The Department of Surgery at King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa is committed to the provision of quality patient care, Resident Training, Medical Intern Training and continued Medical Education. Our department is an autonomous division of the Medical Services within the hospital organization. The mission is to organize the delivery of patient care, the practice of the performance improvement, the conduction of continuing education and the performance of administrative duties.

Division Capacity

As the National Guard Hospital Eastern Region has been the leading force in Laparoscopic procedures, we have managed to complete the following procedures Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Appendectomy, Laparoscopic Varicolectomy, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding for Obesity, Laparoscopic Gastric By-Pass for Obesity, Laparoscopic VGB for Obesity, Laparoscopic Trans-abdominal Repair of Inguinal Hernia and Laparoscopic Retro-peritoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair

The Surgery Department had been doing Bariatric Surgery since the commissioning of the hospital.. Referral of Patients for bariatric surgery are coming on routine basis for Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures. Besides bariatric surgery, we are doing most of: abdominal surgeries as laparoscopy.

Our team is anxious in providing the best possible service available to our patients. As we continue to be the leaders in offering innovative and up to date services, to our patients, we have great enthusiasm and anticipation that we will continue on this path well into the years to come.

We will endeavor to progress more in the field of laparoscopy procedures especially that we are recruiting patients now from all over the Kingdom.

At the same time, we will continue to support the activities of the Surgical Club in this area in order to upgrade the standard and quality of other surgeons in the area, as well as collaboration with Primary Health Care physicians. Annual Surgery Symposium and Workshop has been started few years ago and we will continue to do so in the years to come.

Scope of Services

Inpatient

• Ward 8 – 33 beds

• Ward 8 Step Down – 6 beds

• Ward 6 - 20 beds

• Ward 4 – 4 beds

• Ward 8 shared by medicine and surgery and Ward 6 being utilized for admission for all cases under Medical Services.

OR / Day Surgery Unit

• Main OR – 4 (1 for emergency)
• DSU – 2
• L&D ( one room biweekly)

The surgery department is providing the following services:

• General Surgery

• Obesity Surgery

• Breast Surgery

• Trauma

• General Oncology Surgery

• Thoracic Surgery

• Orthopedic Surgery

• Spine Surgery

• ENT Surgery

• Audiology (Adult & Pediatric)

• Speech Pathology

• Plastic Surgery

• Pediatric Surgery

• Neurosurgery

• Spine Surgery

• Ophthalmology

• Optometry

• Vascular Surgery

• Urology (Adult & Pediatric)

• Urodynamic

• Uroflowmetry

• Lithotripsy

Divisions

Clinical Programs

General Surgery Residency Training Program

Program Director:Dr. Tahani Al Qurashi

Orthopedic Residency Training Program

Program Director:Dr. Bader Al Qahtani

Urology Residency Training Program

Program Director:Dr. Abdulaziz Al Suwaiegh

ENT Residency Training Program

Program Director:Dr. Ahmed Zekry

Leadership

Contact Information

Email: Surgery2@ngha.med.sa

Phone and Extensions: Direct line 0135336891 – 0135339999 – Ext 36891