Pr Dr Noureddine Bouaouina
Pr Dr Noureddine Bouaouina
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.
His expertise covers radiation oncology, oncology, nuclear medicine and photobiomodulation, with a major contribution to medical teaching, research and the organization of oncology care.
2001Professor of Medicine
1000+Publications and presentations
2021Chairman & CEO and Medical Director of CMIK
Degrees and qualifications
University training, specialization and academic qualifications.
- 1987State Diploma of Doctor of Medicine — University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse.
- 1987 – 1990Resident Physician at Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France, and Clinical Associate at Paris Hospitals.
- 1989National Specialty Diploma in Radiation Therapy — University of Tunis.
- 1989University Diploma in Cervicofacial Oncology — University of Paris XI.
- 1990Specialized Diploma in Radiation Oncology — Paris V and Paris VI Universities.
- 1990Foreign Assistant at the University of Paris XI; Foreign Researcher at the French Atomic Energy Commission, CEA, and Gustave Roussy Institute, Paris.
- 1990 – 1994Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis and Salah Azaiez National Cancer Institute.
- 1994Associate Professor — Faculty of Medicine of Sousse.
- 2001Professor of Medicine — Faculty of Medicine of Sousse.
Founders of Medical Structures
- Founder of the Radiotherapy Department at the University Hospital Farhat Hached of Sousse, 1995.
- Founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center for Oncology, Radiotherapy, and Nuclear Medicine, Hammam Sousse, 2005.
- Founder of the Ibn Al Aghlab Medical Center for Oncology and Radiotherapy, Kairouan, 2019.
- Designer of the program for the creation of the radiotherapy department at Ariana University Hospital.
- Co-founder and member of the Molecular Immunology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, since 1999.
Distinctions
- Medal of the National Professorship Competition in Medicine, winner of the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, 2001.
- Medal French Society of Radiotherapy “Jean Papillon Medal”, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, 2002.
- Medal of the French Society of Radiation Oncology, SFRO, Paris, 2003.
Functions and Responsibilities
Medical, Scientific, Institutional, and University Hospital Responsibilities
Functions
- Head of the Cancer and Radiotherapy Department at the University Hospital Farhat Hached of Sousse, from 1995 to 2020.
- President and CEO and Medical Director of the Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center since 2021.
- Manager of the Ibn Khaldoun Nuclear Medicine Society, from 2022 to 2025.
- Manager of the Kairouan Civil and Professional Radiotherapy Society, from 2024 to 2026.
- Member of the Steering Committee of the Tunisian Cancer Plan, from 1996 to 2020.
- National Clinical Expert in Radiation Oncology, responsible for scientific and medical experimentation, from 2001 to 2020.
- Chairman of the Specialized Commission on Oncology and Hematology, Marketing Authorization Commission, 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 specialty juries and national competitions, from 1995 to 2020.
- Medical expert with the CNAM (National Health Insurance Fund) since 2008.
- Member and Chair of the evaluation and selection committee for heavy radiotherapy equipment, Ministry of Public Health, from 1995 to 2020.
- Member of the specialized technical committee on radiotherapy at the Ministry of Health, from 2019 to 2020.
Hospital, University, and Medical Responsibilities
- First university physician specializing in radiation oncology in the Central Tunisia region since 1994.
- Head of specialty and responsible for teaching oncology and radiation therapy at the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, the Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, and the Higher School of Health Sciences and Techniques of Monastir since 1994.
- Member and chair of several thesis and dissertation committees.
- Organizer of several oncology and radiation therapy conferences.
- Member of scientific committees for several international conferences.
- Permanent member of the Medical Committee of the University Hospital Center (CHU) Farhat Hached from Sousse, from 1995 to 2020.
Learned societies and scientific work
National and international associative and scientific commitment, publications and research projects.
Learned societies
- Founder and President of the Oncology Group of Center Tunisie, GOCT, 2021.
- Founder and Secretary General of the Tunisian Society of Radiotherapy Oncology, STOR, 2011-2014.
- President of STOR, November 2014 – November 2016.
- Founder and member of the Association for Prevention and Fight Against Cancer of the Tunisian Center, APCCT, 1998.
- President of the APCCT, 2010-2015.
- Member of the French Society of Oncological Radiotherapy, SFRO.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the indexed medical journal “Cancer Radiotherapy”.
- 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.
- Member of the French Society of Private Cancerology, SFCP.
- Member of the Mediterranean Radiotherapy Oncology Association, AROME.
- Member of the Arab Medical Association Against Cancer, Arab Medical Union, 2006.
- Member of the Mediterranean Society of Oncology, MOS.
- Member of the European School of Oncology, French Expression, ESOEF.
- Member of the French Society of Gynecological Oncology, SFOG.
- Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, IASP.
- Former Member of the Bureau, Scientific Committee, of the Franco-Arab Cancer Foundation.
- Former Board Member of AFROG, African Radiation Oncology Group.
Scientific work
- Author of several medical textbooks.
- Author of more than 1000 medical and scientific publications and communications.
- Director of several medical theses and scientific dissertations.
- Author of several national and international scientific research projects and several cooperation projects.
Experience and Expertise
Technical Fields, Specialized Training, and International Professional Development
Conformational RT / IMRT / VMAT
- Gustave Roussy Institute, Paris — France
- CHUV and Clinique de la Source, Lausanne — Switzerland
- Sainte Catherine Institute, Avignon — France
- Curie Institute, Paris — France
Stereotaxic Radiotherapy
- Tenon Hospital, Paris — Professor Michel Schlienger.
- Alexis Vautrin Center, Nancy — France
- Gamma Knife, Marseille — France
- University Hospital of Brussels — Belgium
- University Hospital of Boston — USA
- Curie Institute, Paris.
Proton therapy
- Villigen, Suisse.
- Orsay, France
Adaptive radiotherapy
- Sainte Catherine Institute, Avignon — France.
Tomotherapy
- CHUV Lausanne — Suisse.
TBI — Total Body Irradiation
- One-year training program — Gustave Roussy Institute 1990 - France
- Contribution to the Interactive Whiteboard Project — Tunis
Brachytherapy
- Practitioner: ISA Tunis / Farhat Hached University Hospital Sousse / Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center H Sousse.
- Gustave Roussy Institute Paris — France
- Gynecology + ENT, Alexis Vautrin Center Nancy — France
- Breast Curie, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital Paris — France
- Prostate Curie, Curie Institute Paris — France
- HDR Endobronchial Curie, Saint Louis Hospital — Paris — France
Contact Therapy
- Curie Paris Institute — France
Pediatric Oncology/Pediatric Radiotherapy
- Gustave Roussy Institute - France
- Pediatric Radiotherapy: IGR 1989 — Prof. J.L. Habrand.
Ocular Oncology
- Jules Gonin Institute, Lausanne — Switzerland
- Ophthalmic Oncology Unit: Salah Azaiz Institute - Hedi Rais Institute, Tunis; Professor Noureddine Bouaouina; Professor Hedi Bouguila.
CREX in radiotherapy
- Sainte Catherine Institute, Avignon - France
Chemotherapy
- Former Chemotherapy Day Hospital Attendant: Henri Mondor University Hospital, Paris, France
- Advanced Chemotherapy Training, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Expertise in Photobiomodulation, PBM
Professor Dr. Noureddine Bouaouina completed specialized training in photobiomodulation in Nice in 2024, Valenciennes in 2025, and then at Gustave Roussy and the Bicêtre Faculty of Medicine in Paris in 2026.
He is the founder of the photobiomodulation department at the Ibn Khaldoun Medical Center.
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