EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS

MB ChB in Medicine and Surgery, King Abdullaziz University-Jeddah, SA

Master Medical Science in Rheumatology, Birmingham University, Birmingham.

Clinical PhD in Rheumatology, King's College Hospital, London University.

Diploma in Nutrition: The Comprehensive Nutrition Program, College of Nutrition, American Academy of Nutrition, Knoxville, USA

Certified Practitioner of NLP American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP): 120 Hour training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Jeddah SA

Diploma in Herbology and Herbal Medicine with The British Institute of Homeopathy.

CURRENT APPOINTMENT

Consultant in rheumatology at Subspecialty Medical Center, Jeddah

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

Consultant in rheumatology at Saudi German Hospital

Consultant in rheumatology at King Fahed Hospital, Jeddah

Clinical fellow and Honorary Senior Registrar to Professor DL Scott, Clinical and Academic Rheumatology, King's College Hospital, London

Research fellow and Registrar to Professor DL Scott, Clinical and Academic Rheumatology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

Research fellow and Clinical assistant to Professor P Bacon in Department of Rheumatology at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

House Physician, King Fahed Hospital (KFH), Jeddah

COURSES

RHEUMATOLOGY and ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

• Current concepts in Rheumatology, St George’s Hospital, London

• Intensive Course in Pediatric Rheumatology, Birmingham University, Birmingham

• Ten Topics in Rheumatology, St Thomas Hospital, London

• Current concepts in Rheumatology, St George’s Hospital, London

• Ten Topics in Rheumatology, St Thomas Hospital, London

• ARHP Clinical focus coarse in complementary and alternative therapy, Boston

• ACR workshop: Correctly interpreting bone density by DEXA and ultrasound, Boston

• ACR workshop: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography for the rheumatologist, Boston

• Introductory Course of Musculoskletal for Osteopathy,Collage of Osteopathy, British Association of Manipulative Medicine, London

• The basic training course in Acupuncture, The Royal Marsden Hospital, British Medical Acupuncture Society, London

• Training in the theory, practice and safe use of Omega Low Power Laser applications, Omega Laser Systems LTD, West Suuex, UK.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rheumatology

I undertook regular outpatient clinics as well as looking after the rheumatology inpatients as a Honorary Senior Registrar at King’s College Hospital. I was involved in the Rheumatology audits of King’s College Hospital.

I am working as a Rheumatologist in The Medical Subspecialties Center in Jeddah

At different Hospitals, I teached medical students in clinics. In addition, I have given seminars and talks in many local, national and international postgraduate meetings.

Management

As a result of these studies, I have increased my experience in writing and assessing protocols. As I was involved in both the clinical and laboratory aspect of the studies, I learnt the importance of time management and organization.

I established Rheumatology departments at King Fahed Hospital (1993) and Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah (1992). Also, I have successfully established Pediatric Rheumatology clinics at Maternity and Pediatric Hospital, Jeddah (1993).

Organizations

• International fellow of American College of Rheumatology

• Member of British Society of Rheumatology

• Member of British Society of back care

• Member of British Medical Acupuncture Society

• Full Registered Member in British Medical Council

• Associate member in American Dietetic association

• Fellow of American Society for laser Medicine and surgery

PUBLICATIONS

ORIGINAL PAPERS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

1. Scott DL, Houssein DA, Laasonen L.

Modification to Larsen's scoring system

British Journal of Rheumatology 1995; 34: 56.

2. Houssien DA, McKenna S, Scott DL

The Nottingham Health Profile as a measure of disease activity and outcome in RA.

British Journal of Rheumatology 1997; 36: 69-73.

3. Houssien DA, Jonsson T, E Davies, Scott DL

IgA RF subclasses in rheumatoid arthritis.

Journal of Rheumatology 1997; 24 : 2119-22

4. Houssien DA, Jonsson T, E Davies, Scott DL.

Rheumatoid factor isotypes, disease activity and radiological progression in

rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of two antigens for measuring RFs.

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 1998; 27:46-53

5. Lassere M, Houssein D, Scott DL, Edmonds J.

Reference curves radiological damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: application of quintile regression and fractional polynomials.

Journal of Rheumatology 1997; 24 (7): 1288-94.

6. Houssien DA, Scott DL.

Early referral and outcome in rheumatoid arthritis.

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 1998; 27(4): 300-2

7. Houssien DA, Jonsson T, Scott DL.

Smoking, rheumatoid factors and rheumatoid arthritis.

Annals of Rheumatic Disease 1998; 57: 175-176

8. Scott DL, Houssein DA.

Joint assessment in rheumatoid arthritis.

British Journal of Rheumatology 1996; 35(suppl. 2): 14-18.

9. Scott DL, Houssein DA.

Clinical and laboratory assessments in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

British Journal of Rheumatology 1996; 35 suppl. 3: 6-9.

10. Scott DL, Laasonen L, Priolo F, Houssein DA, Cerase A, Bacarini, Cammisa M

The radiological assessment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 1997; 15 (suppl 17): S53-S62.

11. Houssien DA, Carr AJ.

Techniques for health status measurement in the management of RA.

BioDrugs. 1999; 11: 21-30.

12. Sangha O, Houssien D, Stucki G.

Standardized assessment of health status with self-administered patient questionnaires in

rheumatic diseases. EULAR 1998; 27/1:21-24

13. Houssien DA, Stucki G, Scott DL

Should patients with rheumatoid arthritis measure their disease activity?

Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999; 38(1):48-52.

14. Houssien DA, Stucki G, Scott DL

Possibilita di sostituire un indice di attivita pathologica ricavato dal medico con uno

ricavato dal paziente nella ricerca clinica (Italy)

Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999; 3(2):13-18.

15. Chung YL, Mitchell HL, Houssien DA, Al-Mahrouki H, Carr AJ, Scott DL

A comparative study of outcome in myositis and other musculoskeletal disorders assessed

using the Nottingham health profile.

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2001; 19(4):447-50

Other oral presentations

In addition to more than fifty international poster presentations I did the following oral presentations:

1. IgG RF in Rheumatoid Vasculitis

The first saudi international symosium .

Dammam. Saudi Arabia (Feb 1993)

2. Clinical Audit in Rheumatology

South Thames meeting

Guy’s Hospital. London. UK (13 Feb 1995)

3. The relationship between health status and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis.

Second Pan Arab Congress For Rheumatic Diseases

Cairo. Egypt (March 1995)

4. Progressive joint damage in established RA

South Thames meeting

Guy’s Hospital. London. UK ( Feb 1996)

5. RF isoyypes in patients with RA; association with disease activity.

26th Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology

Reykjavik, Iceland (31 may- 3 june 1996)

6. Outcome of RA

The Saudi Rheumatology Club

Intercontinental Hotel, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Feb 2000)

7. Laboratory investigations in rheumatology

Public health Sociaty

Albaha, Saudi Arabia (April 2001)

8. Mood and Food

Primary Health Care Society

Pain Management Course, Westen Hotel, Jeddah Saudi Arabia (Dec 2002)

9. Nutrition and pain management

Primary Health Care Society

Pain Management Course, Meridian Hotel, Jeddah Saudi Arabia (Jan 2003)

10. Diet and Osteoporosis

Primary Health Care Society

Osteoporosis Course, Meridian Hotel, Jeddah Saudi Arabia (Mar 2003)

11. Alternative Medicine in Rheumatology

The 5th Update in Internal Medicine (Endocrinology & Rheumatology)

King Faisal University

Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Dec 2005)

Health Education in Arabic Media

I have the rheumatologist web page in Arabic www.drdia.com

I did several lectures for public about rheumatic diseases, food and mood, soft drinks, tea, coffee, fast food, and obesity milk and osteoporosis.

I published many subjects (more than 30) about Rheumatism in Different Arabic newspapers and magazines in several countries (i.e. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirat, Kuwait, UK,)

In addition I was talking live about rheumatic diseases in Televisions (i.e. Saudi Arabia: four times, Iqra, Almajd Televesion: five times, Bahrain, Alsharja, Qater and ART channel: Five times) and Radio (MBC FM in London: three times, Saudi Arabia: more than twenty times).