BUTHAINA AL-MAASHARI

Enthusiastic and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

(May 2021), Completed the Hematological pathology exam of the Canadian Board of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

(Nov 2015), Passed the MCCEE 

• (Sep 2023), Organize morphology workshop for residents.
• (2019), Awarded for Mixed Phenotypic Acute Leukemia presentation in the Lorna Pearce Symposium.
• (2014), achieved Dean’s honor list.
• (2011- 2012), achieved Dean's honor list.

• (Oct 2020), Written review topic of Hairy Cell Leukemia for Pathology Outline

webpage; (https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lymphomahcl.html).

• (2016), Students’ Perception regarding Peer Assisted Teaching and Learning in Family Medicine Rotation, advisor, Dr Firdous Jahan, Associate Prof Family Medicine, OMC; (https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Students-’-Perception- regarding-Peer-Assisted-and- JahanSiddiqui/ae2b7f1c73a11fcbebede5448902fb7ff108158b)

• (Sep 2021), participated in an abstract poster presentation at the College of American
• Pathologists (CAP21); the project presented was “Application of Sysmex XN analyzer flags to predict acute leukemia in peripheral blood specimens.”
• (2012), participated in an abstract poster presentation at Sultan Qaboos University research day; the topic was OMC's Intergraded System under the Microscope and the Rule of student in the Improvement of the System, Advisor: Dr. Mark Norrish, Assoc.Professor Behavioural Science.

• (2024), working on cases of borderline high hemoglobin A2 and genetic results projects.
• (2023 to 2024), Working on cases of low hemoglobin A2 level and correlating genetics and CBC count results project.
• (2022) Collected clinical outcome for the PNH-positive cases.
• (2022) Collected data for “Clinical outcomes and satisfaction of sickle cell patients undergoing chronic automated red cell exchange program.” Sabria Al-Hashami, Buthaina Al-Maashari.
• (Sep to Oct, 2021), Participated in internal quality project “Review of Flow Cytometry Reflex Criteria for Plasma Cell Screen Panel in Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma/ Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia cases”. Buthaina Al-Maasharia, Dietrich Wernera Mahboubeh Rahmania. Departments of aPathology, Dalhousie University.
• (2019-2020), Application of Sysmex XN analyzer flags to predict acute leukemia in peripheral blood specimens ( in process of publication). Buthaina S.Al-Maasharia, Robert S. Liwskia,b, David M. Conrada,b. Departments of aPathology and bMicrobiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University.
• (2009), Consanguine Marriages: Evaluating the Prevalence of Genetic Blood Disorders among Offspring of Consanguine Marriages, advisors: Dr. Zainab Al Mukhaini, MD, pediatric consultant, AFH, & Mrs. Maha Sohail.

(August/2023)- Participated by two talks for OMSB morphology workshop.

Talk 1- T-cell lymphoproliferative neoplasms

Talk 2- bone marrow non-hematopoietics disorders

(December/2023)- Participated with a talk (routine coagulation tests) for Royal hospital hemostasis workshop

(March/2022)- Presented Direct antiglobulin test negative autoimmune hemolytic anemia for Oman Central Blood Bank’s CME.

(2019)-Presented Mixed Phenotypic Acute Leukemia presentation in Lorna Pearce Symposium.

(2014),Participated in Best Project Poster Presentation in SQU; Students’ Perception Regarding Peer Assisted Teaching and Learning in Family Medicine Rotation, advisor, Dr Firdous Jahan, Associate Prof Family Medicine, OMC.

• A trainer member of Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) and an exam writer for the hematopathaology specialty of OMSB.
• A member of hemovigilance committee at Royal Hospital, involved in establishing the hemovigilance program and continuing to develop it.
• A recent member of the research committee at Royal Hospital, involved in reviewing research proposals for ethical approval.

• (Sep 2021), attended basic and advanced online flow cytometry course by Derek Davies
• (Oct 2023), attended the MRD workshop and conference of the Cytometry Society of India.
• (Sep 2024) Attending, volunteering, and presenting a poster presentation at the ESCCA conference.
• (Oct 2024) Attending XI virtual PRAGUE School on flow cytometry practical and interactive course on the advanced application in hematology-oncology and immunology.

• Dr.Muna Al Riyami, Sr. Consultant Hematologist, Head of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Department, Royal Hospital, Email: munahashil@yahoo.com, Tel: +968 99371562
• Dr.Sulayma Al Lamki, Sr.Consultant Hematologist, Royal Hospital. Email: sulaymaalamki@hotmail.com, Tel +968 99322092
• Dr. Irene Sadek, Hematopathologist, Associate Professor, Head of the Central Zone Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Email: irene.sadek@nshealth.ca. Tel: +1 902-473-2266
• Dr. Allam Shawwa, Hematopathologist, Associate Professor, Central Zone Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Email: allam.shawwa@nshealth.ca. Tel: +1 902-473-6663