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Prof. Aayed Alqahtani
- Professor Aayed Alqahtani is currently a professor and a consultant of MIS and
Obesity Surgery and the CEO of New You Medical Center. He is the Director of King
Saud’s University’s Obesity Chair and one of the prominent bariatric surgeons
worldwide. Prof. Alqahtani is the Past President of The International Pediatric
Endoscopy Group (IPEG); Founder & Past President of its Middle East Chapter. Past
President of Pan Arab Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (PASMBS). He is the
Director of International Bariatric Club (IBC) Middle East & Africa. - He received his medical education with honors from King Saud University, Riyadh.
He did post graduate training in McGill University, obtained his fellowship (FRCSC) in
general surgery from the Royal College of Physician & Surgeon of Canada and the
American Board of General Surgery (FACS) with specialized training in minimally
invasive surgery at McGill University Canada and Denver, USA. He was featured on
the Dean’s Honors List of Excellent Results in Postdoctoral Training in University of
Montreal. - Prof. Alqahtani is a strong advocate of providing weight loss surgery for adult and
severely obese children and adolescents, and has published numerous studies on the
safety and efficacy of this solution in young age groups. Notably, recent publications
authored by Prof. Alqahtani demonstrate that bariatric surgery does not alter the
growth of young children. - He has published many articles, chapters and books. He has been the guest speakers
in more than 300 international events and over 200 peer-reviewed presentations at
national and international meetings. He is faculty of many national and international
training courses and workshop in MIS, Robotic and Obesity. He is very active in
numerous national and international societies, and he is a reviewer and sits on
the editorial board of many respected medical journals.
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