Prof. Aayed Alqahtani, MD, FRCSC, FACS
CEO and Owner – Innovative Care Co/New You Medical Center, Riyadh, KSA
Director, King Saud University Obesity Chair
Professor and Consultant of Minimally Invasive and Obesity Surgery College of Medicine, King Saud University
Director, King Saud University Obesity Chair
Professor and Consultant of Minimally Invasive and Obesity Surgery College of Medicine, King Saud University
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
- Name : Aayed Robiaan Alqahtani
- Place of birth: Abha
- Nationality: Saudi
- Marital status: Married
- Language: Arabic, English and French
E-mail qahtani@yahoo.com, qahtani@ksu.edu.sa
CURRENT POSITIONS:
- CEO and Owner – Innovative Care Co/New You Medical Center, Riyadh, KSA
- Professor and Consultant of Minimally Invasive and Obesity Surgery at College of Medicine King Saud University & King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh
- Chair of the Membership Committee, Saudi Arabian Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (SASMBS)
- Director of Obesity Chair at King Saud University
- Founder and Supervisor of King Saud University Multidisciplinary Obesity Clinic
- Former Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at King Fahad Medical City
- Past President – Pan Arab Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (PASMBS)
- Immediate Past President – International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG)
- Founder and Past President Middle East Chapter International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG)
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Referee at King Faisal International Prize for Medical Sector 2013
- KACTS Grants ($ 2 Million) on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Bariatric Surgery
- Surgeon of the Year Award, University of Gaze 2010
- Best Research Paper in General Surgery 1998 (Investigative Modalities of Massive Lower GI Bleeding).
- Best 30 Operations from IRCAD (European Institute of Tele-Surgery)
- The Dean’s Honors List of Excellent Results in Postdoctoral Training 2002 at Montreal University, Canada.
- MB, BS honors
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Surgery at College of Medicine King Saud University, Riyadh, April 2014 – present
- Associate Professor of Surgery at College of Medicine King Saud University and King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) Riyadh 2007- 2014
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at College of Medicine King Saud University and King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) Riyadh 2002-2007
- Deputy Residency Training Program Director at KSU Department of Surgery Oct 2002-May2004.
- Vice Chairman Department of Surgery for Academic Affair 2003-2005
- Director of Postgraduate Training at KSU College of Medicine 2002-2007
- Director of Pediatric Surgery Training Program, King Saud University 2003-2009
- Chair of the Saudi Council Examination Board in Pediatric Surgery 2003- 2012
- Representative of all Saudi Doctors at McGill University, Canada 1998-2000.
- Founder and Supervisor of Health Student Club at KSU, Riyadh.
- Founder and Supervisor of Volunteer Hayat Student Club at KSU, Riyadh.
- Founder and Supervisor of Innovative Student Club at KSU, Riyadh.
EDUCATION AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
- American Board of General Surgery 2000.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeon of Canada FRCSC 2001 – General Surgery,
- Minimally Invasive Surgery, Denver Colorado, 2000
- Residency in General and MIS Surgery, 1995 – 2000 McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- MB, BS with Honors, King Saud University, Riyadh 1992.
COMMITTEE
- Member of the Medical Education Board at the College of Medicine.
- Member of the Disaster committee at the KKUH & College of Medicine.
- Head of Organizing Committee of the 5th North American Saudi Medical Conference.
- Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Laparoscopic Course in Pediatric Surgery, Annual Course.
- Chairman of the Membership Council of IPEG Annual Congress of Endosurgery in Children, 2013 – present
- Program & Executive Committee at IPEG of Endosurgery in Children, 2013 – present
- Member of the Executive Board of the International Pediatric Endoscopic Group 2009-present
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgery 2005-2009
- Member of the Skill Lab Committee at the College of Medicine 2002-2007.
- Member of the Communication Skill Committee at the College of Medicine 2002-2007.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Pediatric Endoscopic Group 2006-present
- Chairman of the Surgical Department Educational Committee for Student Affairs 2003-2005
- Member of the Internet Committee at the College of Medicine 2003-2006.
- Members of the Pediatric Surgery Fellow’s selection Committee at Montreal University, Department of Surgery,Sainte-Justine Hospital, 2001-2002.
- Member of the Education Committee of the Department of General Surgery, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal University 2001-2002
- Student Instructor and Examiner McGill School of Medicine, Canada 1999-2000.
- Member of the Saudi Council Evaluation and Accreditation Committee in Pediatric Surgery
- Member of the Saudi Council Local Training Committee in Pediatric Surgery.
- Member of the Saudi Council Scientific Board in Pediatric Surgery.
- Member of the Royal College Evaluation Committee, Pediatric ICU McGill University 1999.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIE
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2014 – present
- The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
- The Pan Arab Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (PASMBS)
- The American Obesity Society 2007-present.
- SAGES: Society of American Endoscopic Surgeons 2007-present.
- Royal College of Physician and Surgeon of Canada 2001-Present.
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow 2001- present.
- International pediatric endoscopy group (IPEG) 1999-Present.
- American College of Surgeons, Candidate Group 1996 – 2002.