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Academic Qualifications and Certifications

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• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) – College of Medicine, King Saud University, 1995/96 (Graduated with Honors, Very Good).
• Internal Medicine Residency Training – University of British Columbia, Canada, 1997-2000.
• Adult Cardiology Fellowship – University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada, 2000-2003.
• Interventional Cardiology Fellowship – University of Alberta, Canada, 2003-2004.
• Canadian & American Board Certifications in Internal Medicine, 2000, 2001.
• Canadian & American Board Certifications in Adult Cardiology, 2003.
• Assistant Professor & Consultant in Adult Cardiology – King Fahd Cardiac Center, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, 2004.
• Promotion to Associate Professor – September 2011.
• Promotion to Full Professor – September 2016.

Leadership Positions & Achievements

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• Supervisor of the 441 Medical Program (2004-2006): Established the OSCE exam system for the first time in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Supervisor of the Adult Cardiology Fellowship Program at King Fahd Cardiac Center (2004-2006).
• Head of the Adult Cardiology Unit at King Fahd Cardiac Center (2006-2010): Led the program to become one of the top cardiology fellowships in Riyadh and established the first Heart Failure Clinic at King Khalid University Hospital (still operational today).
• Board Member of the Gulf Heart Association (2008-2017).
• Board Member of the Saudi Heart Association (since 2008): Longest-serving board member, currently serving as Treasurer.
• President of the Saudi Heart Association (2011-2014, 2014-2017).
• Founder of the National Heart Center under the Saudi Health Council and Chair of its first Scientific Committee (2017-2018).
• Founder & Current Chairman of Nabdhat (Heart Disease Prevention Association) under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (since 2019).
• Selected as an Emerging Leader from the Middle East by the World Heart Federation (2014).
• Supervisor of the Acute Heart Attack Program at the Ministry of Health (2015-2016): Played a key role in saving the lives of many heart attack patients.

Research & Publications

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• One of the leading researchers in cardiology in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East with an h-index of 52.
• Over 180 peer-reviewed research papers published in top-tier medical journals, including:
• New England Journal of Medicine
• The Lancet
• JAMA
• Circulation
• JACC
• European Heart Journal
• Principal Investigator of pioneering national registries and studies on acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and familial hypercholesterolemia in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf region, and the Middle East.
• Lead researcher in global studies in collaboration with:
• Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Canada
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), USA

Awards & Recognitions

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• First Place – Professor Mohammed Al-Faqih Research Award, King Fahd Cardiac Center (2010).
• Second Place – Professor Mohammed Al-Faqih Research Award, King Fahd Cardiac Center (2011).
• Joint First Place – King Saud University Award for Research Excellence (Health Colleges) (2019).
• Second Place – Ministry of Health Award for Population Health Research (2019).
• Third Place – Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Award for Medical Research (2022).

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