Professor Isam Mahmoud Ibrahim LATAIFEH, MD
Senior Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Consultant Gynecologic Oncology & Laparoscopic Surgery,
Chief, section of Gynecologic Oncology / King Hussein Cancer Center,
Former Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department / Jordan University of Science and Technology,
Member of International and European Society of Gynecologic Oncology.
Graduated in 1992 from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, I got the certificate of Higher Specialization in Medicine/ Obstetrics and Gynecology from Jordan University, Jordan in 1997. I got the Jordanian Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1997.
Awarded the Dipolma of Gynecologic Oncology from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Melbourne/ Australia in 2005.
Chair of Obstetrics and gynecology department at Jordan University of Science and Technology between 2011-2015.
Vice Dean of Faculty of Medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology between 2012-2015.
Published more than 40 peer reviewed articles in International Journals,
Peer Reviewer for 15 International Journals.
- Lataifeh I, Obeidat N, Al-Mehaisen L, Khriesat W, Tadros R, Khader Y, Al-Sukhun S. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. A survey of Jordanian obstetricians and gynecologists' knowledge and attitudes toward human papillomavirus infection and vaccination. 2014;35(4):429-432.
- Lataifeh I, Matalka I, Hayajneh W, Obeidat B, Al Zou'bi H, Abdeen G. J Obstet Gynaecol. Disseminated peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking advanced ovarian cancer. 2014 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print]
- Alchalabi H, Lataifeh I, Obeidat B, Zayed F, Khader YS, Obeidat N. Morbidly adherent placenta previa in current practice: prediction and maternal morbidity in a series of 23 women who underwent hysterectomy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Feb 3. [Epub ahead of print].
- Khabour O, Amarneh B, Bani Hani E, Lataifeh I. Balkan J Med Genet. Associations Between Variations in TPH1 , TPH2 and SLC6A4 Genes and Postpartum Depression: A Study in the Jordanian Population. 2013 Jun;16(1):41-8. doi: 10.2478/bjmg-2013-0016.
- Lataifeh I, Jaradat I, Seoud M, Youssef B. Survival outcome after radiation therapy for patients with early cervical carcinoma undergoing inadequate primary surgery.
- Barahmeh S, Al masri M, Badran O, Masarweh M, El-Ghanem M, Jaradat I, Lataifeh I. Ovarian transposition before pelvic irradiation: indications and functional outcome. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2013 Nov;39(11):1533-7. Epub 2013 Jul 15.
- Obeidat N, Meri ZB, Obeidat M, Khader Y, Al-Khateeb M, Zayed F, Alchalabi H, KriesatW, Lataifeh I. Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) in women with spontaneous labour: Predictors of success. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013 Jul;33(5):474-478.
- Lataifeh IM, Al-Hussaini M, Uzan C, Jaradat I, Duvillard P, Morice P. Villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma of the cervix: a series of 28 cases including two with lymph node metastasis. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2013 Jun;23(5):900-905.
- Obeidat N, Lataifeh I, Al-Khateeb M, Zayed F, Khriesat W, Amarin Z. Factors associated with the success of external cephalic version (ECV) of breech presentation at term. ClinExpObstet Gynecol. 2011;38(4):386-389.
- Salem A, Salem AF, Al-Ibraheem A, Lataifeh I, Almousa A, Jaradat I. Evidence for the use PET for radiation therapy planning in patients with cervical cancer: a systematic review. HematolOncol Stem Cell Ther. 2011;4(4):173-81. Review.
- Lataifeh I, Al Masri M, Barahmeh S, Otay L, Obeidat N, Badran O, Darwazeh G,Jaradat I. Management of cancer during pregnancy: obstetric and neonatal outcomes. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2011 Aug;21(6):1159-1164.
- Lataifeh I, Abdel-Hadi M, Morcos B, Sughayer M, Barahmeh S. Papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. J ObstetGynaecol. 2010;30(8):884-886.
- Lataifeh I, Barahmeh S, Amarin Z, Jaradat I. Stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva with groin nodes metastasis in a patient with epidermolysisbullosa. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2010;30(7):750-752.
- Wadah Khriesat, Mohammad Khassawneh, Isam Lataifeh, Nail Obeidat, Yousef Khader, Basil Obeidat, Hamzeh Almomani. Early Neonatal Death at a Teaching Hospital in Jordan. J Med J.2011;45(3).
- Khriesat W, Al-Zoubi S, Makhloof F, AltaaNi D, Lataifeh I. Neonatal septic arthritis in the North of Jordan. Jour Ped Infect Dis. 2011;6(2):117-120.
- Rihani R, Lataifeh I, Halalsheh H, Hussein AA, Al-Zaben A, Abdel-Rahman F, Sarhan M. Haploidentical stem cell transplantation as a salvage therapy for cord blood engraftment failure in a patient with Fanconi anemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010;55(3):580-582.
- Khriesat WM, Al-Rimawi HS, Lataifeh IM, Al-Sweedan S, Baqain E. ActaHaematol. Intrauterine Upper Limb Ischemia Associated with Fetal Thrombophilia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. 2010 May 21;124(1):1-4.
- Lataifeh I, Amarin Z, Zayed F, Al-Mehaisen L, Alchalabi H, Khader Y. Indications and outcome for obstetric patients' admission to intensive care unit: a 7-year review. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2010 May;30(4):378-382.
- Khader YS, Al-Akour N, Alzubi IM, Lataifeh I. The Association Between Second Hand Smoke and Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery. Matern Child Health J. 2010 Apr 3.
- Lataifeh I, Amarin Z, Khader Y. A Survey of the Knowledge and Attitude of Jordanian Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to Cervical Cancer Screening. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2009;29(8):757–760.
- L. AL-Mehaisen, O. AL-Kuran, Lataifeh I. Ramsay. Effect of Abdominal Hysterectomy on Developing Urinary and fecal incontinence Later in Life: A Retrospective 10-year Study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2009;29(8):742–748.
- Isam M. Lataifeh, Wadah M. Khriesat, Eyad B. Baqain, Firas A. Al Qarqaz, Faisal Abuekteish. Aplasia cutis congenita associated with coarctation of the aorta: case report and review of the literature. International Journal of Dermatology 2009.
- Lataifeh I, Zayed F, Al-Kuran O, Al-Mehaisen L, Khriesat W, Khader Y. Jordanian obstetricians' personal preference regarding mode of delivery. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2009;20:1-4.
- Baqain EB, Lataifeh IM, Khriesat WM, Fraiwan NM, Armooti MA. Primary repair of a large incomplete sternal cleft in an asymptomatic infant with Prolene mesh. J Pediatr Surg. 2008;43(10):e39-41.
- Al-Mehaisen LM, Al-Kuran O, Lataifeh IM, Betawie S, Sindiyani A, Al-ttal OF, Naser F. Prevalence and frequency of severity of urinary incontinence symptoms in late pregnancy: a prospective study in the north of Jordan. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Apr;279(4):499-503. Epub 2008 Aug 9.
- Yaghan RJ, Heis HA, Lataifeh IM, Al-Khazaaleh OA. Herniation of part of the breast through a congenital defect of the superficial fascia of the anterior thoracic wall. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2008 May;32(3):566-8. Epub 2008 Mar 27.
- Zayed F, Amarin Z, Obeidat B, Obeidat N, Alchalabi H, Lataifeh I. Face and brow presentation in northern Jordan, over a decade of experience. Arch GynecolObstet. 2008 Nov;278(5):427-430. Epub 2008 Feb 19.
- Lataifeh I, Amarin Z, Jaradat I. Stage IIB carcinoma of the cervix that is associated with pelvic kidney: A therapeutic dilemma. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):e8-10.
- Lataifeh I, Marsden DE, Robertson G, Gebski V, Hacker NF. Presenting symptoms of epithelial ovarian cancer. Aust N Z J ObstetGynaecol. 2005 Jun;45(3):211-214.
- Lataifeh I, Nascimento MC, Nicklin JL, Perrin LC, Crandon AJ, Obermair A. Patterns of recurrence and disease-free survival in advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. GynecolOncol. 2004;95(3):701-705.
- Bhal P B,Hikary N, Lataifeh I. Intrauterine death does not exclude the risk of shoulder dystocia. J. of Obst. & Gyn. 2001;21(2),193-194.
