Research and Other Professional Activities

 JOURNAL EDITORSHIP

2015

Elected to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery JTVCS.

2014- present

Deputy Scientific/Statistical Editor for the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery JTVCS.

2010 – present

Regular reviewer for the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery JTVCS.

RESEARCH PROJECT

2010-present

Aortic valve repair with pericardial cusp extension.

2011-present

International database of congenital cardiac surgery.

2010

Balancing stenosis and regurgitation in pediatric mitral valve repair.

2009

Analysis of surgical outcomes of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.

2009

Outcomes of congenital heart surgery as assessed by risk adjustment tools.

2005

Magnesium for prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation, ameta-analysis.

2005

Right atrial isomerism treatment strategies and outcomes.

2005

Suture less repair of pulmonary vein stenosis.

2003

The effect of heparin dose on inflammatory markers during cardiopulmonary bypass.

2002

Mitral repair versus replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation.

2001

Phase I and Phase II clinical trials for the cardiac cell transplantation study.

1996

The epidemiology of eosinophilia in western Saudi Arabia.

RESEARCH ENDEAVORS

2006 Jul - 2010 Jun 30

Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery Case Complexity Scores, To compare, evaluate and develop risk adjustment / case complexity scoring systems in Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery.