astronomy

Souzan El-Eid

Souzan El-Eid is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Souzan El-Eid rather than just read about it. In short: Souzan El-Eid is a breast surgical oncologist at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (CCCN), and serves as the medical director of the Breast Care Center at Summerlin Hospital, cancer liaison physician for the cancer program and co-chair of the Breast Tumor Board at Summerlin Hospital. She is also the president elect for Clark County Medical Society.

Key takeaways

Souzan El-Eid belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Souzan El-Eid to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Souzan El-Eid from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Souzan El-Eid is a breast surgical oncologist at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (CCCN), and serves as the medical director of the Breast Care Center at Summerlin Hospital, cancer liaison physician for the cancer program and co-chair of the Breast Tumor Board at Summerlin Hospital. She is also the president elect for Clark County Medical Society. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of General Surgery at Touro University Nevada and has served as principal investigator for several clinical research studies. She is the first breast surgeon in Las Vegas certified in both ultrasound and stereotactic breast biopsies.

Career

El-Eid joined Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada in 2010 as a breast surgical oncologist. In addition to this role, she serves as the medical director of the Breast Care Center at Summerlin Hospital, cancer liaison physician for the cancer program and co-chair of the Breast Tumor Board at Summerlin Hospital. She also frequently gives presentations and lecturers about breast cancer to the public and physicians. El-Eid is an instructor at the American Society of Breast Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, teaching breast ultrasound and stereotactic breast biopsy. She was also invited by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ACSO) to review and publish clinical practice guidelines on surgical margins for breast-conserving surgery with whole-breast irradiation in stage I and II invasive breast cancer. The data was published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology in spring 2014. El-Eid ran a private breast surgery practice, Breast Health Medical Services, PLLC, from 2009 to 2010 in Las Vegas after first creating the practice in Kingston, New York in 2006. In 2009, she initiated and chaired tumor board conferences at St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martín Campus. She served as a cancer liaison physician for Benedictine Hospital in Kingston from 2002 to 2009, and worked as medical director of Fern Feldman Anolick Breast Center at Benedictine Hospital from 2001 to 2009. She served as a breast surgeon in Kingston from 1996 through 2009, serving with organizations such as Colorectal PC, Hudson Valley Surgical Associates and operating her own private practice. El-Eid earned her medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1990, and completed her internship at Saint Raphael Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut and her general surgery residency at Nassau County Medical Center in East Meadow, New York. She completed a surgical critical care fellowship at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and became the administrative chief resident at Nassau County Medical Center in East Meadow.

Professional memberships El-Eid serves as president elect for Clark County Medical Society and as treasurer for the Nevada Oncology Society Board. She is also vice president of the Las Vegas chapter of the National Arab American Medical Association. El-Eid is a current or past member of several medical societies, including:

Clark County Medical Society Membership Committee Clark County Medical Society Board of Trustees Community Clinical Oncology Program, Southwest Oncology Group Nevada Oncology Society Board Clark County Medical Society Nevada State Medical Society Nevada State Medical Association Reference Committee Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc. American Society of Clinical Oncology American College of Surgeons Oncology Group American College of Surgeons International College of Surgeons American Society of Breast Surgeons National Consortium of Breast Centers, Inc. American Medical Association International Sentinel Node Society

In the media

Personal Decisions and Sorting Through New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Las Vegas Weekly, November 4, 2015. Breast Cancer Self Exams ABC-KTNV, May 18, 2015. Oncologist stresses follow-up care for breast cancer survivors Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 2, 2015. New breast cancer screening guidelines surprise young, local survivor NBC-KSNV, October 20, 2015. People on the Move VEGAS INC, December 14, 2014. Las Vegas mom, diagnosed with cancer while pregnant, is a survivor Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 27, 2014. Medical Society’s Mini Internship gives perspective on doctors’ jobs Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 17, 2014. Medical Marvels: Nevada’s Top Physicians Nevada Business Magazine, November 1, 2014. Cancer survivor had her eggs frozen before chemo to get pregnant Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 10, 2014. Focus on the Future Annual Educational Conference and Tradeshow HomeCare Magazine, April 21, 2014. Preventative Measures for Breast Cancer ABC-KTNV, May 17, 2013. Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer FOX-KVVU, May 17, 2013. Jolie’s breast cancer warning expected to help others Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 15, 2013. Doctors of the Desert: Dr. Souzan El-Eid Las Vegas Woman, August 24, 2012.

Awards and honors El-Eid has been recognized for her work by many of the nation's leading medical groups, research organizations and media outlets. These notable honors include:

Named one of Top Doctors by Las Vegas Life Magazine - Spring 2012 Named one of Medical Marvels by Nevada Business Magazine - May 2012 Named one of Southern Nevada's Top Doctors by Desert Companion Magazine, as chosen by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.- August, 2011 Recipient of the 2006 Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award, received from the American College of Surgeons - August, 2007 Appointed as State Regent for New York, ICS - July 2006 Elected the American Cancer Ambassador to represent New York at the Celebration on the Hill, Washington, D.C. - September, 2006 Honoree of the YWCA of Ulster County's Tribute to Women - 2003 Recipient of the Reach to Recovery Award of Excellence in Breast Cancer Treatment and Rehabilitation from American Cancer Society, Eastern Division - 2002 Recipient of the Healthy Women's Partnership Award – October, 2001 Named Administrative Chief Resident at Nassau County Medical Center - 1995 - 1996 Named Resident of the Year, Nassau County Medical Center - 1993 - 1994 Recipient of Nebraska Medical Education Fund Scholarship - 1988–1989 Recipient of The Regents Scholarship - 1984–1986 Named member of Golden Key Honor Society - 1985–1986 Included on Arts & Sciences College Dean's List - 1983–1985 Publications

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Souzan El-Eid

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Souzan El-Eid claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Souzan El-Eid before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Souzan El-Eid ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Souzan El-Eid

In research: Souzan El-Eid appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Souzan El-Eid in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Souzan El-Eid is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century American medical doctors, 21st-century surgeons, 21st-century women medical doctors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Souzan El-Eid outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Souzan El-Eid in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Souzan El-Eid means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Souzan El-Eid out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Souzan El-Eid in simple terms?

Why does Souzan El-Eid matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Souzan El-Eid?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Souzan El-Eid.