Ramiz Abu-Hijlih

Consultant and Director of the Radiation Oncology Residency Program

Education and Training

Residency, Radiation Oncology Department, King Hussein Cancer Center
2021: Implementation and Practice of Image-guided Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)
2017: Clinical Fellowship, Genitourinary and Sarcoma, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Canada
2017: Training Course in Musculoskeletal Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
2014: External Rotation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, USA
2007: M.B.B.Ch., Medical School, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Board Certifications

2014: Jordanian Board in Radiation Oncology

Experience

2022-Present: Member of Research Council (RC) Committee, KHCC
2020-Present: Member of Graduate Medical Education Committee, KHCC
2020-Present: Director, Radiation Oncology Residency Program, KHCC
2014-Present: Consultant Radiation Oncology, KHCC
2019-2022: Member, Research Institutional Review Board (IRB) Committee, KHCC
2015-2017: Member, Patient Education Committee, KHCC
2016: Member, Radiation Protection Committee, KHCC

Reviewer, International Journals

The Red Journal; International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics (Dec 2017- Present)
Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO) Journal: an ASTRO affiliated peer-review journal (Jan 2020-Present)
Advances in Radiation Oncology Journal: an ASTRO affiliated peer-review journal (Jun 2022-Present)
Translational Andrology and Urology (TAU). (Nov 2022-Present)
Frontiers in Urology. (Apr 2023- Present)
Chinese Clinical Oncology (CCO). (Jan 2023-Present)
Journal of Tumor Medicine & Prevention (JTMP). (Jun 2019-Present)

Professional Memberships

2017: Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology, Canada
2017: Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS), USA
2014: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), USA
2012: American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), USA
2012: American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), USA
2010: Jordan Medical Association, Jordan

Awards And Honors

2022-2023: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Journal - Top Reviews Award
2019: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO-AMAAC) Award
2014: International Development and Education Award (IDEA)

Publications

ARTICLES

Eight primary malignancies: Case report and review of literature. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther, 2011;4(4):185-7.
Multiple primary malignancies: Analysis of 23 patients with at least three tumors. Int J Gastrointest Canc, 2012 Sep; 43(3):437-
Inferior vena cava involvement in children with Wilms tumor. Pediatr Surg Int. 2017 May;33(5):569-573.
Review of management and morbidity of pediatric craniopharyngioma patients in a low-middle-income country: a 12-year experience. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jun;33(6):941-950
Radiobiological Targeting Role in Precision Radiation Medicine. Commentary, Open Access J Surg 4(5): OAJS.MS.ID.555650
Induction Methotrexate, Cisplatin, and 5-Fluorouracil Versus Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil Followed by Radiotherapy in Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis in a Tertiary Cancer Center. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 ;39(8):e437
Radiotherapy Innovations-New Horizons for Cancer Care. Commentary, J Tumor Med Prev 2(2): JTMP.MS.ID.555585 (2017).
Clinical Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on the Management of Gynecologic Cancers: One Center Experience. Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol. Winter 2019;7(1):7-12 doi: 10.22038/AOJNMB.2018.11208.
Extraprostatic Extension in Core Biopsies Epitomizes High-risk but Locally Treatable Prostate Cancer. Euro Uro Oncol
Correlation of Radiologic and Pathologic Response in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res, Sep 2018.
Adaptive Radiotherapy in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Radiation for Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2019 May-Jun;24(3):263-268.
Variables altering the impact of respiratory gated CT simulation on planning target volume in radiotherapy for lung cancer. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2019 Mar-Apr;24(2):175-179.
Enhancing value of quality assurance rounds in improving radiotherapy management: a retrospective analysis from King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan. Radiat Oncol J. 2019 Mar;37(1):60-65.
Outcomes of extraskeletal vs skeletal Ewing sarcoma patients treated with standard chemotherapy protocol. Clin Transl Oncol. 2019 Aug 19.
The effect of probiotics supplementation on the side effects of chemo radiotherapy for colorectal cancer: a literature review. Oncology and Radiotherapy 1 (52) 2020: 134-1420.
The impact of local control timing in Ewing sarcoma. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. Mar-Apr 2020;25(2):255-259.
Factors influencing the use of adaptive radiation therapy in vulvar carcinoma. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. Sep-Oct 2020;25(5):709-713.
Anal cancer with isolated ischial fossa lymph node metastases: A rare entity in the oligometastatic dilemma. J Cancer Res Ther. 2022 Jul-Sep;18(4):1202-1204.
Irinotecan and temozolomide chemotherapy in paediatric and adult populations with relapsed Ewing Sarcoma. Clin Transl Oncol. 2020 Aug 5.
Moving Experience from North America to Developing Country to Approach a Desired Level of Quality Assurance in Head and Neck Radiation Therapy. Journal of Cancer Education. 2020 Oct 31.
Volumetric-modulated arc therapy versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: a dosimetric comparative analysis of moderate hypofractionated radiation. Oncology and Radiotherapy 1 (52) 2020: 195-200.
The influence of 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/computed tomography on prostate cancer staging and planning of definitive radiation therapy. Nucl Med Commun. 2021 Mar 1.
Pretreatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a potential prognostic biomarker for newly diagnosed patients with metastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2021 Jun 22;e1392.
Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries. World Journal of Clinical Cases.
Comparison of Two Standard Treatment Approaches in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. South Asia Journal of Cancer.
Impact of head and neck radiation oncology clinical fellowship on multidisciplinary assessment, radiation workflow and survival of adult patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Journal of Cancer care and therapeutics. J Can Res Ther
Creation and Validation of the Harmonized Arabic Version of the Expanded Practice Index Composite for Clinical Practice (EPIC-CP). Arab J Urol. 2021 Nov 28;20(2):88-93.
Acute arterial thrombosis in a colon cancer patient after administration of oxaliplatin with capecitabine chemotherapy “case report". Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports.
Radiation therapy for prostate cancer: challenges facing Low-Middle income countries during COVID pandemic. World J Oncol. 2022 Jun;13(3):155-158.
Significant response to Sutinib in an adult with advanced clear cell sarcoma of the kidney: Report of a rare case and literature review. Med Case Rep. Vol.8 No.6:225.
Bone marrow involvement in patients with metastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer. PLoS One. 2022 Jul 21;17(7):e0270956. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270956.
The O6-methyltransferase (MGMT) promotor methylation status and clinical outcomes of Ewing sarcoma patients treated with irinotecan and temozolomide. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2022 Oct 31;27(5):759-767.
A Prospective Evaluation of Different Frailty Indices in Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor. The Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 4(3), 187-194.
Primary radiation therapy for advanced stage laryngeal cancer: a laryngo-esophageal dysfunction disease free survival . Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Nov 23;7(6):1866-1874.
Doxorubicin Dose De-intensification in Pediatrics Osteosarcoma, is less better? South Asian J Cancer. 2023 Apr 10;12(3):290
Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of germ cell tumor in Jordan: A tertiary center experience. Arab Journal of Urology, 2023.21:4, 233239
Bladder cancer in young adults: Disease and treatment characteristics of patients treated at a tertiary cancer center. Urology Annals 15(2):p 207-210, Apr–Jun 2023.
Molecular Imaging in Recurrent Prostate Cancer Presented as a Mixed Small Neuroendocrine Tumor/Acinar Adenocarcinoma. Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2023). Aug;57(4):209-211.
Re-Irradiation for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer: Freedom from Cancer Recurrence Rate. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(8):2979.
Ribociclib-induced acute kidney injury in patients with advanced-stage breast cancer: A case series and literature review. Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, Volume 11, 2023-100243. ISSN 2666-6219.
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET)-computed tomography (CT) in the initial staging of bladder cancer: a single institution experience. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst. 2023 Jul 17;35(1):21.
Concordance between head and neck MRI and histopathology in detecting laryngeal subsite invasion among patients with laryngeal cancer. Cancer Imaging. 2023 Oct 19;23(1):99.
Examining the Potential Impact of Nephrectomy on the Overall Survival of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Treatment with Nivolumab. [Article in press] 2023.
A rare case of nasal sarcoma with BCOR internal tandem duplication showing complete pathologic response to the VDC-IE chemotherapy protocol. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine 2023(9):1-7
Analysis of Definitive Chemo-Radiation Outcomes in Anal Cancer: Insights from a Tertiary Cancer Center in the MENA Region. Front Oncol. 2024 Jan 4;13:1333558.

BOOK CHAPTER
Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review, Wolters Kluwer Health (2018). Third edition. Chapter: Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Academic Rank

Assistant Member

Contact Information

Email Address: rhijlih@khcc.jo
Phone Number: 0096265300460-1526