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Professional Title: Cardiac Surgeon
Specialty: Cardiac Surgery / Thoracic Surgery
Location: Dhahran
Gender: Male
Languages: Arabic, English
Doctor Khaled AlGarni specializes in adult heart surgery, including coronary artery surgery, heart valve repair and replacement surgery, aortic surgery, as well as complex and high-risk heart surgery. He has a special interest in the quality and safety of patients and in reducing heart surgery complications and increasing the success rate of open heart operations. Dr. AlGarni is also specialized in minimally invasive/robotic heart surgery and heart transplant/mechanical circulatory support.
2021- present: Cardiac Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2017-2021: Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2016-2020: Assistant Professor of Cardiac Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2014-2016: Cardiac Surgeon Consultant, Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
2015-2016: Cardiac Surgeon in Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support , University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minnesota, USA
2013-2014: Cardiovascular Surgeon in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
2005-2013: Resident in Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2009: Master of Health Administration, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2013: Cardiac Surgery Board (FRCSC), Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013: Clinician Investigator Certificate, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2013: Clinician Investigator Certificate, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCFSC), Canada
2014: Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
2016: Fellowship in Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minnesota, USA
2016: Program in Clinical Effectiveness Certificate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2015-2016: Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minnesota, USA
2013-2014: Minimal invasive and robotic cardiac surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
2006-2013: Cardiac Surgery Residency Training Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2006-2013: Clinician Investigator Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2004: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Khaled has a special interest in clinical outcome research in adult cardiac surgery, with over 40 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals. His publications include key cardiac surgery journals, such as the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCSV), The Annuals of Thoracic Surgery, The European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS), and Journal of Cardiac Surgery (JCS).
