Fatmah Othman is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in The College of Applied Medical Sciences. She completed her undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BM.BS) with Hons at Taibah University, before received her MSc in applied Epidemiology at University of Nottingham and PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Nottingham in July 2017. She worked as general physician in internal medicine department at King Saud medical City before joining the faculty staff at King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University of Health Sciences in 2011. Currently, she is course coordinator of the undergraduate research course at the College of Applied Medical Sciences and a member of the Research committee at the college.

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2007 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Hons) (2007) Taibah University, Saudi Arabia .
2013 Master Degree in (Applied Epidemiology),The University of Nottingham, UK
2017 Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health, The University of Nottingham, UK

General Practitioner , professional registration ID no.11-M-M-0035265

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

  • Othman F, Card TR, Crooks CJ. Proton pump inhibitor prescribing patterns in the UK: A primary care database study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2016 Sep;25(9):1079–87.
  • Othman F, Crooks CJ, Card TR. Community acquired pneumonia incidence before and after proton pump inhibitor prescription: population based study. BMJ. 2016;355:i5813.
  • Othman F, Crooks CJ, Card TR. The risk of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with pernicious anaemia: a retrospective cohort study using primary care database. United Eur Gastroenterol J. SAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, England; 2017 Jan;205064061769569.

Conference oral Presentations

  • Othman F , Gibson Je , Ander L , Cave M , Tata Lj. 2015. Contribution of arsenic and lead in residential soils to the risk of major congenital anomalies in England. 55th Annual Teratology Society Meeting. Birth Defects Res Part A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015;103(5):311-468.
  • Othman F, Crooks CJ, Card TR .2015. Proton pump inhibitors and the risk of pneumonia using a new analytical technique: results from a retrospective cohort study using primary care database. Abstract presented at 23rd United European Gastroenterology Week; 2015 Oct 26-28; Barcelona, Spain (Vol 3, Issue 5_suppl, pp. A 90).
  • Othman F, Card TR, Crooks CJ. 2016. Proton pump inhibitor prescribing patterns in the UK: A primary care database study. Poster presented at: Saudi Student Conference; 2016 Feb 13-14; Birmingham, UK.
  • Othman F, Crooks CJ, Card TR. 2016. The risk of Clostridium Difficile infection in patients with pernicious anaemia: a retrospective cohort study using primary care database. Abstract presented at: 24th United European Gastroenterology Week; 2016 Oct 17-19; Vienna, Austria (Vol 4, Issue 5_suppl, pp. A 73)

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