Mohamed Amr Attawia, MD
Chair
Mohamed Amr Attawia, MD, is the vice president of product development at Osteotech, Inc. Dr. Attawia is also a visiting research associate professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems at Drexel University. He earned his medical degree at Cairo University College of Medicine in Egypt, and his master’s degree in biomedical sciences from Northeastern University in Boston. Dr. Attawia spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at MIT-Harvard Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) before joining Allegheny University as an assistant professor. Later, he was appointed as a research associate professor in the department of chemical engineering at Drexel University. Dr. Attawia joined Depuy Spine, Johnson & Johnson five years ago as a staff scientist and is currently heading the Disc Group. In addition to his stellar careers in medicine and education, Dr. Attawia is also very active in the Muslim community in the U.S. Dr. Attawia previously served on the Islamic Relief USA Board of Directors for several years. He also currently serves on the Islamic Relief Worldwide Board of Trustees. Dr. Attawia rejoined the IRUSA board in September 2009 and is currently serving as the president and chairman.
Khalid Lamada
Vice Chair
Ihab M. Hamdi Saad, PhD
Member
Dr. Ihab M. Hamdi Saad is currently employed as an associate professor of construction management at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. He has published several noteworthy articles on engineering and is a recognized speaker at important engineering events. He is a distinguished academic who has received numerous awards including the 2004 ASC National Teaching Award; 2003 Pendered Memorial Award at East Carolina University; and the Teaching (1999) and Research (1998) Excellence Awards at Bradley University. Dr. Saad is a member of several organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Project Management Institute (PMI); Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE); Egyptian Association of Engineers; and American Society of Training and Development (ASTD). Dr. Saad joined the IRUSA board in March 2006 and was appointed chairman in May 2011.
