About

• Professor Raed Azhar is a consultanturologist at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital.
• Founder and Program Director of theRobotic Surgery Programat Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital - Jeddah.
• Professor Raed Azhar provides thefollowing services at the hospital:
• Minimally Invasive Surgery (Roboticsand Laparoscopy).
• Uro-Oncology.
• Endourology and stone diseaseincluding advanced flexibleureteroscopy.
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasiaincluding Bioplar prostatesurgery and laser surgery.
• General Urology.
• Malignant and benign conditions ofthe prostate, kidney, bladder, adrenal gland, testis and ureter.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• President of the Saudi UrologicalAssociation
• President of the Arab Association ofUrology
• Editorial Board Member of theJournal of Urology - The Official Journal of the Saudi Urological Association
• Fellow of the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Fellow of the American College ofSurgeons
• Associate Editor of Urology Annals -The Official Journal ofthe Saudi Urological Association
• Member of the American UrologicalAssociation
• Member of the European UrologicalAssociation
• Member of the International Societyof Urology.
• Member of the Endourology Society.
• Member of the Society of Robotic Surgery
• Founding Member of the South EastRobotic Surgeons Group

STUDIES

• Medical School
• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine andSurgery from the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SaudiArabia in 2004
• Master of Science in Clinical,Biomedical, and TranslationalInvestigations from Keck School of Medicine,University of Southern California,Los Angeles, USA in 2014.
• Residency Jul 2007 – Jun 2012:Urology Residency, McGillUniversity, Montreal, QC, Canada

Fellowships

• Jul 2012 – Jun 2013: Fellowship –Robotic Surgery andAdvanced Laparoscopy, USC Institute of Urology, Keck Schoolof Medicine,University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Jul 2013 – Jun 2014: Fellowship –Minimally InvasiveUrologic Oncology USC Institute of Urology, Keck School ofMedicine, Universityof Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Jul 2014 – Dec 2014: Fellowship –Endourology, Laparoscopy& Robotics USC Institute of Urology, Keck School ofMedicine, University ofSouthern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

WORKEXPERIENCE

• President of the Saudi UrologicalAssociation
• President of the Arab UrologicalAssociation
• Professor, Urology Department,Faculty of Medicine, KingAbdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
• Founder and Program Director of theRobotic Surgery Programat Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital - Jeddah.
• Member - Scientific Council forUrology Board- Saudi Councilof Health Specialties –from 2019 to present.
• California Medical License - 2012 -present
• Saudi Urology Board Exam CommitteeMember - from 2019 -2023.
• Adjunct clinical Assistant Professorof Urology, USCInstitute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University ofSouthernCalifornia, Los Angeles, California, USA - from 2015.
• Clinical Instructor – Faculty, USCInstitute of Urology,Keck School of Medicine, University of SouthernCalifornia, Los Angeles,California, USA - Jul 2012 – Dec 2014
• Chief Resident, McGill UniversityUrology Residency Program,Montreal, QC, Canada – Jul 2011 – Jun 2012
• Core Surgery Program CommitteeResidents Representative,McGill University Core Surgery Program, Montreal, QC,Canada -2008