Dr. Said Salim Nasser Al Balushi

• Common general paediatric conditions
• Preterm care and their complications
• Child growth and development
• Antenatal fetal abnormalities

• 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:

• Fatal Enteroviral Neonatal Infection,First Omani Case Report of a twin with congenital Enterovirus Infection ( EC paediatric 8.12(2019):01-06)
• 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 )
• Al Balushi S,Letter in reply: Can we justify CF mutational Analaysis Among Omani Neonates (OMJ DOI 10.5001/omj.2022.45)
• 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 )
• 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.
• 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)
• 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