About the doctor
scientific certificates
- Doctorate degree from Cardiac Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Alberta and University of Toronto, Edmonton, Canada, 2000.
- Doctorate degree from Thoracic and Intensive Care Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1998.
- Doctorate degree from General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1996.
- Bachelors degree from Medicine and Surgery, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1987.
- Certificate of Leadership Program for Surgeons at Harvard University.
Previous experience
- Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2001-2004.
- Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Head of Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2002-2004.
- Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2004-2005.
- Consultant and Assistant Professor / Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine - Prince of Wales University Hospital - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 2005-2007.
- Consultant and Assistant Professor / Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine and King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2007 -2012.
- Associate Professor and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2012-2017.
- Professor and Consultant of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2017- Present.








