The Scientific Council of King Abdulaziz University issued its decision to promote Dr. Abdul-Malik bin Muhammad Salih Al-Taf to the rank of "professor" in obesity and minimally invasive surgery.
For his part, Professor Abdel-Malek Al-Taf called for this promotion to be an aid to him in obeying the Almighty God and serving the King and the homeland, and an incentive for further scientific achievement. Professor Al-Taf’s career is marked by his holding of several leadership positions and his membership to many prestigious scientific institutions at the local and international level. “Al-Taf” held the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Society of General Surgery, and the membership of the Board of Directors of the Arab Surgeons Association representing the Saudi Society, and he is a fellow of the Canadian Royal College of Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Saudi Society of Obesity Surgery, a member of the Saudi Society of Laparoscopic Surgery, a member of the Canadian Society of Surgery, and a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery.
Prof. Al-Taf’s scientific publishing record was distinguished by the completion of more than forty scientific research papers published in ISI scientific journals and in various scientific journals globally and locally. He also contributed to authoring more than one reference scientific book in the specialties of surgery and participated in many scientific and societal activities. Related. Al-Taf also won many scientific awards locally and abroad during his scientific career .. He is a member of the editorial board of the Saudi Journal of Surgery, and he is a judge of many international and local surgical scientific journals in his field of specialization. He also presented many researches and lectures and chaired many scientific sessions at conferences Local and global.
It is noteworthy that Professor Al-Taf holds the American Board and the Canadian Board in Surgery, and the Subspecialty Certificate in Bariatric Surgery and the Subspecialty Certificate in Minimally Invasive Surgery from McGill and Dalhouse Universities in Canada.
