Fetal Medicine Specialist

Carries out obstetrician and gynecologic health care, both on an in-patient and out-patient basis, for those patients designated as being entitled to such care by.

Responsibilities

• Will perform professional duties as an Maternal and Fetal Medicine
• Providing surgical care both in the operating room and in the O.P.D. for gynecologic and obstetric conditions for both emergency and planned procedures.
• Covering the Delivery Room to include admitting patients, reviewing their history, planning a course of action, performing both spontaneous and operative deliveries, and interacting with midwives.
• Covering the Emergency Service by promptly responding to calls for consultation.
• Providing out-patient care in Clinics, when so assigned by the head of department.
• Doing and interpreting ultrasound examinations both in hospital and on an out-patient basis.
• Interpreting fetal heart rate monitoring and taking appropriate action.
• Carrying out formal and informal consultations from physicians from other departments.
• Attending committee meetings when so assigned by the Head of department.
• Interacting with patients' families to keep them informed of the patient's condition, changes in condition and plans.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved medical school plus internship.

• Three years residency in Maternal and Fetal Medicine culminating in procuring a Post Graduate Masters degree and/or equivalent Fellowships approved by DOH.

• Five or more year’s exclusive practice of obstetrics and gynecology since certification.

• Must have DOH License to practice as Maternal and Fetal Medicine

• An excellent command of written and oral English.

• Basic knowledge of medical Arabic desirable.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of medical ethics