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Ameed Raoof, MBChB, PhD

Biography

Professor

Biomedical Science

Dr. Ameed Raoof is a published leader in international medical education. In his role at KPSOM, Dr. Raoof teaches Biomedical Science sessions in Phase 2, and he is the appointed unit director of the Phase 1 musculoskeletal course. Dr. Raoof is also working to introduce a wider variety of clinical anatomy immersive technology resources for KPSOM students.

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Education and Training

Degrees
MBChB, Medicine and Surgery, University of Baghdad College of Medicine
MSc, Anatomy, University of Baghdad College of Medicine
PhD, Anatomy, University of Dundee, Scotland
Diploma, Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland
Postdoctoral Training
Resident, Medicine and Surgery, Baghdad Teaching Hospital

Professional Positions

Assistant Professor of Anatomy
King Saud University College of Medicine
1984-1996
Associate Professor of Anatomy
King Saud University College of Medicine
1996-1998
Lecturer of Anatomy
University of Michigan Medical School
1998-2010
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Medical Education
University of Michigan Medical School
2010-2012
Visiting Professor of Anatomy
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
2013-2015
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
2015-2016
Associate Professor of Anatomy in Radiology
Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar
2016-2023
Member of the Faculty, Department of Biomedical Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
2023-2024
Professor, Department of Biomedical Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
2024-Present

Honors and Awards

AAMC-Pfizer Award for Humanism in Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
2001
Elizabeth Crosby Award for Outstanding Teaching of Medical Students
University of Michigan Medical School
2001, 2003
Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching
University of Michigan Medical School
2004
Thomas G. Varbedian Award for Excellence in Service to Medical Students
University of Michigan Medical School
2011
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Essential Principles of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
2017
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Foundational Sciences
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
2018, 2020, 2021
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Clinical Curriculum
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
2020
Best Research Mentor Award
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
2020, 2022
Award for Excellence in Educational Innovation
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
2021
R. Benton Adkins, Jr. Distinguished Service Award
American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA)
2024
Elected Councilor At Large
American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA)
2024

Scholarly Activities

Selected peer-reviewed research manuscripts
  • Soufi HE, Raoof AM. Attitude of medical students towards psychiatry. Medical education. 1992 Jan;26(1):38-41.
  • Omar MS, Raoof AM, Al-Amari OM. Onchocerca fasciata: enzyme histochemistry and tissue distribution of various dehydrogenases in the adult female worm. Parasitology research. 1996;82(1):32-7.
  • Raoof A. Using a room-temperature plastination technique in assessing prenatal changes in the human spinal cord. Journal of the International Society for Plastination. 2001; 16:5-8.
  • Raoof A, Aya A, Boyd T, Lozen A. Enhancing academically diverse students’ learning and interest in an undergraduate anatomy course via innovative teaching measures. Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators. 2003; 13:45-50.
  • Raoof A, Henry R, Reed R. Silicone plastination of biological tissue: room-temperature technique. Dow/Corcoran technique and products. J. Int. Soc. Plastination. 2007; 22:21-5.
  • Jain A, Michelotti M, McDonald J, Lee D, Bohl M, Fitzgerald J, Raoof A. Medical Students as Teaching Assistants in an Undergraduate Anatomy Course. Medical Science Educator. 2012;22(2):50-2.
  • Hussein IH, Wasserman JA, Raoof A, Jurjus A. Differences in Emotional Experience and Coping with Human Cadaver Dissection Between a Sample of US and Lebanese Medical Students: A Pilot Study. Medical Science Educator. 2016(26) 203-206.
  • Sadiq Z, Rana S, Mahfoud Z, Raoof A. Systematic review and meta-analysis of chest radiograph (CXR) findings in COVID-19. Clin Imaging. 2021 Dec;80:229-38.
  • Raoof, A., et al., Utility of the Anatomage Virtual Dissection Table in Creating Clinical Anatomy and Radiology Learning Modules. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2023 Sep 6:14:973-981. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S417831. eCollection 2023.
  • Sadiq Z, Laswi I, Raoof A. The Effectiveness of OsiriX and the Anatomage Virtual Dissection Table in Enhancing Neuroanatomy and Neuroradiology Teaching. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2023 Sep 22;14:1037-1043. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S418576. PMID: 37772090; PMCID: PMC10522455.
  • View a complete list of Dr. Raoof’s manuscripts
Books
  • Khan A, Raoof A, Ali M, Kemier H. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) in Human Anatomy, Adam Publishers, New Delhi, India 1998. 
  • Raoof A, Reviewer. Principles of Human Anatomy. 10th ed. New Jersey: Wiley; 2003.
  • Raoof A, Editorial Advisory Board member. Gray’s Anatomy for Students, Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 0443-06612-4. International Edition: 0-8089-2306-4. 2005.
  • Raoof A, Fisher, Hildebrandt, and Stribley. MEDADM 403, The Human Body: Its Structure & Function. J. Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-470-48631-3, ISBN-978-0-4705-0089-7.
  • Raoof A, Hildebrandt, Stribley, and McDonald. Color Atlas companion to the Anatomy 403 textbook. Fall 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1118989067, ISBN-10: 1118989066.