Consultant Cardiac Surgeon - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC) is a modern, 1,300+ bed Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited academic medical facility located in Riyadh, the vibrant capital city of Saudi Arabia.

Annually, the Heart Centre admits over 2500 inpatients in various cardiovascular conditions and perform thousands of surgeries, specialized procedures and diagnostic tests for our patients which are not done anywhere else in the Kingdom.

Heart Centre Scope of Service

  • Adult Cardiology
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Adult Outpatient Clinic
  • Pediatric Outpatient Clinic
  • Non-Invasive Cardiology Lab
  • Cardiac Cath Lab (Invasive)

Heart Centre Expertise

  • The only center for heart transplantation in Saudi Arabia and in the Gulf States Region.
  • Mechanical heart assists devices for bridge to transplant or recovery - one of the very few centers in the area.
  • High-risk open-heart surgery in hemodialysis patients.
  • High-risk complicated repeat congenital open-heart surgery in pediatric population.
  • High-risk complicated repeat open heart surgery in adults, children and newborns.
  • High-risk complicated repeat multi-valve procedures.
  • Open heart surgery in patients with multiple chronic diseases.

Requirements:

  • MD Degree
  • National Board Subspecialty Certification in Cardiac Surgery from the United States, Canada, the UK, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand
  • Current, active medical license in the United States, Canada, the UK, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand
  • Minimum three to five years of current post-specialty certification experience working as a Consultant in Adult Cardiac Surgery working in a tertiary-care, academic hospital in the United States, Canada, the UK, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand
  • Academic appointment preferred
  • Research experience preferred
  • Robotic fellowship and experience required

Benefits:

  • Tax-free income
  • Married-status contract
  • Accommodations provided
  • Education allowance for up to four eligible dependents
  • Professional leave and allowance
  • More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation



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King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, with 1,300+ beds, is the most high acuity tertiary-care centre in the entire Arabian Peninsula. Opened in 1975, it is constantly expanding and updating its facilities and services, and has the latest in technology and treatment methods.

The hospital specializes in the treatment of, and research in, cardiology, oncology, organ transplant, and genetic diseases.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The capital city, population over 7 million and expanding into the surrounding desert at a rapid pace. Has extravagantly fanciful buildings, malls, and towers.

The social life for Westerners is enriched by events at the foreign embassies in the city. After people acclimatize to the heat, they play sports: golf, tennis, hockey, soccer, sand-board. more

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, population of approximately 37.9 million (2025 est.; approx 56% Saudis, 44% expatriates), with mountains and the Red Sea on the west coast, the Arabian Gulf on the east coast, and the Empty Quarter in the middle.

Mecca and Medina, the two most holy cities in Islam, are located north of Jeddah. The country's majority religion is Sunni Islam. Common recreational activities pursued by Westerners: desert camping, swimming and diving in the Red Sea, running, tennis, hiking in the mountains. more