- 29 APRIL - 01 MAY 2025
- Fairmont Riyadh Hotel, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Talal Turki Al Goufi
General Director at Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT)
I am pleased to welcome you to the The Saudi Transplant Congress 2025, which comes under the generous patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Chairman of the Saudi Health Council, Professor Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel, which aims to enhance the Kingdom’s position as a major supporter and leading destination for developments in the field of organ donation and transplantation.
This conference is a meeting point for experts and specialists in the field of organ transplantation, who will discuss the most prominent issues and challenges in this vital field, through the exchange of knowledge, expertise and effective solutions on the best global standards and practices in this field. The conference will also review the latest medical technologies, digital solutions and innovations in light of the qualitative leap, transformation and progress that the health sector in Saudi Arabia is experiencing, which will have the greatest impact in facilitating access to health care services, and improving the quality and efficiency of health services provided to beneficiaries in line with the objectives of the health sector transformation program within the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
I look forward to your attendance and enrichment of this conference and I reiterate my welcome to this important and vital event.
Organizing Committee
Dr. Salim Ghandorah
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Director of Development and Enabling administration at the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Mrs. Bashayer Al-Sahli
Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Director of Operational Excellence Department at the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Mr. Abdul Karim Al Khalifa
Director of Corporate Communications Department at the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Mr. Ahmed Jafari
Donor Affairs Department at the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Mrs. Maram Al-Jasser
Office of the Director General at the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Scientific Committee
Dr. Bandar Al-Judaibi
Head of the Scientific Committee
Consultant of Adult Liver Transplantation at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Dr. Rayid Abdulqawi
Lung Transplant and Diseases Consultant King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH-RC), Riyadh
Dr. Hassan Al Eid
Nephrology Consultant King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH-RC)
Dr. Faisal Al-Suwaidan
Neurological Intensive Care Consultant Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh.
Dr. Elizabeth A. Pomfret
Executive Director and Chief of Transplant Surgery Colorado Center for Transplantation Care, Research and Education (CCTCARE), USA
Dr. Al Anoud Al Shami
Pediatric Kidney Transplant Consultant Eastern Health Cluster - King Fahad Specialist Hospital - Dammam.
Dr. Abdulrahman Aldhiabi
Consultant Nephrologist, King Abdulaziz Medical City and National Guard Hospital, Riyadh (KAMC, Riyadh).
Dr. Ajay Israni - SRTR
Deputy Director and Medical Director, Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), USA.
Dr. Firas Khalil
Cardiac Surgery Consultant King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH-RC), Riyadh