Jamal Khader

Consultant Radiation Oncology

Education and Training

M.B./B.S. Radiation Oncology1999 & 2001 UICC Fellowship, University of California - Los Angeles, USA
2002 & 2005 Fellowship, Royal Marsden Hospital, UK
2005 IAEA Fellowship, William Beaumont Hospital, USA
1995 Resident, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Board Certifications

Indian Board in Radiation Oncology
Jordanian Board in Radiation Oncology

Experience

1996-1997 Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Al Basheer Hospital, Jordan
1997-Present Consultant Radiation Oncologist, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Jordan
Strategic Planning Committee (2015)
Graduate Medical Education Committee (2004-2017)
Admission & Discharge Committee (2003-2006)
Performance Indicators Committee (2003-Present)
Linear Accelerators Evaluation Committee (2015-2016)
Ethics Committee (2018-Present)
Director of International Extramural Affairs Office (2006-2016)
director of Radiation Oncology Residency Program (2004-2017)
Clinical Privilege Committee (2003-2014)
Head, Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (2003-2016)
Head, Genitourinary Cancer Team (2016-Present)
Member, Gastrointestinal Cancer Team (2003-Present)
President of the First Joint KHCC,NCI-USA & NCI - Cairo Genitourinary Cancer Symposium (2005)

Professional Memberships

American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)
Association of UICC Fellows (AUF)
Jordan Oncology Society (JOS)
European Society of Therapeutic Radiation (ESTRO)
Radiation Oncology Examiners Committee of Jordan Medical Council (JMC)

Awards And Honors

1995 Travel Grand Award for “Best Paper Award Session” at the Annual Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India
2008 Best Oncology Practice in Arab World Award, presented at the Arab Medical Association Against Cancer Conference

Publications

Nadir PSA is a strong predictor of treatment outcome in intermediate and high risk localized prostate cancer patients treated by definitive external beam radiotherapy and androgen deprivation. Geara FB, Bulbul M, Khauli RB, Andraos TY, Abboud M, Al Mousa A, Sarhan N, Salem A, Ghatasheh H, Alnsour A, Ayoub Z, Gheida IA, Charafeddine M, Shahait M, Shamseddine A, Gheida RA, Khader J. Radiat Oncol. 2017 Sep 7;12(1):149
Advanced Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma with Thyroid Invasion Mimicking Thyroid Cancer Treated with Definitive Radiation: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Al Khatib S, Asha W, Khzouz O, Barakat F, Khader J.Case Rep Oncol. 2017 Aug 4;10(2):706-712.
Choroidal Metastasis as an Unusual Initial Presentation of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney.Khader J, Mheid S, AbuHijla F, AlKarmi N, Yousef Y, Othman Y. Case Rep Oncol. 2016 Nov 1;9(3):672-678.
Unusual presentation of non-small cell lung cancer with clival metastases: Case report. .Abu Hijla F, Yaser S, Al-Rabi K, Al-Ibraheem A,Khzouz O,Al Khairi L, Ghatasheh H, Al-Oqaily A,Khader J.Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2016 Nov-Dec;21(6):544-7
Requirements and Implementation of a Lung SBRT Program in a Developing Country: Benefits of International Cooperation.Khader J, Al-Mousa A, Hijla FA, Al-Heet S, Rashdan I, Balter P, Chang J, Wadi-Ramahi S.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Jul 15;95(4):1236-8
Multiple Primary Malignancies: Analysis of 23 Patients with at Least Three Tumors.Salem A, Abu-Hijlih R, Abdelrahman F, Turfa R, Amarin R, Farah N, Sughayer M, Almousa A, Khader J. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2011 Jun 25
Modification and implementation of NCCN guidelines on prostate cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region. Hassen WA, Karsan FA, Abbas F, Beduk Y, El-Khodary A, Ghosn M, Khader J, Khauli R, Rabah DM, Shamseddine A, Srinivas S; MENA Prostate Cancer Regional Guidelines Committee.J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Jul;8 Suppl 3:S26-8.
8 Modification and implementation of NCCN guidelines on non-small cell lung cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region.Jazieh AR, Bamefleh H, Demirkazik A, Gaafar RM, Geara FB, Javaid M, Khader J, Khodadad K, Omar W, Saadeddin A, Sabe HA, Shadmehr MB, El Sherif A, Uddin N, Jahanzeb M, Ettinger D; MENA Lung Cancer Regional Guidelines Committee.J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Jul;8 Suppl 3:S16-21.
Marginal misses after postoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: in regard to Chen et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jul 23).Salem A, Al-Rashdan A, Abu-Hijle F, Khader J, Hashem S, Almousa A.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Jun 1;80(2):640; author reply 640.
Selective nodal irradiation on basis of (18)FDG-PET scans in limited-disease small-cell lung cancer: a prospective study. In regard to van Loon et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010;77:329-336). Salem A, Abuodeh Y, Khader J.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Dec 1;78(5):1606
Management Strategies for Locoregional Recurrence in Early-Stage Gastric Cancer: Retrospective Analysis and Comprehensive Literature Review. Salem A, Hashem S, Mula-Hussain LY, Mohammed I, Nour A, Shelpai W, Daoud F, Morcos B, Yamin Y, Jaradat I, Khader J, Almousa A. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2010 Sep 14
68Ga]PSMA PET/CT Improves Initial Staging and Management Plan of Patients with High-Risk Prostate Cancer.Hirmas N, Al-Ibraheem A, Herrmann K, Alsharif A, Muhsin H, Khader J, Al-Daghmin A, Salah S.Mol Imaging Biol. 2018 Sep.
Cancer Services and the Comprehensive Cancer Center.Gospodarowicz M, Trypuc J, D’Cruz A, Khader J, Omar S, Knaul F.In: Gelband H, Jha P, Sankaranarayanan R, Horton S, editors. Cancer: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 3). Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2015 Nov 1. Chapter 11.
Choroidal metastasis secondary to prostatic adenocarcinoma: case report and review of literature.Albadainah F, Khader J, Salah S, Salem A.Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2015 Mar;8(1):34-7.
Choroidal metastases as the sole initial presentation of metastatic lung cancer: case report and review of literature.Salah S, Khader J, Yousef Y, Salem A, Al-Hussaini M, Al-Asady R.Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul-Dec;4(2):339-42.
Stage I seminoma: treatment outcome at King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan.Khader J, Salem A, Abuodeh Y, Almousa A, Farah N, Abdelrahman F.BMC Urol. 2012 Apr 24;12:10.
Choroidal metastasis as the sole initial presentation of metastatic lung cancer.Salah S, Khader J, Yousef Y, Salem A, Al-Hussaini M, Al-Asady R.Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2012;5(1):60-5.
Bladder preservation by concurrent chemoradiation for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Applicability in low-income countries.Khader J, Farah N, Salem A.Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2011 May 23;16(5):178-83.
International collaborations in cancer control and the Third International Cancer Control Congress.Micheli A, Sanz N, Mwangi-Powell F, Coleman MP, Neal C, Ullrich A, Travado L, Khader J,Santini LA,Tumori. 2009 Sep-Oct;95(5):579-96.
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from carcinoma of the palatine tonsil.Biswal BM, Goyal M, Prasad RR, Lal P, Sharma R, Mohanti BK, Khader J.Australas Radiol. 1998 Feb;42(1):66-8

Academic Rank

Full Member

Contact Information

Email Address: jkhader@khcc.jo
Phone Number: 0096265300460-1853