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Nassim Abi Chahine
Cedars region December 2012
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Amioun, Lebanon
This user is a proud member of WikiProject Lebanon.
NationalityLebanese
CitizenshipLebanese
Alma materInternational Medicine.

Mainly influenced by the physician and surgeon Halim Abi Chahine[4]
[5]

Other influences:

Amir Abdelnour M.D[6]

Antoine Aouad M.D[7]

Antoine Nachanakian

Boghos Karavetian M.D[8][9]

Chawki Nohra M.D[10]

Joe Hatem M.D[11]

Michel Daher M.D[12][13]

Moussa Alaywan M.D[14]

Nagib Geahchan M.D[15]

Rami Chemaly M.D[16]

Sami El Rahi M.D[17]

Sami Salem M.D[18][19]
Known forNeurosurgery and Regenerative Medicine, Stem cell therapy in Lebanon, Stem cell treatment[20][21][22] Success of heparin use in intraventricular haematoma treatment[23]
Scientific career
FieldsNeurology/Neurosurgery/Neuro transplantology


Nassim Halim Abi Chahine M.D. General Neurosurgeon, born on 12 May 1977 in Amioun a central village in north Lebanon, Grandson of Halim Nassim Abi Chahine[24], who was one of the earliest Lebanese surgeons. Qualified from the Medical University of Lodz[25] Poland. Student of the renowned Professor Bogdan Bronislaw Goetzen[26][27] the Polish anatomist and neuro-angiologist.

Education

Qualified from the Medical Academy of Lodz[28] and Medical University of Lodz[29] Poland, receiving his European board and graduating on the 24th of May 2002.

Completion of an 8 year residency in surgery including a full length 6 years in neurosurgery at Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut Lebanon[30] in association with University of Balamand[31]. Specialty diploma issued on the 31st of December 2010.

Professional performance

- Assisted at the Central Military Hospital[32], Badaro Beirut, 2007-2011.
- Cooperated in educating medical students in the Lebanese University[33], Saint Joseph University[34], University of Balamand.
- Appeared in more than 2000 medical posts on the World Wide Web with 160.000 citations on Google 2011 [35].


Intellectual possessions

1. HG80 issues in the management of children with brain tumors and biallelic mismatch gene repair[36]


2. Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts April 2007


3. A rare etiology of myelopathy: Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula October 2007


4. Dandy-Walker malformation: Surgical treatment of 17 cases[37] April 2008


5. Kyphoplasty, state-of-the-art[38] October 2008


6. First global case of brain abscess caused by Kluyvera[39] April 2008


7. Treatment of Long Standing Multiple Sclerosis with Regentime Stem Cell Technique[40]


8. Success of heparin use in intraventricular haematoma treatment[41] October 2009


9. How to Maximize the Success of Stem Cell Autografts for Neuroregeneration[42] March 2015


10. Bone marrow derived stem cell therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus[43]


11. Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis[44]


12. Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for refractory scleroderma: A report of 2 cases[45]


13. Treatment of Cerebral Palsy with Stem Cells: A Report of 17 Cases[46]

Areas of Expertise

Brain Surgery

- Tumors, all approaches
- Epilepsy surgery
- Pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease
- Bleeding management
- Malformations’ surgical expertise (Arnold-Chiari malformation, Dandy-Walker syndrome)
- Shunting, Hydrocehalus and ventricular derivations.

Skull and Face Surgery

- Skull plasty
- Para-orbital reconstructive surgery
- Post-traumatic facial repair
- Facial neuralgias

Neck Surgery

- Cervical discs surgeries
- Cervical instrumentations
- Vertebral tumors management
- Spinal and spinal roots tumors management
- Spinal roots surgery
- Neck muscles surgery

Back Surgery

- Kaneda approach for thoracic vertebral column pathology
- Spinal Fistulas, AVMs, Fistula and Dural Arachnoid Cysts
- Intra- and extra-axial cord tumors’ surgical management
- Vertebroplasty: Kyphoplasty, Stentoplasty and Cementoplasty
- Myelomeningoceles repair
- Instrumentations: Classic, transcutaneous, endoscopic and navigation
- Thoraco-Lumbar junction management
- Expertise in spinous spacers
- Cauda Equina, Filum Terminale and Tethered Cord Surgeries
- Lumbo-peritoneal shunts
- Disc surgery [classic and micro-incision techniques]
- Sacral and coxygeal surgery

Peripheral Nerve Surgery

- Nerve Grafting, transplantation, transposition and micro-suturing techniques
- Peripheral nerves tumors’ surgical management
- Nerve Liberation techniques
- Brachial plexus surgery
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

Miscellaneous competencies

Neuropsychology

Autologous Adult Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells Transplantation

Pioneering in Neuroregeneration, inventor of the Regentime Procedure[47]

The Regentime Procedure is for organ regeneration, mainly efficient in early stages of different organ degenerations.

Summary of the Regentime (Registered Mark) technique:

Transplantation of In-Vivo Proliferated and Mobilized Autologous Adult Bone Marrow Derived Human Progenitor Cells Ex-Vivo Incubated with Organ-Specific-Xeno-Ultra-Filtrates.

Membership

- Moderator of the ‘MedHelp International Neurosurgery forum’.
- Member of the Walter E. Dandy Neurosurgical Society The society for operative neurosurgery
- Member of WALN, the World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons.
- Cofounder of the WALN-Young Neurosurgeon Committee.
- Member of the ‘Lebanese Society of Neurosurgery’.
- Member of the wikiproject Lebanon, writing about Lebanon’s people and scientists.
- Elected Residents Representative at Saint George Hospital Beirut in 2006 and 2008.
- Member of the The Resident Teaching Committee at Saint Georges Hospital Beirut.

Current research

Regeneration of Spinal Cord Myelopathic Segment Using Autologous Adult Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells

Didactic Activities

I. Associate lecturer of the Master degree of Actualites en neurologie (The latest in neurology) in the physiotherapy subspecialty Reeducation en neurologie (Neurological rehabilitation), at the Faculty of Medicine Saint Joseph University Beirut (Jesuit Institutions of Higher Learning in Lebanon)[48].
II. Presented the annual conference on Surgical knots, sutures, stitches, needles, instruments, incisions and wounds healing for PGY-1, PGY-2 residents of surgery, Med 3 and Med 4, with a fundamental hands-on demonstration and practice.
III. Trained in surgical and clinical skills hundreds of students from both The Lebanese University and The University of Balamand, between years 2002 and 2010.
IV. Lecturer at the in-service nursing program of Saint George Hospital and the Red Cross nursing studium, Tripoli Lebanon.
V. Visiting lecturer at the Doctorate degree in Pharmacy at the Faculty of Pharmacy[49] Saint Joseph University Beirut (Jesuit Institutions of Higher Learning in Lebanon)

Achievements

Pioneer of a new method of treatment of intra-ventricular hematomas; a life saving procedure in repetitive external derivation closure. Results and Methods of this new management were published in October 2009. (Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery 615 - AOC Draft + Queries 25.5.09.pdf).
Writer of the theory of FF syndrome and The Lebanese Dancer syndrome having great success between students.


Extracurricular activities

Expert in ES Teck, a biofeedback device, manufactured by LD TECK Miami Florida[50], developed by the French physician Albert Maarek[51], the human body screening device in 4 minutes, a sophisticated version of the EIS (Electro-Interstitial Scanner) and the ESG (Electro-Somato-Gram).


Contact

www.mybestdoctor.org

n.abichahine@mybestdoctor.org

nassim@wp.eu


Mobile:

+ 961 308 24 98

+ 961 789 438 60

Telefax:

+ 961 695 11 00

References

  1. ^ http://nauka-polska.pl/dhtml/raporty/ludzieNauki?rtype=opis&objectId=44131&lang=pl
  2. ^ https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogdan_Bronis%C5%82aw_Goetzen
  3. ^ http://www.cancer.org.lb/history/index.htm
  4. ^ http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Halim_Nassim_Abi_Chahine
  5. ^ http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/when_was_halim_abi_chahine_born
  6. ^ http://www.curanetwork.com/themes/light/EN_1_4488_ALL_Profiles.aspx
  7. ^ http://www.lsneuro.org/membersList.html
  8. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/boghos-karavetian/43/8b1/17
  9. ^ http://www.stgeorgehospital.org/STGHB/programAMC.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.ul.edu.lb/faculte/ourPeople.aspx?branchId=50
  11. ^ http://www.umcrh.com/?q=physicians&page=4
  12. ^ http://lebanesemedicaljournal.org/files/board.htm
  13. ^ http://www.cancer.org.lb/history/board_admin.htm
  14. ^ http://www.mybestdoctor.org/linkfile/Brain%20Abscess.pdf
  15. ^ http://www.chu-nds.org/envedette-fr-44.html
  16. ^ http://www.lsradio.org/files/members.php?type=members&action=view&id=-1&qrstart=60&search=&sortby=&filter=&sortdir=DESC&membercateg=20&stypes=20&dtypes=
  17. ^ http://cell4life.com/index.htm
  18. ^ http://www.mybestdoctor.org/linkfile/Kyphoplasty%20State%20of%20the%20art.pdf
  19. ^ http://applications.emro.who.int/library/Databases/wxis.exe/Library/Databases/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xic&base=imemr&form=A&user=guest&lang=i&nextAction=search&indexSearch=%5EiCR%5ExCR%20%5EyINVERTED%5EuCR_&exprSearch=Abi%20Chahine,%20Nassim
  20. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell_treatments#China
  21. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurogenesis
  22. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_therapy
  23. ^ http://www.panarabneurosurgery.org.sa/journal/volume13October2009.html
  24. ^ http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/when_was_halim_abi_chahine_born
  25. ^ http://www.umed.lodz.pl/eng/
  26. ^ http://nauka-polska.pl/dhtml/raporty/ludzieNauki?rtype=opis&objectId=44131&lang=pl
  27. ^ https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogdan_Bronis%C5%82aw_Goetzen
  28. ^ http://www.umed.lodz.pl/eng/
  29. ^ http://www.umed.lodz.pl/eng/
  30. ^ http://www.stgeorgehospital.org/STGHB/home.asp
  31. ^ http://www.balamand.edu.lb/english/index.asp
  32. ^ http://central-military-hospital.c.hospitals-by-alphabetical-order.lebanonhospitals.tel/
  33. ^ http://www.ul.edu.lb/
  34. ^ http://www.fm.usj.edu.lb/
  35. ^ http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=nassim+abi+chahine&cp=18&pf=p&sclient=psy&source=hp&aq=0v&aqi=&aql=&oq=nassim+abi+chahine&pbx=1&fp=c54f5f23f003895b
  36. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303984809_HG-80ISSUES_IN_THE_MANAGEMENT_OF_CHILDREN_WITH_BRAIN_TUMORS_AND_BIALLELIC_MISMATCH_GENE_REPAIR_DEFICIENCY_SYNDROME
  37. ^ http://www.panarabneurosurgery.org.sa/journal/April2008/454%20-%20(p25-30).pdf
  38. ^ http://www.panarabneurosurgery.org.sa/journal/October2008/p36-45%20(497).pdf
  39. ^ http://www.panarabneurosurgery.org.sa/journal/April2008/503%20-%20(p112-115).pdf
  40. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281712114_Treatment_of_Long_Standing_Multiple_Sclerosis_with_Regentime_Stem_Cell_Technique
  41. ^ http://www.panarabneurosurgery.org.sa/journal/October2009/p%20118-121%20(615).pdf
  42. ^ omicsonline.org/open-access/how-to-maximize-the-success-of-stem-cell-autografts-for-neuroregeneration-2157-7633-1000271.pdf[predatory publisher]
  43. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311453698_Bone_marrow_derived_stem_cell_therapy_for_type_2_diabetes_mellitus
  44. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309549644_Autologous_Bone_Marrow_Derived_Stem_Cells_for_the_Treatment_of_Multiple_Sclerosis
  45. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311222013_Mesenchymal_stem_cell_therapy_for_refractory_scleroderma_A_report_of_2_cases
  46. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303322524_Treatment_of_Cerebral_Palsy_with_Stem_Cells_A_Report_of_17_Cases
  47. ^ www.rengentime.com
  48. ^ http://www.fm.usj.edu.lb/
  49. ^ http://www.usj.edu.lb/en/files/inst.html
  50. ^ http://www.ldteck.com/
  51. ^ http://www.bewellcolombia.com/2010/06/14/dr-albert-maarek-inventor-of-the-es-teck/p7310299/

See also