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Work History
Education
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Special Achievements
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Safa Farwin Mohamed Shafee

Safa Farwin Mohamed Shafee

Kandy

Summary

  • Enthusiastic medical officer with superior skills in working in both team-based and independent capacities. Bringing strong work ethic and excellent organizational skills to any setting with more than eight years of work experience.
  • Completed one year internship including six months of training/working in each of General Medicine and Gynecology and Obstetrics, followed by a further year as a Resident house Officer in Radiology.
  • Medical officer in Gynecology and Obstetrics for more than 3 years
  • Experience working as a first contact care medical officer for emergency obstetric and gynecology patients
  • Completed a Diploma, twelve-month postgraduate training in Chest Medicine.
  • Three years experience in respiratory medicine.
  • Good communication skills and fluency in English with background of school education in Edexcel examinations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Intern House Officer

District General Hopsital, Polonnaruwa, Ministry of Health, Sri lanka
06.2016 - 06.2017

Obtained training for 6 months each in:

-Internal medicine with Dr Shantha Indralal, Consulant Physician (MBBS, MD)

-Gynecology and Obstetrics with Dr Jagath N Herath, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist [MBBS, MD(Gyn and Obs),MRCOG(UK)]

Medical Officer In Radiology

Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka-District General Hospital Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa
06.2017 - 07.2018
  • Hands on ultrasound scans of head, neck, Thorax, abdomen, KUB, limbs including venous duplex scans and FAST scans
  • Interventional radiological procedures under the supervision of consultant radiologist
  • Reporting of requested X-rays of the hospital
  • CT scan and mammogram supervision.

Medical Officer in Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka-District Base Hospital, Rikillagaskada
Rikillagaskada
07.2018 - 08.2021
  • Competent in routine and emergency managements and major (LSCS) and minor surgeries as well as other procedures in obstetrics and gynecology, including IUI; with an exceptional experience in related diagnostic and follow up ultrasound scanning
  • Worked with supervision of Consultant Obstetrician and gynecologists.

Postgraduate Trainee, DTCD

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine , Teaching Hospital Peradeniya
Peradeniya
08.2021 - 10.2022

Postgraduate Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine(PGIM) Sri Lanka

Teaching Hospital Peradeniya

+ Competent managing emergencies and common respiratory diseases which enables to play a lead role in the identification,prevention and the management of respiratory diseases including COVID infection and tuberculosis patients within the community

• Chest related procedures such as USS, pleural aspiration, pleural biopsy, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy.

Trained by Prof (Dr ) Duminda Yasaratne Professor in Medicine,Consultant Respiratory Physician,Teaching Hospital Peradeniya and senior lecturer ,University of Peradeni

Medical Officer in Respiratory Medicine

Ministry of Health, National Hospital, Kandy, Specialized Respiratory Unit 2
Kandy
10.2022 - Current
  • Utilizing the skills of the postgraduate training, specialized respiratory and medical management of patients coming from all over the country as an experienced medical officer
  • Working with world renowned Professor Dr Dushantha Madagedara
  • Chair Professor in Medicine, University of Wayamba, Consultant Respiratory Physician, National Hospital, Kandy.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Tuberculosis And Chest Diseases -

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine(PGIM) Sri Lanka
Teaching Hospital Peradeniya
08-2021

Certification in Adult Advanced Life Support

College of Anaesthesiologists And Intensivisits
Sri Lanka
01-2017

Bachelor of Medicine And Bachelor of Surgery -

University of Science And Technology Chittagong
Chittagong, Bangladesh
01-2015

Primary And Secondary Education -

Ecole Internationale
Kandy
01-2009

Skills

  • Trained in basic and adult advanced life support
  • Competent in routine and emergency management in obstetrics and gynecology
  • Proficient in major and minor surgeries in obstetrics and gynecology, including LSCS
  • Skilled in diagnostic and follow-up ultrasound scanning in obstetrics and gynecology
  • Capable of managing emergencies and common respiratory conditions and procedures
  • Endotracheal intubation
  • Setting up and managing patients on high flow nasal oxygen,non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Experienced in chest-related procedures such as USS, pleural aspiration, pleural biopsy, bronchoscopy, and thoracoscopy
  • Knowledgeable in interventional pulmonology
  • Interpretation in ABGs,ECGs,X-rays and CT scans

Special Achievements

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  • European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), "Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Post COVID-19 Interstitial Lung Disease; An Emerging Challenge to Pulmonologists."

https://openres.ersjournals.com/content/8/suppl_8/170

  • Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR), 26th Congress, November 2022, Poster Exhibition. "Predictors of Poor Outcomes in Unvaccinated COVID Pneumonia Patients: A Retrospective Study"

https://www.apsresp.org/congress/apsr2022/programme-20221118.html#section6

NATIONAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  • Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists, Respire 2021 Oral presentation in "Prevalence and Risk Factors of Post-COVID Lung Disease; A Single Center Experience"
  • Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists, Respire 2022, pg 22 Case report on "Healthy Young Boy Presenting with Pulmonary Infiltration" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369412168_An_audit_on_COPD_diagnosis_and_management_in_a_single_health_care_institution_in_central_Sri_LankaWorkshops,

Conferences, courses and workshops

  • Adult Advanced Life Support conducted by the Sri Lanka College of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists.
  • Pre-Congress Workshop in Interventional Pulmonology, Respire 2024 conducted by the Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologist
  • Inaugural Annual Academic Sessions of Polonnaruwa Clinical Society,2016
  • 11th to 14th Annual Acedemic Sessions of Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists Workshop in Interventional Pulmonology
  • Adults Advance Life Support
  • Pre-Congress Workshop in Interventional Pulmonology, 2024 conducted by the Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists

Languages

English
First Language
Sinhala
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Bengali
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Nepali
Beginner (A1)
A1

Affiliations

  • Kandy Society of Medicine Netball Team member

Timeline

Medical Officer in Respiratory Medicine

Ministry of Health, National Hospital, Kandy, Specialized Respiratory Unit 2
10.2022 - Current

Postgraduate Trainee, DTCD

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine , Teaching Hospital Peradeniya
08.2021 - 10.2022

Medical Officer in Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka-District Base Hospital, Rikillagaskada
07.2018 - 08.2021

Medical Officer In Radiology

Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka-District General Hospital Polonnaruwa
06.2017 - 07.2018

Intern House Officer

District General Hopsital, Polonnaruwa, Ministry of Health, Sri lanka
06.2016 - 06.2017

Postgraduate Diploma in Tuberculosis And Chest Diseases -

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine(PGIM) Sri Lanka

Certification in Adult Advanced Life Support

College of Anaesthesiologists And Intensivisits

Bachelor of Medicine And Bachelor of Surgery -

University of Science And Technology Chittagong

Primary And Secondary Education -

Ecole Internationale

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