patients to “Al-Ghunaim”
After 26 years, the doctor of the poor got off, “as his colleagues describe him,” because of his constant interaction with needy patients, and his keenness to coexist with them, serve them, overcome obstacles in front of them, and harness the spirit of the system, not its text, to solve their problems and meet their needs.
Dr. Faisal Shaheen, the “transferring ambassador” concerned with the concerns of 20,000 patients with renal failure, 15% of whom were children, who did not enjoy the joys of life. These 26 years of age resulted in improving the environment for patients with renal failure, and during his work the success rate of organ transplantation rose to 90%.
Shaheen was swimming against the current, as he was the first to demand the decision to donate the organs of the brain-dead people to solve the problem of dialysis queues for kidney failure. peritoneal continuity in outpatient clinics, which has become a reference center for this treatment in the region and providing training for patients and staff.
Shaheen was raised with simple people and worked as a guest of pilgrims. He obtained a tawaf license after working with his father and uncles during the Hajj period. He contributed greatly to the development of centers and cadres specialized in dialysis, until patients dispensed with agriculture outside the Kingdom.
The famous doctor is leaving today retired from the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, and went to work in the private sector as head of the kidney and transplant department in a private hospital in Jeddah, in addition to his global positions as elected president of the World Association for Organ Removal and Transplantation, and Vice-Chairman of the World Health Organization’s tissue and organ transplantation committee Dr. Muhammad Abdul Rahman Al-Ghunaim, the consultant of the internal medicine and kidney diseases and transplantation consultants, handed over the tasks of the center’s management. Medical sources confirmed that there are 20,000 dialysis patients in the Kingdom, 8,000 of whom are waiting for a kidney transplant.
Shaheen upon leaving the Ministry of Health: Saudi Arabia is a pioneer in organ transplantation
Organ transplantation consultant Dr. Faisal Abdul Rahim Shaheen confirmed that the Kingdom has a global position in the field of organ donation, and has an integrated program in that.
After leaving his work as Director General of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (1992-2018) and joining a private hospital in Jeddah as head of the Kidney and Agriculture Department, he explained that the Kingdom is one of the leading countries in the Middle East, Asia and Islamic countries with expertise in organ donation and transplantation. Whether in the field of organ donation from living or brain dead, and in the field of a variety of transplanted organs, starting with the liver, kidneys, lungs, corneas, pancreas and intestines, in addition to body tissues such as bones and heart valves.
Shaheen, a Saudi doctor who has held several international positions (elected president of the World Association for Organ Removal and Transplantation, and Vice-Chairman of the World Health Organization’s Tissue and Organ Transplantation Committee), praised the efforts of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation’s employees for their great efforts in that shift that the center witnessed. The center was managed by Dr. Shaheen, the consultant of internal medicine, diseases and kidney transplantation, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Rahman Al-Ghunaim.
