Sundar Ramalingam

Welcome to Dr. Sundar Ramalingam's faculty website. 

Dr. Sundar Ramalingam is an associate consultant and clinical faculty in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) at the College of Dentistry and Dental University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Originally from Chennai in southern India, Dr. Sundar has lived in Saudi Arabia for almost 15 years, contributing to various academic, research, and clinical professional commitments.

After completing his Bachelor's in Dental Surgery and Master's in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University in India, he acquired his Fellowship in Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine from the Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Subsequently, he was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and completed his doctoral research, resulting in a PhD award from Pacific University, India.

Throughout his career, Dr. Sundar has been associated with the three core pillars of medical and dental specialties: academics, clinical practice, and research. This has enabled him to widen his horizons of knowledge by sharing it and also seek answers to clinical challenges through research. With more than 50 publications and a handful of ongoing research projects, Dr. Sundar is one of his institution's highly cited staff members. He sees that as an encouragement to move forward and achieve more. Dr. Sundar considers working with a team, among juniors or seniors, his best personal strength.