Education
2011: Pediatric Radiotherapy Fellowship, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2011).
2009-2010: Head and Neck Radiotherapy Fellowship, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2002-2008: Radiation Oncology resident, University of Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2001-2002: Rotating internship, King Abdul-Aziz University Affiliated Hospitals, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1994-2001: Medical Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Licensing Examinations and Certificates
2008: The Certifying Examination in Radiation Oncology, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
20011: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Program.
2002: The Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE)
2001: Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Course (NRP)
2001: Advanced cardiac life support
Experience
August 2011-current: Assistant professor and consultant Radiation Oncologist, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
July 2008-June 2011: Clinical Fellow, Radiation Oncology Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sept 2002-June 2008: Resident in Radiation Oncology Program, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
June 2005-July 2007: Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology Program, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Publications
1- Rolina AL-Wassia, Alan Dal Pra, Kitty Shun, Ahmed Shaban, Christine Corriveau, Chaim Edelstein, Jean Deschenes, Russel Ruo, Horacio Patrocinio , Fabio L.B. Cury, François DeBlois, , George Shenouda, Stereotactic Fractionated Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma: The McGill University Experience. (Volume 81, issue 4, 15 November2011, Pages e455–e462).
Presented at the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Sep 22-25, 2010.
2- Rolina Al-Wassia, Houda Bahig, Emily Poon, William Parker, Carolyn Freeman.
Daily Setup Uncertainty Analysis for Craniospinal Irradiation Using Helical Tomotherapy. Published in Practical Radiation Oncology Journal (Available online 9th September 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2012.07.005)
Presented at the 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology, Ottawa, Ontario, Sep 22-25, 2011.
3- Rolina Al-Wassia, Camelia Constantinescu.A Study of Unplanned Radiation Dose Received From Image Guided Radiotherapy Procedures (MV CBCT and EPI)
KAUJ, Print ISSN 1319-1004. Electronic ISSN 1658-4279.
Current Research Projects:
1-Rolina Al-Wassia MD, Siavosh Vakilian MD, Crystal Holly PhD, Khalil Sultanem3 MD, George Shenouda MD PhD. The McGill experience in Head and Neck re-irradiation, outcome and side effects analysis, submitted to Journal of Radiation Oncology
2- Rolina Al-Wassia, MD, Fabrício Goncalves MD, Crystal Holly PhD, Jeffrey Chankowsky MD, George Shenouda MD PhD: Correlation between MRI and US in follow up for patients received Stereotactic radiotherapy, submitted to Journal of Neuro-Radiology.
3- Outcome Analysis of Visual Acuity and Side Effect after Ruthenium 106 Plaque Brachytherapy for Medium size Choroidal Melanoma, 2nd author submitted to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Journal
Continuous Medical Education:
Feb2013: Mind mapping and technology
Oct 2011:Innovations and challenges in medical education.
Nov 2011 :Introduction to the new integrated curriculum.
Nov 2011: Problem Based Learning course at KAUH.
2011: Research methodology at KAUH.
2011: Fellowship certificate from McGill, Montreal, Canada in pediatric Radiotherapy.
2010: Fellowship certificate from McGill, Montreal, Canada in Head and Neck Radiotherapy
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2008: Radiation Safety certificate from McGill physics department
2002: Research methodology course in April 2002
2001: Intensive review in internal medicine
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Presentations
1-Sep 2012: Rolina Al-Wassia, Fabricio golevace, Jeffry chancawski, George Shenouda.
Correlation between MRI and US in follow up for patients received Stereotactic radiotherapy,
Poster presentation Canadian association Radiation Oncology Annual Scientific Meeting (CARO), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2-Sep 2012: McGill experience in Head and Neck re-irradiation, outcome and side effects analysis,
Poster presentation Canadian association Radiation Oncology Annual Scientific Meeting (CARO), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3-Sept 2011: The Role of Radiotherapy in Head ad Neck Cancer, King Fahad Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 2011.
4-Sep2011: Rolina Al-Wassia, Emily Poon, Carolyn Freeman, William Parker: The effect of patient positioning and anatomical changes on dose delivery over the course of craniospinal irradiation using helical tomotherapy, accepted and presented at CARO, ASTRO and SIOP and submitted to Red Journal.
5-Sep2011: F. Gallant, L. Portelance, A. Al Halabi, J. Alfieri, Rolina Al-Wassia, K. Sultanem, F. Cury. Needs Assessment and Development of an E-Learning Module on Head and Neck Anatomy. 2011 Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology Annual Scientific Meeting (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
5-October 2010: Stereotactic radiotherapy in the treatment of juxta-papillary choroidal melanoma: the McGill University experience, Oral presentation, Canadian association of radiation Oncology (CARO), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6-June 2007: Rolina Al-Wassia, Derek Wilkie The Empty Rectum Is Not the Worst Case: Dosimetric Scenario for Conventional Prostate Radiotherapy, Research day, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Poster presentation at the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Affiliations/Memberships
- ASCO, (American Society Of Clinical Oncology.
- CARO Canadian association of Radiation Oncology
- ACR, American college of radiology.
- Royal Collage of Physician and Surgeons Of Canada.
Interests
- Photography
- Learning about cultures and Religions
- Reading and writing poetry