CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:                                     Iskander Soliman Al-Githmi  

Citizenship:                            Saudi Arabian

Marital status:                       Married with three children

Spouse’s Name                      Nadia Batawil MD, FEBNM

                                                Asst. Professor and Consultant Nuclear Medicine

                                                King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Business address:                  Department of Surgery

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

                                                University Hospital

                                                King Abdulaziz University

                                                Jeddah

                                                Saudi Arabia, 21589

                                               

Home address:                       Abdulla Al-Sukkari Street

                                                Al Naseem Dist.

                                                P.O. Box 6067

                                                Jeddah

                                                Saudi Arabia, 21442

Telephone number:.

 Home:                                    + 9662-640-7182

 Office:                                   + 9662-640-8346

 Fax:                                       + 9662-640-7253

 Cell:                                       + 96650-666-4754

 E-mail:                                   algithmi@hotmail.com

DEGREES:

M.D                                        King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia                        May 1987

F.R.C.S.(C)                            General Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada      Nov. 1996

F.R.C.S.(C)                            Thoracic Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada     Dec. 1998

F.R.C.S.(C)                            Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, & Toronto, Canada         June 2000

 

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in, General surgery, Thoracic surgery and Cardiac surgery

SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS:

 

1. General Surgery
2. Thoracic Surgery
3. Cardiac Surgery
4. Critical Care Medicine
5. Lung Transplantation

 

 

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

 

1986-1987                     Internship

                                               

                                                King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1987-1991                                                     Resident

Department of Surgery, Althgher & King Fahd Military Hospital, Saudi Arabia

1991-1996                     Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,           

                                      Canada

 

1996-1997                     Chief Resident

                                      Thoracic Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,

                                                Canada

1997-1998                     Clinical Fellow

                                      Critical Care Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,

                                                Canada

1998-                             Clinical Fellow

                                      Lung Transplantation, University of Toronto, Ontario,

                                                Canada

01/1999-12/2001           Chief Resident & Clinical Fellow

                                      Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta & University of

                                                Toronto, Canada

APPOINTMENTS:

 

2012-Present                  Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital

                                                King Abdulaziz University

                                                Jeddah

                                                Saudi Arabia, 21589

 

2007-2011                           Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital

                                                King Abdulaziz University

                                                Jeddah

                                                Saudi Arabia, 21589

2007-Present                  Cardiothoracic Surgery- Affiliate Consultant Staff

                                                International Medical Center

                                                Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2008-2010                           Cardiothoracic Surgery- Active Consultant Staff

                                                King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah,

                                                Saudi Arabia

 

2005-2007                     Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic

                                                Surgery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

                                                Shatin, N.T.

                                                Hong Kong SAR

2001-2005                               Cardiothoracic surgery- Consultant Staff

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2002-2004                                                              Director of Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah,

Saudi Arabia

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

 

 

                                                Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons

                                                Canada

                                                Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Member of the Society of Critical Care of Medicine

Member of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Member of Canadian Cardiovascular Society

Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Member of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery

Member of Michael De Bakey International Surgical Society

Member of the Saudi Council for Health Specialties

Member of American Heart Association

Member of Medical Council of Hong Kong

AWARDS:

 

1995                                      The most outstanding resident teaching award (MMSA)

1996                                      Merit award of Saudi Cultural Mission in Canada

1997                                      Merit award of Saudi Cultural Mission in Canada

                     2000                   Merit award of Saudi Cultural Mission in Canada

  

                 2002                   Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia appreciation award for

         1^st Successful bilateral lung Transplantation in Middle East

               

2009                                      1^st Robotic Thymectomy in the Middle East

                           Recognition Award (intuitive surgical Da vinci)                               

PUBLICATIONS:

Published Papers

 

1. I Al-Githmi; C Gutierrez; S Herman; C Chaparro; T Todd; M Hutcheon; S Keshavjee : An abnormal chest X-ray should not necessarily preclude lung donation [Abstract]. Transplantation 1999;67:105Ps

 

2. Iskander Al-Githmi; Hassan Kanaan; Nadia Batawil; Irfan Mamoun: Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in middle aged-woman with hemoptysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;127:1833-

 

3. Iskander Al-Githmi; Nadia Batawil; Norihisa Shigemura; Michael Hsin; Tak Wai Lee; Gue-Wei He; Anthony Yim: Bornchiolitis obliterans following lung transplantation [Review] – Eur J cardiothorac surg 2006;30:846-851

 

4. Iskander Al-Githmi; Mohammed Hariri; Nadia Batawil; Ghassan Baslaim; Ahmed Jamjoom: High resolution spiral CT scan in diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta. Heart, Lung & Circulation 2007;16(6):460-1

 

5. Iskander Al-Githmi: Esophageal cancer associated with pregnancy. J Obstet Gynecol Can 2009;31(8):730-731

 

6. Iskander Al-Githmi; Ghassan Baslaim; Nadia Batawil: Primary Cardiac paraganglioma with dual coronary blood supply presenting with angina chest pain. Can J Cardiol 2010;26(7):278-

 

7. Iskander Al-Githmi: Robotic-assisted thymectomy in patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis. Surgical Science Journal 2011; 2:293-296.

 

8. Iskander Al-Githmi; Does gender affect the outcomes of multiple valve heart surgery?. Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery 2012;2:1-4.

 

9. Iskander Al-Githmi; Lung Transplant and Outcomes: A Single-Center Experience. Surgical Science Journal 2012;3,314-317.

10. Iskander Al-Githmi, Early experience with lung transplantation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Surgery: Curr Res 2013;3(1):128-

11. Iskander Al-Githmi, Robotic-assisted mediastinal parathyroidectomy in a patient with maxillary giant cell tumor. Surgical Science Journal 2013,4(5):255-257.

     

12. Ghassan Baslaim, Ahmed Jamjoom, Iskander Al-Githmi, Faiz Almalki: Nitroglycerin cardioplegia effect on coronary artery targets in bypass grafting Journal of thorac Cardiovasc surg 2011;59(7):411-5.
13. Al Ata Jameel, Amin H Arfi; Ayman MS; Mahdi Nasser; Kouatli Amjad; Al-Githmi Iskander: Successful percutaneous coil occlusion of a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2004;14(11):691-3
14. Mahmoud AB; Burhani MS; Hannef AA; Jamjoom AA; Al-Githmi IS; Baslaim GM: Effect of modified ultrafiltration on pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass. Chest 2005;128(5):3447-53.
15. Ali Ahmed Faydhi, Sami Bahlas, Maimoona Mushtaq Ahmed, Iskander Al-Githmi; Outcome of CABG in patient aged more than 50 years. Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2011;33(2):93-96.
16. Hsin HM; Wan IY; Lee TW; Thung KH; Shigemura N; Al-Githmi I; Ng CS;

            Yim APC: Management of Descending necrotizing mediastinitis with video-

            assisted thoracic surgical approach. [Abstract]. Chest 2006; 130:270s

                                     

Articles in preparation

 

1. Atrial fibrillation after video-assisted thoracic lung resection

 

2. Role of PET/CT for mediastinal lymph node staging in T1 lung cancer

3. Pulmonary Carcinoid tumor associated with pregnancy 

 

BOOKS & MONOGRAPHS

1. Lung Transplantation Manual “King Faisal Specialist Hospital Press”

 

2. Lung Transplantation Protocol booklet “The Chinese University of Hong Kong”

 

Book Chapter

Primary Cardiac Pheochromocytoma (Paraganglioma). Text book ISBN 978-953-307-822-9. Edited by: Jose Fernando Martin, Publisher: Intech open access publisher, Dec 2011.

 

 

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER FOR:

1. Lung Journal –Springer New York since 2008
2. Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery since 2012
3. Surgery: Current Research since 2013

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARDS:

1. 2012- Current  International advisory board of Open J Thoracic Surgery                        
2. 2013               International Advisory board of Surgery: Current Research

 

INVITED LECTURES

1.      Visiting Surgeon in cardiac surgery “ aortic aneurysm surgery”, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA, 2001

 

2.      Chairman and Co-chairman of international cardiovascular conference, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2002

 

3.      Invited speaker “Lung Transplantation Overview”, King Fahad General Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, April 2002

 

4.      National speaker “ Surgical approach to the management of solitary pulmonary nodule”, 1^st international lung cancer symposium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March, 16-17, 2004

 

5.      Invited Speaker “ Challenging Issues in Infective Endocarditis” The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, June 2004

 

6.      Invited Speaker “ Medicine in Arabia”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, June 2004

 

7.      Invited Chairman “Frontier Conclave 2008” Frontier lifeline & Dr.K.M. Cherian Heart Foundation, Chennai, India, Dec 5-7, 2008

 

8.      Invited Speaker “ ECMO following lung transplantation in adult” King Faisal Specialist Hospital and  Research Center (Gen. Org), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 9-11, 2009

 

9.      Invited Chairperson “ Gulfthoracic 2010 congress” Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 17-20, 2010.

 

10. Invited Speaker “Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm after aortic Valve Replacement: Role of Spiral CT Scan” BIT 3^rd International Congress of Cardiology, Beijing, China, Dec 4-6, 2011  

 

11. Invited Speaker “Robotic-Assisted Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis” King Fahd General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 7, 2012.

 

12. Invited Speaker “Lung Transplant and Outcomes: A Single-Center Experience” International Conference and Exhibition, Surgery and Transplantation, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Nov 26-28, 2012.

 

VISITING SURGEON & PROFESSORSHIP

1. Visiting Surgeon in Thoracic Surgery, “Video-assisted thoracic major lung resection”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, May 2004

 

2. Visiting Professor in Cardiovascular surgery, “Endovascular aortic aneurysm stenting”, The Saitam Medical Center , Saitama and Osaka University Hospital, Japan May 2006

 

3. Visiting Professor in Cardiovascular surgery “minimal invasive cardiac surgery”, Leipzig Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Germany, March, 5^th till March, 17^th  2007

 

4. Visiting Surgeon in Cardiothoracic surgery at Saad Specialist Hospital, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, June, 2^nd till July, 20^th 2007

 

5. Invited Visiting Surgeon and Reviewer of Cardiac Surgery Program, Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, July, 21^st till August, 31^st 2007

 

12. Visiting Professor lung transplantation Center at Puerta De Hierro Hospital, Autonoumous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, April, 17-18 2008
13. Visiting professor in Robotic thoracic surgery  and perform Robotic thymectomy at Charetei University, Berlin, Germany, March 9 till March 11, 2009
14. Visiting Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery and perform chariterial cardiac surgery procedures at Saudi-German Hospital Sanaa, Yemen, May 22 till May 27, 2009.
15. Visiting Professor in Thoracic Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Colombia University, New York, NY, USA, March 29, 2010.
16. Visiting Professor in cardiac surgery at Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R.China, August 3, 2011
17.  Visiting Professor in Thoracic Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weils Medical Center, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA, March 2012
18.  Visiting Professor in Thoracic Surgery at National Children^, s Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 4-6, 2012.
19. Visiting Professor in Thoracic Surgery at University of La Coruna Hospital, A coruna, La Coruna, Spain, March 12-14, 2013.

20. Visiting Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Copenhagen University, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 13, 2013.

 

SPECIAL INTERESTS:

 

1. Valve Surgery (Minimal invasive)

 

2. Coronary artery bypass grafting

 

3. Thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery and endovascular stenting

 

4. Robotic Thoracic Procedures

 

5. Video-assisted thoracic surgery

 

6. Lung transplantation

 

7. Esophageal surgery

 

8. Clinical Research

 

9. Golfing