welcomes you to the new, improved website!
KHALID ALKHAMEES, M.D, MSc, MBA, DESC, FACS, FCTCVS
BACKGROUND
– Consultant Adult Cardiac Surgeon, Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, since 2012.
– Deputy Chief Operation Officer, Dammam Health Network, Eastern Province Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, since 2021.
– Board Member of the Saudi Society for Cardiac Surgeons, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Since 2-2016.
– Member of the American College of Surgeon Council, Saudi Chabter, 2020.
– Chief Executive Officer, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Al-Hassa (JCI and CEBAHI accredited), Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia,2016-2020.
– Chairman, Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center , Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2017-2020.
– Director of Artificial Heart Program Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2017-2020.
– Director of Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) Program Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2017-2020.
– Chairman of Facility Management and Safety, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2017-2020.
– Member of The Executive Board, Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2016-2020.
-Member of The Command and Control Center, General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, , Saudi Arabia, 2016-2020.
-Member of The Executive Board, Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2016-2020.
– Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2016-2020..
– Chairman of Facility Management and Safety, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Al-Hassa, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2016-2020.
-Board Member of The Saudi Society for Cardiac Surgeons, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2016-2020.
-Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2012-2016.
-Director of Cardiac Surgery Residency and Fellowship Training Program, Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 6/2016-12/2016.
-Director of VAD Program, Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2013-2016.
-Director of ECMO Program, Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2013-2016.
-Chief of Operating Rooms Department, Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2014-2016.
– Visiting Professor Cardiac Surgeon, Pitie-Salpetriere Heart Institute, University of Paris Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, since 6-2011.
OTHER INTERESTS
– Clinical Skills
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft using both Internal
Mammary Arteries Grafts (on & off pump).
• Heart Valves Surgery (including Sutureless Aortic Valve
Implantation).
• Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair.
• Aortic Root Surgery (including Aortic Dissection and
Aortic Aneurysm Repair).
• Redo for Adult Cardiac Surgeries.
• ECMO, Artificial Heart and Heart Transplantation.
– Administrative Skills for Healthcare Organizations
• Healthcare Management and Health Economy.
• Strategic Planning and People Development.
• Process Redesign,Value Analysis and Cost Reduction.
• Improved Financial Performance and Revenues.
• Improved Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Managing
Physicians Performance (productivity, disruptive
behavior, documentations and punctuality).
• Improved physicians and patients Satisfaction.
• International and National Accreditation for Health
Facilities and Cooperation with Leading Health Institutes.
RESEARCH
EDUCATION & TRAINING
– French Academy of Surgery, Paris, France (2022).- Fellow of The French College of Thoracic and Cardio-vascular Surgeon, France (2018). – Fellow of The American College of Surgeon, Chicago, Unites States of America (2017). – Executive Specialized Master in Hospital Administration and Healthcare Management, European Superior College of Business (ESCP), Paris, France (2016). – Diplomate (DESC), French Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Paris (2009). – Clinical Fellowship, Adult Cardiac Surgery, University of Laval, Quebec City, Canada (2011). – Clinical Fellowship, Endovascular Treatment of Heart Valves Pathology, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France (2010). – Certificate of Higher Special Education in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,University of Paris V, Paris, France (2010). – MSc, Heart Valves Surgery, University of Paris Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (2009). – MSc, Artificial Heart and Circulatory Support Devices, University of Paris Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (2008). – Certificate of Special Education in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Paris Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (2007). – Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (2000). – King Saud University, College of Medicine (M.B.B.S), Riyadh , Saudi Arabia (2000). – Certificate of Saudi Council for Health Specialties (1999).