We would like to welcome you to the Saudi Group for Thoracic Surgery (SGTS). SGTS is created by a group of Thoracic Surgeons from Saudi Arabia who are expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery and working under the umbrella of the Saudi Thoracic Society (STS). SGTS is a non-profit group and its main office is within the STS office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SGTS is devoted to increase the awareness and knowledge of Thoracic Surgery and to promote research in the field of Thoracic Surgery.
To collaborate between the team members in order to optimize the management of all aspects of Thoracic Surgery patients. This close collaboration should promotes ongoing researches on clinical, basic science as well as epidemiology.
To become a regional leader and international participant to contribute in the advancement in the field of thoracic surgery.
Waleed N. Saleh, MD
Consultant Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Waseem Hajjar MD, MS, FRCS
Assistant Professor and Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
College of Medicine, King Saud University
King Khalid University Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Khaled M. Al Kattan, MD
Consultant Thoracic Surgery,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Dean, College of Medicine
Alfaisal University
Head of National Lung Cancer Study Group
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Althagafi, MD
Associate Consultant Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sami A. Alnassar, MD, FRCSC
Chairman, Department of Medical Education
Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery
King Khalid University Hospital
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sewaillem T. Almutairy, MD, SBIS, ABIS
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Abualsamh MBBS, FRCS(C)
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Deputy Director, Surgical Residency Training Program
Outreach Coordinator, Dept. of Surgery
Member Risk Management Committee
Thoracic Surgery Department
King Fahad Specialist Hospital
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Ayman Al Sulaimani
National Guard Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
