This curriculum vitae summarizes the career and qualifications of Dr. Ihab Marwan Abbas. He has over 20 years of experience working as a surgeon in Hungary and the United Arab Emirates. He received his medical degree from the Medical University of Debrecen in Hungary in 1996 and has since specialized in general surgery and traumatology. Currently, he works as a consultant surgeon at Al Ain Hospital in Abu Dhabi, where he performs over 1200 surgeries per year and sees 50-100 patients in his outpatient clinic weekly. He has published and presented extensively on topics related to orthopedic trauma surgery, particularly regarding calcaneal and humeral fractures.

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Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Name: Dr. Ihab Marwan Abbas
Address: Home Country: Lechner Ödön
st.16, 3600 Ózd- Hungary
U.A.E.: Al Ain- P.O.Box:1006
Al Ain Hospital
Telephone: + 36 20/920 83 85
+ 971 55 3715058

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Email Address: drabbas@freemail.hu or
drabbas_71@hotmail.com or
iabbas@seha.ae
Date of Birth: 15 May 1971- Sharjah, U.A.E.
Nationality: Hungarian, (EU citizen)
Languages: English, Arabic, Hungarian
Education and Training
1989 Finished my high school
Education in
Alorouba Secondary School,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
1996 Finished my medical study in
Medical University and School

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of Debrecen- Hungary
2002 Specialization exam in General
Surgery, Hungary.
Oct.1996– July 1998 1st Dept. of Surgery in the
Medical University and School
of Debrecen, Hungary.
Aug. 1998 – Oct. 2003 Almasi Balogh Pál Ózd City
Hospital- Hungary,
Surgical Department
Nov.2003- Sept. 2005 Markhot Ferenc Heves County
Hospital-Traumatology and
Hand surgery Depertment.
Oct.2005- June 2009 Almási Balogh Pál Hospital
General surgery and

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Traumatology department.
May 2006 Traumatology specialization exam,
Hungary.
Professional Memberships:
- Member of Hungarian Surgical Chamber since 1998 to
date.
- Member of Hungarian Chamber of Doctors since
1998 to date.
- Member of Hungarian Traumatologist Chamber since
2006 to date.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel.
Courses , Activities, Meetings and Conferences:
- 1997 International Laparascopic course – Hungary,
Szeged .

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- 1999 the European Congress of the International
Hepato- Pancreato- Biliary Association- Hungary,
Budapest- Hungary
- 2000 Laparoscopic course in Kenézy Gyula Hospital,
Hungary, Debrecen.
- 2001 Course in Surgical Infections, Hungary.
- 2001 Course in oncology- Hungary, Pásztó.
- 2002 Course in oncology- Hungary, Miskolc.
- 2003 Hungarian Coloproctology Chamber Congress-
Hungary, Debrecen.
- 2003 Hungarian Surgical Chamber Experimental
Surgery Congress- Hungary, Siófok.
- 2004 Coloproctology Congress of the Hungarian
Surgical Chamber- Eger.

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- 2004 Fourth Congress of Angiology- Hungary,
Budapest.
- 2005 Course of Radiotherapy- Hungary, Debrecen.
- 2005 Course in Principles of Radio Defence and
Protection- Hungary, Eger.
- 2005 Rehabilitation Training- Hungary, Budapest.
- 2005 Principles in Orthopaedic Surgery- Hungary,
Pécs.
- 2005 Physical Therapy Training- Hungary, Szeged.
- 2006 External Radiotherapy in Cancers- Hungary,
Debrecen.
- 2006 Basic AO Course, Principles in Operative
Fracture Management- Hungary, Debrecen.
- 2007.05.30-2007.06.02 Hungarian Experimental

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Surgery Congress.
- 2007.10.10.-10.12 A course in Vascular Surgery-
Hungary, Nyíregyháza.
- 2008.03.29 One day course in Diagnosis and
Treatment of Venous Diseases and Pulmonary
Emboli, Hungary, Ózd.
- 2008.11.03-06 New Treatment Methods in General
Surgery and Gastroenterology- Hungary, Pécs.
- 2008.06.19-21 Take part in The Hungarian Young
Orthopaedician’s annual Meeting-Hungary,
Székesfehérvár.
- 28.06-02.07.2010 JCIA- Joint Commission
International Accreditation- fair Course, AL AIN

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Hospital, Al Ain- UAE
- 04.01.2010 BLS- Basic Life Support- Course, Al
Ain, UAE.
- 20-21 May 2011 The 12th
Orthofix External Fixators
Course- U.A.E., Abu Dhabi.
- 16-18.Oct.2011 AO Master Lower Extremities
Course- U.A.E., Dubai.
- 24-26 November 2011 1st
Emirates International
Congress on Controversy Orthopaedic Trauma-
U.A.E., Dubai.
- 4-14 November 2011 I fulfilled truma surgery duties
in UAE Formula One race field hospital,
- 6-7 December 2011 Seminar in Anticoagulation-
U.A.E., Abu Dhabi.

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- 27-28 January 2012 Roadmap of research work shop
by AO foundation-Dubai,
- 9-10 Feb. 2012 Synthes Wet Lab. MultiLoc – The
New Generation Proximal Humeral Nail. Lucerne,
Switzerland
- 26-29 May Absher initiative in Delma island (SEHA
mission) 82 patients seen with trauma and orthpedic
pathology.
- 14-16 Sept. 2012 AO Ankle and Foot Cadaver
Course, Graz- Austria.
- 30 Oct.-6 Nov. Doctor in 2012 F1 –Yas Island-
U.A.E., Abu Dhabi Field Hospital.
- 1-2 Feb. 2013 Mafraq Hospital International
Orthopedic Conference, 2013 1st SEHA Orthopedic

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Conference- U.A.E, Abu Dhabi.
- 2013 completed: Students - Class projects: This
course is appropriate for students doing class
projects that qualify as "No More Than Minimal Risk"
human subjects research.
- Stage 1. Basic Course Passed on 02/15/12 (Ref
# 7489882)
- 2013 completed : Biomedical Investigators –
Basic/Refresher: Choose this group to satisfy CITI
training requirements for Investigators and staff
involved primarily in biomedical research with human
subjects.
Stage 1. Basic Course Passed on 02/05/12 (Ref
# 7296028)

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- 2013 completed: CITI Good Clinical Practice
Course: This course is for investigators and staff
who conduct FDA regulated research or international
research with investigational drugs and devices
according to ICH Guidelines.
Stage 1. Basic Course Passed on 03/07/13 (Ref
# 7489915)
- 16-20 April 2013 IOF- International Osteoporosis
Forum- Osteoporosis conference- Italy, Rome.
- 31 May- 1 June 2013 Orthofix External Fixators
Course- U.A.E., Abu Dhabi.
- 23-24 May 2014 Orthofix External Fixators Course
- 10th September 2014 Training Course on
Justification of Medical Imaging and Use of

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Referral Guidelines- U.A.E.,Dubai.
- 21-23 September 2014 Workshop on Patient Referral
Guidelines for Clinicians Referring Cases to Radiology
and Nuclear Medicine Practices- U.A.E., Dubai.
- 30 April-2 May 2015 3rd Emirates International
Congress- U.A.E., Dubai.
- 25-26 September 2015 AO Pelvis Cadaveric Course-
Austria, Innsbruck.
- 24-27 January 2016 Training, Level III of CBRNE
(Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear,
Explosive), HAAD/ SEHA- U.A.E., Al Ain.
- 4- 7 May 2016 ESSKA ( European Society of Sport
Traumatology, Knee and Arthroscopy) Congress-
Spain, Barcelona.

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Career Plans
I took part in developing a new method to operate
humeral shaft fractures which I presented in 2004 in
Graz- Austria, and I wrote an article in this field which
was presented in 2006 (see below). I established the
calcaneal clinic in the Al Ain Hospital and starting a study
of calcaneal fractures, I have a large series of collected
cases. I am interesting in severe calcaneus fractures
minimal invasive surgical management, which is unique in
the world and U.A.E.
Work Experience
- 1996-1997 Surgical Deprt. Of Medical
University of Debrecen- Hungary.
- 2003-Nov.-2005-Oct Markhot Ferenc Heves
County Hospital-
Traumatology and Hand

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Surgery department.
- Aug. 1998-Oct.2003 and oct.2005 till June
2009 Almási Balogh Pál
Hospital-Ózd as
Consultant Surgeon
- 2009.28,June till date In Alain Hospital
Orthopaedic Department
as a Consultant.
The Hospital is a large public multi-disciplinary institution
with 400 beds and is one of the best and well equipped
city hospital in UAE.
The Department of Surgery cares for patients in the
following areas: General Surgery and Traumatology-
Orthopaedic and Sport medicine.
Main duties
Type and number of operations per year:average 1200

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(General Surgical and Traumatological procedures).
Number of Outpatient clinics per year: 17.000- 20.000.
Number of patients seen per clinic by myself: 50-
100/week.
Number of in patients in your care (at any one time) and
an example of a typical case mix of patients: 20 in the
department.
Frequency of your on call and details of your exposure to
acutely ill patients: 2 a week, I have the responsibility to
check up the younger medical doctors and the indication
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I am the Deputy Head Of department of Orthopedic.
Responsibilities
- Supervision of junior surgeon, teaching in the
postgraduate course of UAE University Medical

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Faculty.
- Out-patient clinic duties
- Emergency duties
- Third on Calls
- Morning and Grand rounds
- Calcaneal Clinic
- Leading a research in calcaneal fracture management
and establishing the guidelines
- Member of DRG (Disease Related Group) group
- Chairperson of PPFP (Physician Performance and
Productivity) group of the surgical department
- Responsible for the instrumentation in the operation
theatre.
- CME, teaching and training responsibilities.

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- Duty rota, evening clinic schedule responsibility.
- Plating systems responsibility in OT, bringing new
systems(distal dia- metaphyseal radius plates, distal
medial tibia plates, new calcaneus plating system),
then nominated to be responsible of all the
instrumentations in OT.
- JCIA (Joint Commission International Accreditation)
Champion.
- Diabetic foot guidelines revision.
- Member of SEHA drape tender Committee.
- Secretary of the Trauma transfer from Tawam
Hospital To Al Ain Hospital Committee.
- SEHA – PTC ( Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee)
Committee member.
- Became Acting Consultant from 1st of January 2014.

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- Blood transfusion Committee member, Massive blood
transfusion guidelines revision.
- Hospital Resources Utility Committee Physician
Adviser.
- Department LTC (Long term Care) responsibility.
- Given the physician of the month award on 5
March 2015.
- Co-chair of the UM (Utilization Management).
Committee responsible for AAH Hospital about
ALOS ( Actual Length of Stay), LOS ( Length of
Stay), LTC (Long term Care), Discharge Time.
- High revenue and low denial and MNEC (Medical
Necessity) denial rates.
- Member of Task Force Subcommittee Member for

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Hospital Guidelines and abbreviation list revision.
I am working in the surgical department in Al-Ain city
Hospital. The hospital has 400 beds. The department
responsible for General Surgery, Traumatology,
Orthopaedic and Sport medicine where polytrauma
Patients managed. Yearly we perform 1200 operations.
We are very developed department instrumentally. We do
Laparascopical, spine, oncological, endoscopic and
Arthroscopic procedures. In traumatology almost all
operations are performed.
We are responsible also for the Hospital’s Emergency
Department for the surgical and traumatology cases. Daily
50-100 visit our Outpatient clinic. We have a very good
ICU department.
Monthly I do 8 days on call in traumatology.
I had a part in developing a new humerus intramedullary

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flexible locking nails in Eger, Hungary.
2008.02.01 The Hospital management graduated
a Deputy of the Department of Emergency in
Almasi Balogh Pal City Hospital- Ozd, Hungary.
Approved Acting Consultant 1 january 2014.
Approved Consultant 31 October 2015.
Interesting:
I am interested in all General Surgery and Orthopedic
Traumatology procedures, specially oncological
procedures. I have being working in hospitals where we
managed multiple polytrauma injuries.
Presentations and Publications
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- Oct. 2000 Lecture of acute inflammatory abdominal
diseases and their acute interventions. in Youth

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Surgeons Forum- Hatvan, Hungary.
- Sept. 2004 Lecture of Flexible unreamed locked
nailing in the treatment of diaphyseal humerus
fractures- Graz, Austria.
- Nov.2005 Second Method in the Correction
of Maloperated Crural Fracture (case report)
Lillafüred- Hungary.
- 2007.06.20-23 a lecture in the Annual
Orthopaedic and Traumatology Congress, A New
Innovation in the Treatment of Tibial Fractures.
- 2008.05.16-17 IASGO, International Association of
Surgeons and Gastroenterologists and Oncology
Lecture- Eger, Hungary.
- 2009.11.05 a lecture to the Orthopaedic Club

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in Al Ain in New Methods in the Treatment of
Femoral Fractures by using new IM nail types- Al Ain,
U.A.E.
- 24-26.01.2011 a lecture in Arab health
About Calcaneal Fractures- Dubai, U.A.E.
- 22-24.02.2011 a lecture in 2nd
Trauma
Conference about Calcaneal Fracture Management in
Alain Hospital- Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- 20-21.04. 2012 Lecturer in AbuDhabi International
Orthopaedic symposium- Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- 09.05.2012 Lecture in Al-Ain Hospital in auditory hall
of the library about Surgical Treatment of the
Humerus Shaft Fractures- Al Ain, U.A.E.
- 08.05.2012 Osteoporosis Lecture in UAE university,
- 11-12.05.2012 Lecture in Honk Kong 1st AOTrauma

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Asia Pacific Scientific Congress & TK Experts'
Symposium about Calcaneus Fractures, Honk Kong
- 14-16 October.2012 Two Lectures (Calcaneus and
Humerus Fractures) in 8th
trauma conference-
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- 28-30 November 2012 Lecture in Calcaneus Fracture-
MIPO in SICOT- Dubai, U.A.E.
- 12 Feb.2013 CME lecture for AAH Surgical Institute
about Osteoporosis, Al Ain, U.A.E.
- 1-2 Feb.2013 Energy Drink lecture in the Nutrition
week in UAEU- Al Ain, U.A.E.
- 15-16 December 2013 Poster: Results of MIPO
Method in Calcaneal Fractures on Comparison to
Plate Fixation- SEHA 5th
annual research conference-

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Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- 30 January 2014 Calcaneus Fracture lecture in Arab
Health- Dubai, U.A.E.
- 6-8 March 2014 lecture: Inter- Locking Nailing of
Humeral Fractures Compared with Plating- 1st
International Advanced Orthopaedic Congress-
Dubai, U.A.E.
- 16-17 May 2014 Lecture: Results of MIPO method
in Calcaneal Fractures on Comparison to Plate
Fixation and Inter-locking Nailing of Humeral Shaft
Fractures Compared with Plating, Seoul- South
Korea.
- 1st October 2014 CME lecture: Septic Hand, AAH
Auditory, Alain Hospital- Alain, U.A.E.

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- 28-29 Nov. 2014 1st Int. Radiology Conference-
Al Ain, Lecture: Results of MIPO Method in Calcaneal
Fractures on Comparison to Plate Fixation and the
ROLE of Radiology in our strategy in the treatment-
Al Ain, U.A.E.
- 19-20 March,2015 2 lectures in 2nd IOAC, Does the
Non- Reconstructable Radial Head Fracture Exist?
And Limb Threatening Condition: Compartment
Syndrome of the Forearm- Dubai, U.A.E.
- 1 October 2015 Lecture in AAH auditory Library
about Limb Threatening Condition: Compartment
Syndrome of the Forearm- Al Ain, U.A.E.
- 19 May 2016 Lecture: Modern Operative
Management of Humerus Fractures, Al Ain Hospital

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Library- Al Ain, U.A.E.
Lecture, Co Author:
- October 2014- SICOT Lecture: Comparison of the
MIPO Method in Calcaneal Fracture Treatment
versus Plate fixation - a 5 year Review- Rio De
Janeiro, Brazil.
- 24-26 April,2016 ECTES – Co-author in Lecture:
Analysis of Pelvic/ Acetabular injuries in a Middle-
East Government hospital- Vienna, Austria.
Abstracts:
- 2006 Poster in the 25 th Annual Meeting of the
European Bone and Joint Infection Society- Basic
Research, Bacteriology- Budapest, Hungary.
- 6-17 May 2014 Inter-locking Nailing of Humeral
Shaft Fractures Compared with Plating, Seoul-

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South Korea.
- 10-12 May 2015, Abstract in the 16th
ECTES Congress , Comparison of the Closed
Reduction and Screws Fixation in Calcaneal
Fracture Treatment versus Plate Fixation - a 5
year Review- Amsterdam, Holland
- 16-17 December 2015 3 posters in the 6th SEHA
research Conference-Abu Dhabi ,UAE (SRC-POS-1172
/ Does the Non-Reconstructable Radial Head
Fracture Exist?; SRC-POS-1115 / Inter-locking
Nailing of Humeral Shaft Fractures Compared with
Plating; SRC-POS-1189 / Comparison of the
MIPO Method in Calcaneal Fracture Treatment versus
Plate fixation - a 5 year Review- Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

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Publication:
- June 2006 An article in Osteosynthesis and
Trauma care (vol. no. 14) published for me.This won
the Second Place in Markhot Ferenc Days in
2007.11.22- Eger, Hungary.
- June 2015 Treating unusual bite wounds in the
Middle East – My cases presented by Emma Cullen
Gill on June edition in Wounds Middle East 2015 | Vol
2 Issue 1 | ©Wounds International 2015 |
www.woundsinternational.com
Work Shops By Me:
- 2007.03.06-08 I hold a work shop and lectures in
Iran about new innovations in the treatment of tibial and
femoral fractures.

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Editorial Committe:
- 15 July 2013 I became Editorial Board Member of
Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery (ABJS)
Others:
- My wife was working in an eldelrly caring home in
Hungary, but now she is at home. My daughter was
born in 2004.02.06.
- 9 February 2016 Article in Al Etihad UAE newspaper
about a success in re-implantation of amputated
forearm.
References
Name: Dr.Turchányi Béla, MD,PhD
Institution: Markhot Ferenc Heves County
Hospital,Eger- Hungary
Position: Head of Traumatology and

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hand surgery Department-
Kenezy Gyula County Hospital-
Debrecen Medical University-
Debrecen, Hungary.
Chair Of Hungarian Trauma
Chamber.
Contact: E-mail: mfkh-trauma@freemail.hu
Phone: 00 36 36 411 444
Address: 3300 Eger
Széchenyi u. 27-29
Hungary
Name: Dr.Tóth József, MD
Institution: Almási Balogh Pál Hospital- Ózd,
Hungary
Position: Head of Surgical Department
Contact: E-mail: drtoth@freemail.hu

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Name:
Institution:
Position:
Contact:
Name:
Institution:
Position:
Contact:
Phone: 00 36 48 574 400
Address: 3600 Ózd
Béke u. 1
Hungary
Dr.Zaid Abu Jayyab
Orthopaedic Department
Al Ain Hospital, U.A.E.
Consultant, Ex- HOD
zjayyab@seha.ae
0097137022767
Dr.Gyorgy Szabo
Orthopaedic Department
Al Ain Hospital, U.A.E.
Consultant, HOD
gyszabo@seha.ae
0097137022767

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