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Mr. Fawwaz Zahir Mohammed

Hepatopancreatobiliary/General/Laparoscopic Surgeon

Post: General/Laparoscopic Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgeon, - Registrar Department of Surgery Port of Spain General Hospital.

Previous: Surgical Senior Clinical Fellow in HepatopancreaticoBiliary Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom March 2021 – 2022. -Open/Laparoscopic/Robotic Liver/Pancreatic Resections -Post operative Management of Liver/Pancreatic Resections -Management of Complex HPB cases -HPB MDT sessions

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QUALIFICATIONS

2019

General Surgery

Royal College of Surgeons

JSCFE

 

2019

FRCS Section 2

Royal College of Surgeons

JSCFE

 

2018

General Surgery

Royal College of Surgeons

JSCFE

 

2018

FRCS Section 1

Royal College of Surgeons

JSCFE

 

2009

USMLE Step 2 CS

University of the West Indies

St. Augustine, Trinidad

2009

USMLE Step 2 CK

University of the West Indies

 St. Augustine, Trinidad.

2009

USMLE Step 1

University of the West Indies

St. Augustine, Trinidad

2007

Bachelor in Medicine & Surgery (MBBS)

University of the West Indies

 St. Augustine, Trinidad

EXPERIENCE

2021-2022​
Senior Clinical Fellow HPB Surgery

Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom

2015-2021
Unit: Professor S. Cawich
Surgical Associate Caribbean Vein
& Vascular Clinic

St. Clair Medical Hospital, Trinidad

2014-2021
Registrar : General Surgery/HPB
Unit: Professor S. Cawich

Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad

2012-2014
Registrar (Ag): General Surgery
Units: Mr. T Kuruvilla, Mr. J Shah Professor Dan.

San Fernando General Hospital, Trinidad

2009-2012
Resident: General Surgery
Rotations: Urology, ICU, Surgery

San Fernando General Hospital, Trinidad

2009
Resident: General Surgery

Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad

2008-2009
Resident: Urology

Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad

2007-2008
Internship in medical specialties

Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad

Awards

2003

UWI Endowment Fund Bursary

2004

UWI Endowment Fund Bursary

2005

UWI Endowment Fund Bursary

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS) (Revised 2022)

ECFMG Certification

 Royal College of Surgeons Surgical Skills Workshop (Trinidad)

Ministry of Health Trinidad & NCRHA Basic Laparoscopic Dry and Skills Lab Training

Laparoscopic Workshop, Curacao

FRCS Christie Hospital Course, Manchester, United Kingdom.

The Alpine FRCS Course, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons England

Hepatopancreatico-biliary Surgery Fellowship at Manchester Royal Infirmary , Manchester University Foundation Trust , NHS , UK.

Faculty member – Royal College of Surgeons of England – Basic Surgical Skills Course , Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex , UWI , Trinidad.

Faculty member – Royal College of Surgeons of England – Students Surgical Skills Course , Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, UWI, Trinidad.

CURRENT DUTIES

PUBLICATIONS

Mohammed F, Bootoor S, Panday A, Ramdass A, Reemaul J, Sharma A, Andrews F, Ramcharan J, Williams R, Pinto Pereira LM.1) Determinants of accident and emergency room visits in paediatric Asthma in primary care in the North West Regional Health Authority Caribbean Medical Journal 2005;Vol. 67 (Suppl. 2) p12

Mohammed F, Bootoor S, Panday A, Ramdass A, Reemaul J, Sharma A, Ivey M, PintoPereira LM Predictors of Repeat Visits to the Emergency Room by Asthmatic Children in Primary Care Journal of the National Medical Association; August 2006 Vol. 98, No.8 p1278 - 1285

Sharma A, Reemaul J, Mohammed F, Panday A, Ramdass A, Bootoor S, Williams R, Pinto Pereira LM. Risk factors for repeat emergency visits among asthmatic children in primary care in Trinidad. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2005; Volume 2 : A697

Cawich SO, Mohammed F, Spence R, Albert M, Naraynsingh V. Colonic Foreign Body Retrieval Using a Modified TAMIS Technique with Standard Instruments and Trocars. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015; 815616: 1-4. doi:10.1155/2015/815616. Impact Factor N/A; Pubmed Indexed -; Citations 1; ISSN 2090-6498

Cawich SO, Mohammed F, Spence R, Naraynsingh V. Laparoscopic Removal of a Gallbladder Remnant in a Patient with Severe Biliary Pancreatitis. Journal Surgical Case Reports. 2016:9:1-4. DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw163; Impact Factor ; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index 28068648; ISSN 2042-8812

Singh Y, Cawich SO, Olivier L, Mohammed F, Kuruvilla T, Naraynsingh V. Pancreatic Pseudocyst: Combined Single Incision Laparoscopic Cystogastrostomy and Cholecystectomy in a Resource Poor Setting. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2016;11:1-4. DOI 10.1093/jscr/rjw176; Impact Factor ; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index 28068648; ISSN 2042-8812

Cawich SO, Thomas DA, Mohammed F, Bobb NJ, Williams D, Naraynsingh V. A Management Algorithm for Retained Rectal Foreign Bodies. American Journal of Men's Health. 2016: 1: 1-9. Impact Factor 2.141; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index 27903951; ISSN 1557-9883/1557-9891; DOI:10.1177/1557988316680929

Cawich SO, Spence R, Mohammed F, Gardner M, Sinanan A, Naraynsingh V. The Liver and Chilaiditi's Syndrome: The Significance of Hepatic Surface Grooves. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 2017: 5: 1-4. DOI: 10.1177/2050313X17744979. Impact Factor; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 2050-313X; NLM ID 101638686

Cawich SO, Pooran S, Amow B, Ali E, Mohammed F, Mencia M, Ramsewak S, Hariharan S, Naraynsingh V. Impact of a Medical University on Laparoscopic Surgery in a Service-Oriented Public Hospital in the Caribbean. Risk Management & Healthcare Policy. 2016: 16th November 2016

Shamir O. Cawich*, Fawwaz Mohammed, Richard Spence, Patrick FaSiOen, Naraynsingh V. Surgeons' attitudes toward mechanical bowel preparation in the 21st century: A survey of the Caribbean College of SurgeonsCurrent Medicine Research and Practice 9 (2019) 53-57

Cawich SO, Thomas D, Mohammed F, Pearce N. Optimising Pancreaticoduodenectomy : A Model from Trinidad. Journal of the Caribbean College of Surgeons (JCCS) 2023, Volume 1

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