Ahmad Shehadeh

Consultant, Orthopedic Oncology and Limb Salvage Surgery

Education and Training

M.B./B.S. Jordan University, Jordan
2004-2006 Fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital
AO Trauma Short-Term Fellowship, Kiel University, Germany
Osteointegration Prosthetic Limb Short-Term Fellowship, Macquarie University, Australia
Residency at Jordan University Hospital, Jordan, and Al Basheer Hospital, Jordan

Board Certifications

Jordanian Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Experience

Pioneer in Structural Bone Allograft in Bone tumor management technology, first introduced to the country in 2008
Pioneer in Scapular prosthesis implantation, first introduced to the country in 2009
Expert in limb salvage surgery with more than 200 cases since 2006
Pioneer in joint saving techniques in limb salvage surgery using custom made joint saving endoprosthesis
Introduced osteointegration prosthetic limbs (OPL) to Jordan in 2014 and established this service at KHCC
Introduced the first rehabilitation protocol after limb salvage surgery
Introduced modified core decompression techniques in the treatment of femur head avascular necrosis

Professional Memberships

Jordan Orthopedic Association
Advisory Board for Asia-Pacific Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (APMSTS)

Publications

Wu, Chia-Chun, et al. "The anterior popliteal approach for popliteal exploration, distal femoral resection, and endoprosthetic reconstruction." The Journal of arthroplasty 23.2 (2008): 254-262.
Shehadeh, Ahmad M., et al. "Telangiectatic osteosarcoma of the patella." Orthopedics 31.8 (2008).
Shehadeh, Ahmad, et al. "Late complications and survival of endoprosthetic reconstruction after resection of bone tumors." Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 468.11 (2010): 2885-2895.
Ferrari, Andrea, et al. "Soft tissue sarcoma across the age spectrum: A population‐based study from the surveillance epidemiology and end results database." Pediatric blood & cancer 57.6 (2011): 943-949.
Shehadeh, Ahmad, et al. "Standardization of rehabilitation after limb salvage surgery for sarcomas improves patients’ outcome." Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy 6.3-4 (2013): 105-111.
Ellati, R., et al. "Novel approach of treating Gorham-Stout disease in the humerus–case report and review of literature." Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 20.3 (2016): 426-432.
Salah, Samer, et al. "Osteosarcoma with metastasis at initial diagnosis: Current outcomes and prognostic factors in the context of a comprehensive cancer center." Molecular and clinical oncology 2.5 (2014): 811-816.
Yaser, Sameer, et al. "Prognostic factors that govern localized synovial sarcoma: a single institution retrospective study on 51 patients." Medical Oncology 31.6 (2014): 958.
Shehadeh, Ahmad M., et al. "A Modified Decompression and Bone Graft Technique for the Treatment of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head." Journal of Musculoskeletal Research 19.01 (2016): 1650005.
Abu Hijleh et al. Correlation of Radiologic and Pathologic Response in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR).
Shehadeh, Ahmad M, et al. Shoulder girdle resection: surgical technique modification and introduction of a new classification system, World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2019) 17:107.
Salah et al. Outcomes of extraskeletal vs. skeletal Ewing sarcoma patients treated with standard chemotherapy protocol. Clinical and Transitional Oncology, pp 1-6, 19 August 2019.
Shehadeh , Ahmad M et al. Surgical Technique and Outcome of Custom Joint-Sparing Endoprosthesis as a Reconstructive Modality in Juxta-Articular Bone Sarcoma, Journal of Oncology.

Academic Rank

Full Member

Contact Information

Email Address: ashehadeh@khcc.jo
Phone Number: 0096265300460 - 1859