Consultant, Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Head, Breast & Endocrine Section at KFSHD.
Graduated with MBBS degree from King Saud University,
Riyadh. Obtained the Saudi Board and Arab Board residency
in General Surgery. She did a breast cancer research
fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York.
Had her 2-year clinical fellowship in breast Surgical oncology
at the University of Miami, Millar School of Medicine and
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida, USA, followed by an
additional fellowship in oncoplastic Breast surgery from Paris
Breast institute , France.
Published many papers in peer reviewed journals related to
breast cancer prevention and treatment. Presented her work
at national and international meetings like SABCS, ASCO, SSO,
and ASBrS.
Certified Breast & Endocrine Oncology Surgeon at King
Abdulaziz Medical City for National Guard Jeddah (05. Jan.
2021 – present).
Assistant Professor at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for
Health Sciences.
Certified General Surgery Consultant.
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Member of the Saudi Oncology Association.
Member of the Saudi Plastic Surgery Care Society.
Member of the Saudi General Surgery Society.
Professor Aayed Alqahtani is currently a professor and a
consultant of MIS and Obesity Surgery and the CEO of New
You Medical Center. He is the Director of King Saud’s
University’s Obesity Chair and one of the prominent bariatric
surgeons worldwide. Prof. Alqahtani is the Past President of The
International Pediatric Endoscopy Group (IPEG); Founder &
Past President of its Middle East Chapter. Past President of Pan
Arab Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (PASMBS). He is
the Director of International Bariatric Club (IBC) Middle East &
Africa.
He received his medical education with honors from King Saud
University, Riyadh. He did post graduate training in McGill
University, obtained his fellowship (FRCSC) in general surgery
from the Royal College of Physician & Surgeon of Canada and
the American Board of General Surgery (FACS) with
specialized training in minimally invasive surgery at McGill
University Canada and Denver, USA. He was featured on the
Dean’s Honors List of Excellent Results in Postdoctoral Training
in University of Montreal.
Prof. Alqahtani is a strong advocate of providing weight loss
surgery for adult and severely obese children and adolescents,
and has published numerous studies on the safety and efficacy
of this solution in young age groups. Notably, recent
publications authored by Prof. Alqahtani demonstrate that
bariatric surgery does not alter the growth of young children.
He has published many articles, chapters and books. He has
been the guest speakers in more than 300 international events
and over 200 peer-reviewed presentations at national and
international meetings. He is faculty of many national and
international training courses and workshop in MIS, Robotic
and Obesity. He is very active in numerous national and
international societies, and he is a reviewer and sits on the
editorial board of many respected medical journals.
Assistant Professor in Surgery – Department of Surgery, Jizan
University
Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Consultant
Director of Jizan University Clinical Simulation & Life Support Center
1997 Fellowship of royal college of surgeons Ireland FRCSI
1998 Fellowship of royal college of surgeons Edinburgh FRCSEd
1998 Arab Board of surgery
1998 Saudi Board of surgery
Special Certificates, Place &Date:
2003 Fellowship in colorectal surgery, McMaster Hamilton, Ontario
,Canada
2013 Master of medical education, King Saud bin Abdulaziz
University for Health Sciences
2013 Fellowship of American College of Surgeons ,United States of
America
2013 Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Strasbourg
,France
Abdulaziz Kimawi, MBBS, DPM, is a fellowship-trained and
American board-certified podiatric physician and surgeon,
specializing in reconstructive surgeries and diabetic limb
salvage. He has particular interest in Charcot reconstruction,
muscle flaps, pediatrics and surgical treatment of peripheral
neuropathy
He holds the Saudi board certificate in 2009 and the Arab
board in General Surgery.
He holds a fellowship in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery from the
United States of America from the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, after
completing two years.
President of the Saudi General Surgery Residency Program and
Best Instructor of the Training and Scholarship Department, 2015
He has a certificate, training and work of more than 48 cases
on the surgeon Da Vinci before his travel to scholarship and has
a scientific paper on the use and comparison between surgery
operations and surgery traditional binoculars in the surgery of
embolism during his mission presented in America
Assistant professor of Internal Medicine at King Abdul Aziz University
Hospital.
Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director at King Abdul Aziz
University Hospital.
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Consultant General and Colon
and Rectal Surgery at King Abdulaziz University Hospital and
International Medical Center (IMC)
Mohammed Al Naami, FRCSC, M Ed. is currently Professor of
surgery and medical education and head of the upper
gastrointestinal surgery unit, department of surgery, college of
medicine, at King Saud University. Mohammed is also the
chairman of the scientific and training committee at the Saudi
Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (SASMBS).
Mohammed works as a consultant general and bariatric
surgeon at Sultan Ben Abdulaziz Humanitarian City (SBAHC) in
Riyadh, KSA. Mohammed is a member of the International
Federation of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO); World
Obesity Federation-Gulf and Lebanon Chapter (WOF); and the
Saudi Society of Medical Education (SSME). Certified Fellow in
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice by the
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical
Education and Research (FAIMER). Mohammed is interested in
teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate
health professional students and residents, and upper GI
Surgery Fellows. Mohammed has been involved in several
committees for the prevention and management of obesity in
the country and partially in other countries. Mohammed has
published more than 40 articles and 3 books in general
surgery/bariatric research, and medical education research.
Dr. Ahmed Alburakan is a general and laparoscopic surgery
consultant with a subspecialty in Trauma & Acute care surgery and
Critical care. Dr Ahmed is an assistant professor and consultant in the
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine at King Saud University.
He is the head of Trauma & Acute care surgery unit and the Trauma
committee director at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC).
Professor Mazen Hassanien graduated from King Saud University’s
college of medicine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1999 with a 2nd
degree honor. He then joined the academic staff of the
Department of General Surgery at King Saud University.
Dr. Hassanien then went on to complete 5 years of training in
General Surgery at McGill University. He is now a Fellow of the Royal
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), as well as
The American College of Surgery. He holds certificates in both
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Transplant Surgery from
completing his training at McGill University.
In the last 8 years, he has presented 60 orals/posters at 50 national
and international meetings, which has resulted in 100 peer-reviewed
publications. Dr. Hassanien’s ability to balance a very busy clinical
practice with his research activities has allowed him to simultaneously
complete a Ph.D. science degree in the Division of Experimental
Surgery.
Dr. Hassanien is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, College of
Medicine, a member of the HPB and Solid Organ Transplant team at
King Saud University and adjunct professor at the Department of
Oncology at McGill University and at the Department of Pediatrics at
Baylor College of Medicine.
Between 2011 and 2012, Dr. Hassanien was the Director General for
the Research Directorate at the Saudi Ministry of Health. In 2014, he
co-created the Vaccine and Biologics Development and
Manufacturing strategic program at King Saud University, which is
focused on vaccine R&D. In 2015 he co-founded SaudiVax, a leading
a biotechnology company in the field of biomanufacturing and in
2016, he co-established the National Vaccine Alliance, an alliance
between government, local academia, and national pharma
industries in the field of vaccine and biologics development.
Currently, Dr. Hassanien is the Managing Director of Saudi Vaccine &
Biopharmaceutical Center a PPP project funded by KACST and cooperated by SaudiVax.
Feras Mohammed Alsannaa BS’c, MD, FACS
Dr. Alsannaa is a Consultant General & Trauma Surgeon at Prince
Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh. He received his basic science
degree & medical degree from Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of
Bahrain, then completed his residency training in General Surgery at
Prince Sultan Military Medical City followed by a Trauma fellowship
in Canada.
His Clinical interests include trauma & acute care surgery, complex
hernia & abdominal wall reconstruction, Medical Education and
improvement of trauma care.
Dr. Alsannaa is a member of many medical societies & he is a
Fellow of American College of Surgeons.
Prof. Abdulmalik Altaf, MBBS, FRCSC, DABS, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Consultant Bariatric, Minimally Invasive and General Surgeon
Former President of the Saudi General Surgery Society
Prof. Altaf is and active academic, multiple grant-recipient researcher
with interest in both clinical and interdisciplinary scientific research and
innovation. He has received international patents for his innovative
research. He has published book chapters and numerous research
articles in renowned scientific journals.
He acted as a board member in many scientific boards and
committees in local, national and international scientific organizations.
Prof. Altaf is a skilled surgical educator with an extensive experience as
a lecturer, examiner, and trainer at different national academic
institutes.
He is an experienced bariatric, minimally invasive and general surgeon
who is double-board certified (Canadian and American). His
subspecialty fellowships training in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric
Surgery was in Dalhousie University and McGill University in Canada.
Consultant Bariatric Surgeon.
Graduated from king Khalid University, College of Medicine,
2000, and finished his general surgery training at King Abdulaziz
Medical City (National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by 2008.
He finished his MIS Bariatric Surgery Fellowship by 2012 at McGill
University Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
Dr Ali had established Bariatric Surgery Center at King Abdullah
Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and he is the director of
the center.
Dr. Ali is the general secretary of Saudi Arabian Society of
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
He is also general secretary of the Gulf Obesity Surgery Society.
Hani Mohammed Badahdah, MD, DPM, MS
Consultant Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery at Dr. Edrees
Specialized Medical Center-Jeddah; Diabetes and Endocrinology
Center, King Fahd Specialist Hospital-Buraydah; Saudi Arabia.
Chief of Diabetic Foot Surgery Chapter at Saudi General Surgery
Society.
American Board Certified in Foot and Ankle Surgery and Diabetic
Foot.
Fellow-trained in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Consultant General & Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Since
Aug 2011
Assistant Professor of General Surgery at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz
for Medical Science University
ATLS Instructor
DSTC Instructor
Medical Director, BUPA Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Leading the Clinical Governance Function within Bupa Arabia.
Developed Programs for Population Health Management for
Special Populations Including Diabetes Mellitus, Hepatitis C,
Autoimmune Diseases on Biological Agents and Hypertension
Developed a New Unit for Coding Governance.
Establishing a Unified Decision Making Internally Through the
Development and Maintenance of Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Designing the Pay for Performance, New Payment Model as Part of
Value-based Healthcare.
October 2016 – Present
Thoracic Surgery Consultant, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Part Time Thoracic Surgery Consultant.
Started a Wide Range of Complex and Minimally Invasive Thoracic
Surgery Services.
April 2019 – Present
Thoracic Surgery Consultant, International Medical Center (IMC)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Part Time Thoracic Surgery Consultant.
Providing a Wide Range of Complex and Minimally Invasive Thoracic
Surgery Services.
October 2007 – June 2018
Thoracic Surgery Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, WR
National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Full Time General and Thoracic Surgery Consultant at The
Department of Surgery.
Chairman of the Patient Safety and Risk Management at KAMCWR
(2009-2011).
2008 – 2018
Assistant Professor, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health
Sciences, WR National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Affiliated Appointment Teaching Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics
and Surgery.
Member of the Commissioning Committee for the College of
Medicine.
Teaching Assistances’ Counselor and Advisor at College of Medicine
(2008-2011).
2010 – 2018
Medical Surveyor, Saudi Central Board For Accreditation of
Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI)
Medical Surveyor and Member of the Appeal Committee.
French Board of General Surgery – 2015 – France, Lille
French Board of Digestive and Visceral Surgery – 2015 – France, Lille
French Fellowship of Hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgery – 2017 –
France, Lille
Canadian Fellowship of Colorectal Surgery – 2018 – Canada,
Montreal
