Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Abdullah Amro

Biography

 Professor Dr. Abdullah Sulaiman Al Amro, M.D. is a Senior Fellow of New Westminster College. He is a world-renouned Medical Doctor and is a specialist in radiation and oncology.  Dr. Al Amro graduated in 1988 from Medical School at the King Faisal University in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he earned the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science (MBSS). Afterwards, he completed his internship in 1989 at the Dhahran Health Care Center in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was a Resident in Radiation Oncology from June 1989 to December 1994 at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA. Dr. Dr. Al Amro also completed the Residency Program in Radiation Oncology at the University of Ottawa Regional Cancer Center in Canada from January 1991 to December 1994.

Professor Dr. Al Amro has a distinguished record of ethical leadership and presently serves as the Chairman of the Saudi Cancer Society and Chief Executive officer of the King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh, KSA. He concurrently serves as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist at the King Fahad Medical City. Dr. Al Amro’s leadership achievements also include assisting in the establishment of health outreach programs throughout Saudi Arabia, the National e-Health Center, the KFSHRC Business Program, and the KFSHRC Reference Laboratory.

Professor Dr. Al Amro is a 1995 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, where he was certified as a Specialist in Radiation Oncology. He is a Member of the American Board of Radiology Oncology, and completed a Fellowship in Brachytherapy at the University of Ottawa, and Fellowship Training in Stereotactic Radiosurgery at McGill University.

Professor Dr. Al Amro ‘s teaching experience and activities include: Acting Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology Training Program at the University of Ottawa; Residents Training and Education in Ottawa, Canada; Residents Training & Education at McGill University; Post Graduate ENT Training at King Saud University; and Radiotherapy Technical Staff Continuous Education Program.

Research Interest

 Radiotherapy