Jalal Abu-Shaweesh, MD
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View All PlansAbout Jalal Abu-Shaweesh, MD
Jalal M. Abu-Shaweesh, MD, is the Director of Neonatology at Fairview Hospital as well as a staff neonatologist for Cleveland Clinic Children's at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Hillcrest Hospital and Fairview Hospital.
In addition to his clinical appointments, Dr. Abu-Shaweesh also serves as Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Cleveland Clinic’s Children's Department of Neonatology and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He also is Director of a Neonatology Case Presentation conference that covers the management of various neonatal conditions and diseases for neonatal faculty, fellows, nurses, pediatrics residents and medical students.
Dr. Abu-Shaweesh is an established clinical and basic researcher with expertise in Control of Breathing and neonatal apnea and has published multiple literature reviews, research articles, and book chapters in peer reviewed journals and Neonatology textbooks. He also is an ad-hoc reviewer for multiple journals including J. Applied Physiology, Respiratory Physiology, and Pediatric Research.
He is currently a member of many national and international professional organizations including, Society for Pediatric Research, Perinatal Research Society, American Physiological Society and Society for Neuroscience. In the past he has served on the Council and is past-President of the Midwestern Society for Pediatric Research. Dr. Abu-Shaweesh also has served as a grant application reviewer for the National Institute of Health.
Dr. Abu-Shaweesh is board-certified in neonatal-perinatal medicine and pediatrics. He received his medical degree from the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. Dr. Abu-Shaweesh completed a pediatric internship and residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa followed by a fellowship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
Due to his expertise, Dr. Abu-Shaweesh has been an invited speaker on topics such as ventilatory management, neonatal apnea, neonatal sepsis, and hyperbilirubinemia.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2010
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - University Hospitals of Cleveland
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Cleveland,
OH
1999
Residency - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Pediatrics
Iowa City,
IA
1995
Internship - Jordan University Hospital
OB/GYN
Amman,
1992
Graduate School - University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Amman,
1989
Medical Education - University of Jordan
Amman,
Jordan
1989
Professional Highlights
- November 2010-current: Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fairview Hospital, Fairview Park, Ohio.
- 2010-current: Associated Professor of Pediatrics, Lerner College of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 2008-2010: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
- 2001-2008: Assistant professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1999-2001: Instructor, Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Certifications
- Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Pediatrics
Awards & Honors
- 1991: First place ranked resident, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
- 1992: First place ranked resident, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
- 1997: Science Day Presentation Award, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
- 1999 Science Day Presentation Award, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
- 2005: Young Investigator, Perinatal Research Society Meeting.
- 2007: President Elect, Midwest Society for Pediatric Research
- 2008: President, Midwest Society for Pediatric Research
- 2008: Pediatric Pearls Day Award for exemplary teaching
Memberships
- Society for Pediatric Research
- Perinatal Research Society
- American Physiological Society
- Society for Neuroscience
- Midwestern Society for Pediatric Research
Research & Publications
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