Biography

I am a Consultant General Paediatrician with a special interest in children’s urinary and bladder problems. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in the UK, a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and an International Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I also hold a Diploma in the Philosophy of Medicine and Medical Ethics from The Society of Apothecaries, London. I have a keen interest in Healthcare Management, Medical and Research Ethics and Medical Education. I am an examiner for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

I enjoy playing golf, reading, listening to music and painting.

Qualifications

  • FRCPCH, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK
  • DPMSA, Society of Apothecaries, London
  • MRCPI, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  • MS in Paediatrics, Aleppo University, Syria
  • MD, Damascus University, Syria

Professional membership

Publications

  • Very low rates of culture-confirmed invasive bacterial infections in a prospective 3-year population-based surveillance in Southwest London. the CABIN Network. Arch Dis Child archdischild-2013-305565 Published Online First: 19 February 2014
  • Urinary incontinence in children. Worku D, Havutcu E, Khatgir J, Fowlis G, El-Rifai R . Essential Urology in General Practice (Book chapter). 185-192. Quay Books 2009.
  • An Audit Examining the Incidence and management of patent Ductus Arteriosus in the Preterm Infant and the Potential Role of Prophylactic Indomethacin. Poster Presentation. Perinatal Medicine meeting. 2-4 June 2008. Harrogate, UK
  • National Audit of the Management of Antenatal Renal pelvis dilatation. Refai Z., El-Rifai R .. Letter to the Editor. Arch Dis Child 2008;93:546
  • The Ethics of Withholding and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments in neonatology. El-Rifai R . Dissertation for Diploma in Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine.
  • The Ethical Dilemma Faced in Foetal Therapy and Selective Foeticide. El-Rifai R . Essay for Diploma in Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine.
  • A Randomised, Controlled Trial of Prophylactic Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Human Newborns Less Than 32 Weeks Gestation. Carr R, Modi N, Dore C J, El-Rifai R and Lindo D. Pediatrics, vol 103, No 4, April 1999.
  • A Randomised Controlled Trial Of Prophylactic Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor In Preterm Newborns. (Abstract) El-Rifai R , Modi N, Carr R, Lindo D, Whittal T, Opute A. Presented at the Neonatal Society Summer meeting, 19-21 June 1997, Edinburgh.
  • GM-CSF for Enhancing Immunity in Preterm Neonates. Carr R, Modi N, Lindo D, El-Rifai R . Paediatric Research. 41(5) May 1997: 733.
  • GM-CSF for Enhancing Immunity in Preterm Neonates. (Abstract) R. Carr, N. Modi, D. Lindo, El-Rifai R . presented at the XVIth Congress of the European Society for Paediatric Haematology and Immunology, 14-17th May 1997, Greece.
  • Changes in Cerebral Lateral Ventricular Volume During the First Two Weeks of Life in Preterm Babies. (Abstract). El-Rifai R, Hughes S W, Milner A D, Kaiser A M. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, York 15-18 April 1997.
  • Volume Estimation of Cerebral Lateral Ventricles in Normal Preterm Neonates Using a new 2 D Ultrasound Technique. (Abstract). El-Rifai R, Hughes S W, Kaiser A M. Presented at the Neonatal Society autumn meeting, 31 Oct. 1996, London.