Newswise — Abdulla Al-Khan, MD, vice president and manager of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Surgery Division astatine Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center, received The First Degree of The National Golden Medal arsenic an achiever by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa successful the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. Al-Khan’s autochthonal country, connected December 16, 2022. The ceremonial took spot astatine Al Sakheer Guest Palace and was attended by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, arsenic good arsenic different dignitaries from Bahrain and different large nations.
“Receiving specified a prestigious grant from his homeland is simply a tremendous accomplishment for Dr. Al-Khan, and for Hackensack Meridian Health arsenic well,” said Robert Garrett, main enforcement serviceman of Hackensack Meridian Health. “I congratulate Dr. Al-Khan and convey him for his pioneering enactment to heighten the lives of large women and their babies — not lone astatine Hackensack University Medical Center, but astir the satellite done the cognition helium has shared with his colleagues.”
In November 2022, Dr. Al-Khan besides presented astatine the Second International Congress successful Obstetrics and Gynecology held successful Manama, Bahrain. He spoke astir the cutting-edge attraction provided astatine The Center for Abnormal Placentation (CAP) astatine Hackensack University Medical Center — which Dr. Al-Khan established successful 2008 — wherever women from astir the satellite travel to question attraction for high-risk pregnancies.
“I americium astir humbled and honored by this bonzer recognition,” said Dr. Al-Khan. “Meeting His Majesty the King and his lad the Crown Prince and Prime Minister was a humbling experience.”
Dr. Al-Khan is internationally recognized arsenic an adept successful high-risk pregnancy, caring for patients with the astir analyzable aesculapian and surgical conditions. He was the archetypal doc successful the satellite to execute a robotic transabdominal cerclage, a process to adjacent the cervix that immoderate women request to forestall nonaccomplishment of pregnancy. He besides received nationalist and planetary designation for delivering the oldest large diligent successful the United States. A treble board-certified physician, helium holds the world rubric of Professor astatine Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine on with world appointments astatine Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School and St. George’s University School of Medicine.
As Director of CAP and the Fetal Care Center astatine Hackensack University Medical Center, Dr. Al-Khan leads a multidisciplinary halfway that was the archetypal successful the United States and the satellite to coordinate the attraction of patients who contiguous with placenta accreta, wherever the placenta grows excessively profoundly into the uterine wall. It is simply a large origin of obstetric hemorrhage and maternal mortality. Dr. Al-Khan is besides a chap of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American College of Surgeons, and American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.
Hackensack Meridian Hospitals Corporation Board Chair Rosemarie Source accompanied Dr. Al-Khan connected the 7,000-mile travel to Bahrain. “It was my grant and pleasance to be Dr. Al-Khan’s ceremonial event, and his authoritative rubric is present ‘Sir,’” she said. “It was a arrogant moment, and we observe him and his relation successful establishing Hackensack Meridian Health arsenic a existent person successful maternal-fetal medicine.”
“Dr. Al-Khan has lectured extensively astir the satellite connected each areas of perinatal medicine and is rightfully acknowledged arsenic a starring adept successful the field,” said Mark Sparta, president, Northern Region, Hackensack Meridian Health. “We congratulate him connected this grant and are honored to person him starring our efforts to supply lifesaving attraction for women with high-risk pregnancies.”
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Hackensack University Medical Center, a 771-bed nonprofit teaching and probe hospital, is the largest supplier of inpatient and outpatient services successful New Jersey. Founded successful 1888 arsenic Bergen County's archetypal hospital, it was the archetypal infirmary successful New Jersey and 2nd successful the federation to go a Magnet®-recognized infirmary for nursing excellence. The world flagship of Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical Center's field is location to facilities specified arsenic John Theurer Cancer Center, the Heart & Vascular Hospital, and the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion. Recognized arsenic being successful the apical 1% of hospitals successful the federation and #1 successful New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll, Hackensack University Medical Center besides ranked arsenic high-performing successful crab care, cardiology and bosom surgery, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology. Hackensack University Medical Center’s broad objective probe portfolio includes studies focused connected precision medicine, translational medicine, immunotherapy, compartment therapy, and vaccine development.
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