Mission

The mission of the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital is to:

• Provide tertiary eye care consistent with the highest standards of ophthalmic sub-specialty care services;
• Educate and train professionals from healthcare and support services in clinical, technical and managerial areas;
• Conduct research in the etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of eye disorders, particularly those that are indigenous to the region;
• Enhance community awareness of ophthalmic diseases and their causes through effective health education programs; and,
• Develop outreach programs to facilitate a comprehensive national eye care plan dedicated to the prevention of blindness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Values

KKESH believes that certain fundamental values are representative of the institution and of the environment in which we work. These fundamental values, which guide us in the accomplishment of our mission and goals, are as follows:

• Excellence. The pursuit of excellence in all endeavors is our goal. We are committed to continue as a center of excellence for tertiary eye care. This commitment, which is clearly expressed in the mission statement, is maintained through staff recruitment, retention, development, empowerment, and support, as well as through continuous quality improvement in all aspects of patient care.
• Service. Providing service to patients and their families is the focus of our efforts. Tertiary eye care is provided to all patients who meet the established tertiary care guidelines. All departments offer services to patients in a manner that is fair, courteous, responsive, and efficient. Systems are continuously evaluated and redesigned, as indicated, by appropriate committees, teams, or task forces to meet evolving patient needs.
• Teamwork. All members of the organization are valued for their knowledge and skills, as well as their contribution and commitment to the team effort. Teamwork is recognized as being integral to the fulfillment of the hospital’s mission.
• Respect. Staff communication, working relationships, and interactions with patients and their families are based on confidentiality, mutual respect, trust, fairness, tolerance, honesty, and cultural awareness. The hospital leadership values the ideas of the staff and offers opportunities to communicate pertinent issues and concerns through appropriate channels.
• Integrity. The leaders of the organization value its integrity by maintaining consistent discipline within the organization to retain credibility within the community. The systems established through hospital policies and procedures govern the interactions between staff members and departments.
• Dignity. We recognize the dignity and worth of all individuals: patients, family members, and staff.
• Commitment. The organization is committed to implementing the standards established by the Ministry of Health, the Joint Commission for International Accreditation (JCIA), and the Saudi Council for Health Specialties.
• Religious values. The religious values of Islam are an essential part of the operation of our hospital and are uncompromisingly implemented.

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) is a modern health care facility that provides tertiary eye care to the citizens of Saudi Arabia and neighboring Gulf countries. The hospital employs more than 1,200 individuals, including 70 full-time, board-certified physicians (50 ophthalmologists, 10 anesthesiologists, 6 internists, 2 pediatricians, 1 radiologist, and 1 pathologist); 200+ nurses; and 200+ technical support staff and assistants.

KKESH has 228 inpatient beds, a major operating room with 12 dedicated ophthalmic theaters, an outpatient clinic with more than 50 examination lanes, and a large emergency room that is in continuous operation. In 2006, there were approximately 100,000 visits to the outpatient clinic and more than 26,000 visits to the emergency room. There were approximately 10,000 inpatient admissions and more than 10,625 surgical procedures performed in the major operating theater.
The KKESH code of values for patient care services is as follows:

• KKESH will provide a comprehensive program of tertiary eye care services to meet the needs of our patients in a timely and responsive manner within the scope of resources available to provide such care.
• Patient care at KKESH will be provided through effective and efficient use of KKESH resources, which will be responsive to identified patient care needs.
• KKESH will organize and provide patient care, and other services, to meet the most current standards of the Joint Commission International Accreditation.
• Patients' and their families' involvement, consistent with existing cultural values, will be sought and encouraged to maximize positive patient care outcomes at KKESH.
• KKESH patient care activities will promote self-care concepts to enable patients to cope with their health status throughout their lives.
• All employees of KKESH are expected to promote the mission and philosophy of KKESH by acting in a caring, courteous, and concerned manner toward patients, visitors, colleagues, and staff; and by performing their duties and responsibilities according to expected standards.
• Although staff involved in KKESH patient care activities can be identified as seemingly independent functions, all staff and functions will work collaboratively to assess and meet the total healthcare needs of KKESH patients in an appropriate manner.

Medical Divisions and Departments

The Department of Ophthalmology offers tertiary ophthalmic services through its subspecialty divisions, which include Anterior Segment, Glaucoma, Vitreoretinal, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Oculoplastics and Orbit, Neuro-ophthalmology, and Uveitis. These divisions are staffed by board-certified ophthalmologists who have graduated from accredited residency training programs and completed a minimum of one-year subspecialty fellowship training at KKESH.

The Departments of Medicine, Anesthesia and Pathology facilitate ophthalmic care by providing essential non-ophthalmic services. These departments are staffed by board-certified graduates of accredited residency and fellowship programs in their fields of specialization.

The Medical Coordination and Eligibility Department reviews all referrals and identifies patients who meet the tertiary care guidelines for care at KKESH. Patients who meet the tertiary care guidelines for care at KKESH may also be accepted through the Screening Clinic or Emergency Room.

Anesthesia Department

Summary

The Anesthesia Department provides quality sedation, topical, local and general anesthesia to all patients undergoing surgical procedures in the operating theater.

The Anesthesia Department is available for all resuscitation procedures 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Physician/CRNA Staffing

10 consultant anesthesiologists
20 certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and anesthesia specialists (DA)

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the Anesthesia Department are as follows:

• Pre-anesthetic assessment of all patients scheduled for elective or emergency surgery with local or general anesthesia in the operating theater.
• Provision of all anesthesia and patient monitoring during surgical procedures.
• Monitoring of postoperative recovery of patients from anesthesia in the postanesthetic recovery room (PARR).
• Pain management and resuscitative procedures 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Anterior Segment Division

Summary

The Anterior Segment Division is responsible for providing care to patients with medical and surgical diseases of the ocular surface, cornea, and anterior segment, as well as for performing refractive procedures.

Physician Staff

15 ophthalmic consultants
6-8 one-year subspecialty fellows
4-8 rotating residents

Services/Functions

The services/functions provided by the Anterior Segment Division are as follows:

• Comprehensive evaluation, including refraction, corneal topography, corneal pachymetry, confocal microscopy, anterior segment ultrasound biomicroscopy, and axial length and intraocular lens (IOL) calculations;
• Medical and surgical treatment of microbial keratitis;
• Medical and surgical treatment of ocular surface disorders;
• Therapeutic contact lens fitting for ocular surface disorders and refractive errors related to ectatic corneal disorders and postsurgical anisometropia and astigmatism;
• Corneal surgery, including penetrating/lamellar keratoplasty and phototherapeutic keratoplasty;
• Cataract extraction and IOL implantation;
• YAG capsulotomy;
• Refractive surgery.

Glaucoma Division

Summary

The Glaucoma Division provides evaluation, as well as medical and surgical treatment, of glaucoma and diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure. In addition to adult patients, the division provides care to many children with congenital and juvenile glaucoma. A nurse-led glaucoma assessment clinic provides routine follow-up screening of intraocular pressure and medication refills for patients between their regularly scheduled visits with the glaucoma consultant.

Physician Staff

4 ophthalmic consultants
2-3 one-year subspecialty fellows
2-3 rotating residents

Services/Functions

The services/functions provided by the Glaucoma Division are as follows:

• Comprehensive evaluation, including tonometry, gonioscopy, visual field testing, optic disc stereo photography, anterior segment ultrasound biomicroscopy, axial length and IOL calculations, scanning laser polarimetry (GDx), and Heidelberg retina tomography (HRT);
• Sedated examinations performed in a dedicated room, when indicated, especially in children with congenital glaucoma;
• Topical and systemic management of elevated intraocular pressure;
• YAG capsulotomy and iridotomies;
• Argon laser trabeculoplasty, gonioplasty, and suture lysis;
• Pediatric surgical procedures, including goniotomy, trabeculotomy, and nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery with the use of antimetabolite, glaucoma shunt procedures and laser cyclodestructive procedures;
• Adult surgical procedures, including trabeculectomies and non-penetrating glaucoma surgery with and without the use of antimetabolite, combined glaucoma and cataract surgery, glaucoma shunt procedures, and laser cyclodestruction.

Medical Coordination and Eligibility Department

Summary

The Medical Coordination and Eligibility Department (MCED) reviews referrals to the hospital and identifies patients who meet the hospital’s tertiary care referral guidelines. In addition, the MCED coordinates referrals of non-Saudi patients receiving ophthalmic care in the Kingdom.

Physician Staffing

1 ophthalmic consultant

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the MCED are as follows:

• Review of referrals from the 18 general medical committees, other government hospitals and facilities, and the KKESH Emergency Room and Screening Clinic to determine eligibility for treatment;
• Supervision of new patient and follow-up waitlists with ophthalmology divisions to prioritize patients for examination;
• Provision of feedback and follow-up documentation to referring sources on completion of tertiary care;
• Assistance with transfer of patients who have completed their tertiary care to the referral sources by providing discharge reports and other required documents.

Medicine Department

Summary

The Medicine Department is responsible for performing comprehensive medical evaluations and treating patients who are admitted to the hospital for care. Consultation is performed, when requested, on outpatients for whom medical evaluation and/or treatment is needed in conjunction with ophthalmic care. Medical care is also provided to hospital employees and their eligible dependents.

Physician Staffing

6 adult internists
2 pediatricians

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the Medicine Department are as follows:

• Comprehensive medical evaluations on every patient admitted for surgery or emergency medical care;
• Continuous medical care for every hospital inpatient;
• Collaborations with ophthalmologists in the joint management of uveitis, retinoblastoma, and other ophthalmic conditions with systemic manifestations;
• Coverage of the Employee Health Clinic, where hospital employees and their dependents receive routine medical care;
• Coordination of transfer of inpatients and hospital employees and their eligible dependents to other facilities whenever necessary.

Neuro-Ophthalmology Division

Summary

The Neuro-Ophthalmology Division provides evaluation of a wide variety of disorders which overlap the fields of ophthalmology, neurology and general medicine. These include neurological visual disturbances, anterior and retrobulbar optic neuropathies, double vision, ocular motor nerve pareses, ocular motility and alignment disorders, and anisocoria.

Physician Staffing

1 ophthalmic consultant
1 one-year subspecialty fellow
Rotating residents

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Division are as follows:

• Diagnosis and management consultation for patients with optic neuropathies, eye movement abnormalities, orbital diseases, and other neurological disorders affecting the visual system.
• Neuro-imaging studies including MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), MRA (magnetic resonance angiography), and MRV (magnetic resonance venography) and CT (computed tomography) scanning of the brain and orbit.
• Electrophysiological testing.

Oculoplastics and Orbit Division

Summary

The Oculoplastics and Orbit Division provides diagnosis and management of disorders of the eyelids, orbit, and nasolacrimal drainage system in all age groups. The anaplastology section designs and fits custom-made ocular or orbital prostheses.

Staffing

4 ophthalmic consultants
2-4 two-year subspecialty fellows
2-4 rotating residents

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the Oculoplastics and Orbit Division are as follows:

• Comprehensive evaluation, including eyelid position and function, nasolacrimal system function, exophthalmometry, and diagnostic evaluation of the orbit with ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT);
• Eyelid procedures, including entropion, ectropion, and ptosis repair, excision of benign and malignant lesions, reconstruction after trauma, and tumor resection;
• Nasolacrimal procedures, including probing and irrigation, as well as dacryocystorhinostomy, for congenital and acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction;
• Repair of eyelid and canalicular lacerations;
• Repair of orbital fractures, especially those of the orbital floor, medial wall, and rim;
• Orbitotomy for excision of benign and malignant tumors and for decompression of Graves orbitopathy;
• Enucleation, evisceration, and exenteration.

Pathology Department

Summary

The Pathology Department provides histopathological examination of surgical biopsies and specimens. Physician Staffing
1 consultant ophthalmic pathologist

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the Pathology Department are as follows:

• Gross specimen examination;
• Histopathological reports on all specimens;
• Frozen sections diagnosis;
• Photography of specimens for teaching purposes and research publications.

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division

Summary

The Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division provides care to children 12 years and younger with amblyopia, congenital cataract and glaucoma, hereditary and congenital disorders, tear duct disorders, or tumors, especially retinoblastoma. In addition, the evaluation and treatment of motility disorders and strabismus are provided to patients of all ages. The services of certified orthoptists are important components of the division, offering special eye measurement tests, as well as treatment with glasses, prisms, and occlusive therapy.

Physician Staff

4 ophthalmic consultants
2-4 one-year subspecialty fellows
2-4 rotating residents

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division are as follows:

• Comprehensive evaluation, including cycloplegic refraction, alignment and motility assessment, electrophysiological testing, ultrasonography, and visual fields;
• Amblyopia management, including patching and refractive correction with glasses, contact lens, or IOL implantation;
• Retinoblastoma management in collaboration with consultants from the Vitreoretinal Division and the Department of Medicine (Pediatrician);
• Surgical management of strabismus, congenital cataract, congenital glaucoma, and nasolacrimal obstruction.

Uveitis Division

Summary

The Uveitis Division provides evaluation and treatment of patients with ocular inflammatory disease. Physician Staffing

2 ophthalmic consultants
1-2 subspecialty fellows
1-2 rotating residents

Services/Functions

The services/functions of the Uveitis Division are as follows:

• Comprehensive evaluation to determine etiology of infectious versus noninfectious uveitis of the anterior and posterior segments, including diagnostic aspiration of aqueous and vitreous, and comprehensive medical examinations in collaboration with the Department of Medicine;
• Topical and systemic immunosuppressive therapy in collaboration with the Department of Medicine;
• Surgical care, which, because of its complexity, often requires a multidisciplinary approach from anterior segment, glaucoma, and vitreoretinal subspecialties.

Vitreoretinal Division

Summary

The Vitreoretinal Division provides care to patients suffering from diseases of the posterior segment of the eye, namely, the retina, choroid, and vitreous body. This division also collaborates with the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division in the management of retinoblastoma, as well as with the Uveitis Division in the management of complicated cases of posterior uveitis.

Physician Staff

8 ophthalmic consultants
2-4 two-year subspecialty fellows
2-4 rotating residents

Services/Functions

The services/functions provided by the Vitreoretinal Division are as follows:

• Comprehensive retinal evaluation, including direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, intravenous fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green (ICG) angiography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), ultrasonography, electrophysiological testing, and visual fields;
• Medical retina procedures, including laser photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, and intravitreal injection of antiangiogenic medications;
• Full spectrum of vitreoretinal surgical procedures.

Abboud, Emad, MD
Doctor Emad Abboud Credentials or profile:

• Emad Abboud, MD
• Area of specialization: Vitreoretinal Surgery & Intraocular Tumors
• Current position: Interim Executive Medical Director & Member, Vitreoretinal Division
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: Cairo University
• Residency program: Quinze Vingts National Ophthalmology Center, Paris, France
• University of Chicago
• Fellowship program: Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia (Vitreoretinal; Ocular Oncology)

AHMAD, Nauman, MD

• Nauman Ahmad, MD
• Area of specialization: Anesthesia
• Current position: Member, Anesthesia Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Dow Medical College, Karachi University
• E-mail: nahmad@KKESH.med.sa

Mohammad Al-Amry, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Chief, Emergency Room
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: saamamry@KKESH.med.sa

Abdullah Al-Assiri, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Associate Chief, Outpatient Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: aassiri@KKESH.med.sa

Abdulaziz Awad, MD

• Area of specialization: Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
• Current position: Member, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)

Ayman Al-Ayoubi, MD

• Area of specialization: Oculoplastics & Orbit
• Current position: Member, Oculoplastics & Orbit Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Oculoplastics)

Ayyash AIyad I. , MD, FRCP

• Area of specialization: Internal Medicine & Endocrinology
• Current position: Member, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Alexandria, Egypt
• Residency program: Arab Board Residency Program
• Board certification: Member of Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom. Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh .Fellow of American College of Physicians. Fellow of American College of Endocrinology
• E-mail:

Maha Badr, MD

• Area of specialization: Neuro-ophthalmology
• Current position: Chief, Neuro-ophthalmology Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Cairo University Medical School, Egypt
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: University of California, Los Angeles, USA (Neuro-ophthalmology)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: mbadr@KKESH.med.sa

Manal Al-Baksh, MD

• Area of specialization: Anesthesia
• Current position: Member, Anesthesia Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: King Khalid University Hospital
• Residency program: King Khalid University Hospital Residency Training Program
• Board certification: Arab Board in Anesthesia
• E-mail: mbakhsh@KKESH.med.sa

Ma’an Al-Barry, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Consultant II
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment/Uveitis)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: mbarry@KKESH.med.sa

Imtiaz Chaudhry, MD, PhD, FACS

• Area of specialization: Oculoplastics & Orbit Ophthalmology
• Current position: Acting Chief, Oculoplastics & Orbit Division
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: University of Utah
• Residency program: Yale University Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
• Fellowship program: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas (Oculoplastics)
• Board certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
• Fellow of American College of Surgeons
• E-mail: ichaudhry@KKESH.med.sa

Hassan Al-Dhibi, MD

• Area of specialization: Vitreoretinal and Uveitis
• Current position: Chief, Uveitis Division & Member, Vitreoretinal Division
• Chief, Uveitis Division
• Current academic title: Senior Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: KSU/KKESH Fellowship
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Vitreoretinal)
• Board certification: Arab Board of Ophthalmology
• Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: hdhibi@KKESH.med.sa

Mamdouh Fathy, MD

• Area of specialization: Anesthesia
• Current position: Member, Anesthesia Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Egypt
• Residency program: Banha University Hospitals
• Board certification: M.D. in Anesthesia, Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo
• E-mail: mfathy@KKESH.med.sa

Hamad Al-Fraikh, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment & Uveitis
• Current position: Chief, Eye Bank
• Member, Anterior Segment Division & Uveitis Divisions
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, King Faisal University
• Residency program: King Saud University College of Medicine
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment/Uveitis)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: hfraikh@KKESH.med.sa

Saeed Geheden, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: King Saud University, Abha
• Residency program: Joint KSU-KKESH Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Saud University
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: sgehedan@KKESH.med.sa

Essam Al-Harthi, MD

• Area of specialization: Vitreoretinal
• Current position: Member, Vitreoretinal Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Medical College at King Khaled University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Vitreoretinal)
• Board certification: Saudi Board in Ophthalmology
• E-mail: eharthi@KKESH.med.sa

Mounir Hasan, MD

• Area of specialization: Anesthesia
• Current position: Member, Anesthesia Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
• Residency program: Cairo University Hospital
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Anesthesia & Intensive Care
• E-mail: mhasan@KKESH.med.sa

Arif Al-Hassan, MD

• Area of specialization: Family Medicine
• Current position: Chief, Employee Health
• Current academic title: Consultant II
• Medical school: King Saud University, Riyadh
• Residency program: North Western Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk
• Board certification: The Arab Board of Medical Specialization
• E-mail: amhassan@KKESH.med.sa

Samar Al-Swailem, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Consultant II
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: sswailem@KKESH.med.sa

Abdullah Al-Torbak, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Director, Outreach Program & Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Glaucoma/Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• Arab Board of Ophthalmology
• Royal College of Ophthalmology (United Kingdom)
• E-mail: atorbaq@KKESH.med.sa

Abdul-Elah Al-Towerki, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: General Executive Director & Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: atowerki@KKESH.med.sa

Shahira Al-Turkmani, MD

• Area of specialization: Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Current position: Member, Pediatric Ophthalmology Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: sturkmani@KKESH.med.sa

Rachid Zeitounie, MD

• Area of specialization: Medicine
• Current position: Member, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Alexandria Medical School
• Residency program: Riyadh Military Hospital
• Board certification: Royal College of Physicians (Ireland)
• E-mail: rzeitounie@KKESH.med.sa

Osama Al-Sheikh, MD

• Area of specialization: Oculoplastics & Orbit
• Current position: Member, Oculoplastics & Orbit Division
• Current academic title: Consultant II
• Medical school: Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Oculoplastics)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: oshaikh@KKESH.med.sa

M. Badawi Al-Sibai, MD

• Area of specialization: Medicine
• Current position: Member, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Aleppo University, Faculty of Medicine, Syria
• Residency program: Berbir Medical Centre, Lebanon
• Fellowship program: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (Infectious Diseases)
• E-mail: bsibai@KKESH.med.sa

Waleed Riad Soliman, MD

• Area of specialization: Anesthesia
• Current position: Member, Anesthesia Department
• Current academic title: Senior Academic consultant
• Medical school: Alexandria University, Egypt
• Residency program Alexandria University Hospitals and King Saud University
• Fellowship program: King Saud University fellowship for Anesthesia & Intensive Care
• Board certification: Arab Board of Anesthesia & Intensive Care
• Saudi Board of Anesthesia & Intensive Care
• M.D (PhD) in Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
• E-mail: wsoliman@KKESH.med.sa

Bdriya Srour, MD

• Area of specialization: General Medicine
• Current position: Member, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: King Saud University
• Residency program: King Saud University Hospital
• Fellowship program: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
• Board certification: Arab Board
• E-mail: bsrour@KKESH.med.sa

Hailah Al-Hussain, MD, FRCS

• Area of specialization: Oculoplastics & Orbit Ophthalmology
• Current position: Chief, OPD & Member, Oculoplastics & Orbit Division
• Current academic title: Senior Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Oculoplastics)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: hhussain@KKESH.med.sa

Maha Al-Hussayen, MD

• Area of specialization: Internal Medicine
• Current position: Member, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant II
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh
• Residency program: Riyadh Medical Complex
• Board certification: The Arab Board of Medical Specialization
• E-mail: mhussayen@KKESH.med.sa

Ibrahim Al-Jadaan, MD

• Area of specialization: Glaucoma
• Current position: Chief, Glaucoma Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Glaucoma)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: ijadaan@KKESH.med.sa

Eman Al-Kahtani, MD

• Area of specialization: Vitreoretinal
• Current position: Member, Vitreoretinal Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: King Saud University
• Residency program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Vitreoretinal)
• Board certification: Arab Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: ekahtani@KKESH.med.sa

Mohamed Karaoui, MD

• Area of specialization: Pediatrics
• Current position: Member, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Faculty of Medicine of Constantine, Algeria
• Residency program: University Hospital of Strasbourg, France
• Board certification: French Pediatric Specialization Degree, Louis Pasteur University,
• Strasbourg, France
• E-mail: mkaraoui@KKESH.med.sa

Sabah Jastaneiah, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Acting Chief, Diagnostic Imaging Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: sjastaneiah@KKESH.med.sa

Hind Al-Katan, MD

• Area of specialization: Ocular Pathology, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Oculoplastic
• Current position: Chief, Ocular Pathology
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: University of Manitoba – Canada (Pediatric Ophthalmology and Oculoplastics)
• University of British Colombia – Canada (Ophthalmic Pathology)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: hkatan@KKESH.med.sa

Sahar El-Khamary, MD

• Area of specialization: Neuro-radiology
• Current position: Member, Diagnostic Imaging Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
• Residency program: Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt
• Fellowship program: Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt
• Board certification: MD Diagnostic Radiology -Assistant Professor, Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
• E-mail: skhamary@KKESH.med.sa

Abdul-Zahoor Khan, MD

• Area of specialization: Anesthesia
• Current position: Member, Anesthesia Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Nangarhar Medical Faculty
• Residency program: Aga Khan Hospital
• Board certification: Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan
• E-mail: azahoor@KKESH.med.sa

Arif Khan, MD

• Area of specialization: Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Current position: Consultant Pediatric Ophthalmologist
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: State University of New York
• Residency program: The Mount Sinai Medical Centre Ophthalmology Residency program
• Fellowship program: Children’s Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, OH
• Board certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: akhan@KKESH.med.sa

Soliman Al-Kharashi, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Chief, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Senior Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: George August University, Gottingen, Germany
• King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: FACH ARZT, Germany
• E-mail: skharashi@KKESH.med.sa

Omar Kirat, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Consultant II
• Medical school: King Saud University, Abha Branch
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: okirat@KKESH.med.sa

Jurgen Larsson, MD, PhD

• Area of specialization: Vitreoretinal
• Current position: Acting Chief, Vitreoretinal Division
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: Lund University, Sweden
• Residency program: Lund University, Sweden
• Fellowship program: Lund University, Sweden (Vitreoretinal)
• Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Austria (Vitreoretinal)
• St Thomas Hospital, London (Vitreoretinal)
• Board certification: National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden
• E-mail: jlarsson@KKESH.med.sa

Abdulrahman Al-Maghamsi, MD

• Area of specialization: Medicine
• Current position: Chair, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: King Faisal University
• University of British Colombia
• Fellowship program: University of British Colombia
• Board certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
• Royal College Physicians & Surgeons (Internal Medicine/Canada)
• Royal College Physicians & Surgeons (Endocrinology and Metabolism/Canada) American Board in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• E-mail: amaghamsi@KKESH.med.sa

Massa Mateger, MD

• Area of specialization: Anesthesia
• Current position: Chief, Anesthesia Department
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: University of Lovanium, Belgium
• Residency program: Catholic University of Louvain, Department of Anesthesiology, Brussels
• Board certification: Belgian Board of Medical Doctors
• E-mail: mmassa@KKESH.med.sa

Saleh Al-Mesfer, MD

• Area of specialization: Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Current position: Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: smesfer@KKESH.med.sa

Abdulkarim Mohammad, MD

• Area of specialization: Glaucoma
• Current position: Member, Glaucoma Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Glaucoma)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: amohammad@KKESH.med.sa

Jose Morales, MD

• Area of specialization: Glaucoma
• Current position: Member, Glaucoma Division
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: National Autonomous University of Mexico
• Residency program: National Medical Center, Ophthalmology Hospital, Mexico
• Fellowship program: Sawelson Eye Center, Florida (Anterior Segment)
• New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (Glaucoma)
• Board certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: jmorales@KKESH.med.sa

Saeed Motowa, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Chief, MCED
• Current academic title: Senior Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: smotowa@KKESH.med.sa

Esam Al-Naji, MD

• Area of specialization: Neonatology
• Current position: Pediatrician, Member, Medicine Department
• Current academic title: Consultant l
• Medical school: Ain Shams University Cairo
• Residency program: Residency training in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Ireland
• Fellowship program: Fellowship training in Security Forces Hospital, SA
• Board certification: Arab Board in Pediatrics
• Jordanian Board in Pediatrics
• DCH (Ireland)
• E-mail: enaji@KKESH.med.sa

Sawsan Nowilaty, MD

• Area of specialization: Vitreoretinal
• Current position: Director, Medical Education
• Member, Vitreoretinal Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: Faculté de Medecine, Tunis, Tunisia
• Residency program: Resident in Ophthalmology, Faculté de Medicine, Tunis
• Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Vitreoretinal)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: snowilaty@KKESH.med.sa

Sami Al-Odhaib, MD

• Area of specialization: Glaucoma
• Current position: Member, Glaucoma Division
• Current academic title: Associate Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Glaucoma)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• King Saud University Fellowship of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: sodhaib@KKESH.med.sa

Saleh Othaimeen, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Associate Chief, ER & Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Associate Consultant Ophthalmologist
• Medical school: King Saud University, Riyadh
• Residency program: Joint Residency Program KKUH/KAUH/RCH/Military Hospital
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: sothaimeen@KKESH.med.sa

Ali Al-Rajhi, MD, FRCS

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Director, Research Department
• Current academic title: Senior Academic Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• Royal College of Ophthalmology (United Kingdom)
• E-mail: aarajhi@KKESH.med.sa

Saba Al-Rashaed, MD

• Area of specialization: Vitreoretinal
• Current position: Member, Vitreoretinal Division
• Current academic title: Consultant I
• Medical school: King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Vitreoretinal)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: srashaed@KKESH.med.sa

Waleed Al-Rashed, MD

• Area of specialization: Anterior Segment
• Current position: Member, Anterior Segment Division
• Current academic title: Senior Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Oculoplastics)
• King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Anterior Segment)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: wrashed@KKESH.med.sa

Sami Shahwan, MD

• Area of specialization: Glaucoma
• Current position: Member, Glaucoma Division
• Current academic title: Senior Consultant
• Medical school: College of Medicine, King Saud University
• Residency program: Riyadh Residency Program
• Fellowship program: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Glaucoma)
• Board certification: Saudi Board of Ophthalmology
• E-mail: sshahwan@KKESH.med.sa