An international award in America in the name of

the Saudi heart surgeon, Dr. Hani Najm

The career of Saudi cardiac surgeon, Dr. Hani Negm, is full of achievements, and his accomplishments are not unusual. Rather, it is distinguished by its individuality and pioneering, so every stage in his life was not without his fulfillment of one of his dreams, and what he achieved was not limited to his person or his family, but was a source of pride for the country, and the last achievement that was achieved was the launch of his name on an international award, and this award was launched entirely American Heart. Prior to that, he was ed to hold the position of Chief of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Cleveland Clinic, USA. He was chosen to become a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Heart College, which is one of the oldest and most active international heart associations. These prestigious positions that he works with in America come in addition to holding leadership positions for the most important and famous societies of heart and surgery in Europe, Asia and the Arab world. Among these many societies are: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and the International Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons.

Decision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Dr. Hani Najm began his career as an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine at King Saud University. At the direction of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - may God have mercy on him - he was transferred to the Health Affairs of the National Guard, and he was appointed as the head of the pediatric and adult cardiac surgery department in the health affairs of the National Guard. And after the establishment of King Saud University for Health Specialties, he was appointed as Assistant Professor at King Saud University for Health Sciences in the National Guard.

Cardiac surgery development

Dr. Hani Negm developed the Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery during his tenure as the Head of the Department in Health Affairs of the National Guard, and within a few years the department became one of the leading centers, not only in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but also in the Gulf and the Arab world. He was receiving many and complicated cases from other specialized heart centers. Many transferred cases were classified as surgically hopeless cases, and by the grace of God, he performed these operations successfully.

Cultivation of the first artificial heart

Dr. Hani Najm is the one who implanted the first artificial heart assisted of its kind in the Arab world, to patients suffering from a heart failure, and this is an achievement in the Arab region in general, and at the level of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular.

Siamese heart surgeries

As for the beginnings of Dr. Hani Negm, he started by appointing him as a teaching assistant in the Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine - King Saud University, and he received the training of general surgery at the College of Medicine - King Saud University, then the British fellowship in general surgery, then he was sent for a year to Canada to complete the specialization in 1989 AD. Then the Canadian Fellowship in General Surgery in 1994, the Canadian Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1996, then the Subspecialty in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery for two years, then the Master of Research in Cardiac Sciences from the University of Toronto in Canada in 1998. He participated in the operations of separating Siamese twins led by Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, and he performed many open heart surgeries to correct congenital defects in the heart after the operations of separating the twins.

Open heart operations in Yemen

Dr. Hani Negm traveled to Yemen on a mission from the National Guard to perform open heart operations, general surgeries and neurosurgery.

The complex surgeries that Dr. Hani Negm used to perform earned him international fame, so international conferences were keen to invite him to present his research and to see the results of the surgeries he was performing at the King Abdulaziz Center for Cardiac Medicine and Surgery. He performed more than 450 surgeries a year throughout his years at the helm.

King Abdulaziz Medal

Dr. Hani Najm received the King Abdulaziz Medal of the first degree, and was honored more than once for his achievements in heart surgery inside and outside Saudi Arabia. Apart from medicine, he was crowned a champion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Taekwondo in the years 1984 - 1985 - 1986, and served as the president of the Saudi Federation of Taekwondo and Judo, and was the first president of the Saudi Taekwondo Federation after its separation from judo in 2014.