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Executive Profile

Professor Ayman Abdo joined the Board of Directors in 2022 and currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Fakeeh Care Group . He brings a unique blend of profound clinical expertise and strategic leadership in national healthcare systems.

Executive Leadership & Governance

• Secretary General, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), 2016–2022.
• Board Member, Board of Directors (Joined 2022).
• Academic Leadership (King Saud University):
  • Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research (2013–2016).
  • Vice-Dean for Quality and Development (2008–2012).
  • Head of Academic Affairs, College of Medicine.

National Board Memberships

A key contributor to national healthcare strategy and quality assurance, serving on the boards of:

• The National Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC).
• The Saudi Public Health Authority (PHA).
• The Saudi Patient Safety Center (SPSC).
• The Saudi Medical Council.

Clinical & Research Excellence

An esteemed expert in Gastroenterology and Hepatology with extensive clinical contributions:

• Professor of Medicine, King Saud University’s College of Medicine.
• Director, King Saud University’s Liver Disease Research Center.
• Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, King Khalid University Hospital.
• Consultant Liver Transplant Hepatologist (Part-time), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH&RC).

Professional Societies & Editorial Roles

• Editor-in-Chief, Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology.
• Founding Member: Pan-Arab Liver Transplant Society & Saudi Association for the Study of Liver and Transplantation.
• Board Member & Treasurer, Saudi Association of Gastroenterology.

Education & Board Certifications

• Fellowship in Hepatology & Liver Transplantation, University of Calgary, 2003.
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification:
  • Gastroenterology (2003).
  • Internal Medicine (2001).
• American Board of Internal Medicine, 2000.
• MBBS, King Saud University, 1995.

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