Ramiz Abu-Hijlih

Consultant Radiation Oncologist

Education and Training

M.B./B.Ch. Cairo, Egypt
Resident, Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Jordan
2017 Canadian Fellowship, Genitourinary and Sarcoma, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Canada
2017 Training Course on Musculoskeletal Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
2014 Radiation Oncology Training, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, USA

Board Certifications

Jordanian Board in Radiation Oncology

Experience

2014-Present Consultant Radiation Oncology, KHCC, Jordan
Member of Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Achievements; Reviewer in Medical Journals: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics (Red journal), Journal of Tumor Medicine & Prevention (JTMP)

Professional Memberships

2012 American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) USA
2012 American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) USA
2014 Jordan Oncology Society (JOS) Jordan
2017 Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) USA

Awards And Honors

International Development and Education Award (IDEA 2014): the ASCO meeting (2014) and rotation to St. Joseph Hospital; part of Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix -AZ, USA

Publications

Articles:

Multiple primary malignancies: Analysis of 23 patients with at least three tumors. Int J Gastrointest Canc, 2012 Sep; 43(3):437-43
Eight primary malignancies: Case report and review of literature. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther, 2011;4 (4):185-7
Inferior vena cava involvement in children with Wilms tumor. Pediatr Surg Int. 2017 May;33(5):569-573
Review of management and morbidity of pediatric craniopharyngioma patients in a low-middle-income country: a 12-year experience. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jun;33(6):941-950
Radiobiological Targeting Role in Precision Radiation Medicine. Commentary, Open Access J Surg 4(5): OAJS.MS.ID.555650 (2017)
Induction Methotrexate, Cisplatin, and 5-Fluorouracil Versus Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil Followed by Radiotherapy in Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis in a Tertiary Cancer Center. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 Aug
Radiotherapy Innovations-New Horizons for Cancer Care. Commentary, J Tumor Med Prev 2(2): JTMP.MS. ID.555585 (2017)
Clinical Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on the Management of Gynecologic Cancers: One Center Experience. Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol. 2019; 7(1)
Extraprostatic Extension in Core Biopsies Epitomizes High-risk but Locally Treatable Prostate Cancer. Euro Uro Oncol; doi.org/10.1016/j.euo.2018.05.003
Correlation of Radiologic and Pathologic Response in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res, Sep 2018. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.09.001765 3
Adaptive radiotherapy in patients receiving neoadjuvant radiation for soft tissue sarcoma. ROPR, 24;3, May–June 2019,263-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpor.2019.02.007
Variables altering the impact of respiratory-gated CT simulation on planning target volume in radiotherapy for lung cancer. ROPR, 24;2, March–April 2019, 175-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpor.2019.01.008
Enhancing value of quality assurance rounds in improving radiotherapy management: a retrospective analysis from King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan. Radiat Oncol J 2019 March. pISSN 2234-1900.https://doi.org/10.3857/roj.2019.00080
Outcomes of extraskeletal vs skeletal Ewing sarcoma patients treated with standard chemotherapy protocol. Clin Transl Oncol. 2019 Aug 19. doi: 10.1007/s12094-019-02202-y
The effect of probiotics supplementation on the side effects of chemo radiotherapy for colorectal cancer: a literature review. Oncology and Radiotherapy 1 (52) 2020: 134-142
The impact of local control timing in Ewing sarcoma. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. Mar-Apr 2020;25(2):255-259. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2020.02.001
Factors influencing the use of adaptive radiation therapy in vulvar carcinoma. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy 25 (2020) 709–713
Anal cancer with isolated ischial fossa lymph node metastases: A rare entity in the oligometastatic dilemma. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. (in press)
Irinotecan and temozolomide chemotherapy in paediatric and adult populations with relapsed Ewing Sarcoma. (Clinical and translational oncology; in press)

Abstracts:
Adult Head and Neck Soft tissue Sarcomas: A Comprehensive Cancer Center Experience. IJROBP_Suppl_2020
The impact of FDG-PET/CT on the management of gynecologic cancers: A retrospective study. J Clin Oncol 31, 2013. (suppl)
Verification of craniospinal irradiation in supine position. 2014 International Conference of Radiation Medicine (ICRM), Riyadh-KSA.
Adaptive radiation therapy in vulvar carcinoma. IJROBP_Suppl_2020
The impact of four dimensions CT simulation on planning target volume in radiotherapy for primary lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 35, 2017 (suppl; abstr e20091)
Correlation of Radiologic and Pathologic Response in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Radiation for Soft Tissue Sarcoma. 3rd Limb Salvage surgery and Sarcoma conference, Amman, Jordan (2018)
Extra-skeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma Versus Skeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma; Are They the Same? Outcome of Treatment Using Standard Skeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma Protocol. 3rd KHCC International Conference on Limb Salvage Surgery & Sarcoma. Amman, Jordan (2018)

Poster Presentations:

Implementation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: Challenges in a developing country. 2012 GAP Conference, Oslo-Norway; May 2012
Implementation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in a Developing country: Lessons for Everyone. ASTRO 2012 annual meeting
Clinical Outcome after Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Pituitary Adenoma. ASTRO 2015 annual meeting
Pattern of blood count change during craniospinal irradiation and the effect on progression free survival in medulloblastoma adult patients. ASCO 2017 annual meeting.(Chicago-USA)
The impact of four dimensions CT simulation on planning target volume in radiotherapy for primary lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 35, 2017 (suppl; abstr e20091) (Chicago-USA)
Enhancing Value of Quality Assurance Rounds in Improving Radiotherapy Management: A Retrospective Analysis. ASTRO 2017 annual meeting.(San Diego-USA)
Quality Assurance Rounds for Sarcoma Radiotherapy Patients: Ten-Year Results. CTOS 2017 annual meeting.(Hawaii-USA)
Primary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Thymus. 16th Annual ENETS Conference 2019 (Barcelona- Spain)
Outcome of extraskeletal versus skeletal Ewing sarcoma patients treated with standard chemotherapy protocol. ASCO-2019 (Chicago-USA)
Adult Head and Neck Soft tissue Sarcomas: A Comprehensive Cancer Center Experience. (ASTRO meeting-Miami, 2020)
Adaptive radiation therapy in vulvar carcinoma. (ASTRO meeting-Miami, 2020)

Book Chapter:

Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review, 3rd edition; Sarcoma Chapter. Wolters Kluwer Health (2018)

Contact Information

Email Address: rhijlih@khcc.jo
Phone Number: 0096265300460-1526