‍Brief Profile

Professor Fadia AlBuhairan is a pediatrician and adolescent medicine subspecialist and Professor at Alfaisal University, with more than 25 years of experience.

She is a pioneer of adolescent medicine in the Middle East and was the first to establish clinical services, research programs, and education in this field in the region. She has held multiple leadership positions in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, both within Saudi Arabia and globally. She is currently the Vice President for the International Association for Adolescent Health and is a strategic advisor to the World Health Organization for matters related to maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition. She is often sought after for her expertise and holistic approach to health and healthcare both within the country and globally.

Core Competencies

• Provides care to children and adolescents from birth until 21 years
• Conducts general health check-ups for children and adolescents, including  preventive assessments and provides anticipatory guidance and management
• Conducts health assessments required by schools and sports teams
• Provides necessary vaccines to children and adolescents
• Provides parenting guidance
• Conducts comprehensive labs of all kinds
• Assesses growth and pubertal development and diagnoses and manages related problems
• Diagnoses and treats acute conditions (Colds, Pharyngitis, Otitis Media, Respiratory Infections, Gastroenteritis, and Urinary Infections)
• Diagnoses and manages school related problems
• Diagnoses and treats anemia and vitamin deficiencies
• Diagnoses, manages and follows-up nutritional problems, including malnutrition and overweight/obesity
• Diagnoses, manages and follows-up eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa)
• Diagnoses, manages and follows-up menstrual irregularities and other reproductive health concerns for female adolescents (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Amennorhea)
• Diagnoses, manages and follows-up mental health problems (Depression and Anxiety)
• Diagnoses, manages and follows-up chronic disease impacting adolescence
• Diagnoses, manages and follows-up behavioral problems in adolescents  

‍Qualifications

• Saudi Board in Pediatrics
• Arab Board in Pediatrics
• Canadian Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine
• Masters of Public Health (Johns Hopkins University)
• Certificate in Health Finance and Management (Johns Hopkins University)
• PhD in Public Health (Maastricht University)

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