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Professor AKRAM ASBEUTAH

Phone
66518535
Public Email
akram.asbeutah@ku.edu.kw
Office Location
Jabriyah, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences , Room 2-33
College/ Center
College of Allied Health Sciences
Professor

Akram’s career in ultrasound spans 20 years and he is one of Australia’s most highly regarded sonographers especially in the field of vascular and musculoskeletal ultrasound. 


Akram initially obtained his Bachelor of radiologic sciences in 1986 from Kuwait university-Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and then obtained his Master degree in Anatomy from Kuwait University-Faculty of Medicine in 1994 then he completed examinations in the Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (General) in Australia and as a Registered Technologist in the USA. In 2006 Akram completed his PhD thesis at Monash University entitled “What makes the veins incompetent”? Which identified a previously unreported pattern of varicose veins as well as establishing the prevalence of several less recognized causes of venous disease. 

Akram’s wealth of knowledge as well as his passion and enthusiasm for research and education are reflected in his highly regarded presentations. Since 2002 Akram providing comprehensive training in radiologic Imaging, Musculoskeletal and Vascular Ultrasound Imaging in a clinical environment. He is currently holding a clinical professor position at Department of Radiologic Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University. Also, he is appointed as an adjunct clinical professor to Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences from 1/6/2014 till present.


Akram presents regularly at national and international meetings and has published a number of papers. Since 1992 he has conducted numerous training courses in radiography as well as Ultrasound with attendees from local as well as international. Akram is actively a member of Australian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, Australian Sonographers Association, Accredited Medical Sonographer, American Registered Radiologic Technologist, involved in the education and accreditation of the ultrasound profession as a clinical professor at Kuwait University, and an examiner for the Radiologic Technologists at Kuwait University-Kuwait.

Research Area 

Area of my research expertise is Medical Imaging and in particular Vascular Ultrasound Imaging. My research in general is focused on Imaging the Vessels using Ultrasound Techniques to explore and reach out solving the Clinical Problems.  Includes studying the Peripheral Arterial and Venous Blood Vessels, Visceral Vessels, and Major Body Vessels in Different Diseases.  Part of my research area is also focused on the Study of the Intracranial and Extracranial vasculopathy in Sickle Cell Disease Patients.  In addition, my research areas focus on the use of Ultrasound in Musculoskeletal Imaging.  Moreover, Breast Imaging using Mammography in Obtaining Best Imaging Quality with Minimum Radiation Dose is another interesting ongoing research worldwide.  Other areas of research interest are focusing on using various imaging modalities such as: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Field of Vascular Diseases and Breast Imaging.

 

Selected Publications

  1. Akram M. Asbeutah, Majedah Al-Azemi, Samah Al-Sarhan, Abdullah AlMajran, Sami K. Asfar. Changes in the diameter and valve closure time of leg veins in primigravida women during pregnancy. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders. 2015; 3:147-153. [IF=3.137].

 

  1. Abdullah AlMajran Akram Asbeutah, Mohsen Dashti, Abdullah AlMajran, Aref Ghayyath. Sonographic Measurement of Cross-sectional Area of the Median Nerve in Academic Dentists Without Symptoms or Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. J Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2018 : 35 2, 105-111https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479318816951https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479318816951. [IF=0.12]

 

  1. Asbeutah AM, AlMajran AA, Adekile A. Pattern of cerebral blood flow and the interrelationship of vascular parameters of transcranial Doppler imaging in children with sickle cell disease. J Clin Ultrasound. 2019 Mar;47(3):128-132. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22663. Epub 2018 Nov 13. [IF=0.764]- Research sector, Kuwait University, Grant/ Award Number: MK 01/08; Kuwait University; Kuwait University

 

  1. Asbeutah AM, Karmani N, Asbeutah AA, Echreshzadeh YA, AlMajran AA, Al-Khalifah KH.  Comparison of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Digital Mammography for Detection of Breast Cancer in Kuwaiti Women. Med Princ Pract. 2019;28(1):10-15. doi: 10.1159/000495753. Epub 2018 Nov 26. [IF=1.95].

 

  1. Asbeutah AM, Adekile A, AlMajran AA, Asbeutah AAA, Naief AA, Al-Jafar H. Pattern of Renal Blood Flow and Renovascular Parameters in Adult Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. J Ultrasound Med. 2020 Apr;39(4):785-793. doi: 10.1002/jum.15158. Epub 2019 Oct 30. [IF=1.759]- This study was supported by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (funding contract P116-13MM-01).

     

  2. Akram Asbeutah A M Asbeutah, A Brindhaban   , A A AlMajran   , S A Asbeutah . The effect of different exposure parameters on radiation dose in digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis: A phantom study. Radiography (Lond) Actions. 2020 Aug;26(3):e129-e133. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2019.12.004. Epub 2019 Dec 20. [IF= 0.96]

     

  3. Akram M Asbeutah   , Abdullah A AlMajran , Ajit Brindhaban  , Saad A Asbeutah. Comparison of radiation doses between diagnostic full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT): a clinical study. J Med Radiat Sci 2020 Sep;67(3):185-192. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.405. Epub 2020 Jun 3. [IF=2.2].

 

  1. Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah , Ajit Brindhaban.  Comparison between Recorded and Measured Radiation Doses in Diagnostic Full-field Digital Mammography: A Phantom Study. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2020 Nov 13;10:73. doi: 10.25259/JCIS_188_2020. eCollection 2020. [IF=0.96, JCR listed]

 

  1. Adekile A, Hassan M, Asbeutah A, Al-Hinai M, Trad O, Farhan N. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound in Peninsular Arab Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.  J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Jan;38(1):165-172. doi: 10.1002/jum.14680. Epub 2018 May 6. [IF=1.759]- This study was supported by Kuwait University grant MK 01/08.

 

  1. Al-Obaidi SM, Asbeutah AM, Alsiri NF. Changes in Vertebral Artery Hemodynamics Associated With McKenzie Therapeutic Cervical Movements: An Exploration Using Duplex Ultrasound Imaging. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 Jan;42(1):66-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.09.001. Epub 2019 Apr 5. [IF=1.230]

 

  1. Alsiri N, Al-Obaidi S, Asbeutah A, Almandeel M, Palmer S. The impact of hypermobility spectrum disorders on musculoskeletal tissue stiffness: an exploration using strain elastography.  Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Jan;38(1):85-95. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4193-0. Epub 2018 Jul 3. [IF=2.394]

 

  1. Abdula Aziz Asbeutah, Akram M. Asbeutah, Mona A. Abu-Assi, Francine K Welty. P653PCSK-9 inhibitors and acute coronary syndrome in hyperlipdemic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Heart Journal October 2019. [IF=22.673]

 

  1. Ali H, Al-Mulla F, Hussain N, Naim M, Asbeutah AM, AlSahow A, Abu-Farha M, Abubaker J, Al Madhoun A, Ahmad S, Harris PC. PKD1 Duplicated regions limit clinical Utility of Whole Exome Sequencing for Genetic Diagnosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.  Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 11;9(1):4141. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40761-w. [IF=3.998]- This study was funded by Kuwait University Research Grant SRUL02/13, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science grant PR17-13MM-07 and Mayo PKD center DK090728.

     

  2. Alsiri N, Al-Obaidi S, Asbeutah A, Palmer S. Intra-rater reliability and smallest detectable change of compression sonoelastography in quantifying the material properties of the musculoskeletal system. J Anat. 2020 Jul;237(1):74-84. doi: 10.1111/joa.13183. Epub 2020 Mar 20. [IF=2.013]

     

  3. Alkhalifah K, Asbeutah A, Brindhaban A.Alkhalifah K, et al. Image Quality and Radiation Dose for Fibrofatty Breast using Target/filter Combinations in Two Digital Mammography Systems. . J Clin Imaging Sci. 2020 Sep 7;10:56. doi: 10.25259/JCIS_30_2020. eCollection 2020. [IF= 0.96, Not listed in JCR]

     

  4. Asbeutah AAA, Asbeutah AM, Ibebuogu U, Khouzam RN. Meta-Analysis of Outcomes in Ultrasound Guided versus Traditional Guided Vascular Access for Interventional Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Procedures.  Am J Cardiol. 2021 Mar 6:S0002-9149(21)00218-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.03.002. Online ahead of [IF=2.570].

  5. Hanaa Al-Khawari, Akram M. Asbeutah, Latifa Al Kandari, Abdullah AlMajran. Kuwait National Mammography Screening Program: Five years Outcomes of screening Kuwaiti Women. Annals Saudi Medicine. 2021; 18:200-205.

     

  6. Ali H, Naim M, Senum SR, AlSahow A, Bahbahani Y, Abu-Farha M, Abubaker J, Mohammad A, Al-Hunayan A, Asbeutah AM, Zayed M, Devarajan S, Hussain N, John SE, Channanath A, Thanaraj TA, Al-Ali M, AlMousawi M, Al-Mulla F, Harris PC. The genetic landscape of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in Kuwait. Clin Kidney J. 2022 Oct 28;16(2):355-366. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac236. 

     

  7. Akram M.  Asbeutah, Akmal M. Zahra, Hanan Al-Abboh, Abdullah A, AlMajran, Adekunle Adekile. Repeat transcranial Doppler ultrasound imaging in Kuwaiti children with sickle cell disease after 10-year interval: A prospective, cohort study. Health Sci Rep. 2023; 27; 6(3), e1159. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1159.  (Grant No. CR17-13MM-01 & NR02/21).

     

  8. Muna Al-Mulla, Akram M. Asbeutah, Ghadeer Albaloul. Optimizing radiographic image assessment: A study on quality standards and evaluation practices in Kuwait. Poster. DOI 10.26044/ecr2024/C-23154.

     

  9. Collaborators & Asbeutah AM. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 May 18;403(10440):2162-2203.doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4.

     

  10. Akram M.  Asbeutah, Saad A. Asbeutah, Akmal Al-Zahra, Abdullah A. AlMajran, Adekunle Adekile.Longitudinal assessment of transcranial Doppler imaging in children with sickle cell disease without neurological symptoms. 2024BMC Peditraics. (Grant No. NR02/21).

 

Member in the following Societies

  1. Australian Institute of Radiography (AIR)-1994.
  2. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)-1994.
  3. International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technicians (ISRRT)-1994.
  4. American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)-1994.
  5. Australian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)-1999.
  6. Australian Sonographers Association (ASA)-1999.
  7. Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU)-2008.
  8. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)-2013.

 

Professional Licensures/Accreditations

  1. Australian Institute of Radiography (1992).
  2. American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (1993).
  3. Australian Accredited Medical Sonographer (1999).
  4. Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (2000).