CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. FAROUK DINDAR

Date of Birth: September 4, l9xx

Qualifications

l) Matriculation - December, l960, William Pescod High School, Kimberley, South Africa. Cape Matriculation Board.

2) M.B.Bch. December, l966, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

3) M.R.C.P.(UK) - Internal Medicine, January, l97l.

4) F.R.C.P.(C) - Canada (Neurology), January, l976.

5) Active Member by examination, American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, (renamed American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine) April, l984.

Medical Experience

January, l967 to January, l968 - Internship, Kitwe Central Hospital, Kitwe, Zambia.

March, l968 to June, l969 - Senior House Officer, Internal Medicine, Sedgefield General Hospital, Sedgefield, England.

July, l969 to June, l970 - Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

July, l970 to December, l970 - Attended courses and did short locums in a number of hospitals in London, England. This was in preparation for M.R.C.P.(UK).

April, l97l to October, l972 - locum General Practice, Vereeniging, South Africa.

October, l97l to December, l972 - Registrar Internal Medicine, Coronation Hospital, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

January, l973 to June, l973 - Registrar Neurology, Baragwanath Hospital, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

July, l973 to December, l975 - Neurology Residency Training Program, University of Toronto. Rotation included Princess Margaret Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Hospital for Sick Children.

January, l976-Dec-2017- Private Neurological Practice, Scarborough, Toronto.  -Worked  all 3 Scarborough hospitals as a neurology consultant. 1) Centenary 25 years 2) Scarborough General  2 years 3) Scarborough Hosptial Birchmount campus.

Publications

l) Dindar, F., Platts, M.E.: Intracranial Venous Thrombosis Complicating Oral Contraception. CMA Journal III: 545, 1974.

2) Dindar, F., Verrier, M.: Studies on the Receptor Responsible for Vibration Induced Inhibition of Monosynaptic Reflexes in Man. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry XXXVIII, No. 2: l55-l60, l975.

3) Dindar, F., Cooper, W.: Carbamazepine in the Treatment of Diabetes Insipidus in a Pituitary Dwarf. S.A. Medical Journal: 455, l974.

Awards

Kimberley City Council Gold Medal - 1960 - For Best Matriculation results in Griqualand West, Cape Province, South Africa