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Dr Abduelmenem Alashkham

Lecturer in Anatomy

Dr Abduelmenem Alashkham

Programme Director, MSc in Human Anatomy

  • Anatomy
  • Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences
  • University of Edinburgh

Contact details

Address

Street

Medical School
Doorway 3
Teviot Place

City
Edinburgh
Post Code
EH8 9AG

Biography

2019 – present: Lecturer in Anatomy, Anatomy, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

2016 – 2019: Teaching Fellow in Human Anatomy, Anatomy, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

2014 – 2016: Post-doctorate clinical researcher, Cancer Research Division, College of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.

2015 – 2016: Agent IMSAT (Institute for Medical Science and Technology), Dundee, UK.

2012 – 2015: Human Anatomy Demonstrator, Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.

2007 – 2008: Senior House Officer - Orthopaedic and Neurosurgeon, Tripoli, Orthopaedic Clinic, Tripoli, Libya.

2006 – 2008: Human Anatomy Demonstrator, College of Medicine, University of Zawia, Zawia, Libya.

2006 – 2007: Senior House Officer - Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sabrata Polyclinic, Sabrata, Libya.

2006 – 2007: Senior House Officer - Orthopaedic Surgeon, Tripoli Trauma Centre Orthopaedic Department, Tripoli, Libya.

2006 – 2007: Senior House Officer – Trauma and Emergency, Tripoli Trauma Centre Emergency Department, Tripoli, Libya.

Qualifications

2012 – 2015:  Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, graduated with a PhD of Science degree in Human Anatomy.

2009 – 2010: Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, graduated with a Master of Science degree in Human Anatomy with distinction.

1998 – 2005: College of Medicine, University of Zawia, graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and General Surgery.

Teaching and PhD Supervision

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching

Abduelmenem is the Programme director of MSc Human Anatomy and MSc Clinical Anatomy Programmes at the University of Edinburgh. 

MSc Human Anatomy programme

MSc Clinical Anatomy programme

Abduelmenem has responsibility and teaches anatomy on a number of degree programs offered by the University of Edinburgh. This includes topics from the MBChB, the MSc in Human Anatomy, the MSc in Clinical Anatomy, the Regional Anatomy for Core Surgical Trainees (Scotland Deanery) and BSc Medical Sciences. He is the Programme Director of the MSc Programme, MSc Clinical Anatomy programme, Course organiser of Anatomy of Limbs (Year 4 – elective course), Deputy course organiser of Anatomy of the Head and Neck (Year 4 – elective course). Module Leaders of MSc Human Anatomy Dissertation, MSc Clinical Anatomy dissertation, Radiology, Histology and Surgery 1 and 2, Basic Human Anatomy, Imaging, Embryology 1 and 2, as well as Anatomy Law and Ethics.

PhD Project Supervisor

  1. Blood supply and innervation of the prostate: Improving clinical outcomes of radical prostatectomy.
  2. Anatomical, biomechanical and histological evaluation of the glenoid labrum.
  3. Anatomy, Histology and Biomechanics of the Acetabular Labrum: Improving the Clinical Outcomes of Hip Joint Surgery.

MSc Project Supervisor

  1. Variations of the blood supply of the thyroid gland
  2. Anatomical study of the morphometry of the cruciate ligaments
  3. Neurovasculature of the Glenoid Labrum: Gross and Histological Anatomy
  4. Sexual dimorphism in adult caucasian and Asian dry skulls
  5. Sex determination of mandible: a morphological and morphometric analysis
  6. Sexual dimorphism in adult British dry skulls
  7. Comparison of sex determination between Malay and Indian population
  8. Assessing sexual dimorphism of crania in British population: discriminant function analysis approach for sex estimation
  9. Sex determination of Malay mandibles
  10.  A comprehensive review of the thyroid anatomy
  11. The evaluation of the microanatomical changes of the osteoarthritic glenoid labrum and its correlation to grades of glenoid chondral osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint.

Team Members

Ghazi Alanazi (PhD awarded)

Yousef Almajed (PhD student) 

Abdulaziz Alomiery (PhD student)

Collaborators

Ghulam Nabi, University of Dundee

Andrew Hall, University of Edinburgh

Khaled Habas, University of Bradford

Roger Soames, University of Dundee

Selected Representative Publications

  1. Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Clare Lamb, Roger Soames (2021). The association between coracoacromial ligament morphology and rotator cuff tears: A cadaveric study. Clinical Anatomy, 1– 8.
  2. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Tarek Almabrouk, Roger Soames (2021). Variations of the branches arising from the third part of the axillary artery: a cadaveric study. Anatomy: 104-115.
  3. Ross A Jones, Jeremy W Mortimer, Chris Thompson, Saskia Clark-Stewart, Gemma Hogg, Shivank Keni, Victoria McCulloch, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Sameer Dhumale, Stephen J Maclean, Mark Vella, Gordon S Findlater, David W Sinclair, Satheesh Yalamarthi, Thomas H Gillingwater (2021) Improving Surgical Training: Establishing a surgical anatomy programme in Scotland. International journal of surgery (London, England), 106172.
  4. Yousef A. Almajed, Andrew C. Hall, Thomas H. Gillingwater, Abduelmenem Alashkham (2021) Anatomical, functional and biomechanical review of the glenoid labrum. Journal of Anatomy, 240(4), 761 – 771.
  5. Eleni Patera, Abduelmenem Alashkham (2021) Communicating vein between the right external and internal jugular veins: a case report. Anatomy, 15 (1), 84-87.
  6. Mohamed Elajnaf, Abduelmenem Alashkham (2020). Variations of the circumflex humeral arteries: a cadaveric study. Anatomy,14(3):171–176.
  7. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2020) Age related morphometric changes of the glenoid labrum. Anatomy, 14(3):177–184.
  8. Eleni Patera, Qiudian Wang, Zhenyu Chen, Montserrat R. Silva, Tarek Almabrouk, Abduelmenem Alashkham(2020) A left vertebral artery arising from the aortic arch: a cadaveric study. European journal of Anatomy, 24(6):413 – 417.
  9. Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Clare Lamb, Roger Soames (2020) The incidence of acromial spurs in relation to study type and specimens examined. European journal of Anatomy, 24(6):459 – 465.
  10. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Roger Soames (2020) The glenoid and humeral head in shoulder osteoarthritis: a comprehensive review. Clinical Anatomy, 1 – 11.
  11. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2019) Is the existence of sublabral foramen age related. European Journal of Anatomy 23 (1) 59 – 63.
  12. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2019) Morphometric parameters of the glenoid labrum. European Journal of Anatomy 23 (1) 41 – 47.
  13. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2018) Anatomy of the glenohumeral ligaments. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 123 (2):114 – 126.
  14. Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Roger Soames (2018) Examine Changes in Acromial Morphology in Relation to Spurs at the Anterior Edge of Acromion. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 41 (4): 409 - 414.
  15. Catherine Paterson, Joseph Ghaemi, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Chandra Shekhar Biyani, Bernadette Cole, Lee Baker, Magdelena Szewczyk-Bieda, and Ghulam Nabi (2018) Diagnostic accuracy of image guided biopsies of small (<4cm) renal masses with implications for active surveillance: A systematic review. The British Journal of Radiology 91(1090): 20170761.
  16. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2018) Origin of the long head of biceps brachii from the supraglenoid tubercle and glenoid labrum European Journal of Anatomy 22 (3) 213 – 219.
  17. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Paul Felts and Roger Soames (2018) Histology, vascularity and innervation of the glenoid labrum. Journal and Orthopaedic surgery, 26(2): 1 - 8.
  18. Alzahrani RE, Alashkham A, Soames R (2018) Observations on the Superior Thyroid Artery and its Relationship with the External Laryngeal Nerve. Anat Physiol 8: 292. doi:10.4172/2161-0940.1000292.
  19. Chun Chung Cheung, Martin Keogh and Abduelmenem Alashkham (2017) Variations in origin and course of the Dorsalis pedis artery - A case study. Int J Anat Var 10 (1) 1 – 3.
  20. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2017) Bare spot and tubercle of Assaki. JSES Open Access (1)141–143.
  21. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Paul Felts and Roger Soames (2017). Blood supply and vascularity of the glenoid labrum: Its clinical implications. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 25(3) 1–7.
  22. Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Clare Lamb, Roger Soames (2017) Variability in attachment of the coracoacromial ligament in relation with its morphology. Surg Radiol Anat. 39(12):1323-1330.
  23. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2017) The glenoid notch and its clinical implications. Revista Argentina de Anatomia 9 (1):11 –17.
  24. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Catherine Paterson, Stephen Hubbard, Ghulam Nabi (2017) What is the impact of diabetes mellitus on radiation induced acute proctitis after radical radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma prostate? A prospective longitudinal study. Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. In press
  25. Sameer Dhumale, Abduelmenem Alashkham (2016) The coexistence of iliacus muscle variation and femoral nerve split: a case report and possible clinical implications. Revista Argentina de Anatomia 8 (2):104 – 109.
  26. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2016) Morphometric parameters of the glenoid fossa with the labrum attached. Revista Argentina de Anatomia 8 (2):93 – 97.
  27. Paul I. Iyaji, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2016) Anatomical study of the morphometry of the anterior cruciate ligament attachment sites. Revista Argentina de Anatomia 8(1):29-37.
  28. Catherine Paterson, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Stephen Lang, Ghulam Nabi (2016) Early oncological and functional outcomes following radical treatment of high-risk prostate cancer in men older than 70 years: A prospective longitudinal study. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, 34 (335) e1–335.e7
  29. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Catherine Paterson, Phyllis Windsor, Allan Struthers, Petra Rauchhaus, Ghulam Nabi (2016) The Incidence and Risk of Biochemical Recurrence Following Radical Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer in Men on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs), Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 14 (5), pp. 398-405.
  30. Catherine Paterson, Abduelmenem Alashkham, Phyllis Windsor and Ghulam Nabi (2016) Management and treatment of men affected by metastatic prostate cancer: evidence-based recommendations for practice. International Journal of Urological Nursing, 10(1): 44 – 55.
  31. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Catherine Paterson, Petra Rauchhaus, Ghulam Nabi (2016) Can the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) reduce severity of radiation proctitis? International Journal of Radiation oncology biology physics, 94 (1), pp. 93-101.
  32. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Roger Soames (2014) Bilateral foramina on the posterior arch of the atlas vertebra (vertebral artery canal): Revista Argentina de Anatomia, 6 (2): 90-94
  33. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2013) Origin of the long head of Triceps, Axis: The Journal online of CAHID, Volume 5, Number 1.
  34. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Roger Soames (2013) Variation of Suprascapular artery, Axis: The Journal online of CAHID, Volume 5, Number 1.
  35. Abduelmenem Alashkham, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Bader Khawaji, Roger Soames (2013) Variation of Coracobrachialis, Axis: The Journal online of CAHID, Volume 5 Number 1.
  36. Abduelmenem Alashkham (2012) Anomalies of the celiac trunk, Axis: The Journal online of CAHID, Volume 4, No 1.

 

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