Layth Mula-Hussain

Clinical Sites

• Head and Neck
• CNS
• Thoracic
• GU tumors

Education 

• MB ChB (University of Mosul, Iraq)
• Board Certification (KHCC & JMC, Jordan)
• MSc (Ulm University, Germany)
• ESTRO FELLOW (Belgium)
• Clinical Fellowships (KHCC, UofC, UofA, UofO)
• FRCP Edin (UK)

Research Interests

• Precision in radiation oncology
• Quality in cancer care 
• Ethics Guided Radiation Therapy (EGRT)

Academic Interests

• Global Oncology
• Medical Education

Awards and Honours

• Appreciation Plaque for the Awareness Without Borders (AWB) campaign (Sudan); 2016
• Appreciation Plaque for establishing the country’s 1^st radiation oncology board certification program (Iraq); 2015
• "Berufsbildungswerk Philipp Jakob Wieland" Fellowship (to cover MSc tuition fees (Germany); 2010
• International Development & Education Award “IDEA” by the ASCO Foundation (USA); 2005
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Award (Japan); 2004

Recent Publications

• L. Mula-Hussain, S. Wadi-Ramahi, B. Li, S. Ahmed, F. Y. de Moraes. Specialty Portfolio in Radiation Oncology: A global certification roadmap for trainers and trainees (Handbook – Logbook). Qatar University Press. QATAR (2021).
• L. Mula-Hussain Launching the first board-certification program in radiation oncology in Iraq: obstacles and outcomes. In: Uta Schmidt-Strassburger (Ed) Improving Oncology Worldwide: Education, Clinical Research and Global Cancer Care. Springer Nature (2022).
• Abdel-Hafeez Z., Lalya I., Al-Hussain H, Mula-Hussain L. Radiation Therapy in the Arab world. In: Humaid O. Al-Shamsi, Ibrahim H. Abu-Gheida, Faryal Iqbal, Aydah Al-Awadhi (Eds) Cancer in the Arab World. Springer Nature (2022).
• Mula-Hussain L. Alawieh S.J., Ahmed L.O., Al Hayani F.M.F. Patients’ rights, as part of human rights, in the Arab world. In: Laher I. (Ed) Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World. Springer, Cham (2021).
• M. A. Tolba, …, L. Mula-Hussain. Cancer Research in Vulnerable Populations: A Call for Collaboration and Sustainability from MENAT Countries. JCO Glob Oncol (2023).
• R. AlJasem, L. Mula-Hussain, et al. Radiation-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults. Can Fam Physician (2023).
• M. Skelton, …, L. Mula-Hussain. War and Oncology: Cancer Care in Five Iraqi Provinces Impacted by the ISIL Conflict. Front Oncol (2023).
• L. Mula-Hussain, H. Mahdi, Z. S. Ramzi, et al. Cancer burden among Arab-world males in 2020: The need for a better approach to improve outcome. JCO Glob Oncol (2022).
• H. Mahdi, L. Mula-Hussain, Z. Ramzi, et al. Cancer Burden Among Arab-World Females in 2020: Working Towards Improving Outcomes. JCO Glob Oncol (2022).
• A. Abusanad, A. Bensalem, E. Shash, L. Mula-Hussain, et al. Burnout in Oncology: Magnitude, Risk Factors and Screening among Professionals from Middle East and North Africa (BOMENA study). PsychoOncology (2021).
• AR. Jazieh, …, L. Mula-Hussain, et al. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on oncologists: Results of an international study. JCO Glob Oncol (2021).
• L. Mula-Hussain and M. Al-Ghazi. Cancer Care in Times of War: Radiation Oncology in Iraq. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2020).
• AR. Jazieh, …, L. Mula-Hussain, et al. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care: A Global Collaborative Study. JCO Glob Oncol (2020).
• L. Mula-Hussain, S. Roy, S. Malone. Implications of Local Failure on Overall Prognosis in Aggressive Prostate Cancer. Transl Androl Urol (2020).                                   

Other interests and Achievements

• Authored / co-authored 80+ manuscripts/ books/ books’ chapters, with 17 h-index and 1000+ citations (as in ResearchGate).
• Contributed in institutional and international clinical practice guidelines (KHCC, SQCCC & NCCN).
• Certified Clinical Investigator by Ulm University and CenTrial GmbH (Germany, 2011).
• Done 100+ presentations (invited, oral and poster presentations) in 20+ countries.
• Editorial Board Member in 5+ & Reviewer in 25+ peer-review medical journals.
• Researcher in many ongoing scientific national and international studies.
• Supervised five and discussed two postgraduate university theses.
• Visiting Professor in Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine – Ninevah University, Mosul, IRAQ.
• Member, Board of Directors, The Institute of Cancer and Crisis, Armenia
• imPACT Expert in Radiation Oncology, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria.
• Member, Board of Directors, Iraqi-American Cancer Network (ICaN), WI, USA.