Faculty of Medicine

Prof.Dr. Hadeer Mahmoud AbdElGhafar

Contact Information
Phone Number: 084 6300587                          
Fax Number: 084 6302350
E-mail Address: hma04@fayoum.edu.eg
Office: Bulding Of Faculty Medicine - Pediatrics Department
Post Address: Fayoum University - Faculty of Medicine - Pediatrics Department - POBox: 63514
Academic Qualifications
B.Sc.: Medicine and Surgery - Cairo University - 1988
M.Sc.: Pediatrics - Medicine Faculty - Cairo University - 1992
Ph.D.: Pediatrics - Medicine Faculty - Cairo University - 2002
Academic Positions
Lecture : From 2002 To 2008
Assistant Professor : From 2008 To 2013
Professor : From 2013 Up Till Now
Research Interests
publication in neuro-pediatric field from 2004 till 2009.
international publication for - A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN MRI STUDY IN EGYPTIAN CHILDREN WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS. Published in Journal of pediatric neurology 3(2005) 207- 215
inborn error of metabolism
neurodegenerative diseases and leukodystrophies in pediatrics
Muscular dystrophies and metabolic myopathy.
Epilepsy and catastrophic epilepsy
Digital EEG
Specialty
Pediatric Neurologist
Member in Egyptian Neuro-Pediatric Society.
Member in the group of Inborn Error of Metabolism - Cairo University.
Member in society of neuroscience of Africa.
Conference
The 8th meditteranean & first pan Arab child Neurology congress, March 20/22/2002, Cairo & Alexandria.
The 16th Annual conference of Pediatric Department Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University April 16th 17th, 2003.
The conference of Egyptian Neuropediatric society, Feb 6, 2003, Cairo Sheraton.
The 18th Annual conference of pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University. April 20th 2005
2nd pan African & pan Arab international pediatric epilepsy conference, Feb 10-11, 2005.
10th Asian European workshop on inborn errors of metabolism 17-21 Mach, 2005.
Conference Egyptian Neuropediatric society in collaboration with Italian Egyptian Neuroscience Association March 15-17, 2006.
Workshop on pediatric EEG of Annual meeting of Egyptian Neuropediatric society in collaboration with Italian Egyptian Neuroscience Association on March 15, 2006.
The 18th Annual congress of pediatric HAVEN, Cairo, Egypt, March 2-3, 2006.
1st Annual of Alex Neuropsychiatry & pediatric Neurology conference Sep 20th – 22nd, 2006 Alex – Egypt.
3rd Middle East Metabolic group meeting held on November 2nd, 2002 at Le Royal Hotel – Beirut Lebanon.
The 17th Annual conference of pediatrics department Zagazig University 8-9 November, 2007.
The 4th international conference of Egyptian society of Hematology & Research – 20th – 21st February 2008.
The 11th Annual conference of the Egyptian Association of neurology - March 13th, 14th 2008.
The 9th international thalassemia conference May 7th – 8th, 2008.
10th international Thalassemia conference 6th-7 th May 2009 Cairo Marriott Hotel, Egypt.
Alexandria Pediatric Epilepsy Conference ( APEC) 23-25 April 2009.
The 5TH International conference of Diabetes in childhood and Adolescence of The Egyptian Society of pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes , March 5th-6th 2009, Marriott Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 Scientific conference 5th – 11th,Juli,2009.
Papers previously published
Urinary N-acetyl B-D-Glucosaminidase elevation in Epileptic Children treated with valproic acid: an index of proximal renal tubular damage. Published in Kasr El Aini Medical Journal Vol., 10. No 2,March 2004.
Hematolog abnormalities and acquired von Willebrand disease type I associated with long term Valproate therapy. Published in The Egyptian Journal of pediatric Neuroscience, Vol 2, No 2, September 2005.
A clinicopathological and brain MRI study in Egyptian children with mitochondrial disorders. Published in Journal of Pediatric Neurology, volume 3, No 4 , April 2005, 207-215.
The Role of Brain MRI and MR Spectroscopy in the diagnosis of demyelinating brain diseases among Egyptian children. Published in Kasr Ei Aini Medical Journal Vol.12, No 6, November 2006
Neurodiagnostic tools in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Published in Journal of Arab child., volume 18, No.3, Jun., 2007.
Catastrophic epileptic encephalopathies in infancy.Published in The Gaz. Egypt. Paed. Vol. 54, No 4, Oct 2006
Clinical and Radiological Patterns of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Children. Published in Alexandria Journal of Pediatrics Vol. 22, No1, January 2008
The utility of rapid antigen detection testing for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis in low-resource settings. Published in international Journal of Infectious Diseases 14 (2010) e 1048-e1053 (pubMed)
Treatment of Streptococcal Pharyngitis With Once-Daily Amoxicillin Versus Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin G in Low-Resource Settings: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Published in clinical Pediatrics, 2011 JUN ; 50 (6): 535-42 ( Pub Med)
Awareness of Stroke in Adults and Pediatrics among Fayoum University Hospital Workers and Medical students. Published in Egypt J Neurol Psychiat Neurosurg. |July 2011 | Vol 48 | Issue 3.
Seizures and intellectual outcome: Clinico-radiological study of 30 Egyptian cases of tuberous sclerosis complex. Published in European journal of Paediatric neurology 15 ( 2 0 1 1 ) 1 3 1 -1 3 7)( pub Med)
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and interleukin-1?-511 gene polymorphisms among Egyptian children with febrile seizures. Published in Comparative Clinical Pathology ,Volume 21- number 5- October 2012.
Thalamic Lesions Profile by MRI as Predictor of Outcome in Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis of Childhood. published in Egypt Journal Neurol Psychiat Neurosurg. |Jan 2013 | Vol 50 | Issue1.
A Study of Radio-Pathological Diagnosis in 20 Egyptian Children with Brain Tumors.published in Egypt Journal Neurol Psychiat Neurosurg. |April 2013 | Vol 50 | Issue 2
Prenatal Genotyping of Gaucher Disease in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics October 2013, volume 14, issue 4, 361-365.
Short-term Effects of Corticosteroid Therapy on Cardiac and Skeletal Muscles in Muscular Dystrophies Journal of Investigative Medicine, December 2015, volume 62, issue 6. ( pub Med)
Evaluation of Serum Cystatin C in Type 1 Diabetic Children and Adolescents as an Early Indicator of Diabetic Nephropathy. Published in Journal of American Science 2015;11(5)
Clinical patterns and outcomes of status epilepticus in patients with tuberus sclerosis complex. Journal of Therapeutic and clinical risk management, June 2017, volume 13, 779-765. )( pub Med)
Diagnostic Approach of Floppy Infants: A Study in Fayoum University Hospital, Egypt. The Middle East Journal of Medical Genetics , vol 6, No 2, July 2017.
Epilepsy and EEG Findings in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism Open Access 2017.
incidence and Risk factors of Carnitine Deficiency in Epileptic Children treated with a diversity of Antiepileptic Regimens. Published in Egypt Journal Neurol Psychiat Neurosurg.2017.
Implementation of ketogenic diet in children with drug-resistant epilepsy in a medium resources setting: Egyptian experience. Published in Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2019; 11: 35–38
Interleukin-1B-511 and interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms in Egyptian children with febrile seizures: published in journal of American Science 2020.
Workshops
Have contributed in the teaching of the third country training program ( women's health for Yemen) from June 1st to Juli 13th 2009.
Organized by FOM/FU in collaboration with Japan international cooperation Agency (JICA).
Local organization of the previous IBRO schools
21 ISN-IBRO school and workshop of neuroscience of Africa ( Fayoum university 2-6 December 2009)
2nd IBRO-SfN Neuroscience School “Neuroscience Teaching Tools” in Fayoum-Egypt 2009 as an organizer
Professional skills workshop in 9th SONA conference
9th international conference of Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) in Sharm El Sheikh 8-12 December 2009.
Society member and speciality
Pediatric Neurologist with subspecialty in Inborn Error of Metabolism.
Member in Egyptian society of epilepsy and Neuropediatric disease.(ENPS)
Member in Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA)
Member in Neuroscience group of Egypt ( NGE)
Member in the international Brain Research Organization (IBRO)