Curriculum Vitae

Khaled Saad Consultant of pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics,

Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt

Biography: Professor Khaled Saad graduated from Assiut University’s programs in Medicine and Surgery in 1997 and he obtained Master’s Degree in Pediatrics in 2003. After that, he joined the Pediatrics Department, at Assiut University, as a staff member teaching Pediatrics for medical students and postgraduates. In 2009, he received MD degree in clinical pediatrics. He is an associate professor in the Pediatric Department at the Assiut University Children's Hospital, which is the largest pediatric medical center in Upper Egypt. It is a teaching hospital with more than 550 beds that provides both primary and tertiary care for children in all governorates in Upper Egypt. He has a considerable number of international publications (58 publications) plus one book. Prof. Khaled is an editorial board member of 50 international medical journals in the fields of pediatrics and general medicine. He is a referee in 77 international medical journals.

Personal data:Name: Khaled Saad.Birth date: January 19th, 1974.Place of birth: Assiut, Egypt.Nationality: Egyptian.Marital state: Married (and have 3 children).Address: Egypt {Assiut city, AL Noor Street, Almahata Avenue, Haj Ali Building, First Floor,Flat No. 1}. KSA {Madinah National Hospital, Madinah, KSA}Tel: +966599760661 (mobile)E-mail & ID: ksaad8@yahoo.com , khaled.ali@med.au.edu.eg.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8473-6116.ResearcherID G-9901-2012. Scopus Author ID: 55877227500.Public URL: http://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=MKvYOLkAAAAJhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Khaled_Saad7?ev=hdr_xprfhttps://publons.com/author/315971/khaled-saad#profile

Academic Record:June 2009 MD (Doctorate) in Pediatrics, Assiut University.

June 2003 Master’s Degree in Pediatrics with a general grade of Very Good from Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University.

September 1997 Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with a general grade of Very Good with honor from the Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University.

Professional Record:May 2016 till now Consultant of Pediatrics and Head of pediatric department, Madinah

National Hospital, Madinah, KSAAugust 2014 till now Associate professor of Pediatrics, Assiut University - Egypt.June 2012 till now Consultant (A) of Pediatrics, Egyptian Medical Syndicate.June 2009 - May 2012 Consultant (B) of Pediatrics, Egyptian Medical Syndicate.June 2009- July 2014 Assistant professor of Pediatrics, Assiut University - Egypt.June 2003 - May 2009 Specialist of Pediatrics, Egyptian Medical Syndicate.June 2003 - May 2009 Assistant lecturer. Department of Pediatrics. Assiut University-Egypt.April 2002- May 2003 Demonstrator. Department of Pediatrics. Assiut University-Egypt.March 1999-March 2002 Resident of Pediatrics at Assiut University Hospitals- Egypt.March 1998-February 1999 Internship Trainee at Assiut University Hospitals- Egypt.

Employment & Administrative Experiences:May 2016 up to date Consultant of Pediatrics and Head of pediatric department,

Madinah National Hospital, Madinah, KSA

August 2014 -May 2016

July 2009- July 2014

June 2012 - May 2016

Associate professor of Pediatrics, Assiut University Children Hospital.

Assistant professor of Pediatrics, Assiut University Children Hospital.

Consultant (A) of Pediatrics.

Responsibilities: - Teaching & training of PEDIATRICS course either for medical, pharmacy or higher studies students.

- Training of pediatric residents and medical students for workshops either for PEDIATRICS, PULMONOLOGY and PICU skills.

- Supervising 3 MD Pediatric theses, and 10 masters' degrees' Pediatric theses.

- Supervising 2 European projects in Upper Egypt for children with chronic disease & special needs 2009, 2010.

- Participating in the organization and proceedings of the scientific conferences on Pediatrics held at Assiut Faculty of Medicine from 2009 to 2015.

-Participating in organizing the pediatric neurology unit Assiut University Children Hospital.

-Responsible for the workshop arrangement in Assiut University Children June 2003-May 2009 Assistant lecturer of Pediatrics. Assiut University Children Hospital.

Responsibilities: -Supervising trainee physicians in the department of Pediatrics. Assiut University Children Hospital.

-Teaching & training of PEDIATRICS course for medical students. Participating in organizing the cytogenetic unit Assiut University Children Hospital.

-Participating in the organization and proceedings of the scientific conferences on Pediatrics held at Assiut Faculty of Medicine from 2003 to 2008.

-Working in pediatric neurogenetic unit and children with special needs departments in the National research center and Ain Shams University during 2004, 2005, 2006.

Clinical Experiences:August 2014 up to date.

July 2009- July 2014.

June 2012 till now.

Associate professor of Pediatrics, Assiut University Children Hospital.

Assistant professor, Assiut University Children Hospital.

Consultant (A) of Pediatrics.

Experiences: - Post MD degree experience in working at Pediatric neurology unit with the management of all pediatric neurology cases, autism and ADHD.

June 2003-May 2009 -Assistant lecturer of Pediatrics. Assiut University Children Hospital.

Experiences: -Postmaster degree experience in working at Pediatric ICU, intermediate care unit, rehydration, emergency and Neuro-paediatric units in Assiut University children.

-Working in pediatric neurogenetic unit and children with special needs departments in the National research center and Ain Shams University.

-I have the experience of PICU practical procedures, mechanical ventilation, and endotracheal intubation, ABGs interpretation and other ICU procedures.

-I have the experience of EEG interpretation of neonatal, infantile and childhood periods and experience in epileptology and autism.

March 1999- May 2003

Resident and demonstrator of Pediatrics. Assiut University Children Hospital.

Responsibilities: - As a resident physician in the department of Pediatrics Assiut University, I had the experience of working at the following subspecialities:

-Emergency unit, Newborn intensive care unit, Pediatric ICU, intermediate care unit, kidney diseases and artificial kidney unit, Blood diseases unit, heart diseases unit, digestive diseases and malnutrition unit, enteritis and dehydration unit, neuropediatric unit, outpatient clinic unit, general paediatric unit.

Training Courses: Training course in sleep disorders, 2001.

Training course in neonatal resuscitation, 2005.

Training course in neurogenetic for children with special needs, National Research Center, 2006.

American Academy of Pediatrics Workshop neonatal resuscitation instructor course, 2008.

Workshop on NICU, 2008 as instructor.

Workshop on pulmonary Function & sleep Lab, 2009.

Training course in Management of Respiratory distress in NICU, 2009.

Training course in PICU, 2009.

Training course in Assiut Digestive Disease week, 2010.

Research Methodology training program, 2010.

Training course in PICU, 2011.

Workshop on Pediatric respiratory emergencies, PALS, 2012.

Workshop on infectious disease & antibiotics, George Washington University, 2011.

Workshop on chest Radiology, 2012.

American Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course, 2012.

Workshop on pulmonary function 2013.

Workshop on pulmonary function 2014.

Workshop on pediatric nutrition 2014.

Workshop on advanced pediatric and adult nutrition 2015.

PALS 2016.

NRP 2016

Conferences: 3rd annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2001 (Towards a

better neonatal care).

1st Upper Egypt conference on Respiratory Medicine, 2002.

1st Annual congress of Pediatric Cardiology, Assiut, 2003.

5th annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2003 (Pollution & Pediatric nephropathy).

2nd Upper Egypt conference on Respiratory Medicine, 2003.

New concepts in Hematology conference, 2004.

23rd Annual Congress of Assiut University Faculty of Medicine, 2005.

24th Annual Congress of Assiut University Faculty of Medicine, 2006.

6th annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2006.

4th annual Assiut University Internal Medicine conference, 2006

Assiut University Tropical Medicine conference 2006.

7th annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2007.

8th annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2008.

9th annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2009.

27th Annual Congress of Assiut University Faculty of Medicine, 2009.

2nd annual Minia University Pediatric conference, 2010.

5th Upper Egypt Pediatric congress, 2010.

1st Annual conference of Pediatric department Alazhar University, 2010.

28th Annual Congress of Assiut University Faculty of Medicine, 2010.

10th annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2011.

13 Annual conference of Neurology Assiut University, 2011.

1st Annual Integrated Medicine conference, IMC, 2012.

7th Upper Egypt Pediatric congress, 2012.

4th Beni-Suef Pediatric conference 2012.

1st Nile Basin Pediatrics, 2012.

31th International congress of ESNPC, 2013.

8th Upper Egypt Pediatric congress, 2013.

32nd International Congress of ESNPC, 2013.

9th Pan Arab Child Neurology PACNA, 2013.

2nd Upper Egypt neuroscience UENS, 2013.

2nd Annual Integrated Medicine conference, IMC, 2013.

33th International congress of ESNPC, 2014.

1st scientific conference of Assiut neuropediatric unit, 2014.

9th Upper Egypt Pediatric congress, 2014.

12th annual Assiut University Children Hospital conference, 2015.

2nd scientific conference of Assiut neuropediatric unit, 2015.

List of Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1PqBza8TqoeQ9/bibliography/45561926/public/?sort=date&direction=descending

1. Askar AG, Ahmed MM, Helal SR, Khaled Saad. Fecal occult blood and iron status in cow's milk-fed infants. Alexandria journal of Pediatrics, 2004; vol (18), July, 405-8.

2. Hammad EM, Abdel-Kareem EK, Helmy NA, Meguid NA, Khaled Saad. Study of chromosomal abnormalities in childhood epilepsy with dysmorphism. Alexandria journal of Pediatrics, 2008; (22), 2, 347-55.

3. Trial of Cefdinir oral suspension in Egyptian children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. BMJ Middle East, Feb. 2012; vol 20.

4. Khallaf M, Hammad E, Khaled Saad. Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in children: study of 69 cases at Assiut University Hospital. Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013, 1. http://panarabjn.org/current/spontaneous-intracerebral-haemorrhage-in-children/

5. Khaled Saad, Hammad EM, Asmaa F. Hassan, Reda Badry. Trace Element, Oxidant and Antioxidant Enzyme values in Blood of Children with Refractory Epilepsy. International Journal of Neuroscience, 2014, Mar; 124(3):181-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23919524.

6. Khaled Saad, Mohamed SA, Metwalley KA. Recurrent/Persistent Pneumonia among Children in Upper Egypt. Mediterranean Journal of Hematology & Infectious Diseases. 2013; Apr 18; 5 (1). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23667726.

7. Khaled Saad, Hammad EM, Ahmed A. Abdel-rahman, Karema M. Sobhy. Autistic Symptoms in Late Diagnosed Phenylketonuric Children in Upper Egypt. Journal of Neurology Research. 2013; 3(2):51-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jnr221w.

8. Fahim M. Fahim, Khaled Saad, Eman A. Askar, Eman Nasr Eldin, Ahmed F. Thabet. Growth parameters and vitamin D status in children with thalassemia major in Upper Egypt. International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research. 2013; 7(4):10-4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24505537.

9. Khaled Saad, Ahmed A. Abdelrahman, Alameldin M. Abdallah, Hisham A K Othman and Reda Badry. Clinical and neuropsychiatric status in children with Williams-Beuren Syndrome in Upper Egypt. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2013 Dec; 6 (6): 560-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24309873.

10. Khaled Saad, Abdelrahman AA, Abdel-Raheem YF, Othman ER, Badry R, Othman HA, Sobhy KM. Turner syndrome: review of clinical, neuropsychiatric, and EEG status: an experience of tertiary center. Acta Neurologica Belgica. 2014 Mar;114(1):1-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24338760.

11. Khaled Saad, Khalid I Elsayh, Asmaa M Zahran, Karema M Sobhy. Lymphocyte Populations and Apoptosis of Peripheral Blood B and T Lymphocytes in Children with End Stage Renal Disease. Renal Failure 2014 May; 36(4):502-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24512046.

12. Khalid I Elsayh, Douaa M Sayed, Asmaa M Zahran, Khaled Saad, Gamal Badr. Effects of pneumonia and malnutrition on the frequency of micronuclei in peripheral blood of pediatric patients. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013 Oct 25;6(10):942-50. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24260601.

13. Ismail Lotfy Mohamad, Khalid I Elsayeh, Hanaa A Mohammad, Khaled Saad, Asmaa M Zahran, Alameldin M Abdallah, M S K Tawfeek, Eman M. Monazea. Clinical characteristics and outcome of children stung by scorpion. Eur J Pediatr. 2014 Jun;173(6):815-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24384790.

14. Khaled Saad, Hikma S. Farghaly, Reda Badry, Hisham A. K. Othman. Selenium and Antioxidant Levels Decreased in Blood of Children With Breath-Holding Spells. Journal of Child Neurology 2014 Oct;29(10):1339-43. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24413362.

15. Khaled Saad, Reda Badry. Cerebellar ataxia in a young patient: A rare path to lupus, commentary. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2014 Nov; 5(Suppl 1):S77. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25540551

16. Doaa A Yones, Lamia A Galal, Alameldin M Abdallah1, Khaled Saad. Effect of enteric parasitic infection on serum trace elements and nutritional status in upper Egyptian children, Tropical parasitology, January-June 2015, 5(1):29-35.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326990

17. Khaled Saad, Yasser Elserogy, Ahmed A. Abdel rahman, Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Atram, Ismail L. Mohamad, Tarek T.H. ElMelegy, Geir Bjørklund, Amira A. El-Houfey. ADHD, Autism and Neuroradiological Complications among Phenylketonuric Children in Upper Egypt. Acta Neurol Belg. 2015 Dec;115(4):657-63. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25576444.

18. Khaled Saad. Childhood Epilepsy: An Update on Diagnosis and Management. American Journal of Neuroscience. 01/2015; 5 (No, 1; 2014):36-51. http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/amjnsp.2014.36.51.

19. Khaled Saad, Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Atram, Khaled A. Abdel Baseer, Ahmed M. Ali, Amira A. El-Houfey. Assessment of Quality of life, Anxiety and Depression in Children with Turner syndrome: A Case-Control Study. Am J Neurosci. 02/2015; 6(1). http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ofsp.9752

20. Khaled Saad, Azza A. Eltayeb, Ismail Lotfy Mohamad, Abdulrahman A. Al-Atram, Yasser Elserogy, Geir Bjørklund, Amira A. El-Houfey, Bubba Nicholson. A randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Digestive Enzymes in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2015;31;13(2):188-93. http://www.cpn.or.kr/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26243847

21. Ismail L. Mohamad, Khaled Saad, Ali Abdel-Azeem, Sherif A.A. Mohamed, Hisham A.K. Othman, Khaled A. Abdel Baseer, Ahmad F. Thabet, and Amira A. El-Houfey. Evaluation of Pulmonary Function Changes in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Upper Egypt. Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism, 2015; vol. 6 no. 3 87-91. http://tae.sagepub.com/content/6/3/8722. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26137212

22. Khaled Saad, Abdel-Rahman AA, Elserogy YM, Al-Atram AA, Cannell JJ, Bjørklund G, Abdel-Reheim MK, Othman HA, El-Houfey AA, Abd El-Aziz NH, Abd El-Baseer KA, Ahmed AE, Ali AM. Vitamin D status in autism spectrum disorders and the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in autistic children. Nutr Neurosci. 2016 Oct;19(8):346-351. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25876214

23. Khaled Saad, Nafisa H.R. Abd Aziz, Amira A. El- Houfey, Osama El-Asheer, Sherif A.A. Mohamed, Ahmed E. Ahmed, Khaled A. Abdel Baseer, Manal M. Darwish. Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation in infants with Bronchiolitis, A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology;

Volume: 28 Issue 2: June 15, 2015. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ped.2015.0492

24. Osama M. El-Asheer, Manal M. Darwish, Madleen A. Abdou, Khaled Saad. Immunogenicity of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine among routinely vaccinated healthy and chronically ill children in Assiut, Upper Egypt. Gastroenterology Res. 2015 Aug;8(3-4):222-227. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785300

25. Khalid I. Elsayh, Wafaa S. Mohammed, Asmaa M. Zahran, Khaled Saad. Leukocytes Apoptosis and Adipocytokines in Children with Beta Thalassemia Major. Clin Exp Med. 2016;16(3):345-50. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26052040

26. Ahmed E. A., Abdel Baseer K.A., Khaled Saad, Asmaa F. Hassan, El-Houfey AA Endocrinological and biochemical changes of scorpions in children in Upper Egypt. Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism 2015 Oct;6(5):210-6. http://tae.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/17/2042018815593034.refs. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26445643

27. Khaled Saad, Amira A. El-Houfey, Mohamed A. Abd El-Hamed, Osama M. El-Asheer, Abdulrahman A. Al-Atram and Mostafa S. K. Tawfeek. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of the Efficacy of Treatment with Zinc in Children with Intractable Epilepsy. Functional neurology 2015; 30(3), 1-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26415035

28. Kotb Abbas, Hikma S. Farghaly, Khaled Saad, Hisham A. K. Othman. Oxidative Status in Children and Adolescents with Autoimmune Thyroiditis. Clin Exp Med. 2016 Nov;16(4):571-575. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26343039

29. Khaled Saad, Ismail L. Mohamad, Mohamed A. Abd El-Hamed, Mostafa S K Tawfeek, Ahmed E. Ahmed, Khaled A. Abdel Baseer, Ahmed S. El-Shemy, Amira A. El-Houfey, Diaa M. Tamer. A Comparison between Plasmapheresis and Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Children with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Upper Egypt. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2016;9(1):3-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26788127.

30. Mostafa S K Tawfeek, Doaa M. Raafat, Khaled Saad,  Naglaa K. Idriss, Sherif Sayed,  Doaa A. Fouad, Amira A. El-Houfey. Plasma levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in children with heart failure. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Feb;10(1):30-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26627265

31. Khaled Saad. Improving Pediatric Care for Epileptic Children - What Does the Pediatrician Needs to Know about Antiepileptic Drugs? Peertechz J Pediatr Ther 2015; 1(1): 009-010. www.peertechz.com/Pediatric-Therapy/pdf/PJPT-1-103.pdf

32. Asmaa M. Zahran, Khalid I. Elsayh, Khaled Saad, Mostafa Embaby, Ahmed M. Ali. Regulatory B cells (CD19+CD38hiCD24hi) in Alloimmunized and Non-alloimmunized children with β-thalassemia major. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2016 Mar; 57:91-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26852663

33. Mostafa M El-Saied, Khaled Saad, Enas A Hamed, Hazem Abu-Zeid Yousef. Plasma levels of transforming growth factor-B1, connective tissue growth factor, soluble factor related apoptosis and urinary levels of desmosine in Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease. Assiut Med J. 2016; 40, 1, 89-102.

34. Zahran AM, Eltayeb AA, Elsayh KI, Khaled Saad, Ahmad FA, Ibrahim AI. Activated and Memory T Lymphocytes in Children with Gaucher Disease. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz). 2017 Jun;65(3):263-269. doi: 10.1007/s00005-016-0421-y. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27638481

35. Geir Bjørklund, Khaled Saad, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Janet K. Kern, David A. Geier, Mark R. Geier, Mauricio A. Urbina. Immune Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars). 2016;76(4):257-268. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28094817

36. Khaled Saad, Abo-Elela MG, El-Baseer KA, Ahmed AE, Ahmad FA, Tawfeek MS, El-Houfey AA, AboulKhair MD, Abdel-Salam AM, Abo-Elgheit A, Qubaisy H, Ali AM, Abdel-Mawgoud E. Effects of bovine colostrum on recurrent respiratory tract infections and diarrhea in children. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Sep;95(37): e4560. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27631207.

37. Enas A Hamed, Mostafa M El-Saied, Khaled Saad, Hazem Abu-Zeid Yousef, Amany O Mohamed, Dina Sabry. Molecular mechanisms underlying fibrosis and elastin destruction in childhood interstitial lung diseases. Pathophysiology, 2016 Dec;23(4):275-283. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27686729

38. Asmaa M. Zahran, Khaled Saad, Khalid I. Elsayh, Mohamd A. Alblihed, Mostafa Embaby. Identification of Clinicopathological Spectrum, Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex and Platelet Antibodies in Egyptian Children with Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia.Arch Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz). 2017 Dec;65(6):565-571. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28161816

39. Zahran AM, Elsayh KI, Khaled Saad, Eloseily EM, Osman NS, Alblihed MA, Badr G, Mahmoud MH. Effects of royal jelly supplementation on regulatory T cells in children with SLE. Food Nutr Res. 2016 Nov 24;60:32963. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v60.32963. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27887663

40. Khaled Saad, Abdel-Rahman AA, Elserogy YM, Al-Atram AA, El-Houfey AA, Othman HA, Bjørklund G, Jia F, Urbina MA, Abo-Elela MG, Ahmad FA, Abd El-Baseer KA, Ahmed AE, Abdel-Salam AM. Randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation in children with autism spectrum disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2018;59(1):20-29. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27868194

41. Zahran AM, Khaled Saad, Elsayh KI, Alblihed MA. Characterization of circulating CD4+ CD8+ double positive and CD4- CD8- double negative T-lymphocyte in children with β-thalassemia major. Int J Hematol. 2017;105(3):265-271. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27848181

42. Mostafa M El-Saied, Khaled Saad, Enas A Hamed, Hazem Abu-Zeid Yousef. Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease: Review on Diagnosis and Management. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences. 2016;2(5):78-89 http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/html/10.11648.j.ijcems.20160205.12.html

43. Khaled Saad, El-Hamed MA, Abo-Elela MG, Ahmed AE, Abdel-Baseer KA, Aboul-Khair MD, Metwalley KA, El-Houfey AA, Hasan GM, El-Shareef AM. Neurologic Complications in Children With Scorpionism. J Child Neurol. 2017 May;32(6):537-542. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28135895.

44. Elserogy, Yasser M., Khaled Saad, Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Atram, Hisham A.K. Othman, Khaled A. Abd El-Baseer, and Ahmed E. Ahmed. . Chromosomal aberrations in children with autism spectrum disorders in Upper Egypt. Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg. 2017; 18(3): 243-249 doi:10.5455/apd.244540. http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=244540.

45. Almontaser Hussein, Hekma Farghaly, Eman Askar, Kotb Metwalley, Khaled Saad, Asmaa Zahran, Hisham A Othman. Etiological factors of short stature in children and adolescents: experience at a tertiary care hospital in Egypt. Therapeutic Advances in

Endocrinology and Metabolism. May 3, 2017. DOI: 10.1177/2042018817707464. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28634534

46. Khaled Saad, Asmaa M. Zahran, Khalid I. Elsayh, Ahmed A. Abdel-rahman, Abdulrahman A. Al-Atram, Almontaser Hussein, Yasmin G. El Gendy. Frequency of Dendritic Cells and their expression of Costimulatory Molecules in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Jun 7. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3190-5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28589497

47. Khaled Saad & Abdulrahman A. Al-Atram. Autism and Vitamin D. Peertechz J Pediatr Ther. 2017; 3(1):9-10. https://doi.org/10.17352/pjpt.000013

48. Almontaser Husseina, Eman Askar, Ahlam Badawy, Khaled Saad, Asmaa Zahran, Ahmad A. Elderwy. Impact of cytokine genetic polymorphisms on the risk of renal parenchymal infection in children. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2017-07, doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.05.025. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28716390

49. Shaaban SY, El Gendy YG, Mehanna NS, El-Senousy WM, El-Feki HSA, Khaled Saad, El-Asheer OM. The role of probiotics in children with autism spectrum disorder: A prospective, open-label study. Nutr Neurosci. 2017 Jul 7:1-6. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2017.1347746. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28686541

50. El-Rashidy O, El-Baz F, El-Gendy Y, Khalaf R, Reda D, Khaled Saad. Ketogenic diet versus gluten free casein free diet in autistic children: a case-control study. Metab Brain Dis. 2017;32(6):1935-41. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28808808

51. Hussein A, Khaled Saad, Askar E, Zahran AM, Farghaly H, Metwalley K, Elderwy AA. Functional variants in intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and toll-like receptor-4 genes are more frequent in children with febrile urinary tract infection with renal parenchymal involvement. Acta Paediatr. 2017 Oct 13. doi: 10.1111/apa.14118. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29028278

52. Khaled Saad. Response to letters: Randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation in children with autism spectrum disorder - correction and additional information. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2018 Jan;59(1):e3-e5. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12788. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29235652

53. Amira A. El-Houfey, Khaled Saad, Ahmed M. Abbas, Safaa R. Mahmoud, Mohsen Wadani. Factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding: A literature review. International journal of Nursing Didactics. 2017, 7, 24-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.15520/ijnd.2017.vol7.iss11.264.24-31. http://innovativejournal.in/ijnd/index.php/ijnd/article/view/264

54. Sami H. Alzahrani, Marwan A. Bakarman, Saleh M. Alqahtani, Maha S. Alqahtani, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Emad M. Salawati, Ahmad Alkatheri, Ahmad Azam Malik and Khaled Saad. Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among diabetics in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab 1–10 DOI: 10.1177/ 2042018818758621. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2042018818758621 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29619207

55. Geir Bjorklund, Janet K Kern, Mauricio A. Urbina, Khaled Saad, et al. Cerebral Hypoperfusion in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars). 2018;78(1):21-29. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29694338

56. Jia F, Shan L, Wang B, Li H, Feng J, Xu Z, Khaled Saad. Fluctuations in clinical symptoms with changes in serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels in autistic children: Three

cases report. Nutr Neurosci. 2018 Apr 8:1-4. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2018.1458421. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29629638

57. Jia F, Shan L, Wang B, Li H, Miao C, Xu Z, Lin CP, Saad K. Bench to bedside review: Possible role of vitamin D in autism spectrum disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2017 Dec 6;260:360-365. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29241119

58. Saad K, Zahran AM, Elsayh KI, Abdelmoghny A, Aboul-Khair MD. Variation of Regulatory T Lymphocytes in the Peripheral Blood of Children with Allergic Rhinitis. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz). 2018 Aug;66(4):307-313. doi: 10.1007/s00005-017-0498-y. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29256093

Editorial Board member of the following international medical journals:

Advances in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine http://ologyjournals.com/apam/editorialBoardMembers

American Journal of Food and Nutrition. http://www.sciepub.com/journal/AJFN/EditorialBoard

American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine. http://www.sciepub.com/journal/ajmsm/EditorialBoard.

American Journal of Medicine Studies. http://www.sciepub.com/journal/AJMS/EditorialBoard

American Research Journal of Addiction and Rehabilitation. https://www.arjonline.org/medicine-and-health-care-journals/american-research-journal-of-addiction-and-rehabilitation/editorial-board

Annals of Pediatrics Research http://www.remedypublications.com/annals-of-pediatric-research/editorialboard.html

ARC Journal of Clinical Case Reports. https://www.arcjournals.org/journal-of-clinical-case-reports/editorial-board

ARC Journal of hematology. https://www.arcjournals.org/journal-of-hematology/editorial-board

ARC Journal of Neuroscience. https://www.arcjournals.org/journal-of-neuroscience/editorial-board

ARC Journal of Pediatrics. https://www.arcjournals.org/journal-of-pediatrics/editorial-board

ARC Journal of psychiatry. https://www.arcjournals.org/journal-of-psychiatry/editorial-board

Archives of Psychiatry and Mental Health. https://www.heighpubs.org/hjcap/editors.php

Austin Pathology. http://austinpublishinggroup.com/austin-pathology/editorialBoard.php

Case Reports in Internal Medicine. http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/crim/about/editorialTeam

Clinical research in pediatrics http://asclepiusopen.com/clinical-research-in-pediatrics/editorial-board

Current Updates in Clinical Pathology. http://oprscience.com/department/current-updates-in-clinical-pathology/

EC Nutrition (ECNU) journal. https://www.ecronicon.com/nutrition-editorial-panel.php

EC Paediatrics. https://www.ecronicon.com/paediatrics-editorial-panel.php

Gavin Archives of Pediatrics http://gavinpublishers.com/pediatrics-editorial-board/

General Medicine-Open (GMO). http://www.oatext.com/General-Medicine-Open-GMO.php#Editorial_Board

Henry Journal of Perinatology & Pediatrics http://www.henrypublishinggroup.com/index.php/pediatrics/about/editorialTeam

Indian Journal of Case Reports. http://www.atharvapub.com/IJCR/14/Journal-Editorial.

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences. http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/editorialboard.aspx?journalid=335

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neurology. http://www.sciepub.com/journal/IJCEN/EditorialBoard

International Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. http://www.aascit.org/journal/editorial?journalId=906.

International Journal of Clinical Nutrition. http://www.sciepub.com/journal/IJCN/EditorialBoard

International Journal of Magnetism & Nuclear Science (IJMN). http://scidoc.org/editorial_board.php?id=38

International Research Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies. http://www.interesjournals.org/irjbcs/editorial-board.

Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice. http://www.jcmrp.eg.net/editorialboard.asp

Journal of Integrative Pediatric Healthcare. http://scientonline.org/journals/integrative-pediatric-healthcare/editorial-board/38

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Treatment. https://www.pulsus.com/journal-neurodevelopmental-disorders-treatment/editorial-board.html

Journal of Palliative Care and Nursing http://www.elynsgroup.com/journal/editorial-board/journal-of-palliative-care-and-nursing

Journal of Psychiatry Research and Treatment http://www.imedpub.com/journal-psychiatry-research-treatment/editors.php

Mathews Journal of Nursing and Health Care http://mathewsopenaccess.com/NursingCare-editorial-board.html

Molecular & Cellular epilepsy. http://www.smartscitech.com/index.php/MCE/about/editorialTeam.

Pediatric Research and Child Health http://sciaeon.org/pediatric-research-and-child-health/editorial-board

Pediatric Research and Neonatal Care. http://www.scientificoajournals.org/pediatric-research-neonatal-care-editorialboard.php

Pediatrics & Neonatal Biology Open Access (PNBOA) http://medwinpublishers.org/PNBOA/editorial-board.php

Peertechz Journal of Pediatric Therapy. http://www.peertechz.com/Pediatric-Therapy/editorialboard.php

Research and Review Archives http://www.escires.com/research-and-review-archives-editorial-board.html

SCIREA Journal of Medicine. http://www.scirea.org/journal/EditorialBoard?JournalID=31000#2331

SM Genetic Syndromes & Gene Therapy. http://smjournals.com/genetic-syndromes/editorial-board.php

SM Journal of Pediatrics (SMJP) http://www.smjournals.com/index.php/pediatrics/about/editorialTeam

SM Pediatrics & Neonatal Biology. http://smjournals.com/pediatrics-neonatal-biology/editorial-board.php

VSQ Journal of Pediatrics and Child Nutrition. http://www.vowscientificquest.com/index.php/vjp/about/editorialTeam

Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology http://crimsonpublishers.com/rpn/editorial-board.php#

Heart and Mind http://www.heartmindjournal.org/editorialboard.asp

Research and Review Archives http://escires.com/research-review-archives/editorial-board/

Journal of Infectiology http://www.infectiologyjournal.com/

Archives of Pediatrics and Neonatology. http://www.sryahwapublications.com/archives-of-paediatrics-and-neonatology/editorial-board.

The Open Complementary Medicine Journal https://benthamopen.com/TOALTMEDJ/home/

Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy https://openaccesspub.org/journal/jcbt/editorial-board

Journal of Child Science https://www.thieme.com/books-main/surgery/product/4002-journal-of-child-science

The Open Pediatric Medicine Journal https://benthamopen.com/TOPEDJ/editorial-board/

Journal of Infectiology http://www.infectiologyjournal.com/editorial-info.php

Medical Research and Clinical Case Reports https://scientiaricerca.com/mrcr-eb.php

Journal of Medicinal Research and Biological Studies http://www.scholarena.com/eb/658/Khaled-Saad-Journal-of-Medicinal-Research-and-Biological-Studies/

Referee of the following journals:

Acta Neurologica Belgica

American Journal of Case Reports

American Journal of Clinical Medicine Research

American Journal of Food and Nutrition

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

American Journal of Neuroscience

American Journal of Nursing Research

Archives of Nursing Practice and Care

Assiut Medical Journal

Biological Trace Element Research

BMC Nutrition

BMC Pediatrics

BMJ Open

Central European Journal of Immunology

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Current Pediatric Research

Environmental Research

Epidemiology & Infection

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Global Journal of Health Science

Imaging Journal of Clinical and Medical Sciences

Indian Journal of Case Reports

Indian Journal of Child Health

International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Review

International Journal of Medicine and Public Health

International Journal of Psychology and Cognitive Science

International Journal of Surgery Research & Practice

International Research Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies.

Journal of Applied Psychology

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Journal of Child Neurology

Journal of Child Science

Journal of Immunology, Infection & Inflammatory Diseases

Journal of Neurology, Neurological Science and Disorders

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Journal of Pediatric epilepsy

Journal of Pediatric Genetics

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Lupus

Medicine

Medicine & Medical sciences journal

Merit Research Journal of Medicine

Metabolic Brain Disease

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology

Pediatrics

Peertechz Journal of Pediatric Therapy

PLOS ONE

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Turkish Journal of Hematology

World Journal of Gastroenterology

World Journal of Methodology

ARC Journal of Clinical Case Reports

ARC Journal of Neuroscience

Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice

Medical Science Case Reports

Merit Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

Professional Memberships:

European Resuscitation Council.

International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS).

Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM). http://www.conem.org/people/saadbio/.

The American Association for Science and Technology (AASCIT). http://www.aascit.org/journal/editorial?journalId=906.

Egyptian Pediatric Association.

Egyptian Fragile X Association.

Upper Egypt Pediatric Association.

Egyptian Society of Child Neuropsychiatry.