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CONFIRMED <\/span>Faculty Members<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Abdullah M. Aldalaan, MD<\/strong>
\nPresident, Saudi Association for
\nPulmonary Hypertension (SAPH)
\nConsultant, Pulmonary Medicine
\nDirector, Pulmonary Hypertension Program,
\nLung Health Center
\nKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
\nProfessor of Medicine, Alfaisal University
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Respiratory Medicine,
\nPulmonary Hypertension Reference Center (PulmoTension)
\nDepartment of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine
\nBic\u00eatre Hospital, Paris-Saclay University
\nParis, France<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Luke Howard, MD, DPhil, FRCP<\/strong>
\nConsultant Pulmonologist, Hammersmith Hospital,
\nImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
\nProfessor of Practice (Cardiopulmonary Medicine),
\nNational Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London
\nLondon, UK<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Kristin B. Highland, MD, MSCR<\/strong>
\nDirector, Rheumatic Lung Diseasee Program
\nResearch Officer, Respiratory Institute
\nAssociate Program Director for Research and
\nScholarly Activity, PCCM Fellowship
\nCleveland, Ohio, USA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Steven D. Nathan, MD<\/strong>
\nMedical Director, Advanced Lung Disease
\nand Transplant Program
\nInova Fairfax Hospital
\nFalls Church, Virginia, USA<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Sanjay Mehta, MDCM, FRCP(C)<\/strong>
\nMedical Director, Southwest Ontario Pulmonary
\nHypertension Clinic
\nLondon Health Sciences Centre
\nProfessor of Medicine,
\nCentre for Critical Illness Research
\nLawson Health Research Institute
\nAssociate Editor, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases
\nCanadian Journal of Respiratory,
\nCritical Care, and Sleep Medicine
\nLondon, Ontario, Canada<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Ragdah Hussain Arif, MD, FRCPC, ABIM<\/strong>
\nChairman, Scientific Committee
\nConsultant, Pulmonologist and Pulmonary Hypertension
\nAssistant Professor, King Abdulaziz
\nUniversity\/Hospital
\nJeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Faisal A. Alandejani, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nPhysician Scientist, Pulmonary Hypertension
\nAssistant Professor,
\nKing Abdulaziz University\/Hospital
\nJeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Jean-Luc Vachi\u00e9ry, MD<\/strong>
\nClinical Professor of Cardiology,
\nDirector, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and
\nHeart Failure Clinic,
\nH\u00f4pital Erasme \u2013 Cliniques
\nUniversitaires de Bruxelles
\nBrussels, Belgium<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Karen Osborn<\/strong>
\nChief Executive Officer
\nPulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI)
\nLondon, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Noura Alturaif, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Pulmonary and
\nPulmonary Hypertension
\nLung Health Department
\nKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and
\nResearch Centre
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Sean Gaine, MB, PhD, FRCPI<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Respiratory Physician
\nMater Misericordiae University Hospital
\nDirector, National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit
\nDublin, Ireland<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Marius M. Hoeper, MD<\/strong>
\nPhysician, Intensive Care Unit
\nDepartment of Respiratory Medicine,
\nHannover Medical School
\nHannover, Germany<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Irene M. Lang, MD<\/strong>
\nClinical Cardiologist
\nProfessor of Vascular Biology
\nDepartment of Cardiology
\nAKH-Vienna, Medical University of Vienna
\nVienna, Austria<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Faisal Aloufi, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Cardiothoracic Radiologist
\nCardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship in
\nUniversity of Toronto, Canada
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Abdullah M. Alkhodair, MD, FRCPC<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Interventional Cardiology \/
\nPulmonary Hypertension
\nAdult Cardiology Program Director
\nKing Fahad Medical City
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Fowzan Alkuraya, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nChairman of the Department of Translational Genomics
\nKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
\nProfessor of Human Genetics at Alfaisal University
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Majdy Idrees, MD, FRCPC, FPVRI<\/strong>
\nHead, Pulmonary Vascular Unit
\nPrince Sultan Military Medical City
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Ali Omar Abu Alsaud, MD<\/strong>
\nInterventional Cardiologist,
\nAdult Congenital Heart Disease Specialist
\nMacGill University
\nMontreal, Canada<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Mohammed Alnoor, MD<\/strong>
\nFellow, Pulmonary Medicine Department,
\nKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and
\nResearch Centre
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Paul B. Yu, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nDirector, Cardiovascular Research Center
\nCardiology Division
\nMassachusetts General Hospital
\nAssociate Professor of Medicine
\nHarvard Medical School
\nBoston, USA<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Wook-Jin Chung, MD, PhD, FACC<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Cardiovascular Medicine,
\nGachon University College of Medicine
\nDirector, Planning and Coordination Office,
\nGachon University Gil Medical Center
\nDirector, Gachon Cardiovascular
\nResearch Institute, Gachon University
\nPresident, Korean Pulmonary Hypertension Society (KPHS)
\nPresident, East Asian Society of
\nPulmonary Hypertension (EASOPH)
\nIncheon, South Korea<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Regina Steringer-Mascherbauer, MD<\/strong>
\nCardiology, Internal Medicine
\nElisabethinen Hospital Linz
\nLinz, Austria<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. H Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD<\/strong>
\nProfessor, Pulmonary Vascular Research,
\nJustus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
\nHead, Pulmonary Hypertension Division,
\nPulmonary Vascular Research Institute
\nUniversity Hospital in Giessen
\nGiessen, Germany<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Saleh Al Dammas, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
\nPrince Sultan Military Medical City
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Hani Sabbour, MD, FACC, FHRS, FASE<\/strong>
\nConsultant Cardiologist
\nCleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Fayez K. Alahmadi, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Pulmonary Medicine,
\nPulmonary Hypertension and Balloon
\nPulmonary Angioplasty,
\nKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Khaled M. Alobaidellah, MD, FRCPC<\/strong>
\nConsultant Adult Pulmonary,
\nPulmonary Hypertension,
\nPulmonary Medicine Division,
\nPrince Sultan Military Medical City
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Ioana R. Preston, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
\nAssociate Professor of Medicine,
\nTufts University School of Medicine
\nBoston, Massachusetts, USA<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Pavel Jansa, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nHead, Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension
\n2nd Department of Medicine,
\nDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine
\nFirst Faculty of Medicine,
\nCharles University and General University Hospital
\n(Member of the European Reference Network ERN-LUNG,
\nCore Network \u2013 Pulmonary Hypertension)
\nPrague, Czech Republic<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Hussam Sakkijha, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Pulmonary,
\nCritical Care and Sleep Medicine
\nKing Fahad Medical City,
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Shaya Ahmed Alshaya, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Pulmonary, Pulmonary Hypertension
\nProgram Director of
\nC2 Adult Pulmonary Fellowship Program
\nProgram Director of
\nC2 Internal Medicine Residency Program
\nKing Fahad Medical City
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Mostafa Elshazly, MD<\/strong>
\nChairman, Respiratory Crtical Care Unit
\nKasr AlAnyini School of Medicine,
\nCairo University
\nCairo, Egypt<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Badr Alzahrani, MD, FACC<\/strong>
\nConsultant Interventional Cardiology
\nAmerican Board of Internal medicine,
\nCardiology and Interventional Cardiology,
\nPrince Sultan Cardiac Center
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Hanan Fan, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant Pulmonologist
\nHead of Pulmonary Division
\nKing Fahd Armed Forces Hospital
\nJeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Bader J. Alghamdi, MD<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonary
\nHypertension, and Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
\nAssistant Professor in King Saud bin Abdulaziz
\nUniversity for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS)
\nSection Head of Respirology and Director of
\nRespirology Fellowship Training Program
\nMinistry of National Guard
\nJeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Prof. Ayman A. H. Farghaly, MD<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Pulmonology,
\nMilitary Medical Academy
\nDirector of PH Programme
\nAir Forces Specialized Hospital
\n& International Medical Center
\nCairo, Egypt<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Nawal Al Gubaisi, MD, SSC-Med, SF-PD<\/strong>
\nConsultant Pulmonologist
\nPulmonary Hypertension Specialist
\nHead of Pulmonary Medicine Unit
\nKing Fahad Medical Military Complex
\nDhahran, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Nasser Al Busaidi, MBBS, FRCP (UK), FRCPI<\/strong>
\nSenior Consultant Pulmonologist
\nDepartment of Medicine, Royal Hospital
\nSultanate of Oman
\nPresident, Oman Respiratory Society
\nMuscat, Oman<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Prof. Jae-Hyeong Park, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Internal Medicine,
\nChungnam National University
\nConsultant Cardiologist,
\nChungnam National University Hospital
\nSecretary General,
\nKorean Pulmonary Hypertension Society (KPHS)
\nDaejeon, South Korea<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Yasmin Celes Lagua, RPFT<\/strong>
\nSupervisor, Pulmonary Function Test Unit
\nKing Fahad Medical City
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Hall Skaara, BCA<\/strong>
\nProject Consultant, PHA Europe
\nPresident, Norwegian Pulmonary Hypertension
\nPatient Association
\nOslo, Norway<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Matthew J. Granato, LL.M., MBA<\/strong>
\nPresident & CEO, Pulmonary
\nHypertension Association
\nWashington, DC, USA<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Abdullah Alharbi, MBBS<\/strong>
\nInternal Medicine Assistant Consultant
\nAdult pulmonary Fellow
\nKing Abdulaziz Medical City (NGHA)
\nJeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>Mai Alzaydi, PhD<\/strong>
\nResearcher in Mitochondrial and Vascular Biology
\nGeneral Manager, Bioengineering Institute
\nKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a>Bader Abdulmohsin AlTayyar, BsRC, RPFT<\/strong>
\nSenior Respiratory Therapist
\nRespiratory Care Administration
\nKing Fahad Medical City
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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