a nice presentation I found made by RSSA http://www.rssa.org.sa/ar/?

1. ESR meets Saudi Arabia
Radiology in Saudi Arabia
Sattam Saud Lingawi, MD, FRCPC, ABR
Associate Prof. of Radiology
King Abdulaziz University
Radiological Society of Saudi Arabia

2. Healthcare in Saudi Arabia
• Ministry of Health Hospitals (MOH)
• Private Sector Hospitals
• Ministry of Higher education Hospitals
• Military Hospitals:
» National Guard Hospitals
» Armed Forces Hospital
» Ministry of Interior Hospitals
• Specialty Hospitals:
» King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
» Dahran Medical Complex (ARAMCO)
» Royal Commission Hospitals

3. Saudi Arabia Statistics
Sector H. Bed Patient Physicians Radiologist %
MOH 31,877 4,678,869 15,213 285 1.9
GOV. 10,257 2,255,631 10,233 300 2.9
Private 12,590 3,715,759 14,091 508 3.6
Total 54,724 10,650,259 39,537 1,093
1000 Radiologist
deficit
2.8
www.moh.gov.sa
Radiologists represent < 3% of the total physician population

4. Saudi Arabia Statistics
Sector Radiologist Specialist Consultant
MOH 285 213 72
GOV. 300 195 105
Private 508 499 9
Total 1,093 907 186 (17%)
www.moh.gov.sa
Consultants represent only 17% of Radiologists

5. Saudi Arabia Statistics
Sector Consultant Saudi Non Saudi
MOH 72 18 54
GOV. 105 42 63
Private 9 9 0
Total 186 69 (37%) 117
www.moh.gov.sa
Saudi Consultants represent only 37% of Consultants

6. NON- Saudi Radiologists
– Arabs:
• Egypt
• Syria
• Jordan
• Sudan
• Others
– Non - Arabs:
• Pakistan
• India
• North America
• Europe
• Others

7. Saudi Radiologists
• Before 1985: Mainly European Trained
(Germany, UK, France …)
• 1985 – 2010: Mainly Canada and USA
& Local separate Radiology Programs
• Currently Saudi Board of Radiology
& All over the world
There are > 70,000 Saudi Students on Science, Technology &
Medicine scholarship all over the world including USA, Canada,
UK, Europe, Australia, India, China, S. Korea, Japan,
Malaysia…etc.

8. Leaders in Radiology
• Dr. Mohammed Khalid Khashoggi
– Born: 1896
– Degree: Masters of Radiology (Paris – France) - 1932
• Dr. Abdullah Arkoubi
– Born: 1926
– Degree: Masters of Radiology (Cairo – Egypt) - 1958
• Dr. Abdulwahab Mazher
– Born: 1935
– Degree: Masters of Radiology (Cairo – Egypt) - 1966

10. Radiology Training Programs
• King Saud University:
• 1985: Diplomat of Radiology - Prof. NoorAlddin Hawas & Prof. Tajuddin Malabari
• 1989: Fellowship of Radiology - Prof. Tajuddin Malabari
• King Faisal University:
• 1985 : Fellowship of Radiology - Prof. Fatima Almulhem
• King Abdulaziz University Masters in Radiology
• 1990 : Masters of Radiology - Dr. Tarik AlBaghdadi & Prof. Asmaa Aldabbagh
• Saudi Board of Radiology:
• 1999: Unified Saudi Board
– Prof. Saleh Aldamegh
– Dr. Abdulraoof Maimani
– Dr. Mohammed Abdulbagi
– Dr. Ali Alwabil
– Dr. Taher Kashgari

11. Saudi Board
Number of Graduates
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Year 2001 20O2 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
# Grad. 2 1 4 11 5 3 10 13 9 58
TOO FEW

12. Tele-Radiology
• Service Providers:
• EPIC
• Franklin & Seidelmann
• UnitedRADS
• Tamer Teleradiology
The service remains in its infancy.
The official legalization of Teleradiology as a service for
MOH was announced Jan 2010
The demand is HUGE.

13. Equipments
• Most major hospitals are equipped with state of the art :
• MRI (MRS, fMRI , DTI…)
• MDCT (Cardiac, Perfusion Imaging….
• Gamma Camera / SPECT
• Intervention and Angio (body, vascular and Neurovascular)
• US..etc
• PACS / RIS
• PET imaging & PET / CT limited availablility
• Cardiac CT / MRI is becoming popular
• New Frontiers:
• Molecular Imaging
• Original Scientific research

14. RSSA History
• Established in Jan. 2004.
• RSSAAchievements:
• National, Regional and International Recognition, > 1000 Members.
• International collaboration (ESR, PAARS)
• Annual international Congress (RSSA 1 – RSSA 6) , attendees average = 1500
• Regular scientific lectures, workshops and review courses
• Semi Annual News Letter ……peer reviewed journal
• Future Plans:
• Contribution to international conferences (RSNA, AOCR, CAR)
• Establish and encourage Research funds
• Publish a regular peer reviewed Radiology Journal
• Govern the Radiology Practice in Saudi Arabia

15. Common Health Issues
• Infections:
• TB
• Brucellosis
• Malaria
• Parasitic Infestation
• DM (25% prevalence)
• Genetic Diseases (consanguinity).
• Oncological Diseases ( Breast Ca, Leukemia, Lymphoma)
• IHD

16. Program
• A- 453 Radiology in SA.
» Associate Prof. Sattam Lingawi
• A- 454 Peculiar MSK infections and infestations.
» Dr. Mohammed Abd El Bagi
• A- 455 Brucellosis in SA from Head to Toe.
» Associate Prof. Nizar Alnakshabandi
• A- 456 Role of Imaging in discovery &
Characterization of Genetic Diseases.
» Prof. Ibrahih Alorainy

17. • Prof. Andy Adams
• Prof. Christian Herold
• Assoc. Prof. Ahmed Basalamah
• Dr. Mohammed Abd El Bagi
• Dr. Wajanat Jan
• All ESR organization staff
• All RSSA boards and Staff
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