introduction/brief CV
CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor of Medicine & Consultant Gastroenterologist
Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Advanced IBD Fellowship and Intestinal Ultrasound, 2020
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
• Gastroenterology Fellowship, 2018
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
• King Saud University Fellowship in Internal Medicine, 2016
King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Board in Internal Medicine, 2015
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Master of Health Sciences Degree (Clinical Epidemiology), MHSc, 2011
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Bachelor degree of Medicine and Surgery, MBBS, 2007
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University (2023 - Current)
• Head, Internship Committee/Course Organizer, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University (2021 - Current)
• Member of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program Committee, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University (July 2011 - Feb 2015).
• Chief Resident (Nov 2013 - Feb 2015) / Co-Chief Resident (May 2013 - Nov 2013) - Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital and College of Medicine, King Saud University.
• Member of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program selection committee, 2014.
EDUCATION
2018-2020
Advanced IBD Fellowship - Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
2020
Bowel Ultrasound - International Bowel Ultrasound Group, Copenhagen, Denmark & Vienna, Austria & Calgary, Canada
2016-2018
Gastroenterology Fellowship - Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2016
Gastroenterology fellow - Gastroenterology Fellowship -SCFHS (Jan – May 2016)
2011-2015
Internal Medicine Residency - Saudi Internal Medicine Residency Training Program.
2010-2011
Master of Health Science (Clinical Epidemiology), MHSc - School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2008-2010
Demonstrator and Internal Medicine resident
2007-2008
Internship
2001-2007
MBBS - College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MEDICAL LICENSURE
• Saudi Commission For Health Specialties.
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (2018-2020).
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (2016-2018).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• International Bowel Ultrasound Group.
• Saudi Gastroenterology Association.
• American Gastroenterology Association.
• American College of Gastroenterology.
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
• Canadian Association of Gastroenterology.
CERTIFICATION
• Successful participation in Module 1, Module 2 and Module 3 of International Bowel Ultrasonography Curriculum - International Bowel Ultrasound Group, March 2020
• Successful completion of the final examination in Gastroenterology - The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Oct 2019
• Successfully passed European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology - The Federation of Royal College of the UK, The British Society of Gastroenterology, and The European Board of Gastroenterology, May 2019
• Successfully passed the final examination in Internal Medicine - Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Dec 2015
• Successfully passed the 1st Part exam in Internal Medicine - Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, July 2011.
• Successfully passed the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE), May 2008.
• Successfully passed the Saudi Medical Selection Exam (SMSE), March 2008.
AWARDS
· Academic Excellence Award Award - Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau in Canada - MHSc Winter Term 2011.
· Academic Excellence Award - Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau in Canada - MHSc Fall Term 2010.
· College of Medicine Certificate of Excellence - Academic excellence in medical school, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2007
