Fahad Ibnshamsah
Chairman
King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam
Saudi Arabia
Biography
Dr. Fahad Ibnshamsah is a consultant medical oncologist at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. After completing the Internal Medicine Saudi Board, he joined University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and worked in Tom Baker Cancer Centre through his medical oncology fellowship. He was also granted a fellowship in Breast and Gasrointestinal Cancers from University of Calgary. On December 2016, The University of Albama at Birmingham has conferred Dr Fahad Ibnshamsah the degree of Master of Science in Health Administration. At present, Dr Fahad Ibnshamsah is the Chairman of Adult Medical Oncology in KFSH-Dammam and leads the oncology practice in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. He also holds a position of the Director of Outreach Program and initiated several projects to improve access of oncology care to cancer patients. Dr Ibnshamsah is also a leader in the national health transformation with a focus on chronic conditions care and pathways and is the Head of Health Care Planning and Design in the Eastern Province Health Cluster. Dr Ibnshamsah published and presented several cancer-related papers in national and international journals and meetings.
Research Interest
Oncology, Health Care