Department of Internal Medicine | College of Medicine

About Department

AN OVERVIEW:

The Department of Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine, King Khalid University, was established in the year 1985 [1405H] after four years of the inauguration of the College of Medicine by the Royal Decree No. 3/M/3806 on 19/2/1400H. The Internal Medicine Department is one of the main Clinical departments at the College of Medicine, King Khalid University.

VISION, MISSION AND GOALS

VISION: To be a distinguished nationally and internationally recognized department in internal medicine education, patient-centred care, and research, developing competent and ethical physicians who meet global standards and contribute to advancing healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and beyond

MISSION: In alignment with ETC standards, the Department of Internal Medicine is committed to providing quality medical education, competency-based clinical training, and evidence-based patient care, while promoting professionalism, ethical practice, research, and community engagement to meet the healthcare needs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

VALUES:

The department values are derived from King Khalid University values which are Excellence, Integrity, Commitment, Competence, Innovation and Transparency.

Goals

The department in order to fulfil the KSA 2030 vision health Vision and mission provides:

Educational Excellence
Deliver high-quality, outcome-based undergraduate and postgraduate training that develops clinically competent, ethical, and lifelong learners.
Clinical Care Quality
Provide safe, evidence-based, and patient-centred care in accordance with international best practices.
Research and Scholarship
Promote clinically relevant research and scholarly activities that contribute to medical knowledge and improved health outcomes.
Faculty Development
Support continuous professional development of faculty in teaching, research, leadership, and clinical practice.
Community and Social Responsibility
Engage with the community to address regional health needs and support national healthcare priorities.
Quality Assurance and Improvement
Implement continuous evaluation and improvement processes to ensure alignment with ETC standards and institutional goals.

Departmental Committees

Curriculum development committee.
Examination, evaluation and continuous assessment committee.
Promotion and research committee – upon requirements.
Participation in mentorship committee at college level.
Department Quality development Committee

Head of Department

Chairman, Internal Medicine Department

Dr. Saif Aboud M Alqahtani, MD

Associate Professor, Consultant Endocrinology, Thyroid Oncology/
College of Medicine KKU

P. O. Box: 641, Abha, 61412

Office Telephone: 0172417578

Email: saif@kku.edu.sa

Programs and Courses

The Department of Internal Medicine offers two major clinical courses in Medicine for the MBBS program of the College of Medicine, along with additional courses like Psychiatry, basic clinical skills, and medical ethics. It also offers two courses for the College of Dentistry.

1. Courses for College of Medicine students:

#	Course Name	Course Code	Level	Credit Hours
1	Internal Medicine-1	Med-411	L-10	15(10+5)
2	Internal Medicine-2	Med-4612	L-18	15(7+8)
3	Basic Clinical Skills	Com-361	L-10	4(0+4)
4	Medical Ethics	Med-431	L-11	3(3+0)
5	Psychiatry	Med-521	L-13	7(5+2)

2. Courses for College of Applied Medical Sciences students:

#	Course Name	Course Code	Level	Credit Hours
1	First Aid Course	Med-412	L- 7	2 (1+1)
2	Medicine for Dentistry	Med-534	L-10	3 (3+0)

Research

For over three decades, the Department of Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine, King Khalid University, has been a leader in medical education, patient care, and scientific research. The Department has produced distinguished medical professionals and conducted advanced research that has significantly contributed to the field of medicine.

Selected Published papers

1. Aziz S, Wani JI, Alqahtani SAM, Durrani HK, Jehangir A, Elkenany NM, Ul Sabah Z, Patel AA, Alfayea MA, Ali NMT. Low estimated glucose disposal rate predicts high residual syntax score in non-diabetic ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2025;25(1):112.
2. Sabah ZU, Alqahtani SAM, Iqbal J, Aziz S, Durrani HK, Patel AA, Rangraze I, Mirdad R, Alfayea MA, Shahrani S. Stress hyperglycaemia ratio is an independent predictor of in-hospital heart failure among patients with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Res Square [Preprint]. 2024. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-5028884/v1.
3. Ul Sabah Z, Mohammed Alshorfi HA, Ali AlAsiri AA, Aziz S, Wani J, Khan H. Evaluation and Assessment of Community Awareness About Coronary Artery Disease in the Aseer Region. Cureus. 2022;14(11):e31667.
4. Sabah ZU, Aziz S, Narapureddy BR, Alasiri HAA, Asiri HYM, Asiri AKH, Alsulami AAH, Hassan NKA, Mohammed Asif S, Alsyd SM. Clinical-Epidemiology of Tension-Type Headache among the Medical and Dental Undergraduates of King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. J Pers Med. 2022;12(12):2064.
5. Sabah Z, Wani J, Deajim M, AL Zomia AS, Asiri A, Alqahtani AA, Alansari W, Alwan A, AL Qahtani RM, Raj B. Serum Magnesium in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Its Effect on Cardiac Complications and Mortality in Myocardial Infarction Patients. Cureus. 2023;15(4):e38147.
6. Mir MM, Wani JI, Mir R, Alharthi MH, Ayed A, Nandi P, Patel AA, Mallick AK, Alamri MS, O'haj M, Khalid TBA, Jehangir A, Sonpol HMA, Senbel AM. Natural Products in Prostate Cancer: Crosstalk among the Gut Microbiome, Androgen Receptor Signaling, and Epigenetic Regulation. Preprints. 2025. doi:10.20944/preprints202501.0123.v1.
7. Alkhaldy HY, Hadi RA, Alghamdi KA, Alqahtani SM, Al Jabbar ISH, Al Ghamdi IS, Bakheet OSE, Saleh RAM, Shehata SF, Aziz S. The pattern of iron deficiency with and without anemia among medical college girl students in high altitude southern Saudi Arabia. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020;9(10):5018-5024.
8. Al Bshabshe A, Al Shuqayfah N, Alahmari F, Alhomrany A, Noreldin NM, Mousa WF, Algarni A. Awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among the general population in Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). J Family Med Prim Care. 2023;12(6):1209-1213.
9. Mir T, Uddin M, Changal K, Qureshi W, Weinberger J, Wani J, Maganti K, Rab T, Eltahawy E, Sheikh M. Mortality outcomes and 30-day readmissions associated with coronary artery aneurysms; a National Database Study. Int J Cardiol. 2022;356:6-11.
10. Sabah ZU, Durrani HK, Almasswary S, Shaphe MA, Sabauddin S, Abdulhamed I. The Cardiac Comeback-Beating Stronger: Exploring the Remarkable Resilience of the Heart in COVID-19 Recovery through Cardiac Autonomic Analysis. Medicina. 2023;59(8):1423.
11. Alzahrani MA, Savarino EV. Rethinking about the definition of GERD. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2024;30(6):343-345.
12. Al Qasem MA, Algarni AM, Al Bshabshe A, Jiman-Fatani A. The microbiological profile of isolates recovered from ICU patients with traumatic brain injuries at a tertiary care center, Southern Region, Saudi Arabia. J Infect Public Health. 2023;16(8):1269-1275.
13. Alsabaani AA, Asiri AY, Al-Hassan WA, Alghamdi EA, Asiri FY, Habtar GF, Mahmood SE. Research attitudes, knowledge, experiences, and barriers among health science students at King Khalid University, Southwest of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023;102(31):e34621.
14. Alzahrani MA, Alamri HA, Alshehri MA, Ayyashi MM, Alqarni SA, Alshehri SH, Alshehri MS, Alqahtani MM, Alasmari NH, Alsabban AM, Alshahrani AS. Assessing the relationship between burnout syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome among medical health providers and medical students in Saudi Arabia. J Med Life. 2023;16(2):277-283.
15. Shahrani A, Alqahtani M, Al-Musa H, Aziz S, Wani JI, Khan H. Knowledge, experience, and attitudes of healthcare professionals regarding antimicrobial stewardship programs in the Aseer region, Saudi Arabia. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1):432.
16. Durrani HK, Patel AA, Rangraze I, Wani SJ. Association of type-D personality and left-ventricular remodelling in patients post-myocardial infarction. Aseer Med J. 2023;7(2):89-95.
17. Alqahtani SAM, Sabah ZU, Durrani HK, Aziz S. Management and clinical outcomes of cardiogenic shock secondary to acute coronary syndrome at a tertiary cardiac care center in Southwest Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2024;45(3):241-248.
18. Aziz S, Patel AA, Jehangir A, Wani JI. Metabolic syndrome distribution metrics and systemic inflammatory burden indicators in high-altitude populations. J Clin Med. 2023;12(14):4789.
19. Khan H, Sabah ZU, Alqahtani AA, Wani J. Evaluation of heart rate variability metrics during recovery phases in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). Int J Gen Med. 2024;17:1123-1135.
20. Wani JI, Aziz S, Sabah ZU, Khan H. Cardiovascular disease presentation patterns and resource utilization variations at a high-altitude tertiary hospital during seasonal population shifts. Health Sci Rep. 2025;8(2):e2409.

FACULTY MEMBERS/ STAFF

Faculty Lists (1447H; 2025-2026AD)

Department of Internal Medicine

College of Medicine, King Khalid University

S. No	Name	Nationality	Academic Rank	Speciality
	MALE SECTION
1	Saif Aboud Al-Qahtani	Saudi	Associate Professor (Chairman)	Endocrinology
2	Abdullah Shatoor Al-Ghamdi	Saudi	Professor	Cardiology
3	Abdullah Saeed Assiri	Saudi	Professor	Cardiology
4	Suliman Mohammed Al-Humayed	Saudi	Professor	Gastroenterology
5	Ali Obaid Al-Bshabshe	Saudi	Professor	ICU/Critical Care
6	Javed Iqbal Wani	Indian	Associate Professor	General Medicine
7	Husain Yahya Al-Khaldy	Saudi	Professor	Hematology
8	Shahid Aziz	Indian	Assistant Professor	General Medicine
9	Adil Hassan Al-Shehri	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Infectious Diseases
10	Zia Ul-Sabah Assadullah	Indian	Assistant Professor	Cardiology
11	Humayoun Khan Durrani	Pakistani	Assistant Professor	Cardiology
12	Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shehry	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Nephrology
13	Abdurahman Ahmed Alloghbi	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Oncology
14	Abdullah Amer Al-Shahrani	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Gastroenterology
15	Nasser Ghattar Al-Qahtani	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Cardiology
16	Ibrahim Hadi Tawari	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Nephrology
17	Sami Fayez Alshehri	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Emergency Medicine
	FEMALE SECTION
18	Mona Mohammed Saad Al-Shahrani	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Nephrology
19	Zina Ali Al-Qahtani	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Neurology
20	Shorog Al-Thubaith	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Neurology
21	Basma Ali Hussein Al-Ghamdi	Saudi	Assistant Professor	ICU/Critical Care
22	Eman Ali Al-Qahtani	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Endocrinology
23	Hanan Hassan Al-Shehry	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Endocrinology
24	Hanna Salem Al-Ahmari	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Rheumatology
25	Ahmadiya Ali Siddiq	Saudi	Demonstrator	Radiology
26	Ghadah Faisal Habtar	Saudi	Demonstrator	Chest Medicine
	RADIOLOGY
1	Ghazi Adlan Al-Shumrani	Saudi	Professor	Radiology
2	Yahia Ibrahim Modawi Assiri	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Radiology
3	Yousef Mohammad Al Shumrani	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Radiology
4	Wael Abdullah Al Shehry	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Radiology
5	Hassan Ali Al Mubarak	Saudi	Assistant Professor	Radiology/Nuclear Medicine
	DERMATOLOGY
1	Yahya Ali Aqeel Argobi	Saudi	Associate Professor	Dermatology
2	Faisal Hassan Tobeigi	Saudi	Associate Professor	Dermatology
3	Hend Mohamed Sultan Al Ateef	Saudi	Associate Professor	Dermatology
	DEMONSTRATORS
01	Saad Ayedh Al-Shehri	Saudi	Demonstrator	Nephrology
02	Abdulkhaliq Ali K. Al-Amri	Saudi	Demonstrator	Interventional Cardiology
03	Faisal Hassan Hussain	Saudi	Demonstrator	Oncology
04	Ahmed Ali Al Amri	Saudi	Demonstrator	Radiology