Dr. Said Salim Nasser Al Balushi

Best doctor at Suhar Hopsital 2019
Best doctor of infections control 2023
Best Quality improvement project at MOH Oman 2025

MD
OMSB
MRCPCH
Perinatal neonatal medicine fellowship Canada
Publications :
1.Fatal Enteroviral Neonatal Infection,First Omani Case Report of a twin with congenital
Enterovirus Infection ( EC paediatric 8.12(2019):01-06)

2.Al Balushi S,A novel cystic fibrosis gene mutation C.4242+1G<C in an Omani Patient : A
case report and review of literature ( OMJ 2021 Mar;36(2):e243 )
3. Al Balushi S,Letter in reply: Can we justify CF mutational Analaysis Among Omani
Neonates
(OMJ DOI 10.5001/omj.2022.45)
4. Toward Optimal High Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as Postextubation support in
preterm neonates : A retrospective Cohort Study ( Am J Perinatol.2022 Oct 1. DOI :
10.1055/a-1925-8643 )
5. Pre extubation Settings in preterm Neonates : A systematic Review 2023
Nagaraj YK, Balushi SA, Robb C, Uppal N, Dutta S, Mukerji A. Peri-extubation settings in preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Perinatol. 2024 Feb;44(2):257-265. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01870-1. Epub 2024 Jan 12. PMID: 38216677.
6.An Uncommon Position of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
in a Preterm infant with persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC):
A Case Report ( OMJ DOI :10.5001/omj.2028.37)
7.Institutional Practices Drive Antibiotic Variability in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Baseline Evidence to Inform National Stewardship Interventions in Oman
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics15010091
2026

Paediatric Resident from 2013 to 2018
Paediatric specialist at Suhar Hospital from 2018-2020
Neonatal fellow at Canada from 2020 to 2022
Neonatologist at Suhar Hospital from 2022 till now
Head of NICU departmenet at Sohar since 2023