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CURRICULUM VITAE BREVE

PERSONAL DATA

Name : Prof. Dr. Tarek J. Al ZAIN

Date of Birth : 8th of August, 1941

Place of Birth : Abou - Kamal, Syria
Address:: Neuhoferstrasse 106,
12355 Berlin , Germany
EDUCATION

School 1952-1957 Elementary school, Abou- Kamal, Syria

1957-1963 Secondary school and Gymnasium,Damascus
Studies 1964-1967 Medical Faculty, University of Wuerzburg
1967-1970 Medical Faculty, University of Berlin
Degrees 1970 Staatsexamen ,Berlin Germany
1973 M. Dipl. ,Berlin
1975 M.D., Berlin
1975 Facharzt for Neurosurgery, Berlin
1988 Ph.D.Neurosurgery , Berlin

ACADEMIC POSITION
1. Professor of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Baghdad University,
1990 -2002
2. Member of Training Program of Iraqi Board in Neurosurgery , Ministry
of Higher Education. 1989 - 2002
3. Consultant Neurosurgeon to the Medical City Teaching Hospital,
Baghdad, 1990 - 2002
4. Consultant for Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Naturana Klinik,
Bad Salzschlirf,Germany , 2003 -

COURSES AND TRAINING

1. Course of Reconstructive Cerebrovascular Surgery, 7th international
Congress of Neurosurgery, Munich , 1981
2. Training in Spinal Surgery, Oscar - Helene - Heim of the Free
University Berlin, 1988
3. Course of AO advanced on the Operative Treatment of Fractures and
Non - Unions, AO-International , Baghdad, 1990.
4. AO/ ASIF Fellowship in Osteosynthesis, Clinical and Operative Spinal
Surgery, Orthopedic clinic of the Free University of Berlin, 1997.
5. Course in Endoscopic Neurosurgery and Neuronavigation, German
Society for Endoscopic Neurosurgery and Neuronavigation,
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Greifswald , 1998.
6. Course for Percutaneos Endoscopic Spinal Surgery, International
Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery. Zurich, 1999.
7. Course on Basic Techniques in Neuroendoscopy, Department of
Neurosurgery, University of Vienna, 1999.
8. Microsurgical Training , Department of Neurosurgery, University of
Vienna , 1999.
9. Hands-on Workshop - Microsurgery of the cervical Spine, Department
of Neurosurgery , University of Vienna , 1999.
10. Hands-on Workshop - Keyhole concept in Neurosurgery. Aesculap
Academy and University of Mainz, 1999.
11. Training in Neurophysiology (EEG, EMG, NLG and VEP in Mai 2003- in the
Charite of the university Berlin
12. Course of Heart and Brain, in Dec.2004 in Hamburg, Germany
13. Course of Headache in April 2005 in Fulda- Germany
14. Course of Osteoporoses, Feb.2006 in Fulda -Germany
15. Training in Spinal Prevention and Rehabilitation of acute cadic diseases in Juni
2006 Berlin

EXAMINATION COMMITTEES
1. Medical students of the 5th and 6th year in Neurosurgery, University
of Baghdad, 1990- 2002.
2. Discussion Thesis for the degree of Fellowship of Iraqi Commission
for medical specialization in Neurosurgery, Baghdad, 1989 - 2002

SPECIAL INTERESTS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

1. Hydatid diseases of the CNS
2. Intracranial Shell -and Bullet- injuries
3. Endoscopic Neurosurgery
4. Aluminum in human brain diseases

PUBLICATION

IN GERMAN
1. Al Zain T and Unger RR: Follow- up of patients with Methacrylic
cranioplasty. Beit Orth Trauma 1975; 7:237-245.
2. Möser E , Al Zain T: Displacement of the atrial catheter of A.V.- shunt
system.. Dt Gesundheitswesen 1975;30: 1938-1941.
3. Möser E, Al Zain T: Postoperative complications in A.V.-shunt in
children. Dt.-Gesundheitswesen 1975;30:791-794.
4. Siedschlag WD, Möser E.,Scdzuy D, Al Zain T : Indication of Surgical
Interference in Depressed Fracture of the Skull., Zbl Chir 1975; 100:
1547-1555.
5. Al Zain T: The Shoulder-Arm-Syndrome, Handbook of Gerontology,
vol 2, Gustav Fischer Publication Jena, Germany, 1978, p.p.205-207.
6. Al Zain T : Intracranial Hydatidosis . Thesis for the degree of Doctor
Scientiae Medicine , Humboldt University Berlin 1988.

IN ENGLISH
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1. Al Zain T: Cranioplasty: 22 years experience and follow- up study.
J Fac Med Baghd 1993; 35: 355-362.
2. Al Zain T : Multiple Intracranial Hydatid Cysts. J Fac Med Baghd
1995; 37: 93-101.
3. Al Zain T, et al : Growth rate of intracranial Hydatid Cysts.
J.Fac Med Baghd 1995; 37: 363-369.
4. Al Zain T, et al :Treatment of recurrent cystic craniopharyngioma
via subcutaneous Ommaya Reservoir. Report of four cases. J.Fac.Med.
Baghd 1996; 38: 2- 4.
5. Khalili H , Al Zain T, Al-Kannani T: Giant Cell Tumor of Spine. Case
Report. J Fac Med Baghd 1996;38 :5-7.
6. Al Zain T, et al : Outcomes of surgical treatment of carpal tunnel
syndrome. J Fac Med Baghd 1998; 40:60-564.
7. Al Zain,T.et.al: Multiple intracranial Hydatidosis.
Acta Neurochir.2002, 144:1179-1185.

IN ARABIC
1. Al Zain T: Head injury. Iraqi medical journal 1977; 25 : 74-76 .
2. Al Zain T: Head ache . Health and Life Journal 1977;12:3-7.
3. Al Zain T : Definition of Brain Death. Al-Qadha, Law Review of
Iraqi Bar Association 1981; 36: 341-343.
4. Al Zain T : Spinal disc prolaps. Health and Life Journal 1984; 6: 43-48.
5. Al Zain T : The Management of Static Bullet injury of the Brain, Journal
of Community Medicine 1994; 7: 63-70.

CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. Treatment of depressed- fracture of the skull. 1.st Conference of
Traumatology, Magdeburg , 1974.
2. The indications for operation on a static bullet in the brain, with S. Al-
Witry,7.th International Congress of Neurological Surgery,Munich/1981.
3. Study of cerebral hydatid disease in Iraq, with S. Al- Witry , 7th
International Congress of Neurological Surgery, Munich,1981.
4. Multiple intracranial hydatid cysts, 11th International Congress of
Neurological Surgery, Amsterdam, 1997.
5. Spinal hydatid disease ; World Spine 1 Congress, Berlin, 2000.
6 Endoscopic surgical treatment of Carpal tunnel syndrome 12th International
Congress of Neurological Surgery, Sydney 2001.
7. Cerebral hydatid disease in children with Ari Sami , 12th International Neurological
Surgery , Sydney 2001.
8.Rehabilitation and Management of Stroke, Symposium of the Naturana Klinik in
Germany, 2004, 2005 and 2006

Berlin ,den 23.04.2009 Prof. Dr. Tarek Al Zain