Faissal Shaheen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Knownfor
- First kidney transplantation in the Arab World (2003)
- Co-founder of the Jeddah kidney center in King Fahad Hospital Jeddah and the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
ProfessionNephrologist
Faissal Shaheen | |
|---|---|
| Known for |
|
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Nephrologist |
Faissal Shaheen is a Saudi nephrologist and co-founder of the Jeddah kidney center in King Fahad Hospital Jeddah and the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation. In 2003 he led the Saudi team involved in the first kidney transplantation in the Arab World, in Aden, Yemen.[1][2][3][4] He is the president of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement from 2019 to 2021.[5]
