About the doctor
Short Biography
- Dr. Edrees is a native of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his BS in Microbiology and Immunology from University of Miami, Florida, USA. After that, he matriculated at Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, also in Miami, to obtain his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree in 1997.
- Dr. Edrees completed his post-doctoral residency training at Cedars Hospital and Kendall Medical Center in the field of podiatric foot and ankle surgery. He is American Board Certified in both Podiatric Surgery and Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds.
- He practiced initially at Alnoor Specialist Hospital in Makkah, then at both King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Bagedo & Dr. Erfan Hospital in Jeddah. Since early 2006, Dr. Edrees started his private practice in Jeddah, Dr. Edrees Podiatric Foot and Ankle Clinic. In 2008 he launched a multi disciplinary center the Dr. Edrees Medical Center, which houses a state of the art foot spa.
- Dr. Edrees is a member of the Saudi National Committee for Diabetes Mellitus, and the Health Education Program of the Governate of Makkah Region. Also, he is the representative to Saudi Arabia of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot. He is an active participant in a number of other international medical and podiatric societies as well as a frequent lecturer. Dr. Edrees also appears on a number of TV and radio programs.