Dr. Fahd Naji Thawabah

Assistant Professor of Radio Diagnosis & Medical Imaging

Former Vice Dean & Head of Basic Medical Science – University of Science and Technology (UST) – Sana’a, Yemen

Scientific Degree: Assistant Professor

Official Email: f-thawabeh@ust.edu.ye

1. Senior Consultant Radiologist in Advanced Radiology

Al-Razi Diagnostic Center | Duration: 01/2023 – 01/2025 | Location: Sana’a, Yemen

• Attend rostered sessions and perform clinical work according to the weekly timetable.
• Provide clinically appropriate assessment, interpretation, and reporting on imaging following accepted professional guidelines.
• Ensure reports are dictated/transcribed and authorized on a continuing and timely basis.
• Work with other team members to mutually agree on work schedules and waiting list management processes, in consultation with the Head of Department.
• Facilitate access to imaging and provide timely reporting that facilitates efficient patient flows and meets treatment objectives.
• Get images and interpret them using Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans (MRIs) and Computer Tomography (CT), etc.
• Provides and maintains an efficient consultative, diagnostic, and advisory service in Radiology.
• Responsible for maintaining the highest standards of radiological services for assigned cohorts.
• Ensures the best possible medical services are delivered within the available center resources.

2. Chief Medical Manager (CMM) in Main Diagnostic Center

Main Diagnostic Center | Duration: 01/2021 – 01/2023

• Managing center operations, interacting between the administration and medical staff, participating in quarterly meetings, and ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care.
• Achieves center goals by strategic planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, delegating, monitoring, and controlling functions.
• Provides and maintains an efficient consultative, diagnostic, and advisory service in Radiology.
• Responsible for the highest standard of radiological services across the facility.
• Ensures best possible medical services within the available institutional resources.
• Provide clinically appropriate assessment, interpretation, and reporting on imaging following accepted professional guidelines.
• Ensure reports are dictated, transcribed, and authorized on a continuing and timely basis.
• Facilitate access to imaging and provide timely reporting that facilitates efficient patient flows and meets treatment objectives.
• Acquire and interpret complex images using Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans (MRIs) and Computer Tomography (CT) scans.
• Perform highly specialized diagnostic procedures such as MRIs, X-rays, CT scans, etc.

3. General Manager (CEO)

Medics Connect Company | Duration: 01/2021 – 01/2022

• Led Medic-Connect as CEO, ensuring high-quality teleradiological services and advanced patient care.
• Managed operations, bridging administration and medical staff to enhance remote healthcare delivery.
• Streamlined medical services, improving teleradiology patient flow and treatment outcomes.
• Executed diagnostic imaging workflows, leveraging specialized MRI and CT technology.
• Oversaw corporate staff recruitment, training, and performance to align with modern healthcare objectives.
• Implemented health operational plans, adapted company policies, and ensured staff adherence to protocols.

4. Senior Consultant Radiologist

University Science Technology Hospital (USTH) | Duration: 01/2013 – 01/2022 | Location: Sana’a, Yemen

• Interpret and report on complex MRI and CT scans, ensuring timely and clinically accurate results.
• Collaborate on departmental work schedules and manage clinical waiting lists with department heads.
• Operate imaging machinery and perform intricate diagnostic procedures efficiently.
• Vet and prioritize urgent clinical referrals, communicating critical findings to relevant medical staff.
• Ensure informed consent and explain diagnostic procedures thoroughly to patients, maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.
• Participate in medical clinical audits and strictly adhere to clinical practice standards.

5. Head of Radiological Department

University of Science and Technology (UST) / University Science Technology Hospital (USTH)

Duration: 01/2015 – 01/2021 (Specifically USTH from 01/2019 to 01/2021) | Location: Sana’a, Yemen

• Strategic Leadership and Management of the complete Radiological Department.
• Responsibility and accountability for setting and advancing the academic and clinical strategy of the Department in line with university strategic plans.
• Active membership of and contribution to the Faculty Executive Board and the overall leadership and management of the faculty.
• Development and sustainment of appropriate structures for department management, consultation, decision-making, and communication.
• Achieves structural departmental goals by planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, directing, and coordinating.
• Provides and maintains an efficient consultative, diagnostic, and advisory service in clinical Radiology.
• Managed department resources and machinery effectively, optimizing overall clinical efficiency.
• Promoted the university and hospital, both internally and externally, and successfully managed the student experience.
• Reviewed and developed educational and operational programs to attract new students and markets.
• Participated directly in teaching, hospital training programs, and Total Quality Management (TQM) initiatives.
• Diagnose ailments and acute injuries. Performing administrative duties and clinical risk management.
• Verifying complex diagnoses and facilitating comprehensive inter-departmental treatment plans.
• Ensuring the highest standards in patient care are consistently maintained across the department.
• Creating a dynamic and forward-looking research environment for both academic staff and clinical students.
• Operate complex imaging technology, reading and interpreting results of critical radiology scans.
• Maintained ultimate responsibility for the highest standard of radiological services provided within the department.
• Ensures best possible medical and imaging services are provided within the available resources.
• Provide clinically appropriate assessment, interpretation, and reporting on imaging following accepted professional guidelines.
• Ensure reports are dictated/transcribed and authorized on a continuing and timely basis to prevent delays.
• Facilitate swift access to imaging and provide timely reporting that facilitates efficient patient flows and meets treatment objectives.
• Acquire medical images and interpret them using Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans (MRIs) and Computer Tomography (CT) scans.