For unit

This unit is concerned with conducting experimental surgeries (endoscopic and traditional) for all surgical specialties on large and small animals, in order to subject them under scientific research in order to improve the surgical work and the therapeutic results of surgical work. In order to activate the experimental surgery on animals and use them for the purposes of scientific research, His Excellency Dr. Hatem bin Ali Al-Abbadi (Head of the Unit), a consultant general surgery at the University Hospital and a member of the faculty of the College of Medicine, was assigned to establish an experimental surgery unit at the King Fahd Center for Medical Research. In 2009 AD.

As this unit performs laparoscopic and traditional surgery operations on both small and large animals, thus creating new surgical methods for surgical treatment and improving surgical treatment results, which helps to take a step towards discovering techniques that enable the conduct of new surgical procedures through experimental surgical work. The experimental surgery unit provides a high-quality research environment and provides high-level training for various surgical specialties, especially those associated with laparoscopic surgery, through holding workshops in this field. The unit is also keen to cooperate with leading international institutions in the field of surgery, knowing that it also provides services for conducting various scientific research related to experimental surgery.

Goals and aspirations

To a new portal for surgical training and research in the Kingdom and the Middle East, and to new methods of surgical operations with distinctive international recognition.