Professional profile
Professor Noureddine Bouaouina is a specialist in radiation oncology. His career combines Tunisian and French university training, extensive hospital and academic experience, national responsibilities in oncology and radiotherapy, and a founding role in the development of Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center.
Radiation oncology
Oncology
Nuclear medicine
Photobiomodulation
2001Professor of Medicine
1000+Publications and presentations
2021Chairman & CEO and Medical Director of CMIK
Degrees and qualifications
University training, specialization and academic qualifications.
1987
State Diploma of Doctor of Medicine — University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse.
1987 – 1990
Resident Physician at Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France, and Clinical Associate at Paris Hospitals.
1989
National Specialty Diploma in Radiation Therapy — University of Tunis.
1989
University Diploma in Cervicofacial Oncology — University of Paris XI.
1990
Specialized Diploma in Radiation Oncology — Paris V and Paris VI Universities.
1990
Foreign Assistant at the University of Paris XI; Foreign Researcher at the French Atomic Energy Commission, CEA, and Gustave Roussy Institute, Paris.
1990 – 1994
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis and Salah Azaiez National Cancer Institute.
1994
Associate Professor — Faculty of Medicine of Sousse.
2001
Professor of Medicine — Faculty of Medicine of Sousse.
Positions held
Medical, scientific and institutional responsibilities.
- Founder and Head of the Radiation Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, from 1995 to 2020.
- Member of the Steering Committee of the Tunisia Cancer Plan, from 1996 to 2020.
- National Clinical Expert in Radiation Oncology responsible for scientific and medical experimentation, from 2001 to 2020.
- Chair of the Specialized Committee for Oncology and Hematology, Marketing Authorization Committee, Ministry of Public Health, from 2002 to 2007.
- President of the National College of Oncology, from 2003 to 2007.
- Coordinator of the Radiation Oncology specialty within the National College of Oncology, from 2018 to 2020.
- Member and Chair of national specialty examination boards, from 1995 to 2020.
- Medical Expert for the National Health Insurance Fund, CNAM, since 2008.
- Member and Chair of the Committee for Selection of Heavy Radiotherapy Equipment, Ministry of Public Health, from 1995 to 2020.
- Member of the Specialized Technical Commission in Radiotherapy at the Ministry of Public Health, from 2019 to 2020.
- Founder, Chairman & CEO, and Medical Director of Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center since 2021.
- Founder and Managing Director of Ibn Khaldoun Nuclear Medicine Center, from 2022 to 2025.
- Managing Partner of the Kairouan Professional Civil Partnership for Radiation Therapy, from 2024 to 2026.
Honors and distinctions
Academic and scientific recognitions.
- Medal of the National Professorship Competition in Medicine, Top Laureate, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, 2001.
- French Radiotherapy Medal “Jean Papillon Medal”, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, 2002.
- Medal of the French Society of Radiation Oncology, SFRO, Paris, 2003.
Academic, hospital and medical responsibilities
Contribution to teaching, research and the development of radiotherapy.
- First university professor in radiation oncology in the entire Central Tunisian region since 1994.
- Head of Specialty and Academic Coordinator for Oncology and Radiation Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, and the Higher School of Health Sciences and Techniques of Monastir since 1994.
- Co-founder and member of the Molecular Immunology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, since 1999.
- Member and Chair of multiple thesis and dissertation defense committees.
- Organizer of several oncology and radiation therapy congresses.
- Member of scientific committees of several international congresses.
- Permanent Member of the Medical Committee, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, from 1995 to 2020.
- Founder of the Radiation Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, 1995.
- Founder of Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center for Oncology, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Hammam Sousse, 2005.
- Founder of Ibn Al Aghlab Medical Center for Oncology and Radiotherapy, Kairouan, 2019.
- Designer and developer of the Radiation Therapy Department creation program, Ariana University Hospital.
Scientific societies and associations
National and international scientific and associative involvement.
- Founder and President of the Oncology Group of Central Tunisia, GOCT, 2021.
- Founder and Secretary General of the Tunisian Society of Radiation Oncology, STOR, 2011-2014.
- President of STOR, November 2014 – November 2016.
- Founder and member of the Association for Prevention and Fight Against Cancer in Central Tunisia, APCCT, 1998.
- President of APCCT, 2010-2015.
- Member of the French Society of Radiation Oncology, SFRO.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the indexed medical journal “Cancer Radiothérapie”.
- Member of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, ESTRO.
- Member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, ASTRO.
- Full Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO.
- Board Member, Scientific Committee, of the Franco-Arab Cancer Foundation.
- Board Member of AFROG, African Radiation Oncology Group.
- Member of the French Federation of Medical Oncologists.
- Member of the French Society of Private Oncology, SFCP.
- Member of the Mediterranean Radiation Oncology Association, AROME.
- Member of the Arab Medical Association Against Cancer, Arab Medical Union, 2006.
- Member of The Mediterranean Oncology Society, MOS.
- Member of the European School of Oncology, French Section, ESOEF.
- Member of the French Society of Gynecologic Oncology, SFOG.
- Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, IASP.
- Board Member of the Tunisian Association for the Study of Pain, ATED.
- Former Editorial Board Member of the indexed medical journal “La Tunisie Médicale”.
Scientific work
Publications, presentations, textbooks and scientific projects.
- Author of several medical textbooks.
- Author of more than 1,000 medical and scientific publications and conference presentations.
- Supervisor of numerous medical theses and scientific dissertations.
- Author of several national and international scientific research and cooperation projects.
Scientific Work
Publications, conference presentations, textbooks and scientific projects.
- Author of several medical textbooks.
- Author of more than 1,000 medical and scientific publications and conference presentations.
- Supervisor of several medical theses and scientific dissertations.
- Author of several national and international scientific research projects and cooperation projects.
Experience and Expertise
Technical fields and specialized training.
Conformal Radiotherapy / Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT/VMAT)
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris (Prof. François Eschwege)
- Lausanne University Hospital and Clinique de la Source, Lausanne (Prof. Olivier Mirimanoff)
- Institut Sainte Catherine, Avignon
- Institut Curie, Paris (Prof. Jean Marc Cosset)
Stereotactic Radiotherapy
- Tenon Hospital, Paris (Prof. Michel Schlienger)
- Alexis Vautrin Center, Nancy (Mr. Pierre Aletti; Prof. Pierre Bey)
- Gamma Knife Marseille; Prof. Jean Régis
- Brussels: Prof. Paul Van Houtte / Prof. Storm
- Boston
- Institut Curie, Paris
Proton Therapy
- Villigen, Switzerland.
- Orsay, France: Prof. Jean Louis Habrand
Adaptive Radiotherapy
- Institut Sainte Catherine, Avignon, France
Tomotherapy
- Lausanne University Hospital (Prof. Mirimanoff; Prof. Jean Bourhis)
TBI — Total Body Irradiation
- One-year training — Institut Gustave Roussy, 1990 (Prof. Jean Marc Cosset; Prof. Jean Dutrex)
- Contribution to the TBI project — Salah Azaiz Institute
Brachytherapy
- Practitioner: Salah Azaiz Institute / Farhat Hached University Hospital / Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center
- Brachytherapy — Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris: Dr. Alain Gerbaulet
- Gynecologic, Head and neck Brachytherapy: Alexis Vautrin Center, Nancy, France; Prof. Monique Pernot
- Breast Brachytherapy: La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris; Prof. François Baillet
- Prostate Brachytherapy: Institut Curie, Paris; Prof. Jean Marc Cosset
- HDR Endobronchial Brachytherapy: Saint-Louis Hospital; Prof. Claude Maylin
Contact Therapy
- Institut Curie, Paris; Prof. Pierre Schlienger
Pediatric Oncology
- Training — Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR)
- Pediatric Radiotherapy: IGR 1989; Prof. J.L. Habrand
Ocular Oncology
- Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne; Prof. L. Zografos
- Ocular Oncology Unit: Salah Azaiz Institute - Hedi Rais Institute; Prof. Noureddine Bouaouina; Prof. Hedi Bouguila
Radiation Oncology Risk Management — CREX
- Institut Sainte Catherine, Avignon.
Chemotherapy
- Former Clinical Fellow, Day Hospital Chemotherapy Unit: Henri Mondor University Hospital, Paris; Dr. Bernard Brun; Dr. Frank Feuillade
- Advanced training course in chemotherapy at La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris; Dr. Bernard Brun
Photobiomodulation, PBM
- Training, Nice, France, 2024.
- Training, Valenciennes, France, 2025.
- Training, Institut Gustave Roussy, Faculty of Medicine Bicêtre, Paris, 2026.
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