Dr. Qalandar Hussein Abdulkarim Kasnazani
Senior Consultant Surgeon — Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Sulaimanyah Teaching Hospital & Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hospital · Kurdistan, Iraq
General Information
Full Name
Qalandar Hussein Abdulkarim Kasnazani
Date of Birth
01/07/1955
Gender
Male
Marital Status
Married with two sons and two daughters
Nationality
Iraqi (Kurdish)
Hobbies
Hiking, Gardening, Farming, and Swimming
Education
University of Mousel, College of Medicine
Mousel, Iraq
M.B.Ch. B
University of Baghdad, College of Medicine
Baghdad, Iraq
Diploma in General Surgery
Kurdistan Secondary School
Kirkuk, Iraq
Secondary Education
Imamkasim Secondary School
Kirkuk, Iraq
Secondary Education
Saywan Primary School
Sulaimanyah, Iraq
Primary Education
Publications
Selected peer-reviewed articles in international medical journals. Over 44 further publications are listed on Google Scholar.
Minimal Invasive Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer
Hawler University Journal / Zanco Journal of Medical Science, Vol.12, 2008
View publicationPrevention of Overwhelming Post-Splenectomy Infection in Thalassemia Patients by Partial Rather Than Total Splenectomy
Sheikha AK, Salih ZT, Kasnazan KH, et al.
Collaboration between the Kurdistan GI Centre and a medical centre in Saudi Arabia.
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Can J Surg 2007; 50(5): 382-386
Unusual Findings During ERCP: 2 Cases of Fasciola Hepatica in the Common Bile Duct Removed by ERCP Procedure
Hawler University Journal / Zanco Journal of Medical Science, Vol.12, 2008
Vascular Control for Safe Resection of Huge Vascular Masses in Head and Neck
Hawler University Journal
Education and Imaging: Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic: Fascioliasis
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 24(2009)309
Fasciola Hepatica - Case Report
Journal of Medical Case Reports (accepted for publication)
Intermittent Bursts of Abdominal Wall Jerky Movements: Belly Dancer's Syndrome
Amin OSM, Abdulkarim QH, Shaikhani M.
BMJ Case Reports 2012
View publicationMinimal Invasive Splenectomy by Traditional Technique
Qadisia Medical Journal, 2012
Vague Behavioral and Personality Changes and a Misdiagnosis of Complex Partial Epilepsy
Cukurova Medical Journal, 2014; 39(4): 860-867
The Outcome and Complications of Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure): Cross Sectional Study
International Journal of Surgery, 52, (2018) 383-387
Instrumental Esophageal Perforation: A Case Series
Archives of International Surgery, Vol.7, Issue Jan-Mar 2017
Complete Agenesis of the Right Hemi-Diaphragm in an Adult: Case Report and Literature Review
Taha and Kasnazani, 2021.
JFac Med Baghdad, Vol.63 No.3, 2021
Outcomes After Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research, 2019, P.37-49
Necessary Incision in Upper Abdominal Surgery, Feasibility and Outcome
JSMC, 2015 (Vol 5) No.1
Qualifications
Career History
Senior Consultant Surgeon
Consultant Surgeon
Specialist Surgeon
Awarded Diploma in General Surgery
Registrar in Surgery (General Surgery)
Registrar in Surgery
SHO in Surgery
Rural Services
Junior House Officer
Current Posts & Duties
Senior Consultant Surgeon
Digestive and Hepato-biliary surgery at Sulaimanyah Teaching Hospital and the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hospital, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Military Hospital Supervisor
Supervisor for all surgeons working in Shorish Military Hospitals (General Military Health Foundation), Sulaimanyah.
Emergency Surgery Supervisor
Supervising specialist surgeons in the Emergency Surgical Unit, Sulaimanyah Teaching Hospital.
High Diploma Supervisor
Supervisor of the High Diploma students of Emergency Surgery, Sulaimanyah.
Kurdistan Board Supervisor
Supervisor for Kurdistan Board certificate students in Medical Gastroenterology.
Chairman
Chairman of Sulaimanyah Center of Digestive Surgery / Kurdistan Higher Council for Medical Specialties.
Senior Consultant Surgeon
Anwar Sheikha Medical City.
Chair
Chair of the Kurdistan Higher Council of Medical Specialty, Sulaimanyah Centre.
Non-Clinical Duties (Administrative & Teaching)
Chairman of Kurdistan Center Sulaimanyah section of digestive surgery / Kurdistan Higher Council for Medical Specialties (KHCMS).
Member of Kurdistan Medical Council (KMC) - responsible for monitoring of medical and surgical malpractice and other administrative medical problems (20 members including the Minister of Health, who is the head of the council).
Previously, Senior Medical Advisor for the Ministry of Health for scientific medical issues, Kurdistan Regional Government.
Previously advisor for the Council of the Ministers for health issues (2002).
Memberships & Professional Societies
Member of Iraqi Association for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Member of Scientific Committee of Iraqi Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Member of American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (Candidate Number 9001).
Fellow of International College of Surgery (FICS).
Member of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator Network.
Training Courses
Laparoscopic Surgery
GI Center, Baghdad, Iraq
November 1996Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
GI Center, Baghdad, Iraq
November 1997ERCP (6 Months Course)
GI Center, Baghdad, Iraq
1998Laparoscopic Surgery (2 Weeks)
Pfortzheim, Germany
April 1998Clinical Attachment with Mr. John Flynn, FRCSI
Portuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Ireland
December 2003Endoscopy Workshop
Cairo University of Kasr-Al-Ainy
February 2004ERCP Training
Kumamoto Hospital, Japan (Japanese Red Cross)
May 2004Liver Transplantation (Observation)
Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan
September - October 2007Liver Transplant Surgery
Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq
Three weeks periodRobotic & Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant (10 Days)
Singapore University Hospital, Singapore
2013Conference Presentations
Splenic Salvage Procedure
Conference of Kirkuk General Health Department
Liver Tumors
UICC 5th Cancer Conference
Preservation of Upper Pole of Spleen After Ligation of its Pedicle
Baghdad University, Medical College Conference
Single Layer Anastomosis by Absorbable Vicryl Suture Materials
Iraqi Association for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Conference
Massive Upper GIT Bleeding (Haemobilia) - Two Case Reviews
Kurdistan Medical Association Conference
Bile Duct Injuries
Mesopotamia Health Days
Minimal Invasive Surgery for Gastrointestinal Tract Tumor
1st Scientific Conference of Hawler Medical University
Distal Pancreatectomy with Preserving Upper Pole of the Spleen (Thinking Outside the Box)
Mesopotamia Health Days 2013
Reasons Behind the Gastrointestinal Anatomical Arrangement
Iraqi Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baghdad Conference
Culture of Safety in Cholecystectomy
American College of Surgeon / Iraq Chapter Conference
Decreasing the Clinically Significant Pancreatic Leak
Erbil Medical and Surgical Conference (PHARMEDENT). Received Honoring from the Iraqi Society of Gastroenterology for Outstanding and Big Contribution in the GIT Field in the Middle East.
Anorectal Physiology
Erbil Medical and Surgical Conference (PHARMEDENT)
Bail Out Procedures in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Conference of ACS Kurdistan Chapter
The Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Kurdistan Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Conference
Contributions to Surgery in Kurdistan
Pioneered Laparoscopic surgery in Kurdistan and introduced this equipment to Kurdistan Regional Government (1999).
Pioneered Minimal invasive surgery in digestive surgery in Iraqi Kurdistan (2000).
Pioneered splenic salvage procedure in Iraqi Kurdistan (2000).
Introduced ERCP services to the Kurdistan National Health Service.
Pioneered partial splenectomy for patients with Thalassemia Major at a time when pneumococcal vaccines were not available.
Pioneered Liver resections, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, colonic transposition for the Esophagus in Iraqi Kurdistan, and Splenic salvage procedure in Kurdistan.
Running High Diploma in Emergency Surgery certificate. Supervisor in Kurdistan Board Certificate in Surgery.
Established Kurdistan Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Establishment of Kurdistan Board for Digestive Surgery (2015).
Credentials & Career Verification
Career history and contributions formally confirmed by the Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Health in an official letter to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Issued by: Kurdistan Regional Government, Ministry of Health
Ref. no. 33418 — 08.02.2009
Addressed to: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Attn. Asad Zoma, Director of International Affairs, St Vincent Street, Glasgow
Consultant Surgeon within the Kurdistan National Health Service since May 1998.
Appointed in 2008 as Chairman of the Kurdistan Gastroenterology Center, Sulaimanyah Teaching Hospital.
One of the two most senior consultant surgeons in Sulaimanyah hospitals.
Introduced Laparoscopic Surgery, Minimal Invasive Surgery, and ERCP services to the Kurdistan National Health Service.
Pioneered partial splenectomy for patients with Thalassemia Major at a time when pneumococcal vaccines were not available.
Endorsed by Dr. Abdelrahman O. Yones (MB ChB, IMD, MRCP(UK), FRCP(Glasg)), Minister of Health, Kurdistan Regional Government.
View full documentDr. Qalandar Hussein Abdulkarim Kasnazani (he, his, him)
Senior Consultant / Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgeon - Sulaimanyah Teaching Hospital & Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hospital
Chairman of digestive surgery, Sulaimanyah section - Kurdistan Higher Council for Medical Specialties (KHCMS)
FRCS (Glasg)
FACS
FICS
Member of AHPBA
DGS
MB Ch B