Department
Ophthalmology
Institute
Integrated Surgical Institute
Language Spoken
English, Arabic
29
Years of Experience
Surgeon
Verified
Biography
Treatments & Services
Diseases & Conditions
Congenital Eye Abnormalities
Pediatric Cataract
Retinal Dystrophy
Childhood Eye Disease
Eye Cancer
Eye Misalignment & Movement Disorders
Genetic & Hereditary Eye Disorders
Education
Fellowship
1997 - 1998
Fellow, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Residency
1994 - 1997
Resident, Ophthalmology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, US
Career Experience
2007 - 2015
Senior Academic Consultant, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2007 - 2015
Senior Scientist, Department of Genetics
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Awards & Recognition
Authored over 325 scientific publications
Given over 200 invited lectures
Presented over 125 accepted abstracts
Elected to the American Ophthalmological Society; thesis: 'Phenotypes of Recessive Pediatric Cataract in a Cohort of Children with Identified Homozygous Gene Mutations'
Honor Award, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
International Scholar Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
International Education Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Trained scores of residents in Ophthalmology and over 30 Fellows in Pediatric Ophthalmology
Editor, American Academy of Ophthalmology Basic & Clinical Science Course (BCSC) Section 6 (Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus)
Executive Board, International Society for Genetic Eye Disease & Retinoblastoma
Ethics Bureau, World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Editorial Board, Ophthalmic Genetics
Chair, Editorial Committee, American Academy of Ophthalmology Basic & Clinical Science Course (BCSC) Section 6 (Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus)
Former Associate Editor, Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (JAAPOS)
Former Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (JAAPOS)
Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member of American Ophthalmological Society
Member of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Member of World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Member of International Society for Genetic Eye Disease & Retinoblastoma
Member of International Strabismological Association
Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology, Board Certification
Alpha Omega Alpha with Dean's Commendation, M.D., SUNY Syracuse
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in the Major, B.A., Yale University
