Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Al-Zahraa, Professor Dr. Mazen Hawaz Abdel Redha, the respected member of the committee discussing the student (Rand Abdel Karim Sawadi), a fourth-year student in the Scientific Council for the specialty of ear, nose and throat surgery, about her research titled (Results of grafting with the temporal fascia versus the sphenoid cartilage in the eardrum raphe from The first type is theoretically a comparative study.

The discussion committee consisted of:

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Al-Abbasi / Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery / College of Medicine, University of Basra..Chairman

Prof. Dr. Mazen Hawaz Abdel Reda / General Surgery / Dean of Al-Zahraa College of Medicine - University of Basra.. Member

Consultant Dr. Ahmed Abdel Karim Al-Ansari / Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery / Basra Teaching Hospital.. Member

Prof. Dr. Essam Muhammad Abdel Mohsen / Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery / College of Medicine, University of Basra.. Supervisor

The study summarized the comparison results of surgical grafting between the tarsal cartilage patch and the temporal fascia patch, as the latter is the most widely used patch for repairing eardrum perforations with a high success rate, but it is not ideal for use in cases of high-risk eardrum perforations. Therefore, the earcartilage patch has become more accepted for this purpose. Cases due to their solidity and resistance to cases of tympanic retraction and re-perforation. The study included patients suffering from a perforated middle eardrum (due to chronic otitis media of the mucous type or external severity) after distributing them to the temporal fascia group or the ear cartilage group for a comparative study in improving the condition of the patients.
After discussion, the study was accepted and the student was granted specialization in ear, nose and throat surgery by the Iraqi Board of Medical Specialties.