Salah Sheikha, MD

Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Faculty of Medicine
Damascus University
PO-Box: 32085
Damascus, Syria
Tel: + (963) 944 445223
Tel: + (963) 11 2113672
Email: salahshek@yahoo.com


Educational Background:
PhD in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987, Germany.
Postgraduate Diploma, 1984, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Damascus University, Syria.
MD, 1979, Damascus University, Syria.


Research Interests:
Gynecological tumors, maternal mortality, and reproductive health.


Selected Recent Publications:
Bashour, H., Abdulsalam, A., Jabr., A., Cheikha, S., Tabbaa, M., Lahham, M., et al. Maternal mortality in Syria: Causes, contributing factors, and preventability.  In press.  Tropical Medicine and International Health.

Bashour, H., Abdulsalam, A., Al-Faisal, W., & Cheikha, S. The patterns and determinants of maternity care in Damascus- Syria. In press. East Mediterranean Health Journal.

Bashour, H., Kharouf, M., Abdulsalam, A., El-Asmar, K., Tabaa, M., & Cheikha, S. (2008). Effect of postnatal home visits on maternal / infant outcomes in Syria: A randomized controlled trial. Public Health Nursing, 25 (2), 115-25.

Abdulsalam, A., Bashour, H., Cheikha, S., Al-Faisal, W., Gabr, A., Al-Jorf, S., et al. (2004). Routine care of normal deliveries as applied in Syrian maternity wards. Journal of the Arab Board of Medical Specializations, 6, 134-140.