Dr.Faissal A.M.Shaheen

M.D.Facharzt(Austria), FSM (Neph),FRCP(UK),FACP(USA)

Head of Nephrology (DSFH),

Senior consultant physician and nephrologist,

President of The International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP)

Co-chairman of WHO task force for organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Achievements

Past president of Middle East of Society of Organ Transplants. – Councilor member of (TTS). – Councilor member of DICG. – Councilor member of MESOT. -President elect of Internal Society of Organ Transplants. -W.H.O adviser for organ donation and transplant. -Chairman of the 1st GCC Organ Transplantation Congress. – Obtained an Award of scientific achievement and excellence from Mansoura university, Egypt in 2002. – Received an Award from Austria government for achievement in transplantation in 2004. – The world Transplantation Society awarded Dr.Shaheen for his achievements in and contribution to development of transplantation in KSA. Ankarta,Turkey in 2007.

Work Experience

Dr.Faissal A.M Shaheen started his career as a resident in the department of internal medicine at King Fahad hospital, Jeddah,KSA from 1981 to 1984. Then as a senior resident in the department of IM & Nephrology at clinical attachment in Vienna, Austria from 1984 to 1987. Dr. Faissal A.M Shaheen worked as a consultant in the Medicine & Nephrology department and also was the Head of the department at K.Fahad hospital, Jeddah, KSA from 1987 to 2011 .Then he worked as a consultant in the department of nephrology at Al-Shaty hospital, Jeddah, KSA in 1987. Dr. Faissal A.M Shaheen became the founder and director of Jeddah kidney center at K.Fahad hospital, Jeddah, KSA from 1990 to 2011. And also became the director of the Saudi Center for organ transplantation (SCOT), Riyadh, KSA from 1993 to 2018.