Nahom Worku Teshager, M.D.

Nationality: Ethiopian (+251) 911288118 Date of birth: 17 Apr 1991

Gender: Male Email address: [email protected]

Email address: [email protected]

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Address: Atse Bakaffa, P.o.Box 196 Gondar (Ethiopia)

ABOUT ME

Nahom Worku Teshager is an assistant professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Gondar,
Ethiopia. He received his Specialty certificate in Pediatrics and Child Health from the University of Gondar,
Ethiopia in 2020; his Medical Doctorate degree in Medicine from the University of Gondar, Ethiopia in 2015.
He joined the faculty at the University of Gondar in 2015. He has worked in the Department of Pediatrics and child
health as a lecturer for one year and joined the residency program in pediatrics and Child health for three years.
Currently, he is an assistant professor of pediatrics and child Health. He teaches and advises undergraduate
medical students, post-graduate residents, and master's students. He is also a practicing pediatrician at the
University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, where he is engaged in pediatric outpatient clinics and
inpatient wards, pediatric intensive care units, and neonatal intensive care units. In addition, he is also actively
involved in training health professionals on HIV care and clinical mentoring, non - communicable diseases,
Nutrition, Vaccination, and emergency and critical care. He is an academic coordinator for the school of medicine
at the University of Gondar. He is a member of the school of medicine Ethical Review Board. He has participated
in developing the harmonized integrated medical education curriculum, and item development for the Ethiopian
residency matching examination.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mother tongue(s): Amharic

Other language(s): Proficient in English

WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant professor of Pediatrics and Child Health

University of Gondar [ 14 Jan 2020 – Current]
City: Gondar
Country: Ethiopia

Academic coordinator
School of Medicine, University of Gondar [ 8 Apr 2021-Current]
City: Gondar
Country: Ethiopia
Guest Professor
Debre Tabor University [ 1 Mar 2020 – 31 Mar 2020]
City: Debre Tabor
Country: Ethiopia

Lecturer of Pediatrics and Child Health

University of Gondar [ 15 Mar 2015 – 13 Jan 2020]
City: Gondar
Country: Ethiopia

Chief Resident of Pediatrics and Child Health

University of Gondar [ 4 Dec 2018 – 1 Oct 2019]
City: Gondar
Country: Ethiopia

Intern Medical Practitioner

University of Gondar [ 1 Aug 2014 – 31 Jul 2015]
City: Gondar
Country: Ethiopia

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Certificate in Clinical leadership

University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences [ 20 Mar 2022]
Address: P.o.Box 196, Gondar (Ethiopia)

Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

Utrecht University/Coursera [ 5 Mar 2022]
Address: Utrecht (Netherlands)

Higher Diploma in Teaching Methodology

University of Gondar [ 29 Jul 2021]
Address: P.o.Box 196, Gondar (Ethiopia)

Specialty Certificate in Pediatrics and Child Health

University of Gondar [ 5 Mar 2020]
Address: P.o.Box 196, Gondar (Ethiopia)

Doctor of Medicine
University of Gondar [ 4 Jul 2015]
Address: P.o.Box 196, Gondar (Ethiopia)
IPA Vaccine Trust Course: International Pediatric Association
[ 23 Jan 2022]

Basic Research Methods: University of Gondar/ITM CART-Project

[ 2 Dec 2021]

Anthropometric Measurements: Kenyan Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

[ 16 Nov 2021]

Problem Based Learning: University of Gondar

[ 22 Oct 2021]

Updates in Neurology: Mayo clinic /University of Gondar

[ 27 Jan 2020]

Short Course in Infectious Disease: University of Calgary/University of Gondar

[ 10 Feb 2019]

Immunization in practice and Supportive Supervision: University of Gondar

[ 13 Sep 2018]

Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS: Ethiopian Medical Association

[ 11 Aug 2017]

Post-resuscitation Care for newborns (Instructors' training): Club Rotary

[ 8 Jun 2017]

Advanced Neonatal Skills: Club Rotary

[ 2 Jun 2017]

Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension prevention and Care (Training of Trainers): FMOH/Healthy
Heart Africa/AstraZeneca
[ 24 Jul 2016]

National Consolidated Antiretroviral Therapy (Training of Trainers): CDC/University of Gondar

[ 17 Mar 2016]

National Clinical Mentoring (Training of Trainers): ICAP Columbia University/FMOH

[ 30 Jan 2016]

Enhanced Community Case Management to Increase Access for Pneumonia Treatment (Training of
Trainers): WHO
[ 6 Dec 2015]
PUBLICATIONS

Six in ten adolescent boys in Ethiopia are thin, a multilevel analysis of Ethiopian Demographic
and Health Survey (2016)
[2022]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41110-022-00164-w

Mapping BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2019

[2022]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07547-4

More Than Three-Fourths of AstraZeneca (ChAdox1 COV-19) COVID-19 Vaccinated Individuals

Develop Post Immunization Adverse Event in Northwest Ethiopia
[2022]
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S360605

Wasting and associated factors among critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care
unit in Ethiopia
[2022]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00506-x

Incidence and predictors of mortality among children admitted to the pediatric intensive care
unit at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a
prospective observational cohort study
[2020]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036746

NETWORKS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Ethiopian Medical Association

Member of Ethiopian Pediatric Society

Member of the Gondar Child support association

Member of Tegedie-Armachiho Charity Association

A lifetime member of the Ethiopian Red-cross Association

DIGITAL SKILLS

Proficient in using biomedical databases (PubMed, NCBI, UpToDate, Medscape BMJ Best Practice)

Microsoft Office: proficient user of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Analyzing data using STATA, SPSS, and R

Skype and Zoom Communication

REFERENCES

Mulugeta Ayalew, M.D. Director, School of Medicine

Email: [email protected]
Phone:(+25)1911755796
Gondar, Ethiopia

Ashenafi Tazebew, M.D. CED, University of Gondar CMHS, Research and Academic Advisor
Email: ashenafi[email protected]
Phone:(+251)913164722
Gondar, Ethiopia

Abayneh Girma, M.D. Former Instructor, St. Paul MMC

Email: [email protected]
Phone:(+251)911367068
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Koku Sisay, MPH, PhD Fellow at Monash University, Former research Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Phone:(+61)0424832914
Victoria, Australia