Iskander Al-Githmi's Page

Specialties

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Training (Medical School, Residency, Fellowship, Etc)

M.D KingAbdulaziz 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

About Me (Personal URL, Bio, Languages, Etc)

www.kau.edu.sa

Practice Information (Clinic/Hospital Schedule, Insurances Taken, Etc)

2012-Present Associate professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University Hospital
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia 21589

2007-2012 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 of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T.
Hong Kong SAR

2004-2005 Cardiothoracic Surgery- Consultant Staff
King Fahd Military Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2001-2004 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,

Contact Details (Address, Email, Phone, Fax, Etc)

Hadat Al Sham Street
Al Naseem Dist.
P.O. Box 6067
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia, 21442
Office:+ 9662-640-8346
Fax:+ 9662-640-7253
Cell:+ 96650-666-4754
E-mail:algithmi@hotmail.com

Honors, Awards, and Publications

1I 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.Ghassan Baslaim, Ahmed Jamjoom, Iskander Al-Githmi, Faiz Almalki: Nitroglycerin cardioplegia effect on coronary artery targets in bypass grafting. Thorac Cardivasc Surg 2011;59(7):411-5.

8.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

9.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

10.Ali Ahmed Faydhi, Sami Bahlas, Maimoona Mushtaq Ahmed, Iskander Al-Githmi; Outcome of CABG in patient aged more than 5o years. Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2011;33(2):93-96

11.Michael Hsin; Innes Y Wan; Tak Wai Lee; Kin Hoi Thung; Norihisa Shigemura;

Iskander Al-Githmi; Calvin S Ng; Anthony Yim: Management of Descending

necrotizing mediastinitis with video-assisted thoracic surgical approach (accepted-Chest Journal)

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

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

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

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
1st Successful bilateral lung Transplantation in Middle East

2009 1st Robotic Thymectomy in the Middle East
Recognition Award (intuitive surgical Da vinci)

Looking for/Interested in

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