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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Abdullah M. Aldalaan, MD
<\/strong>Chairman, the 19th<\/sup> Annual Conference of Saudi Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (SAPH2026)
Chairman, Saudi Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (SAPH)
Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Lung Health Center, KFSH&RC
Professor of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Marc Humbert, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Director of the Department of Respiratory
and Intensive Care Medicine
French Pulmonary Hypertension
Reference Center
H\u00f4pital Bic\u00eatre, Universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay
Past President, European
Respiratory Society
Le Kremlin-Bic\u00eatre, France<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Luke Howard, MD, DPhil, FRCP<\/strong>
Consultant Pulmonologist,
Hammersmith Hospital,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,
LondonProfessor of Practice
(Cardiopulmonary Medicine),
National Heart & Lung Institute,
Imperial College London
London, UK<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine
French National Referral Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension
H\u00f4pital Bic\u00eatre, Paris-Saclay University
Le Kremlin-Bic\u00eatre, France<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Khodr Tello, MD<\/strong>
Head of Pulmonology, Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine
Northwest Hospital
Giessen, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Irene M. Lang, MD<\/strong>
Clinical Cardiologist
Professor of Vascular Biology
Department of Cardiology
AKH-Vienna, Medical
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. David Kiely, MD, FRCP<\/strong>
Professor of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine
Director, Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS
Sheffield,\u00a0UK<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. H. Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD<\/strong>
Professor, Pulmonary Vascular Research, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Head, Pulmonary Hypertension Division, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
CEO, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg
Giessen, Germany<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Hiromi Matsubara, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Director, Clinical Research
Director, Department of Cardiology
National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and PharmaceuticalSciences
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Sean Gaine, MB, PhD, FRCPI<\/strong>
Consultant, Respiratory Physician
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Director, National Pulmonary
Hypertension Unit
Dublin, Ireland<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Noura Alturaif, MD<\/strong>
Consultant, Pulmonary and
Pulmonary Hypertension
Lung Health Department
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Abdullah M. Alkhodair, MD, FRCPC
<\/strong>Chairman Scientific Committee
Consultant, Interventional Cardiology\/
Pulmonary Hypertension
Adult Cardiology Program Director
King Fahad Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. John Feenstra, MBBS, FRACP, FCCP<\/strong>
President, Pulmonary Hypertension Society of
Australia and New Zealand (PHSANZ)
Thoracic Physician, Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist
Visiting Medical Practitioner, Wesley and Prince Charles Hospitals
Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Research & Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland
Queensland, Australia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Paul B. Yu, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Director, Cardiovascular
Research Center Cardiology Division
Charles and Elizabeth Sanders Endowed\u00a0Chair
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, USA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Ioana R. Preston, MD<\/strong>
Consultant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, PH Program,
Lahey Clinic and Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, USA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Jean-Luc Vachi\u00e9ry, MD<\/strong>
Clinical Professor of Cardiology,
Director, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and Heart Failure Clinic,
Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B.) Erasme
Brussels, Belgium<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Bader J. Alghamdi, MD<\/strong>
Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension, & Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Assistant Professor in King Saud bin Abdulaziz Uni. for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS)
Section Head of Respirology and Director of Respirology Fellowship Training Program, Ministry of National Guard
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Mona Alotaibi, MD<\/strong>
Assistant Clinical Professor Medicine
University of California,
San Diego – School of Medicine
San Diego, California, USA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Stephan Rosenkranz, MD<\/strong>
Interventional Cardiologist,
Head, Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Center, University of Cologne
Head, Cologne Cardiovascular Research Center (CCRC)
Cologne, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Soni Savai Pullamsetti, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Professor, Cardio Pulmonary Institute (CPI)
Justus Liebig University
Giessen, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Yoshihiro Fukumoto, MD, PhD, FJCC, FESC, FAHA, FJCS<\/strong>
President, Japanese Pulmonary Circulation and
Pulmonary Hypertension Society
Deputy Director of Kurume University Hospital
Professor and Chairman, Division of Cardiovascular
Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Kurume University School of Medicine
Kurume, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Ali O. Abualsaud, MBBS, FRCPC<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Medicine,
McGill University, Montreal, Canada<\/strong>
Consultant Interventional\/Structural Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
King Fahad University Hospital
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Prof. Chih-Hsin Hsu, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Present, Taiwan Society of Critical Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Deputy Superintendent, National Cheng Kung Univeristy Hospital
Director, Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>HQ Han, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Co-Founder and CEO, AliveGen
Thousand Oaks,\u00a0CA,\u00a0USA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Roberto Badagliacca, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Science
School of Medicine
University of Rome \u201cSapienza\u201d.
Rome,\u00a0Italy<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Majdy M. Idrees, MD, FRCPC, FPVRI<\/strong>
Head, Pulmonary Vascular Unit
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Hussam M. Sakkijha, MD<\/strong>
Consultant, Pulmonary,
Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
King Fahad Medical City,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Prof. Zhi-Cheng Jing, MD, PhD<\/strong>
President \u2013 East Asian Society of Pulmonary Hypertension
Professor of Medicine
Head, Department of Cardiology
Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
Guangzhou, China<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Badr Alzahrani, MD, FACC<\/strong>
Consultant Interventional Cardiology
American Board of Internal medicine,
Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology,
Prince Sultan Cardiac Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"Shaya A. Alshaya, MD<\/strong>
Consultant Adult Pulmonary, Pulmonary Hypertension
Head, Adult Pulmonary department at King Fahad Medical City
Head, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Program & Service at King Fahad Medical City
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Riyadh Second Health Cluster
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Ahmed Krimly, MD<\/strong>
Consultant, Adult Congenital
Heart Disease and Interventional Cardiology,
King Faisal Cardiac Centre,
King Abdul Aziz Medical City
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Saleh A. Aldammas, MD<\/strong>
Consultant, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Abdullah AlMasoud, MD, FACC, FSCAI<\/strong>
Interventional Cardiologist
Peripheral Vascular and Structural
Heart Interventions
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Sarah K. Alrasheed, MD <\/strong>
Consultant Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and ILD
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre- Madina
Almadinah,\u00a0Saudi\u00a0Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Fayez K. Alahmadi, MD<\/strong>
Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine,
Pulmonary Hypertension and Balloon
Pulmonary Angioplasty,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Ragdah H. Arif, MD, FRCPC, ABIM<\/strong>
Consultant, Pulmonologist and Pulmonary Hypertension
Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz
University\/Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Khaled M. Alobaidellah, MD, FRCPC<\/strong>
Consultant Adult Pulmonary,
Pulmonary Hypertension,
Pulmonary Medicine Division,
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Hassan M. Nuaimat, MD<\/strong>
Consultant Staff Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension,
Program Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Hani Sabbour, MD, FACC, FHRS, FASE<\/strong>
Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiology
Mediclinic
Abu\u00a0Dhabi,\u00a0UAE<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Lama A. Alabdi, PhD <\/strong>
Head Section, Developmental Genetics
Department of Translational Genomics
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Nawal Al Gubaisi, MD, SSC-Med, SF-PD<\/strong>
Consultant Pulmonologist
Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist
Head of Pulmonary Medicine Unit
King Fahad Medical Military Complex
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"<\/a>Mnahi N. Bin Saeedan, MD<\/strong>
Cardiothoracic Radiologist,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Faculty Members Prof. Abdullah M. Aldalaan, MDChairman, the 19th Annual Conference of Saudi Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (SAPH2026)Chairman, Saudi Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (SAPH)Consultant, Pulmonary MedicineDirector, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Lung Health Center, KFSH&RCProfessor of Medicine, […]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1690","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1690"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3134,"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1690\/revisions\/3134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saphconference.com\/SAPH2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}