Personal Details

Name: Maky A. Hafidh

Speciality Qualification: Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Canada (FRCSC) and Ireland (FRCSI). Otolaryngology.

Primary qualification: MBChB – July 1990

Medical School: University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Iraq. This is a 6 year course, which includes basic medical sciences and clinical studies. The last (6th) year is an internship year.

E-Mail: maky@dal.ca

Dr Hafidh has moved to Ireland 1996 and did his residency in Otolaryngology there; he acquired the Irish Citizenship and enjoyed living in Ireland for more than 11 years.

Current Position:

Consultant Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Cape Breton District health authority since July 2008. He works in two hospitals : Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney ;and North Side General Hospital.

Higher Qualifications:

FRCSC - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, June 2008

FRCS(I) - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - July 2000

MCCEE: Medical council of Canada Evaluation Examination. Jan 2006

Subspecialty Fellowships:

1-Head and Neck Oncology and General Otolaryngology

One year clinical fellowship in head and neck cancers and general otolaryngology diseases at the division of otolaryngology/Head and Neck surgery at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia July 2007-July 2008.

2-Otology and Neuro-otology Fellowship

Clinical Fellowship in Otology / Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery at Dalhousie University and QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia. July 2006-June 2007.Under the supervision of Dr Manohar Bance and Dr David Morris.

Mission statement of fellowship: To produce well rounded inquiring academic otologist and neurotologists, who are clinically and research capable and will advance the boundaries of knowledge in the specialty of otology / neurotology.

Summary of fellowship: This fellowship consists of 60% clinical and 40% research components. The clinical component will encompass the whole of otology and neurotology, including middle ear disease and surgery, hearing reconstruction, skull base surgery, cochlear implants, implantable hearing devices, vestibular disorders and medical hearing disorders, in both adults and children. The research component will consist of research in middle ear mechanics, vestibular testing, gait testing, hearing handicap measures, as well as clinical research. The Fellowship equips the fellow to look at the full range of management options for skull base tumors. The current volumes of Cochlear Implants and BAHAs are approx 40-50/year.

Clinical Experience:

Four-year training programme run by the 'Higher Surgical Training Committee in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery' of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Residency programme). The programme is supervised by the Royal College of surgeons of Ireland and England.

I have completed the following rotational posts:

Year 4 SpR (July 2005-June 2006)
Irish Training Programme in Otolaryngology

1st six months (July 2005-December 2006)
Mater Hospital, Dublin
Mainly Head and Neck and Rhinology
Supervisor: Tigh O’Dwyer, Alex Blaney, Michael
Colreavy and Joe Huges

2nd six months
Cork University Hospital
Head and Neck oncology, Otology and Rhinology
Supervisor: Gerry O’Leary, Peter O’Sullivan

Year 3 SpR (July 2004-June 2005)

Protected research at the University of Liverpool/ UK, combined with clinical duties.
This research examined the role of apoptotic markers (p53,Bcl-2,Bax,caspase-3,survivin and Mdm2) and telomerase in the management of more than 200 cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
Supervisors were: Prof. A S Jones, University clinical department and Tim Helliwell, consultant in histopathology.
This is registered as part of an MD degree program with the University of Liverpool and will be completed soon.

Year two SpR
(Irish Training program of Otolaryngology):

First six months (July 2003-December 2003)
St.James's University Hospital/Ireland
Mainly Head and Neck oncology
Also Otology and Rhinology
Supervisors: Professor C.Timon, Professor
A. Curran, B.Conlon, P.Lacy.

Second six months (Jan 2004-June 2004)
Beaumont University Hospital/Ireland
Mainly Otology, Neuro-Otology and Cochlear Implants. Also Head and Neck oncology and Rhinology
Supervisors: Rory McConn Walsh, Professor Michael Walsh, Robert Gaffeny, L.Viani

Year one SpR
( Irish Training program of Otolaryngology):

First six months(July 2002-December 2002)
Our Lady's University Hospital for sick children/Ireland.
Paediatrics Otolaryngology
Supervisors: John Russell, Andy Maguire.

Second six months (Jan 2003-June 2003)
Tallaght/St.James's Hospitals/Ireland.
General Otolaryngology
Supervisors: Professor C.Timon, Professor A Curran,
B.Conlon, D.McShane.

Other Otolaryngology Experience:

July 1999-June 2002(3 years)
Registrar in Otolaryngology at Waterford Regional
Teaching Hospital / Ireland. The hospital is
Recognised for training by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

In these three years I gained very useful clinical and operative experiences in different aspects of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery. I worked under direct the supervision of Robin Kane, Martin Donnelly, David Smyth (Ear, Nose and Throat Consultants).

Jan 1999-June 1999 (6months):
Senior House Officer in Otolaryngology at Tralee General hospital, Ireland under the direct supervision of Brian Moriarity (Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant).

July 1997-December1998 (18months)
Senior House Officer in Otolaryngology at Waterford Regional Hospital, Ireland under direct supervision of Robin Kane, Martin Donnelly and Gerry Cronin (Ear, Nose and Throat Consultants).

March 1997-June 1997
Locum Senior House Officer in Otolaryngology Waterford Regional Hospital

Jan 1996-November 1996
SHO in Otolaryngology at Al-Karamah Teaching Hospital. Baghdad-Iraq.

Nov 1996-March 1997
Preparation course for FRCSI exam

Summery of my Otolaryngology training in Ireland and Canada:

Basic Surgical Training

November 1993-December 1995:
SHO in General Surgery at Medical City Teaching Hospital

October 1992-October 1993:
Senior House Officer in Emergency and Trauma at Al-Karamah Teaching Hospital

September 1990-September 1992:
General medical rotation after graduation in different medical and surgical specialities

Publications

Published/Accepted papers:

1 - ‘The role of CO2 laser in the management of obstructive ectopic lingual thyroid’. Maky Hafidh , P Sheahan, C Timon. Journal of Laryngology and Otology.Oct 2004, 118(10);807-809

2 - ‘Neck dissection findings in primary head and neck high-grade adenocarcinoma’. P Sheahan, Miriam Byrne, Maky Hafidh, M Toner, C Timon. Journal of Laryngology and Otology.2004,118;532-536

3 - ‘Unexpected findings in neck dissection for squamous cell carcinoma: Incidence and implications’. P Sheahan, Maky Hafidh, M Toner, C Timon. Head Neck. 2005 Jan;27(1):28-35

4 - 'Coexistent cervical tuberculosis and metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in a single lymph node group: A diagnostic dilemma.' Heitham Gheriani, Maky Hafidh, David Smyth, T O’Dwyer. Ear Nose and Throat Journal. June 2006.

5 - Evaluation of the impact of addition of PET to CT and MR scanning in the staging of patients with head and neck carcinomas. Maky Hafidh, P Lacy, Con Timon. European Archives of Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 May 25; [Epub ahead of print}

6 - 'Corrective surgery for prominent ear can be satisfying for both patient and surgeon'. Maky Hafidh, Robin Kane, published in the ‘Irish Medical Times’ Feb.2002;36-37

7 - ‘Multiple airway abnormalities in a patients with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome’- Maky Hafidh, P Sheahan, John D Russell. In International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngolgy. 2004,68;469-472.

8 - Intractable pulmonary aspiration in children: Which operation? Maky Hafidh, Orla Young, John Russell. Published in the International journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2006:70, 19-25

9 - ‘Otogenic intracranial complications. A seven year retrospective review'. Published in The American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2006 Nov-Dec;27(6) :390-5.

10 - Acute epiglottitis in adult. Experience with 10 cases. Accepted in The Journal of Laryngology and Otology. 2006 Apr; 120 (4):310-3

11 - A response to Dr Guven's letter title: Definitive techniques for intractable aspiration pneumonia Laryngotracheal separation is a reliable procedure. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Jul;70(7):1322-3. Epub 2006 May 12.

12 - The role of fungi in the aetiology of chronic sinusitis. A prospective study. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2006 Oct 26; [Epub ahead of print]

13 - Radiotherapy for T1 and T2 laryngeal cancer: the Dalhousie University experience. Hafidh M, Tibbo J, Trites J, Corsten G, Hart RD, Nasser J, Wilke D, Mark Taylor S.J Otolaryngology head and neck surgery ,2009 Aug;38(4):434-9