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 Dr. Ramy Fodah

Assistant Professor
Dr. Ramy Fodah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at the College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS. He earned a Master's degree in Microbiology and Immunology, as well as a Ph.D. degree focused on Microbiology and Immunology, from the University of Louisville in the USA. In addition, he obtained a Master's degree in Medical Education from the College of Medicine at KSAU-HS in 2019, demonstrating his dedication to academic excellence.
Dr. Fodah possesses expertise in various areas, including Bacterial Mutagenesis, DNA Sequencing, Molecular Biology, SDS-PAGE, Antibodies, Tissue Culture, Animal Models, Small Animal Imaging, Therapeutic Studies, In Vitro and In Vivo Assay Development, and Scientific Writing. Moreover, he has a strong interest in incorporating innovative teaching methods in health profession fields and leveraging modern technologies for teaching and learning.
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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Degree:  B.Sc., MS, Ph.D.  

M.ME. in Medical Education, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, KSA   2016 - 2019

Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, USA                                      2012 – 2016 

MSc. in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, USA                                       2010 – 2012

B.Sc. in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, King Saud University, KSA                                           ​1999 - 2004

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant professor, Clinical laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-HS, 2016 - now

Teaching assistant, Clinical laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-HS, 2008 – 2016 

Medical Technologist II, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNG-HA), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology section, 2006 – 2008 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

Associate Dean of Academic & Students Affairs, College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, 2020- 2022.

Assistant Dean of Academic & Students Affairs, College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, 2017- 2020

Chairperson of assessment unit, College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, 2017 - 2022 

 

HONORARY DEGREE &AWARDS

Norton Healthcare Medical student award for Research, Louisville, 2013 poster presentation.

First place poster presentation in Master of Medical Education (MME), KSAU-HS, COM, Riyadh

Third place oral presentation in Master of Medical Education (MME), KSAU-HS, COM, Riyadh​

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Research Interests / Collaborations

Publications


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RA Fodah, JB Scott, JM Warawa (2023) Corrigendum: Direct monitoring of meropenem therapeutic efficacy against Klebsiella pneumoniae respiratory infection by bioluminescence imaging. Journal of Medical Microbiology 72 (10), 001765
H Aqel, N Sannan, R Foudah, A Al-Hunaiti (2023) Enzyme Production and Inhibitory Potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Contrasting Clinical and Environmental Isolates. Antibiotics 12 (9), 1354.
H Aqel, N Sannan, R Foudah (2023) From Hospital to Community: Exploring Antibiotic Resistance and Genes Associated with Virulence Factor Diversity of Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci. Antibiotics 12 (7), 1147
RA Fodah, JB Scott, JM Warawa (2023) Direct monitoring of meropenem therapeutic efficacy against Klebsiella pneumoniae respiratory infection by bioluminescence imaging. Journal of Medical Microbiology 72 (5), 001686
RA Fodah, AI Al Hassan, AA Alanazi, MK Al Mutairi, SA Shah (2022) The Impact of Theoretical Knowledge Acquisition on Practical Clinical Skills: Multi-Disciplinary Retrospective Study. Health Professions Education 9 (1), 1
MO Alotaibi, HS Sonbol, SS Alwakeel, RS Suliman, RA Fodah, ASA Jaffal, ...(2020) Microbial diversity of some sabkha and desert sites in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 27 (10), 2778-2789
MO Alotaibi, HS Sonbol, SS Alwakeel, RS Suliman, RA Fodah, ...(2020) Microbial diversity of some Sabkha and desert sites in Saudi Arabia. Saudi J Biol Sci 27: 2778–2789
ZH Baladi, MK Al Mutairi, N Al Harthy, F Alenazi, R Fodh. (2019) Mapping the contribution in research productivity of Colleges of Applied Medical Sciences affiliated with universities of Saudi Arabia published in PubMed indexed journals. Library Philosophy and Practice, 1-13
J Li, H Zheng, R Fodah, JM Warawa, CK Ng (2018)Validation of 2-18F-Fluorodeoxysorbitol as a Potential Radiopharmaceutical for Imaging Bacterial Infection in the Lung. J Nucl Med 59 (1), 134-9
J Li, H Zheng, R Fodah, J Warawa, C Ng (2015) Imaging disease progression of bacterial lung infection in mice with 2-[18F]-fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS). Journal of Nuclear Medicine 56 (supplement 3), 586-586
Y Mo, J Chen, DM Humphrey Jr, RA Fodah, JM Warawa, GW Hoyle (2015) Abnormal epithelial structure and chronic lung inflammation after repair of chlorine-induced airway injury. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 308
MB Lawrenz, RA Fodah, MG Gutierrez, J Warawa (2014) Intubation-mediated intratracheal (IMIT) instillation: a noninvasive, lung-specific delivery system. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), e52261

RA Fodah, JB Scott, HH Tam, P Yan, TL Pfeffer, R Bundschuh, ...(2014)

Correlation of Klebsiella pneumoniae comparative genetic analyses with virulence profiles in a murine respiratory disease model

PloS one 9 (9), e107394

Y Mo, J Chen, DM Humphrey, RA Fodah, JM Warawa, GW Hoyle.( 2014)

Chronic Lung Inflammation In Mice Following Recovery From Chlorine-Induced Airway Injury. B61. Potpourri Of Inj-Ourri: Epithelial Cells In Lung Injury And Repair …

J Li, H Zheng, J Warawa, R Fodah, B Gray, K Pak, C Ng (2014) Evaluation of 18F-FP-Cy7-DPA for imaging bacterial infection in mouse lung. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 55 (supplement 1), 1240-1240​

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SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

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MEMBERSHIP 

Member of the Saudi Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Member of the American Society for Microbiology​


CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOP PARTICIPATIONS

Attended the KAIMRC Bacteriophage Symposium. KSAU-HS, 2023
Participated in workshop titled: “How to conduct a student journal club", COAMS/KSAUHS, 2023
Attended the “Evidence Based Practice" Webinar, KSAU-HS, 2022.
Attended the “Data Management before Doing Statistical Analysis" Webinar, KSAU-HS, 2022
Participated in workshop titled “PLO and CLO Assessment", COAMS/KSAU-HS, 2022
Attended the “Research Methods from Publication Perspective" Webinar, KSAU-HS, 2022
Attended the “Manuscript Writing" Webinar, KSAU-HS, 2022
Attended the “Clinical Teaching" Webinar, KSAU-HS, 2022
Attended “The Use of Electronic Medical Records to Support Medical Research" Webinar, KSAU-HS, 2022
Participated in workshop titled “Faculty Promotion and Development from Research Perspective", KSAU-HS, 2022
Attended the 2nd Journal Club, College of Nursing – Jeddah, KSAU-HS, 2022
Attended the “Innovation Arabia 15" Conference, 2022
Attended the “2nd Annual Saudi Laboratory and Diagnostic" Congress, 2022
Attended the “Peer Review" Webinar, 2022
Attended the Saudi International Medical Education Conference (SIMEC 2022), 2022.
Attended the “Translational Research from Basic to Clinical Trial" Webinar, 2022
Speaker at the COVID-19 vaccines (6th Health Professions Conference), 2022
Attended the Fourth Annual Research Forum for College of Applied Medical Sciences – Jeddah, 2022
Attended the Best Practice for Preparing Course Reports, 2021
Participated in workshop titled: “Essential of Assessment and Blue Printing", 2021
Attended the Team-Based Learning 
Attended the 2nd Pre-Clinical Models Forums (PMF)
Attended the Saudi International Antimicrobial Congress 
Participated in training course titled: “Advanced Innovative eLearning, 2021
Participated in training course titled “Foundation of Innovative eLearning", 2021
Attended the" Academic Counselling Navigating to Student Success" Webinar, 2021
Attended the “Post-Pandemic Medical Education: Assessing Competence in Medical Education", 2021
Attended the “Gulf HIV Expert Summit", 2021
Attended the “Clinical Teaching at a Time of Physical Distancing" Webinar, 2020
Participated in online course titled: “COVID-19 Basic course", 2020
Attended the ASU + GSV Summit 2020, 2020
Attended the “In The Future of Performance Assessment in Medical Education", 2020
Speaker at COSHP Educational Conference “Writing Multiple Choice Questions", 2020.
Attended seminar titled: “Salmonella Infections KAMC: Implications for Food Safety in Saudi Arabia", 2019
Speaker at seminar titled: “Seeing the Unseen: The Power of Real-time in Vivo Imaging in Infectious Disease Research", 2019.
Attended the “Inflammation, the good, the bad, and the ugly" seminar, 2019.
Participated in workshop titled: “Problem-Based Learning", 2019 
Attended seminar titled “the From Nature to Drug Discovery Application of a Multifaceted (MECSUS) Protocol to a Saudi Collected Microorganisms for a Potential Bioactive Entities", 2019. 
Attended seminar titled “the Photomechanical Molecular Crystals: Making Organic Crystals Dance Under the Spotlight", 2019.
Speaker at the Candida Auris Outbreak (4th Health Professions Conference), 2019. 
Participated in workshop titled: “Continuous Assessment & Psychometric Analysis", 2018.
Participated in workshop titled: “Statistical Analysis – JMP software", 2018.
Participated in workshop titled: “Decision Making and Problem Solving", 2018.
Attended the 13th International Conference on Microbial Interaction & Microbial Ecology (Rome, Italy)
Participated in workshop titled: “Introduction to Data Analytics", 2018.
Attended seminar titled; “Assessment and Leadership in Health Professions Education", 2018. 
Participated in workshop titled: “Basic of Assessment", 2018.
Participated in workshop titled: “Qualitative Research Study Analysis NVivo", 2018. 
Participated in workshop titled: “The Fundamental Principles of Assessment", 2017. 
Participated in workshop titled: “Recent Trends in Medical Education", 2017.
Participated in workshop titled: “BlackBoard training", 2017.

 

 

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

Contribution in Career Day Activity at COAMS-Male Campus, 2022

Research Evaluator during the second Health Professions Conference, 2017

Member in research evaluation committee in the seventh Health Professions Conference, 2022

Participation at Hand Hygiene Activity at Riyadh Park Mall, 2019


CONTACT INFORMATION

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Office location/number:  CLSP/COAMS-M 1.CM.02.073

Phone: +966114299999      Ext: 95325

Email: fodahr@ksau-hs.edu.sa  ​