Chairpersons

Maha Aldabbagh, MD (KSA)
Dr. Aldabbagh is the head of SAPH pediatric task force & the head of Pediatric Division at King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Abdulla Aldalaan, MD (KSA)
Dr Aldalaan is the head of pulmonary section and the head of pulmonary hypertension program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Saleh Aldammas, MD (KSA)
Dr. Aldammas is a deputy SAPH head and a senior consultant pulmonary and lung transplantation physician at PSMMC in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

M. Omar Galal, MD (KSA)
Dr Galal is a professor of pediatric cardiology and the former head of the peadiatric cardiology department at King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Nazzareno Galie’, MD (Italy)
Dr. Galie’ is a professor of Cardiology at the University of Bologna and the head of the Pulmonary Hypertension Centre at the Institute of Cardiology in Bologna, Italy.

Bard Alghamdi, MD (KSA)
Dr Alghamdi is an associate professor of medicine and a consultant pulmonologist at the College of Medicine, King Khalid University in Abha, Saudi Arabia.

H Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD (Germany)
Professor Ghofrani is a senior physician at the University of Giessen lung center. He is the head of the pulmonary hypertension and intensive medicine in Giessen, Germany.

Luke Howard, MD (UK)
Dr. Howard is a professor of medicine and a respiratory physician specialized in cadiopulmonary medicine at the Imperial College in London, United Kingdom.

Tarek Kashour, MD (KSA)
Dr Kashour is a professor of cardiology at King Saud University. He is also the head of cardiology taskforce in the SAPH in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Amjad Kouatli, MD (KSA)
Dr Kouatli is a section head and a consultant pediatric cardiology physician at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Hadi Alotair, MD (KSA)
Dr Alotair is an assistant professor and a respiratory physician and intensivist at King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Stephan Rosenkranz, MD (Germany)
Prof. Stephan Rosenkranz is a professor of medicine and cardiology at the Department of Medicine at the Cologne University Heart Center in Cologne, Germany.

Hani Sabbour, MD (UAE)
Dr. Hani Sabbour is a Consultant Cardiology, Electrophysiology and the head of PH program in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Sarfraz Saleemi, MD (KSA)
Dr Saleemi is a consultant pulmonologist and the deputy of pulmonary hypertension program at King Faisl Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Omar Altamimi, MD (KSA)
Dr. Altamimi is a consultant pediatric cardiologist and the head of pediatric PH program at King Abdelaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Mohamed Zeitouni, MD (KSA)
Dr Zeitouni is a special SAPH member. He is consultant pulmonologist and intensivist at King Faisl Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr Saleh Aldammas
Congress Chair
aldammas@hotmail.com
Saph.pht@gmail.com

Dr Abdulla Aldalaan
Congress Co-chair
aldalaan@hotmail.com
Saph.pht@gmail.com

Dr Hussam Sakkijha
Head, Executive committee
sakkijhahussamm@gmail.com
Saph.pht@gmail.com

Dr Hazem Hassan
Organizing Manager
hazem@globalaccess-eg.com

About SAPH

The Saudi Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (SAPH) is a medical and research national group of many medical specialists, who shared a common interest in the field of pulmonary vascular disease.

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