Faculty

Dr. Wael Al-Kattan, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Associate Professor and Consultant of Surgery,
Vice Dean of Academic & Student Affairs,
Head, Curriculum Committee
College of Medicine
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, KSA

Email: Walkattan@alfaisal.edu
Tel : +(966-1) 215-7655 office

Education:
Masters in Medical Education	2010 - Present	University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Macy Program, Diploma Program for Educators and Health Care Professionals	2009	Harvard Macy Institute, Boston, USA
Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Fellowship	2005	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C, Canada
Laparoscopic Surgery University Diploma	2005	University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France
Minimal Invasive Surgery Fellowship	2004	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
FRCSC, General Surgery	2003	The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Canada
MBBS	1996	College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA

Surgical Training:
Fellow, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program	2003 - 2005	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Fellow, Minimal Invasive Surgery	2003 - 2004	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Resident, General Surgery Program	1998 - 2003	University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
General Surgery Resident	1997- 1998	King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Working Experience:
Associate Professor and Consultant of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Vice Dean of Academic and Student Affairs	2008 - Present	College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Associate Professor and Consultant of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Executive Director of Continuous Medical Education Center	2007 - 2008	College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Consultant Laparoscopic and Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Head, Obesity Surgery Program	2005 - Present	Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group
Assistant Professor and Consultant, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery	2005 - 2007	King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University

Locum Positions and Visiting Consultant
Visiting Consultant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery	July 2007 -present	Dr. Erfan and Bagado General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Visiting Associate Professor and Consultant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation	April 2010 - July 2010	Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Locum Consultant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery	September 6th - October 31st 2008	Dr. Erfan and Bagado General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Locum Consultant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery	September 1st - September 28th 2007	Dr. Erfan and Bagado General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Locum Consultant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery	April 28th - May 31st 2007	King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Locum Consultant, Minimally Invasive Surgery	October 21st - November 24th 2006	King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Distinctions & Awards:

Letter of congratulation from the division of General Surgery for excellent performance at the 2000 CAGS Resident In-Training Examination
Letter of congratulation from the division of General Surgery for excellent performance at the 2001 CAGS Resident In-Training Examination
Letter of congratulation from the Division of General Surgery for excellent performance at the 2002 CAGS Resident In-Training Examination
Resident teaching award for the year 2003, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

Publications:

W. M. Al-Kattan: Migration and perforation of a biliary stent into both the duodenum and the ascending colon. Saudi J. Gastroenterology (in press).
M. M. Al-Qattan, W. M. Al-Kattan: Skin wound healing ischemia-reperfusion injury and nerve regeneration: similarities in the sequential events and molecular basis. Canadian J. Plastic Surgery 2004, 12: 131-133.
M.M Al-Qattan, M. Rasool, W.M. Al-Kattan: Fabrication of silicone oral splints for severe burn microstomia in children. Burns 2005, 31: 217-219.
Al-Qattan M.M., W.M. Al-Kattan, et. Al: On the neglected entitiy of unilateral gynecomastia. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2005, 55.

Submitted Research

W.M. Al-Kattan, D. F. Schaeffer, et al. (2011). Ex vivo liver resection for inaccessible hepatic tumors.
W. M. Al-Kattan, A. K. Buczkowski, et al. (2011). Management of ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma.
A. K. Buczkowski, D. F. Schaeffer, W. M. Al-Kattan. (2011). Risk factors and management of biliary complications after orthotopic liver transplantation.

Ongoing Research Projects

Liver transplantation for primary Sclerosing cholangitis.
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Greig, director of Multi Organ Transplant, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto.
Main objectives: Role of transplantation, long-term results, quality of life, recurrent disease vs. rejection.
Tri-stapling technique in liver resection: outcome and results.
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Scudamore, head section of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, director of liver transplant program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Academic and Educational Experience

Chairman Curriculum Committee, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Member of Credential Committee, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Planning and development of medical curriculum
Constructing Faculty Development Programs
Structuring and organizing Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs
Constructing Problem Based Learning (PBL) Surgical Courses and Curriculum
Case writer and facilitator in Problem Based Learning and teaching undergraduate medical courses
Chief editor Med Times, College of Medicine Newsletter, Alfaisal University
Residents training programs in General Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery
Examiner, Saudi Board in General Surgery, Saudi Council for Health Specialties

Memberships

Canadian Association of General Surgery CAGS
Ontario Association of General Surgery OAGS
American College of Surgeons ACS
Society of Surgical Oncology SSO
European Society of Surgical Oncology ESSO
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons SAGES
European Association of Endoscopic Surgery EAES
American Society of Metabolic Surgery ASMBS
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity IFSO
European Association for the Study of the Liver EASL
International Liver Transplant Society ILTS

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