Personal data:
1-name: Saad Abdullah waheeb.
2- sex: male.
3- D.OB.: 23/07/1969.
4- marital status: married.
5- addresses:
P.O.Box 83 ,Jeddah 21411 saudi Arabia ,Tel :0996-505616249 (mobile),
King abdulaziz university hospital 0996-640-1000 ext 11832 ,
King faisal speclist hospital Jeddah 009-66-77777 ext 5816,
E-mail :saadwaheeb@hotmail.com
6-Current appointments :
A)Ass.prof. of ophthalmology king adulaziz university ,
College of medicine.
b)Head section of ophthalmology at king faisal specialist hospital and research centre ,Jeddah (general
organization).
c)Head section ophthalmology , international medical centre ,Jeddah march/ 2005- march/2009.
Qualifications:
1- Certified subspecialty fellowship in diseases and surgery of the vitreous and retina .June/00 to
July/01 at the university of Toronto , Canada.
2- FRCS© fellow of the royal college of physician and surgeons of Canada, passed the exam in June
/00, university of Toronto.
3- Four –year core residency program in ophthalmology at the university of Toronto ,Canada June
1996 –July 2000.
4- 1 year as a demonstrator at ophthalmology dept. king abdulaziz university hospital Jeddah Saudi
Arabia.
5- Rotatory internship 1 year king Abdul-Aziz university hospital 1992-1993.
6- MBBCH 1992-1993. Excellent with honor degree 1992 king Abdul-Aziz university.
Professional experience and committee appointments:
1- Ass.prof. of ophthalmology king Abdul-Aziz university hospital Jeddah 2001 till now.
2- Ophthalmologist en-chief King faisal specialist hospital and research centre ,Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2003 till
now.
3- Ophthalmology head section (part-time) at the international medical centre Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2005 till
2009.
4- Member of the Saudi council of health specialties 2002-2005.
5- University coordinator for the ophthalmology residency program in the western region ,Saudi Arabia
2002-2005.
6- Member of the accreditation committee at king abdulaziz university hospital .
7- Member of the OR committee at the King abdulaziz university hospital 2003 till now.
8- Saudi ophthalmology society.
9- European ophthalmology society.
Publications and presentation: )‫(ابحاث‬
1- MEACO 26-30 march 2009 ,Bahrain oral presentation ,Middle East African Council of
Ophthalmology meeting
a) Restor IOL our experience in king faisal specialist hospital –jeddah Saudi Arabia.oral
presentation.
b) Preoperative bevacizumab (avastin) injection for complicated diabetic tractional retinal
detachment and diabetic vitreous hemorrhage.oral presentation
c) ROP our experience at king abdulaziz university hospital ,Jeddah ,poster.
2- Mediterranean retina meeting ,Istanbul, turkey June 13-15,2008 oral presentation “outcome of
ocular trauma in king Abdul-Aziz university hospital”.
3- 9th international ophthalmolog conference vitreoretinal update,Kuwait 20,21 oct. 2007 Kuwait
city, oral presentation international ophthalmology meeting
Update on 23G suturless vitrcomy
4- MEACO 2006 Dubai UAE oral presentation
23G suturless vitrectomy.
5- Ultrasound biomicroscopic analysis of drug induced bilateral angle-closure glaucoma associated
with supracilliary choroidal effusion
Waheeb S, Feldman F, Velos P, Pavlin CJ.
Can j ophthalmol.2003 june;38:299-302
6- Tuberculous chorioretinitis
Waheb S, Alsaadi M, Quinn AG , Buncic JR
Can J Opthalmol.2001 oct;36(6):344-6.
7- Active participation with oral presentation at the 3rd and 4th annual pan-Canadian Saudi meeting
in Toronto , June -1998 , march -1999.
8- Decompression retinopathy following YAG- laser iridotomy waheeb s, birt c,Dixon w
Canadian journal of opthaomology 2001;36:278-80
9- Rrtinopathy in chronic hepatitis C patients during interferon treatment with ribavirin. Waheeb s
,jain k, Lam l, heathcote j .
British journal of ophthalmology 2001 oct;85(10):1171-3
10- Tuberculous choreioretinities waheeb s ,buncic j Canadian journal of ophthalmology 2001.
11- Book chapter (acute retinal necrosis ) E-medicine.
Research and scientific activities and meetings: )‫( محاظرات‬
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Chair the 2nd annual king Abdul-Aziz university ophthalmology department conference (update
in ophthalmology trauma) may, 2009.
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Co-chair to 1st king Abdul-Aziz university ophthalmology advances conference in ophthalmology
,Jeddah Westin hotel may 2008.
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The first annual vitreo-retinal fellow meeting forum by the vitreous society , Chicago feb.2001.
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American academy of ophthalmology meeting in Dallas Oct. 2000.
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Ophthalmology ultrasound course ,university of Ottawa , the Ottawa hospital ,June 1999
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2000 BAMC ophthalmology review course ,Texas, san Antonio march 2000.
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Contact lens society of America meeting ,Toronto Oct 1997.
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Armed forces institute of pathology , ophthalmic pathology for ophthalmologist ,Washington
D.C aug-1997
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Ophthalmology laser course , university of Toronto , dept. of ophthalmology, Toronto august 1996.
Membership:
1- Saudi council for health specialties , ophthalmology, No.: 2002-R-S-658-6548.
2- Saudi ophthalmology society no.1370.
3- Middle east African council of ophthalmology (MEACO).
4- European vitro-retinal society (EVERS).
5- Ophthalmology residency program of western region.
References:
1- Jeffry jay Hurwitz , MD.,F.R.C.S.(C)
Ophthalmologist en-chief
Dept. of ophthalmology
University of Toronto, Canada
416-586-4800 ext.8385.
Fax:416-586-5915.
e-mail:jhurwitz@mtsiniai.on.ca.
2- Wai-Ching lam MD,F.R.C.S(C).
Postgraduate program director.
416-978-6294
Fax:416-978-4590
e-mail:waiching.lam@utoronto.ca