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Prof. Iskander Souliman Al Githmi

Professor Cardiac Surgery

  • Cardiac & Aortic Surgery
  • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Lung Transplant
  • 12Articles
  • 11Videos
  • 8Medical societies

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.

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