Prof. Dr. Imad Abdullah Bukhari
Qualifications:
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK).
- Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery from Harvard University (USA).
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Leicester (UK).
Specialization:
Senior Consultant in Cardiac Surgery.
Positions:
- Senior Consultant, Cardiac Surgery — Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, and King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh.
- Founding Chair of the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam University.
- Founding Member and Former Deputy Secretary-General of Doctors Across Continents.
- Founding CEO of the Balsam Medical Charity Organization.
- Founding Board Member and Supervisor of Medical Committees, Alaaji Society.
- Executive Medical Director, Al Hammadi Hospital.
Key Experience and Achievements:
Extensive experience in cardiac and thoracic surgery, critical care, and training medical professionals in the field.
Founder of several cardiac surgery centers inside and outside the Kingdom.
Provided consultative participation in the establishment and development of multiple hospitals nationally and internationally.
Contributed to founding surgical departments and academic curricula in medical colleges.
Served on academic, clinical, and laboratory accreditation committees with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Al Hammadi Hospital, the American and Saudi Blood Bank Associations, and the American College of Laboratories.
Publications and Research:
Authored and co-authored more than 30 research papers in the field of cardiac and thoracic surgery.
