Prof. Humaid Obaid bin Harmal Al Shamsi

University College Cork Medical School, Cork, Ireland ( BMedSc(Hon), Completed June 2002, awarded June 2004, MB(Hon), BAO, Bch June 2004 – Graduation with Honours)

Postgraduate Education (Residency & Fellowship)

Combined Post-doctoral Clinical fellowship in Gastrointestinal Oncology and palliative oncology ( 2012 July – September 2013 Mcmaster University )
Medical Oncology Fellowship Training Program ( 2010 July- June 2012 Mcmaster University )
Internal Medicine Training Program (2007 July- June 2010 Mcmaster University)

Board Certifications

Canadian Board in Medical oncology – Medical Oncology specialist certification -The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – FRCP(C) Medical oncology ( November 2012 )
American Board in Medical Oncology (ABIM) (December 2012)
Membership Royal College of Physician of United Kingdom – Specialist Certification Examination in Medical Oncology – MRCP (UK) Medical Oncology( October 2012 )
Canadian Board in Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Specialty exam – FRCP(C) Internal Medicine(June 2011)
American Board in Internal Medicine – ABIM Board Certified ( August 2010, Scored at the Top 10%)

President of the Emirates Oncology Society (EOS) Nov 2018 – Current
Member of Emirates Oncology Associations, 2017 -Present
Member of The International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology (ISGIO), Jan 2014 – Present
Member of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Nov 2013 – present
Member of The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), Nov 2013 – present
Fellow of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeon of Canada, July 2011 – Present
Fellow of the American College of Physicians 2007-Present
Member of The Canadian Medical Protective Association 2007-Present
Member of UAE Medical Association, 2006 -Present

1st Graduate of sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed program for outstanding UAE physicians training program in 2016
The outstanding researcher of the year 2020 by the emirates medical association Sep 2020
Certificate of appreciation from the UAE Embassy in Washington D.C, USA
MSA (Medical Staff Association) Outstanding Senior Resident of the Year Award 2012
Jeff Ginsberg subspecialty resident Award 2012
Runner-up, Chief resident of the year – Internal Medicine training Program 2009-2010
Internal Medicine Chief’s Cup 2009-2010
Certificate of appreciation from the UAE Embassy in London, UK

Book Chapters

Humaid Al-Shamsi , Siefker-Radtke A, Czerniak B, Dinney C, Millikan RE. Uncommon Cancers of the Bladder. In: Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, 5th ed. Ed(s) Raghavan D, Brecher ML, Johnson DH, Meropol NJ, Moots PL, Rose PG, Mayer IA. John Wiley and Son, 2016.
Palliative care in UAE« (submitted: July 1, 2020; Author(s): Al-Shamsi, HO.)
Cancer care in the UAE« (submitted July 1, 2020; Author(s): Al-Shamsi, HO.)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Ehab Abdou, Ravi M Pedapenki, Mohamed Abouagour, Abdul R Zar, Emad Anwar, Dalia Elshourbagy, Humaid Al-Shamsi & Enrique Grande (2020) Patient selection and risk factors in the changing treatment landscape of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, Sep 15th, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2020.1810572
Al-Shamsi HO at el, Screening for COVID-19 in Asymptomatic Patients With Cancer in a Hospital in the United Arab Emirates. May 27, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2548
Al-Shamsi HO at el, A Practical Approach to the Management of Cancer Patients During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An International Collaborative Group. Oncologist. 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0213.
Al-Shamsi HO at el, Authors Reply Oncological surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: The need for deep and lasting measures. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0451
Al-Shamsi HO at el, Authors Reply: How to manage febrile neutropenia during the COVID pandemic? In response to, “A Practical Approach to the Management of Cancer Patients During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic”. 07 May 2020 https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0329
Al-Shamsi HO at el, A Practical Approach to the Management of Cancer Patients During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An International Collaborative Group. Oncologist. 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0213.