Date of Birth: 26.5.1972
Place of Birth: Bin Gazy
Citizenship: German
Home Address and Telephone: Steiner Straße 49, 75203 Königsbach, Germany
Phone +49-1736923849, +971-569114283
E-mail Address: abdelsamie@ngi.de

University Entrance Certificate:

General Certificate of Education Examination, University of London School Examinations Board, 1988

University Degree:

University of Heidelberg (Germany): Ärztliche Prüfung/Certificate for The Medical Examination, 1999

M.D. Degree
“Prospective Study of the Prevalence of Geriatric Problems in Patients Attending a Department of Internal Medicine”, University of Heidelberg (Germany), 2000

Residency and Fellowship (Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology):

Department of Gastroenterology, Pforzheim Hospital (Academic Teaching, Tertiary Care Hospital with over 500 Beds), Germany,06.2000 – 05.2007

Approbation als Arzt

Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Certificate of Full Registration with Specialist Registration (Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology), General Medical Council, UK

Consultant Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Health Authority – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Medical Director, Harley Street Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE since 1.11.2015

Head of Visceral Medicine (Gastroenterology/General Surgery/Endoscopy/Ultrasound), Healthpoint Hospital (Managed by Asklepios, Germany), Abu Dhabi, UAE (01.11.2013 – 1.11.2015)

Senior Consultant (Oberarzt) Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology (01.10.2007 – 30.09.2013), Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Klinikum Pforzheim (Academic Teaching/University of Heidelberg, Tertiary Care, 500 Beds Hospital), Germany

Consultant Internal Medicine (01.06.2007 – 30.09.2007), Department of Internal Medicine, Klinikum Konstanz (Academic Teaching/University of Freiburg, Tertiary Care Hospital), Germany

House Officer, Specialist Registrar (Arzt im Praktikum, Assistenzarzt, Facharzt) Internal Medicine/Gastroent (01.06.2000 – 31.05.2007), Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Klinikum Pforzheim, Germany

University of Heidelberg, Germany: Guiding and Organizing the “Clinical Examination Course in Internal Medicine” for Medical Students in the 5th Semester, 12.2007, 12.2008, 12.2009, 12.2010, 12.2011

Baden Württemberg Cooperative State University, Germany: Guiding and Organizing the “Clinical Examination Course in Internal Medicine” for Physician Assistants, 10.2012, 03.2013

Member of the German Committee on Postgraduate Professional Training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology since Mai 2012 (Examiner for German Board Certification/Facharzt in Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology)

Member of the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) since April 2001

Member of the German Society of Gastroenterology (DGVS) since January 2007

Member of the German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM) since June 2007

Member of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) since Mai 2009

Member of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) since November 2011

Member of the International Association of   Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) since November 2012

Member of the American College of Physicians (ACP) since September 2013

Member of the Editorial Board Webmedcentral Gastroenterology

Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research

Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Acute Disease

Reviewer for Prestige International Journals, including:

Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Congress Secretary of the South West German Society Congress of Internal Medicine (SWGIM), 2010

Numerous Publications in Prestige Peer Reviewed Medical Journals

Academic Assistant Student in a Research Project,  Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, University Hospital Aachen/Germany (Therapy Monitoring of Malignant Lymphoma before and after High-dose Chemotherapy, and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation using FDG-PET, 1997 – 1998)

Original Articles

1. Urinary incontinence in elderly patients: A taboo in medical reports of departments of internal medicine? Wedmann, A. Abdel Samie
   European Journal of Geriatrics 2000; 2: 76 – 79
2. Geriatric screening in a department of internal medicine Wedmann, A. Abdel Samie
   European Journal of Geriatrics 2001; 3: 31 – 36
3. Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for the treatment of both malignant as well as benign biliary strictures
4. Abdel Samie, S. Dette, U. Vöhringer, M Stumpf, K. Kopischke, L.Theilmann
   World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012; 4: 405 – 408
5. Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for treatment of malignant biliary strictures due to pancreatic carcinoma A. Abdel Samie, M. Stumpf, L. Theilmann
   Gastroenterology Research 2012; 5: 195 – 199
6. Saftey of endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients under dual antiplatelet therapy
   Abdel Samie, R. Sun, U. Vöhringer, L. Theilmann
   Hepato-Gastroenterology 2013; 60: 124: 259 – 261
7. Risk factors for recurrence of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea A. Abdel Samie, M. Traub, K. Bachmann, K. Kopischke, L. Theilmann
   Hepato-Gastroenterology 2013; 60: 1351 – 1354
8. Biliary-pancreatic endoscopic and surgical procedures in patients under dual antiplatelet Therapy: a single-center study A. Abdel Samie, M. Stumpf, R. Sun, L. Theilmann
   Clinical Endoscopy 2013; 46: 395 – 398
9. Risk factors and management of anticoagulant-induced intramural hematoma of the gastrointestinal tract Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
   European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2013; 39: 191 -194
10. Endoscopic procedures in patients under clopidogrel/dual antiplatelet therapy: to do or not to do? Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
    Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases 2013; 22: 33 – 36
11. Endoscopic procedures in patients under clopidogrel or dual antiplatelet therapy: a survey among German gastroenterologists and current guidelines Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann, J. Labenz
    German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2014; 25: 425 – 428
12. Risk factors for recurrence of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea
    Samie AA, Traub M, Bachmann K, Kopischke K, Theilmann L.
    Hepatogastroenterology. 2013 ep;60(126):1351-4

Case Reports

1. Acute symptomatic hyponatremia in a 70-year-old male. Case report and review on the syndrome of inadequate ADH secretion
   A. Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
   Medizinische Klinik 2002; 5: 298 – 303
2. Complete remission of brain metastasis under chemotherapy in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer
   A. Abdel Samie, B. Sandritter, A. Gerhards, H. Talazko, L. Theilmann
   Arzneimitteltherapie 2002; 08: 254 – 256
3. Severe microangiopathic hemolytic anemia as first mainfestation of a CUP Syndrome. Rapid hematologic remission under polychemotherapy
   A. Abdel Samie, B. Sandritter, L. Theilmann Medizinische Klinik 2004; 14: 148 – 153
4. Upper abdominal pain, protein S deficiency and heterozygous
   prothrombin mutation
   A. Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
   Gastroenterologe 2007; 2: 194 – 197
5. Acute haemoperitoneum due to spontaneous tumour rupture as first mainfestation of hepatocellular carcinoma
   A. Abdel Samie, G. Otto, L. Theilmann
   German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2007; 45: 615 – 619
6. A rare cause of obstructive jaundice
   A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, L. Theilmann
   Gastroenterology. 2009; 137: 40, 394
7. Gallstone ileus in underlying stenosis of the sigmoid due to recurrent
   diverticulitis – a rare complication of cholelithiasis
   R. Sun, L. Theilmann, U. Vöhringer, A. Abdel SamieMedizinische Klinik 2010; 105: 433 – 436
8. Hypoechogenic lesion of the head of pancreas
   R. Sun, A. Abdel Samie, H. Schlinke, L. Theilmann
   Gastroenterologe 2011; 6: 229 – 31
9. A patient with a tumour of the ileocecal valve
   R. Sun, A. Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
   Gastroenterology 2011; 141: 1977, 2277
10. Partial thrombosis of the inferior vena cava in a patient with non-Hodgkin-lymphoma
    R. Sun, B. Maier, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie
    Internist 2012; 53: 474 – 477
11. Poorly-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the sigmoid colon – a rare differential diagnosis of malignant colon tumours
    A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, A. Fayyazi, L. Theilmann
    Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2012 Mar 7. (Epub ahead of print)
12. A submucous mass of the distal esophagus
    A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, S. Dette, A. Fayyazi, A. Pfob,
    L. Theilmann
    Gastroenterologe 2012; 7: 127 – 129
13. An elderly patient on warfarin with rectal bleeding
    A. Abdel Samie, M. Stumpf, L. Theilmann
    Gastroenterology 2012; 143: 27, 270 – 271
14. Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for treatment ofpost-sphincterotomy bleedingAbdel Samie, L. TheilmannGastroenterology Research 2012; 5: 167 – 170
15. A rare cause of recurrent iron-deficiency anemia Huber, A. Abdel Samie, D. Kychenko, L. TheilmannJournal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases 2012; 21: 343
16. Spontaneous intramural small bowel hematoma secondary to
    anticoagulant therapy: a case series
    A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, A. Huber, W. Höpfner, L. Theilmann
    Medizinische Klinik Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin 2013; 108: 144 – 148
17. Granulocytic sarcoma of the colon
    A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, L. Theilmann
    Video Journal & Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy 2013; 1: 363 – 364
18. Primary Multifocal Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus Abdel Samie, M, Stumpf^, A. Fayyazi^, S. Werle^, L. TheilmannJournal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2014; 45: 228 – 230
19. Leiomyosarcoma of the sigmoid colon: a rare cause of intestinal intussusception Abdel Samie, R. Sun, A. Fayyazi, L. TheilmannJournal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2014; 45: 6 – 9
20. A patient with a solitary lump in the sigmoid colon Theilmann, A. Abdel SamieGastroenterology 2015, November 25, Epub ahead of print

Reviews

1. Diverticular disease of the colon L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie Verdauungskrankheiten, 2011; 2: 50 – 58
2. Diagnosis and management of focal liver lesions A. Abdel Samie, U. Vöhringer, K. Bachmann
   Verdauungskrankheiten 2013; 2: 77 – 84
3. Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for treatment of both benign and malignant biliary disorders
   A. Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy 2012; 2012: 498617
4. Detection and management of spontaneous intramural small bowel hematoma secondary to anticoagulant therapyA Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012; 6: 553 – 59

Abstracts

1. Prevelance of geriatric problems in an internal medicine department Abdel Samie, B. Wedmann
   European Journal of Geriatrics 2000; 2: 42
2. Urinary incontinence in elderly patients: A taboo in medical reports of departments of internal medicine Abdel Samie, B. Wedmann
   European Journal of Geriatrics 2000; 2: 43
3. Complete thromobsis of the portal vein, splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein in a patient with hereditary thrombophilia. A rare cause of acute abdominal pain Abdel Samie, K. Bachmann, U. Vöhringer, L. Theilmann
   German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2008; 46: 1074
4. Risk factors and clinical presentation of patients with clostridium difficile associated diarrhea in a tertiary care hospital. A retrospective study Traub, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie
   German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2010; 48: 583
5. Primary follicular non hodgkin lymphoma of the pancreas. A case report Sun, L. Theilmann, H. Schlinke, A. Abdel Samie
   German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2010; 48: 592
6. Contrast enhanced ultrasound versus spiral computer tomography for the detection of liver metastasis in patients with gastrointestional malignancies Yüksel-Demiroglu, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie
   German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2010; 48: 584
7. Obstructive jaundice due to spontaneous duodenal hematoma complicating anticoagulant therapy A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, U. Vöhringer, L. Theilmann
   German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2010; 48: 1073
8. Chloroma of the Ileocecal Valve R. Sun, A. Abdel Samie, A. Fayyazi, L. Theilmann
   Endoskopie heute 2011; 24: 59
9. Anticoagulant-induced intestinal hematoma – a common complication of anticoagulant therapy? A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, A. Huber, L. Theilmann
   Endoskopie heute 2012; 25: 83
10. Lymphangioma of the Esophagus. A rare tumor R. Sun, A. Abdel Samie, S. Dette, L. heilmann
    Endoskopie heute 2012; 25: 76
11. A patient with diffuse liver metastasis as the first manifestation of a poor differentiated small cell neuro-endocrine carcinoma of the sigmoid. A case report R. Sun, L. Theilmann, A. Fayyazi, A. Abdel Samie
    Endoskopie heute 2012; 25: 78
12. Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for the treatment of both malignant as well as benign biliary strictures Abdel Samie, S. Dette, U. Vöhringer, M. Stumpf, L. Theilmann German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2012; 50: 622
13. Risk factors for recurrence of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea Abdel Samie, M. Traub, K. Bachmann, L. Theilmann German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2012; 50: 618
14. Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for treatment of post- sphincterotomy bleedingAbdel Samie, L. Theilmann
    German Journal of Gastroenterology (ZfG) 2012; 50: 622
15. Biliary-pancreatic endoscopic and surgical procedures in patients under dual antiplatelet therapy: A single-center study Abdel Samie, M. Stumpf, R. Sun, L. Theilmann Endoskopie heute 2013; 26: 91
16. Leiomyosarkoma of the sigmoid colon. A case report Sun, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie
    Endoskopie heute 2013; 26: 83

Lectures/Presentations

• Prevalence of geriatric porblems in an internal medicine clinic A. Abdel Samie, B. Wedmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, Austrian Congress of Geriatrics, 25. – 29. March 2000, Bad Hofgastein, Austria
• Urinary incontinence in elderly patients: A taboo in medical reports of departments of internal medicine A. Abdel Samie, B. Wedmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, Austrian Congress of Geriatrics, 25. – 29. March 2000, Bad Hofgastein, Austria
• Acute symptomatic hyponatremia in a 70-year-old male A. Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 38th South West German Society Congress of Internal Medicine (SWGIM) 5. – 6. October 2001, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
• CUP with severe microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. A case report A. Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 40th South West German Society of Internal Medicine (SWGIM) Congress, 26. – 27. September 2003, Ludwigsburg, Germany
• Acute haemoperitoneum due to spontaneous tumor rupture as first manifestation of hepatocellular carcinoma, a case report A. Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 6th Congress European Federation of Internal Medicine, 23. – 26. Mai 2007, Lisbon, Portugal
• Complete thromobsis of the portal vein, splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein in a patient with hereditary thrombophilia. A rare cause of acute abdominal pain A. Abdel Samie, K. Bachmann, U. Vöhringer, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 63th German Society of Gastroenterology (DGVS) Congress, 1. – 04. Oktober 2008, Berlin, Germany
• Gallstone ileus in underlying stenosis of the sigmoid – a rare complication of cholelithiasis Abdel Samie, R. Sun, S. Dette und L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 19th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 12. – 14. June 2008, Mannheim, Germany
• Risk factors and clinical presentation of patients with clostridium difficile associated diarrhea in a tertiary care hospital. A retrospective study M. Traub, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 21th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 11. – 12. June 2010, Bruchsal, Germany
• Primary follicular non hodgkin lymphoma of the pancreas. A case report R. Sun, L. Theilmann, H. Schlinke, A. Abdel SamiePoster/Oral Presentation, 21th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 11. – 12. June 2010, Bruchsal, Germany
• Contrast enhanced ultrasound versus spiral computer tomography for the detection of liver metastasis in patients with gastrointestional malignancies Yüksel-Demiroglu, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 21th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 11. – 12. June 2010, Bruchsal, Germany
• Obstructive jaundice due to spontaneous duodenal hematoma complicating anticoagulant therapy
  A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, U. Vöhringer, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 65^th German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 15. – 18. September, Stuttgart, Germany
• Rare gastrointestinal diseases A. Abdel Samie
  Oral Presentation, State Medical Council certified training event, November 2010, Pforzheim, Germany
• Management of focal liver lesions A. Abdel Samie
  Oral Presentation, State Medical Council certified training event,
  Januar 2011, Pforzheim, Germany
• Chloroma of the Ileocecal Valve R. Sun, A. Abdel Samie, A. Fayyazi, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 41th German Society of Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques Congress, 17. – 19. March 2011, Munich, Germany
• The optimal working place – criteria for the right decsion
  A. Abdel Samie
  Oral Presentation, Perspective and Career Congress for Medical Students, 15. April 2011, Ulm, Germany
• A rare cause for rectal bleeding A. Huber, A. Abdel Samie, M. Stumpf, L. TheilmannPoster/Oral Presentation, 22th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 01. – 02. July 2011, Tübingen, Germany
• A patient with diffuse liver metastasis as the first manifestation of a poor differentiated small cell neuro-endocrine carcinoma. A case report
  R. Sun, L. Theilmann, A. Fayyazi, A. Abdel Samie
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 22th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 01. – 02. July 2011, Tübingen, Germany
• Partial thrombosis of the inferior vena cava in a patient with non-Hodgkin-lymphoma Sun, B. Maier, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel SamiePoster/Oral Presentation, 48^th South West German Society of Internal Medicine, 16. – 17. September 2011, Constanze, Germany
• Ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute abdominal pain A. Abdel Samie
  Oral Presentation, 48th South West German Society of Internal Medicine, 16. September 2011, Constanze, Germany
• Gastrointestinal quiz R. Sun, A. Abdel SamieOral Presentation, State Medical Council certified training event, November 2011, Pforzheim, Germany
• Anticoagulant-induced intestinal hematoma – a common complication of anticoagulant therapy? A. Abdel Samie, R. Sun, A. Huber, L. TheilmannPoster/Oral Presentation, 42th German Society of Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques Congress, 22. – 24. March 2012, Munich, Germany
• Lymphangioma of the esophagus. A rare tumor R. Sun, A. Abdel Samie, S. Dette, L. heilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 42th German Society of Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques, 22. – 24. March 2012, Munich, Germany
• Endoscopic procedures in patients under antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy Abdel Samie
  Oral Presentation, Quality Circle Gastroenterology Nordbaden, 22. March 2012, Karlsruhe, Germany
• Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for the treatment of both malignant as well as benign biliary strictures Abdel Samie, S. Dette, U. Vöhringer, M. Stumpf, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 23th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 15. – 16. June 2012, Freiburg, Germany
• Risk factors for recurrence of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea Abdel Samie, M. Traub, K. Bachmann, L. Theilmann Poster/Oral Presentation, 23th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 15. – 16. June 2012, Freiburg, Germany
• Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for treatment of post-sphincterotomy bleeding Abdel Samie, L. TheilmannPoster/Oral Presentation, 23th South West German Society of Gastroenterology Congress, 15. – 16. June 2012, Freiburg, Germany
• Endoscopic procedures under dual antiplatelet therapy. Do we need new guidelines ? Abdel Samie, L. Theilmann
  Oral Presentation, Association of Senior Hospital Gastroenterologists Congress (ALGK), 02. December 2012, Berlin, Germany
• New oral anticoagulants – relevance for gastroenterologists Abdel SamieOral Presentation, State Medical Council certified training event, December 2012, Pforzheim, Germany
• Biliary-pancreatic endoscopic and surgical procedures in patients under dual antiplatelet therapy: A single-center study Abdel Samie, M. Stumpf, R. Sun, L. Theilmann
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 43th German Society of Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques Congress, 14. – 16. March 2013, Munich, Germany
• Leiomyosarkoma of the sigmoid. A case report Sun, L. Theilmann, A. Abdel Samie
  Poster/Oral Presentation, 43th German Society of Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques Congress, 14. – 16. March 2013, Munich, Germany
• Patient seminar: diverticulosis of the colon, Heath Exhibition Pforzheim, Germany, 15. October2011
  Abdel Samie
• Patient seminar: elevated liver enzymes, Health Exhibition Pforzheim, Germany, 16. October 2011
  Abdel Samie
• Patient seminar: ultrasound – new techniques, Cancer Day Pforzheim, Germany, 16. March 2013
  Abdel Samie
• Patient Seminar: stomach and colon cancer, Cancer Day Pforzheim, Germany, 16. March 2013
  Abdel Samie
• Update non alcholoic fatty liver disease, Advanced Diabetes Conference (organized by ICLDC), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 27.09.2014
  A. Abdel Samie
• Inflmmatory Bowel Disease, Advanced Medicine Congress (organized RCP/UK and ICLDC), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 20/21.11.2015
  A. Abdel Samie
• Non alcoholic fatty liver disease, Advanced Medicine Congress (organized by RCP/UK and ICLDC), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 20.21.11.2015
  A. Abdel Samie

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