Dr. Mishal Ghandour

Dr. Mishal Ghandour MBBS

Consultant, Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Center

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  • SURGEON

  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

    25

Rating

Achievements & Career Highlights

  • First minimal invasive Coronary Artery Bypass in the Kingdom
  • Implementing minimal invasive techniques in valve surgery
  • Endoscopic Radial Artery harvesting and utilization in coronary artery surgery
  • Minimal invasive HOCM resection, through Thoracotomy 
  • Minimal invasive Aortic aneurysm treatment 
  • Complex surgery for Aorta and Aortic arch
  • Surgery for Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism (High risk Patients)
  • Surgery for myocardial Ventricular Septal Rupture (post MI, VSD)  
  • Established the Cardiac Center at IMC
  • Established the Cardiac Center at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah
  • First to Introduce minimal invasive  

Education

    Medical School

  • 1984

    Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan

    Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery

  • Residency

  • 1988 - 1991

    King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fellowships

  • 1994

    Fellow, Cardiac Surgery

    Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University, USA

  • 1993

    Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA

  • 1989

    Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Work Experience

  • 2015 - Present

    International Medical Center, Jeddah, KSA

    Consultant, Cardiac Surgery

  • 2007 - 2011

    King Abdullah Medical City Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabic

    Director, Cardiac Center

  • 2004 - 2007

    National Guard Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Consultant, Cardiac Surgery

  • 1998 - 2004

    King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Consultant, Cardiac Surgery

  • 1997 - 1998

    Harefield Hospital, UK

    Senior Registrar, Cardiac Surgery

    Membership

    • Society of Thoracic Surgery.
    • European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 

    License

    • Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
    • General Medical Council GMC,UK
    • Massachusetts License, USA