Raed Azhar

Experienced robotic surgeon & academic urologist with a strong professional and academic background including board certification from the American Board of Urology and Royal College of physicians and Surgeons of Canada in addition to obtaining USA subspecialty fellowship training in: 1- Robotic Surgery and advanced Laparoscopy. 2- Minimally Invasive Urologic Oncology. 3- Endourology. Currently serving as the president of the Saudi urological association and an associate professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Urology residency training was completed at McGill University in Canada then fellowship training was obtained from USC Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California in Los Angeles under the direction of Dr.Inderbir Gill, the world leader in minimally invasive urological surgery. Played an active role with the USC team in developing innovative techniques in Robotic Urologic surgery & participated in demonstrating many live surgery cases around the World. Has been selected to be an adjunct clinical assistant professor of Urology at USC Institute of Urology. Assisted in developing and maturing robotic surgery programs in different hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Have performed many complex robotic surgeries that were done for the 1st time in Saudi Arabia & the Middle East. Officially licensed robotic surgeon from Intuitive Surgical and considered one of the highest volume robotic surgeons in the Middle East. Received several acclaimed awards including scholarship awards, outstanding resident teacher awards as well as several awards for scientific presentations & surgical videos at scientific meetings. Presented many abstracts at scientific meetings and has authored several peer-reviewed articles, reviews, & chapters. Have been invited as a visiting professor in different countries around the World. A reviewer for several urology journals & most recently joined the Journal of Urology – the official journal of the American Urological Association- as an editorial board member. A board member in both the Urology Scientific & Exam Committees at The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Senior and corresponding author in developing the Saudi Urological Association Guidelines in Robotic Surgery. Most recently, played a major role in introducing robotic surgery for the 1st time in a private Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Namely, Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital in Jeddah.