Administrative Duties

A. At King Abdulaziz University:

- Chairman of the Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. April 2009-

- Director of the Princess Al-Jawhara Center for Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University
Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Aug 2008-

- Founder and supervisor of the Medical Genetic Unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital.
March 2005-2010

- Chairman of the Curriculum Committee for the Genetic Module for medical students. April 2009-

- Organizer of the Curriculum Committee for the Genetic Module for medical students.
March 2007-April 2009

- Member of the committee of Saudi collaboration with the National Cancer Institute of Egypt. March 2010-

- Member of the Medical Faculty Accreditation Committee for Staff Members. Oct 2008-

- Member of Phase II curriculum. November 2009-

- Member of the 6th year pediatric medical student's academic committee. March 2008-2009

- Member of the 5th year pediatric medical students objective subjective clinical examination (OSCE) team. March 2005 - 2008

- Member of Pediatric Department Continuous Medical Education (CME) Committee September 2005-Feb 2009

- Member of the Pediatric Department Committee for Educational Resources for Patients and
Families. October 2007- May 2008

- Coordinator of the Pediatric Radiology Meeting. Academic Years 2000-2002

- Member of the 6th year medical student's academic committee. September 2000-July 2002


B. At Gulf University in Kingdom of Bahrain:
- Member of the Board of Directors for the Princess Al-Jawhara Center of Molecular Medicine and Genetic Disorders. 2009


C. At the Children’s hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO):
- Member of the Genetics Quality Management Team. 9/2003-9/2004


D. In The Pediatric Policy and Procedures Committee for The Makkah Region:
- Coordinator of the Genetics Sub- Committee 2005- 2007


E. At Abdul-Lateef Jameel Rehabilitation Center, Jeddah:
- Member of the Board of Trustees. November 2005- May 2008




Clinical Duties:
- Founder and supervisor of the Medical Genetic Unit (Jan 2005 – March 2010)
- General genetic clinic
- Down syndrome clinic
- Genetic counseling clinic
- Referrals and consults for genetic disorders
Supervision of house officers and trainees from various departments and hospitals rotating in clinical genetics