Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine (DOM) at the King Khalid National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City-the MNGHA, Jeddah (Western Region), benchmarks with the organizational vision and mission statements encompassing quality, education, research, and leadership. DOM provides outpatient, inpatient, consultation services, and additional supporting services, including day case diagnostic and interventional procedures, training and education of medical students, interns, residents, and fellows from various specialties, and research and public awareness.

Mission:

The Department of Medicine is committed to setting the highest standards for patient care, professional education, teaching, and training. We are aiming to provide compassionate and pioneering health care to all of our patients.

Vision:

The vision of the Department of Medicine is to provide:

High-quality patient-centered care
Transformational research
Innovative education programs

Core Values:

We are committed to reflecting and celebrating Professionalism, patient-centeredness, compassion, respect, educating ourselves, ensuring a sense of belonging, diversity, teamwork, scholarship, and stewardship.

Chairman Message

Assalamu Alikum!

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Medicine in King Abdulaziz Medical City-Jeddah.

We are made up of 12 divisions, and are committed to compassionate clinical care, educational excellence, and good clinical research. At the Department of Medicine our core mission is to undertake high-quality clinical care, outstanding education and research to provide the best possible health outcomes for our patients. We have 12 divisions that work collaboratively. We believe in fostering a culture of integration among all of our Consultant Physicians and staff, students and trainees, as well as our patients and their families.

Many of our department members are visionary leaders at institutional and national levels including the University and Saudi Commission for Health Specialty.

During the past challenging times through the global pandemic, Our Physician have seized the opportunity to contribute in the fight against COVID-19 with tireless effort to provide excellent patient care, adopted novel teaching approaches to educate our Students and Junior Physicians, to continue our academic mission.

Divisions:

General Internal Medicine Section

Head: Dr. Emad AlWafi

Gastroenterology Section

Head: Dr. Faisal Batwa

Respirology Section

Head: Dr. Bader AlGhamdi

Neurology Section

Head: Dr. Saeed AlGhamdi

Nephrology Section

Head: Dr. Abdullah AlMalki

Infectious Diseases Section

Head: Dr. Mohammed AlZahrani

Rheumatology Section

Head: Dr. Fayez AlHarithy

Dermatology Section

Head: Dr. Ali AlRaddadi

Psychiatry Section

Head: Dr. Ahmad AlSaleh

Endocrinology Section

Head: Dr. Hawazen Zarif

Department Capacity:

Department of Internal Medicine has more than 264 employees under its administration, including 63 Consultants. Scholarship positions in different Internal Medicine subspecialties have been cleverly planned and approved to strengthen expected expanding services in the future.

In 2020, the total patient admissions for all subspecialties in the Department of Internal Medicine had reached 4,130. The total of outpatient visits to all subspecialties reached 61,805. The medical subspecialties have received a total of 5,250 referrals and 4,125 consultations.

The Department of Internal Medicine mainly provides services both Outpatient and Inpatient Services with Clinical Programs been established per subspecialty as follows:

Respirology Section:

Sleep Medicine Disorder Services
Bronchoscopy with Interventional Pulmonary Service
Pulmonary Function Lab Test Services
Rapid access to primary healthcare (PHC) to refer patients timely to services like COPD, severe asthma, interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary rehab services are to be launched soon.
Day Case services for biological therapy for severe asthma.

General Internal Medicine Section:

Acute Medicine Unit Service
Chronic Care Service
Perioperative Outpatient Clinic Service
GIM Rapid Access clinic services
Heart failure / respiratory inpatient unit service
Geriatric service
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation service
Allergy and Immunology service

Endocrinology Section:

Insulin Pump Program
Neuroendocrine Clinic
Thyroid Cancer Program
Radioactive Iodine Therapy
Neuroendocrine clinic
Osteoporosis Clinic

Dermatology Section:

Microscopy Examination service
Potassium Hydroxide –KOH Preparation service
Cryotherapy service
Electrosurgery service
Wood's Light examination service
Skin Biopsy service
Chemical cautery service
Intralesional injection service
Lasers / All types of service
Excision of curettage service
Intralesional injection service
Chemical Peeling service
Phototherapy service
Chemical cautery service
Tzanck Smear service

Neurology Section:

EEG, NCS & EMG Service
Autonomic Lab (the only lab in the middle east for Acute Stroke Service)
Epilepsy Service
Acute Stroke Service 24/7 with thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, and automated perfusion imaging
Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Movement Disorder Clinic
Stroke Clinic

Gastroenterology Section:

Diagnostic and therapeutic luminal GI endoscopy
Diagnostic and therapeutic pancreaticobiliary endoscopy
Endoscopic ultrasound
Endoscopic therapy of complications of Bariatrics surgery
Liver transplant care
Liver cancer care
Fibroscan

Nephrology Section:

Hemodialysis service
Peritoneal dialysis service
Kidney transplant service

Infectious Diseases Section:

HIV Clinic service (inpatient and outpatient)
HIV Oncology consultation service (inpatient and outpatient)
HIV General Surgery consultation service (inpatient and outpatient)
HIV Cardiac Center consultation service (inpatient and outpatient)
Outpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy service
Daily Hospital stewardship program service

Psychiatry Section:

Psycho pharmacology service
Psychotherapy service
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service
Family therapy service
Psychometric test service
Child and Adolescent psychiatry service
Perinatal woman health

Leadership

Dr. Tariq Nasser

Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine

Dr. Emad Alwafi

Section Head of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Faisal Batwa

Section Head of Gastroenterology

Dr. Bader Alghamdi

Section Head of Respirology

Dr. Saeed Alghamdi

Section Head of Neurology

Dr. Abdullah Almalki

Section Head of Nephrology

Dr. Mohammed Alzahrani

Section Head of Infectious Diseases

Dr. Fayez Alharithy

Section Head of Rheumatology

Dr. Ali Alraddadi

Section Head of Dermatology

Dr. Ahmad Alsaleh

Section Head of Psychiatry

Dr. Hawazen Zarif

Section Head Of Endocrinology

Dr. Hadeel Altayib

Director, Residency Training Program Of Internal Medicine

Dr. Raad Alwithenani

Deputy Director, Residency Training Program Of Internal Medicine

Contact Us

Email: medicine@ngha.med.sa

Phone: +966-12-2266666 Ext.: 22070 , 21298 , 22170

Department of Medicine - Jeddah