About the doctor
Certifications
- Graduated from the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, with a bachelor’s degree and a very good grade with second honors, with a GPA of 4.33, 1994 - 2000 .
- Certified in the educational committee for the graduation of foreign medical students, in 2002.
- Medical licensing exam for independent practice, Canada, 2005.
- American Board of Internal Medicine, accredited, 2006 - 2016.
- Board Exam in Internal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, May 2007.
- Board Exam in Pediatrics of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, September 2008.
- Board Exam in Aura Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, November 2010.
- American Board of Pathology Certified, October 2009.
- Fellowship in Oncology, lung cancer, lymphoma, at McMaster University, July 2010 - June 2011.
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Internal Medicine.
- Fellowship of dermatology and oncology.
- Fellowship of American College Physicians.
Assignments
- I spent 18 months training in internal medicine at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is a teaching hospital with a medical college on site and serves as a referral center for tertiary care.
- I joined the McMaster University Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, 1 July, 2003, and completed my training, June 2006.
- I joined the Hematology Program, 01 July, 2006, and completed my training, 30 June 2008.
- I joined the Department of Oncology, 1st of July 2008 and completed my training, 30th of June 2010.
- Fellowship training in lung and lymphoma for the period, 1 July, 2010 - 30 June 2011.
- CIP, HRM Clinical Investigator Program at McMaster University, July 2009 - June 2011.
- Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, October 2011.
- Consultant Medical Oncologist, King Khalid University Hospital.
- Head of Residency in the Internal Medicine Fellowship Program at MacMaster University, from January - March 2006.
- Resident representative of the Education Committee, from September 2006 - June 2007.
- Head of Residents of the Oncology Fellowship Program, April - June 2009.
- Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at King Khalid University Hospital, 2011 - now.
- Head of the Hematology and Oncology Unit at King Khalid University Hospital, March 2012 - now.
