Saleem, DH Musa, N Ibrahim, IA Naqid

Journal of Medical Education 19 (1)

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on surgical practice in Kurdistan, Iraq: An online cross-sectional survey

NR Hussein, DH Musa, N Ibrahim, IA Naqid, ZSM Saleem, K Jacksi

International Journal of Surgery Open 27, 47-51

Hydatid cyst of the fallopian tube; case report with literature review

DH Musa, AA Mohammed

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 66, 101-103

Uterocutaneous fistula after cesarean section; Case report

JN Hasan, DH Musa, AA Mohammed

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 89, 106621

Possible COVID-19 reinfection case in Duhok City, Kurdistan: A case report

NR Hussein, DH Musa, ZSM Saleem, IA Naqid, N Ibrahim

Journal of family medicine and primary care 10 (5), 2035-2037

COVID-19 antibody seroprevalence in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: a population-based study

NR Hussein, AA Balatay, IA Naqid, SA Jamal, NA Rasheed, AN Ahmed, ...

medRxiv, 2021.03. 23.21254169

Public knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the coronavirus disease pandemic: a cross-sectional study in the Kurdistan region, Iraq

IA Naqid, BA Abdi, N Ibrahim, DH Musa, ZSM Saleem, AM Chafrash, ...

European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine 8 (2), 1148-1161

Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype prevalence and impact of COVID-19 on the HPV prevention program in Duhok city

S Daniel, AS Mohammed, N Ibrahim, NR Hussein, AA Balatay, IA Naqid, ...

Dialogues in Health 1, 100055

A study on the prevalence and the risk factors of Hepatitis B Virus infection in Kurdistan Region, Iraq: a multicenter study

NR Hussein, DH Musa, D Hawezy, F Ahmed, FK Khalid, IA Naqid, ...

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences 7 (5), 282-285

COVID-19 Reinfection in a Nurse Working in Emergency Hospital in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

NR Hussein, DH Musa, N Ibrahim, ZSM Saleem, IA Naqid

Lymphangioma of the ileum causing acute abdominal pain in an adult, a very rare finding during surgery; case report with literature review

AA Mohammed, DH Musa

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 66, 319-321

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the general and mental health of medical residency in Kurdistan Region, Iraq; a cross-sectional study

IA Naqid, DH Musa, N Ibrahim, NR Hussein, ZSM Saleem, K Jacksi

Journal of Medical Education 19 (4)

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Athree-Year Retrospective Study

DH MUSA

Duhok Medical Journal 12 (2), 81-91

The psychosocial experiences of healthcare workers (HCWs) during COVID-19 quarantine: a qualitative study

D Abdulah, D Musa, P Liamputtong

Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii 31 (4 …

COVID-19 associated Mesenteric ischemia in a patient from Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a case report

DH Musa, NR Hussein, N Ibrahim, ZSM Saleem, IA Naqid

International Journal of Infection 8 (2)

A study of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody positivity in Duhok City, Iraq

NR Hussein, GH Shahab, NA Rasheed, AN Ahmed, RS Salih, AS Mahdi, ...

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 17 (07), 937-943

A Study of Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Levels and Host Factors among General Population in Zakho City, Iraq

NR Hussein, IA Naqid, SA Jamal, A Balatay, N Ibrahim, DH Musa, ...

J Contemp Med Sci| Vol 8 (4), 250-253

Effectiveness of health education on foot ulcer severity and complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A quasi-experimental study

ZM Mirza, DH Musa

Intussusception of the vermiform appendix caused by mucinous tumor of the appendix: Case report

DH Musa, AA Mohammed

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 67, 51-53

Granulomatous mastitis: problems of diagnosis and treatment

FK SULAYVANI, DH MUSA, DY OTHMAN

Duhok Medical Journal 12 (2), 33-44

Categorization of the Nottingham Prognostic Index in Breast Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study of 473 Female Patients

MR Mohammed, R Abduljabbar, A Raziq, D Musa

Al-Anbar Medical Journal 19 (2), 110-115

A Cross-sectional Study of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes among Adults with Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection with Omicron Variant.

NR Hussein, MT Ahmed, BH Rashad, MH Mustafa, NA Rasheed, IA Naqid, ...

Journal of Pure & Applied Microbiology 17 (3)

Giant parathyroid adenoma causing severe hypercalcemia; a case report from Duhok

DH Musa, ASH Sgery, AS Omar, GJ Keorges, NMR Ibrahim

Annals of Medicine and Surgery 85 (8), 4075-4078

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a day-case surgery in Azadi Teaching Hospital, Duhok

AMM Khalid, DH Musa, SA Mohammed

Medical Journal of Babylon 20 (3), 531-535

Body weight Changes among medical doctors during the COVID-19 curfew: A cross-sectional survey

DH Musa, BA Qasim, SF Salih, MJ Ahmed

AMJ (Advanced Medical Journal) 7 (2), 102-107

PROBING OUTCOMES FOR CONGENITAL NASOLACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION IN DUHOK CITY

NA OTHMAN, NM MASOUD, DH MUSA

Duhok Medical Journal 16 (2), 104-116

Granulomatous peritonitis due to ascariasis: A case report from Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

DH Musa, ASH Sgery, ATM Al-Saeed

COVID-19 antibody seroprevalence in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: A population-based study (preprint)

NR Hussein, A Balatay, IA Naqid, SA Jamal, NA Rasheed, AN Ahmed, ...

A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THYROID NODULES

DH MUSA, MALI ABDI, MM BAHADDIN

Duhok Medical Journal 13 (1), 32-43

Lymphangioma of the ileum causing acute abdominal pain in an adult

AA Mohammed, DH Musa, KR DUHOK

1- thyroid surgery

2- Breast surgery

3- Oncosurgery

4- laparoscopy

5- covid 19 and virology

6-medical education

2 PHD project (clinical biochemistry 1 on hypothyroidism, Anatomy 1 on thyroid cancer ), 3 Board student in general surgery (thyroid surgery 2, anorectal surgery 1)