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Dr. Eissa Faqeih

EISSA ALI FAQEIH, is senior consultant sub-specialty (Pediatric and Clinical Genetics/ Metabolic), Department of Pediatrics Subspecialty, Children's Specialist Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Faqeih has the fellowship of Clinical Genetic/Metabolic disorders Sub-specialty from King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre- Riyadh, in 2005. Additionally, he has Fellowship of Medical Genetics from McGill University, Montreal-Canada in 2008. He joined King Fahad Medical City in December 2005 and has very active genetic clinics with main interest is birth defects and bone and lethal dysplasia. Dr. Faqeih has more than 150 publications and 4 ongoing research projects. He is the Head section of Medical Genetics sand a board member in Saudi Society of Medical genetics (SSMG) for the last 14 years. Dr. Faqeih is also a board member of National Committee for Genetic Diseases.

11:55 am -12:40am

Wednesday 24th April

Panel Discussion 2: National Perspectives on Genetic Disorders: Challenges and Strategies for Improving Care in Consanguineous Communities.

45 min
Moderator:
Dr. Manar Samman

Brief & Outlines