Roles

Mohamed Khaled Shembesh is one of the staff members at the department of 15 faculty of 4. He is working as a since 2013-06-01. He teaches several subjects in his major and has several puplications in the field of his interest.

Head of department of community medicine fir more than 10 years.

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Dr. Mohamed. Kaled. A.  Shambesh 

1. Professor in community & family Medicine 

department, Tripoli Medical Faculty, Libya (2013-2014) 

2. Head of community & family Medicine department, Tripoli Medical Faculty, Libya 

 (2013-2014)

3. Head of Research unit in The Libyan Board of Medical Specialties, Tripoli, Libya (from 

 2015 to 2020)

(M.B.B.Ch, MSc-UK, PhD-UK) 

Surname  Shambesh

Previous names Mohammed   Kaled   A 

Current Address:  

Tripoli Medical University, Faculty of Medicine  Community & Family Medicine Department P.O.Box (13229)-Tripoli-Libya. 

Fax (0021821-4627765) 

Mobile: 0218-092 7380237 

E mail, mkshambesh@yahoo.com 

Nationality : Libyan with British citizenship. Passport 

No. 093151949 London 

Date of birth: 14 September 1962 

Marital Status: 

  Married with five children 

Study attainments: 

Basic Education: 

  1970-Primary school Tripoli. 

  1976-Preparatory school Tripoli. 

  1981-Secondary school Tripoli 

Medical  Education :  

  Alfateh University-school of medicine-Tripoli   from November 1981 to January 1987. 

Qualification: 

1. M. B. B. Ch, January  1987 (Physician). 

2. MSc of Tropical Medicine, December 1991  (Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine, UK). 

3. PhD , 17 july 1997. PhD in Community medicine (Salford University & Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine, UK) 

UK-GMC registration:  Full registration No. 4592499. 

 Current appointments

Professor in community & family Medicine  department, Tripoli Medical Faculty, Libya

Professor and head of department of Community & Family  

Medline department, Medical Faculty, Tripoli University from 1/6/2006 and continue (2015) 

Working as associate professor in this department engaged in teaching of medical students, postgraduate, demonstrators. Supervising researches of new doctors and postgraduate doctors doing Arab and Libyan boards, Masters in sciences and microbiology and also PhDs.. 

Also engaged in teaching and examinations of undergraduate & postgraduate in Tripoli, Misrata, Khmus, Zawia and Alarab medical faculty in Benghaz, Gerian and Sabha. 

Also engaged doing multiple methodology and nosocomial courses in Tripoli, Benghazi and Sabha. 

Head of Research Department  in The Libyan Board of Medical Specialties, Tripoli, Libya   (2015-2020)

In this department I was leading a research team in Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata and Sabha conducting various methodology courses for doctors and specialists preparing them for the 

Libyan higher Board and to train the  research supervisors  also          leading the research activates in the community board.            Also I am supervising  research protocols and board  thesis to be authorized for the board office. Also I am supervising  different activates in this unit.                                                  

Specialist in Clinical Laboratory & hematology (University Hospitals Aintree, Fazakerley & Walton Hospitals, Liverpool. UK, from 5th September 1996 till may 2006. 

Clinical specialist in hematology in University Hospitals Aintree post conducting weekly myeloma clinics, general hematology clinics, anticoagulant clinics (new patients and follow ups) and hematology Day word responsibilities. Also doing bone Marrow aspiration & biopsies, vensections and giving chemotherapy for hematology patients like Lymphoma, Leukemia and myeloma. Some times as flexible post with extending hours when needed I am working In laboratory reporting blood films from all over the hospital, OPDs and GPs, reporting bone marrows and doing on calls 1 in 5 covering our hematology department (20 beds) and other departments for any hematology opinion, also engaged in teaching new doctors and medical students in clinical bed side and laboratory and also conducting various community/laboratory researches with help of public health department in Liverpool University specially in Tropical Medicine. 

Previous appointments:  

PhD in community medicine (January 1992-February 1996) 

During this period I engaged doing a PhD in Clinical laboratory in community based large scale study in UK shared African project. This project is shared project between Liverpool school of tropical Medicine and Manchester University. During this course I did a clinical and laboratory study (questionnaire-ultrasound-serology) where I examined 20,220 people by portable ultrasonography in 36 villages in North Africa (north Libya) for hydatid disease prevalence in a biggest questionnaire-ultrasound-serology survey in north Africa. Most of my time during this post I was keeping in touch with general medicine throughout my project, I was doing complete medical examinations for all my hydatid (liver, spleen, kidney, ovary, uterus and abdominal wall) and non-hydatid cases (gall stones, renal stones, hydronephrosis simple liver & kidney cysts, Ascities and pleural effusions etc.), investigating and screening them by X-rays, CAT scans and laboratory tests. I was following my patients during their investigation, before and after operations. I was treating some of my cases with Albendazole and following them every 2 months for one year looking for ultrasound cyst remission. Also I collected 15,000 blood samples from general public and tested them by ELISA and westren blotting serology in UK laboratories. I analyzed 20,220 questionnaire forms (each form contains 21 questions) with 1000 case's sheets (hydatid cases, simple kidney cysts, hydronephrosis and gall stone cases) (each form contains 40 questions) by hospital data analysis programmes (File maker Pro, Epi Info and Data Desk) to produce the statistical data needed for this survey. I published seven papers and I have 2 more papers in preparation for publication (see page 7), also I wrote especial chapter in hydatid disease in North Africa which published in USA in "compendium on cystic Echinococcosis" in July 1998. 

Master of Tropical Medicine (September 1990-September 1991) 

I took and passed the various courses in Master of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine-UK, during which I attended extensive laboratory courses in Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, also did small clinical study in clinical laboratory & community Medicine (hydatid disease prevalence, pilot study) in North Africa where I examined 4103 people by ultrasonography in five big areas in North Africa (northwest Libya) and collected and tested 4103 blood samples, I analyzed 4103 questionnaire forms (each form contains 21 questions) with 112 case's sheets (hydatid cases, simple kidney cysts, hydronephrosis and gall stone cases) (each form contains 40 questions) by hospital data analysis programmes. This work was published in Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 

English Language course (April 1990-July 1990) 

English Language course was taken in UMIST University, Manchester. 

Senior House Officer Post in Intensive Therapy Unit (December 1989-February 1990) 

Senior House Officer in Intensive Therapy Unit Tripoli central hospital. During this post I became competent in the performance of a number of procedures including endotracheal intubation, tracheostomy, and dealing with various medical emergencies.  

Senior House Officer Post in general medicine (March 1988- November 1989) 

Senior  House  Officer in  general medicine, Tripoli central hospital, I performed 1:4 duties dealing with acute medical cases including day to day  care of the patients and taking part in the out patient clinics, during this post I rotated into the following subspecialties: Gastroenterology in which I have gained wide experience in upper G.I.endoscopy ,and I have attended various endoscopic procedures including sclerotherapy, oesophageal dilatation, and polypectomy, also I have dealt with  

different gastroenterological problems in the out patient clinics. Also I worked in 

Hematology, in which I dealt with various cases of blood disorders like leukemia, Lymphoma and varies types of anaemia (A plastic & others), also I worked in Respiratory medicine in which I was doing various respiratory testes and attending asthma clinic and I gained experience in mangement of other various medical problems like diabetes & other endocrine abnormalities and hypertension.  

House Officer post (March 1987-February 1988) 

Tripoli central hospital rotational internship, six months general medicine, general surgery and six months pediatric and gyneobstetric. 

The post of house officer in Libya is quite similar to the post of house officer in U.K, in which I was dealing with different medical cases including prescribing drugs and doing various medical and surgical procedures. 

Scientific Activities. 

During my career I attended and actively participated in various post graduate activities including weekly journal clubs, clinical case presentations and x-ray and ultrasonography meetings. 

Hobbies: 

I enjoy watching football, I am  an avid reader of literature and writing papers.  

Career Plans: 

I intend to contribute in teaching in medical schools in Arab world in my field specially in community & family medicine, research methodology and nosocomial 

medicine.  

Experience in: 

1. Experience in general Medicine: 

A. Experience in Care of inpatients. 

B. Experience in conducting various general Medical clinics. 

C. Experience in management of Medical emergencies. 

D. Experience in various Medical procedures like Bone             Marrows, venesections, Red cell mass and others. E. Experience in clinical hospital laboratories. 

2. Medical practice: 

Dealing with acute and cold medical cases. 

3. Research 

In conducting medical field studies, community surveys, hospital medical studies and collecting & analyzing medical data,  conducting  research methodology Courses and nosocomial hospital acquired course. 

4. Laboratory 

In conducting various laboratory tests like ELISA, Westren plotting and antigen preparations, reporting peripheral blood films and bone marrows. 

5. Computer  

In data collections and analysis, statistical analysis, graphs designs and various diagram drawings. Some computer software used during my work; File Maker Pro as filing system (version 1.0 Bv2, 1991. USA), Data Desk programme (version 3.0, 1989. USA) with IBM & Macintosh computers, Epi Info program, version 6 (US Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta) with IPM computer, Microsoft Word 5.1 & 6 and word perfect-windows and SPSS. 

6. Teaching

Specially teaching students and newly graduated doctors in community medicine with special interest in research programs, also teaching and supervising postgraduate doing masters & PhDs. 

Publications 

Paper Publications (as a first main Author, Shambesh et al) 

1. Contaminations of blood donors by Hepatitis B Infection in North west Libya , BBTS Annual Conference, Harrogate Convention Centre UK.  2014 

2. Levels of C3 and C4 Complement in Libyans with Heart diseases, LMJ, 2014 V12,4.2013. 

3. The Demographic Features of Scabies in Misurata – Libya,   Tripolitana Medical Journal. V.2, No.1, 28-30.  (2013). 

4. Multidrug Resistant Bacteria in Wounds of Fighters of the Libyan Uprising, journal of infection, USA, 2011. 

5. Estimation of the Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Northwestern Libya, , Ibnosina J Med,  2010. 

6. hepatitis among Libyans Using Anti-core,  THE LIBYAN JOURNAL OF Infectious Diseases, 2010. 

7. Eczema in Zlytin, Ibnosina J Med , 2008 

8. Rickets in Libya, Jamahiriya medical Journal, 2008. 

9. Hydatid disease review in Libya, Libyan Journal of Infectoius Disease, 2007. 

10. TB Burden IN Libya, In press, Libyan Journal of Infectoius Disease, 2007. 

11. Prevalence of human hydatid disease in north-western Libya: a crosssectional ultrasound survey. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology.1992, 68, No 4, 381-386, UK 

12. Immunoblot evaluation of the 100 and 130 KDa antigens in camel hydatid cyst fluid for the serodiagnosis of human cystic Echinococcosis in Libya. Transaction of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1995, 89, 

276-279, UK 

13. Immunoblot evaluation of IgG and IgG-subclass antibody response for immunodiagnosis of human alveolar Echinococcosis. Annals of Tropical 

Medicine and Parasitology. 1995, 89, No 5 123-131, UK 

14. IgG1 and IgG4 serum antibody responses in asymptomatic and advanced cystic Echinococcosis patients, Acta Tropica1997, 64 (1997), 53-63. UK 

15. Use of ultrasound and serology to investigate the prevalence of human cystic Echinococcosis.  In American. J. Tropical Med. & Hygiene. 2000, 60(3), 462-468, USA 

16. High prevalence of cystic hydatid disease in rural Libyan village. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 1998,  957-959. UK 

17. High prevalence of cystic hydatid disease in Africa. UK Parasitology, Congress, 1996, 96, paper No. 16. UK 

18. Assessments of the sensitivity and specificity of different Libyan B antigens for the diagnosis of field and surgical hydatid cases and factors affecting human serology positivity  

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 2002 OCT. UK 

19. Classification of field hydatid cysts by ultrasonography and serology,

  Lancet, 2002, July, UK

20. Community Based Study of Cerebrovascular Risk Factors in Tripoli-Libya (North Africa). Journal of Scientific Research & Reports 6(6): 451-460, 2015; Article no.JSRR.2015.169 ISSN: 2320-0227

21. Stroke Risk Classification by Use of the CHADS2 Score in Community Population in Absence of Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of Scientific Research & 

Reports 7(5): 348-358, 2015; Article no.JSRR.2015.216 ISSN: 2320-0227 

22. Anti-HBc and HBV-DNA among Blood Donors in North Africa; Western Libya. International Blood Research & Reviews 3(4): 152-159, 2015, Article no.IBRR.2015.017. ISSN: 2321–7219 

23. CHADS2 Stroke Risk Stratification in Atrial Fibrillation Patients; 

Community Based Comparison Study.  Journal of Scientific Research & Reports 7(4): 266-275, 2015; Article no.JSRR.2015.208. ISSN: 2320-0227 

24. Congestive Heart Failure among the Libyan  Population (North Africa); A 

Community Based Survey of Risk Factors and Complication. Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal 4(2): 51-60, 

2015Article.no.CA.2015.027. ISSN: 2347-520X. 

25. Diabetes Mellitus and Cerebrovascular Accident among North African Population (Libya) Community Based Survey.  International Journal of 

TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 10(2): 1-9, 2015, Article no.IJTDH.19028 

ISSN: 2278–1005 

26. Role of Hypertension as a Major Risk Factor of Stroke in Africa; Libya: Community Based Survey. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 

9(5): 1-11, 2015, Article no.BJMMR.18897 .ISSN: 2231-0614. 

27. Levels of C3 and C4 complement in Libyans with Heart Diseases. Ali  Daeki, Mohamed Kaled Shambesh, Tarek AF, Kalifa Ghenghesh. 

LMJ.V12,4.2013. 

28. The demographic features of Scabies in Misurata-Libya.tripolitana Medical Journal. V.2, No.1, 28-30. 

Book Chapters (Shambesh et al) 

1. Medical Aspects of human cystic Echinococcosis in north Africa compendium on cystic Echinococcosis, June, 1997, Professor F.L. Andersen 

597 WIDB-BYU, Provo, pages: 223-244. USA 

2. Medical Aspects of human cystic Echinococcosis in north Africa Hydatid diseases in Libya 2002 Dr. M K Shambesh and Dr A M Gusbi First, In Libya, 2002. 

Thesis  

1. Hydatid disease prevalence in Northwest Libya (pilot study). Master of 

Tropical medicine, Dec. 1991 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , 

UK 

2. Use of ultrasonography and serology to investigate the prevalence of 

Hydatid disease in human in North Libya, PhD Feb. 1996, Manchester, University, UK 

Referees: 

1. Professor Philip.S.Craig 

Biological Sciences Department,  

Salford Uuniversity, Peel Building,  

Salford, Greater Manchester,  

M5 4WT. UK 

Tel: 0161 295 5488,  

 Fax: 0161 295 5210. 

2. Professor Calum. N .L. Macpherson, DIC, PhD. Director of Research, Windward Islands Research & Education Foundation. 

St. George's University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 7, St. George, Grenada. 

Tel: 809 444 3997, Fax: 809 444 2823. and visiting lecturer in Liverpool school of  Tropical Medicine. 

3. Professor. Mohamed M Baccush, 

Alfatah University, Faculty of Medicine  Community & Family Department P.O.Box (13229)-Tripoli-Libya. 

Fax (4627765) 

4. Dr. Omar Ibrahim Abusnena, 

Alfatah University, Faculty of Medicine  Community & Family Department P.O.Box (13229)-Tripoli-Libya. 

Fax (4627765) 

Careers

From lecturer to professor

Head of department of community medicine

Supervisor on intern doctors 

Supervisor for training and education

Research Interests

medicine Tropical

 Tropical diseases 

Zoonisis

 None Communicable  

 communicable  disease 

  Blood diseases

External Activities

Supervisor with ministry of health 

Supervisor with ministry of education 

Referee in science domain 

Exsminar in medical faculties in libya

Head of Research Department  in The Libyan Board of Medical Specialties, Tripoli, Libya