Dr. Laila Faruk Tutunji MD, MBBS

Education and Training

• M.B.B.S, Jordan University School of Medicine, Amman-Jordan (1990-1996)
• Rotating intern – Al Bashir Hospital, Amman – Jordan (1996 – 1997)
• Resident, General Pediatric, Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI (07/1999 – 06/2002)
• Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology Syracuse University-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY (07/2002-06/2005)
• Post-fellowship training in congenital cardiac MRI and fetal echocardiography, Harvard University, The Children’s Hospital of Boston, Boston MA. (07/2005 - 12/ 2005)

Professional Experience

• Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist and Fetal Cardiologist- The Private Sector- Amman, Jordan (2018-Present)
• Part Time Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist and Fetal Cardiologist- The Jordan University Hospital and Clinics, Amman, Jordan (2010-Present)

Academic Appointments and Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (2010-Present)

Certification and Licensure

• 2021: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ministry of Health General Pediatric License
• 2021: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ministry of Health Pediatric Cardiology License
• 2021: Jordan Medical Council, Sub-Specialty recognition in Pediatric Cardiology
• 2021: Jordan Medical Council, Specialty recognition in Pediatrics
• 2012 The American Board of Pediatric Cardiology
• 2006 Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor Certificate/AHA.
• 2004 The American Board of Pediatrics
• 1998 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Permanent Certificate, United States of America
• 1997-Present Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Unrestricted Medical License

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Jordan Medical Association
• Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Member of the American College of Cardiology
• Member of the American Society of Echocardiography

Awards and Accomplishment

• Recipient of The Abdulhamid Shoman Grant for Scientific Research for the Project: The Use of Next Generation Whole Exome Sequencing in the Identification of Genetic Mutations associated with Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Jordan with Genotype-Phenotype Correlation. (2020)

Insurances Accepted

• Arab Bank 
• Arab Orient Insurance 
• Bupa international 
• Euro Arab Insurance Group 
• First Insurance co 
• Globe Med 
• Jordan Engineers Association 
• Newton 
• Omni Care