Abdurahman Elkharbash

• Enhanced patient care quality by collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
• Reduced radiology department wait times by efficiently scheduling and performing diagnostic procedures.
• Delivered comprehensive interpretation of various imaging tests to consulting physicians.
• Participated in continuing education opportunities to stay current with advancements in radiologic technology and diagnostic methods.
• Facilitated better patient understanding of their diagnoses, delivering clear explanations about imaging procedures and results.
• Conducted radiological procedures requiring image-guided interventions.
• Increased department efficiency by maintaining accurate records of patient history, diagnoses, and treatments.
• Analyzed and interpreted X-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT scan images to communicate diagnoses to healthcare providers.
• Supported patients by keeping private and confidential information concealed in adherence to regulations and procedures.
• Reported findings to physicians with priority on abnormal results to achieve prompt patient treatment.

• Teaching registrars who are preparing for the South African radiology board exam.
• Enhanced patient care quality by collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
• Analyzed and interpreted X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammogram, MRI and CT scan images to communicate diagnoses to healthcare providers.
• Determined appropriate testing procedures and protocols relevant to patient conditions and needs.
• Completed and filed in-depth reports highlighting interpretations of every patient evaluation.
• Conducted radiological procedures requiring image-guided interventions.
• Attending different multidisciplinary meetings.
• Participated in continuing education opportunities to stay current with advancements in radiologic technology and diagnostic methods.

• Modalities: CT/MRI/US/FLOURSCOPY/X RAY/MAMMOGRAM AND INTERVENTION.

Responsibilities:

• Regular working hours and on-call consultation and discussion of patients imaging needs, and managing reports with clinicians from different specialties.

• Neuroimaging/head and neck imaging with CT and MRI. Musculoskeletal /orthopedics imaging with ultrasound, plain X-ray, CT, and MRI. Abdominal Imaging with X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, CT, and MRI. Urological Imaging with X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, CT, and MRI.Cardiothoracic imaging with plain X-ray, CT, and MRI.
• Fluoroscopy including Sialography. Dacryoscintigraphy and gastrointestinal.
• Pediatric imaging with X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, CT, and MRI.Mammography, breast ultrasound, image-guided breast biopsy.
• Interventional radiology includes Brain angiography with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and assisting in intracranial and other embolization procedures. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography. Pigtail drain insertion, Image-guided biopsies of lung, liver, and kidney lesions, and other body parts.
• Ultrasound: Abdominal, Chest, Cranial – pediatric, Musculoskeletal
• Nuclear Medicine: General body PET/CT, SPECT/CT, PSMA Pet CT, Renal scans, thyroid scans. Bone scans, Gallium scans, Cardiac scans, Brain scans, Pulmonary V/Q for Pulmonary embolism.
• Urological, abdominal, and breast scans, and PAN scans for staging and restaging.
• Emergency radiology includes but is not limited to Diagnosis of Emergency radiology includes but is not limited to Diagnosis of appendicitis with ultrasound and CT, Diagnosis of intussusception with ultrasound, Reduction of intussusception in conjunction with pediatric surgery, Diagnosis of midgut volvulus with fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, diagnosis of testicular torsion and epidydimal-orchitis with ultrasound, Interpretation of Emergency room head CT scan, Interpretation of traumatic Pan CT scans, Performing Emergency abdominal ultrasounds, Performing Emergency Pelvic Ultrasound, Focused Assessment with Sonogram for Trauma (FAST), Communicating with the emergency room physicians for the management of emergency, Stroke diagnosis with CT and MRI, Diagnosis of diverticulitis, mesenteric artery/vein thrombosis, intestinal obstruction with CT, DVT diagnosis with ultrasound, Cholecystitis diagnosis with ultrasound, Renal stone diagnosis with CT.