King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital of Jeddah, KSA

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital (KFAFH) of Jeddah, KSA is a 53 bed unit. It is highly equipped to receive admissions amongst an annual 7000 deliveries at KFAFH-Jeddah. The NICU receives an average annual admission of 1200 babies in addition to outborn transfers from other hospitals. It is a three-level NICU that conforms to the guidelines of the AAP for the Levels of Neonatal care: Levels: I, II, IIIA-B-C. Level IIID is part of the post-cardiac surgery care and ECMO is part of the CCU at KFAFH-Jeddah.

The Neonatology Division hosts two educational programs for pediatric residents and neonatology fellows that are both accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Firstly, the KFAFH-Jeddah, has a 4-year Pediatric Residency Program, the residents rotate each residency year as part of their curriculum among the various levels of the Neonatology care.

Secondly, early 2009, the Neonatology Division had launched its Neonatal Fellowship Program, a 2-year Training Program aiming at graduating excellence level and state of art Neonatologists in the KSA.

The department of Pediatric and the Neonatal division have the Full Accreditation by the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education.

• MAI ABOU AL-SEOUD, MD, ABP, MPH, FAAP
  Consultant Neonatology, Head of Neonatal ICU
  Director of the Neonatal Fellowship Program
  Director of Pediatric
• FAWZIA SABBAGH, MD, ABP
  Consultant Neonatologist, In-charge of NICU
  Coordinator of Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• MAWAHEB ABU-OUF, MD, ABP
  Consultant Neonatologist
  Coordinator of Evidence-Based Medicine Team
  Member of the Paediatric Education Committee
  Member of CQI
• IKHLAS HASSAN, MD, MRCP
  NICU Senior Registrar
  In-charge of Hyperbilirubinemia & Readmission Rate
  Breastfeeding Coordinator & Educator
  Member of CQI&PS
• HANIN ABU-HAMDAN, MD, DCH, MRCP
  NICU Registrar
  In-charge of NICU Metabolic Screening Program
  In-charge of NICU Database
• MOHAMMED SHALABY AHMED, MD, MS
  NICU Registrar
  In-charge of Radiology Meeting
  Member of CQI&PS
• MOHAMMED YAR, MCPS, FCPS
  NICU Registrar
  In-Charge of Infection Control
  Member of NICU Database
• MOHAMED GABALLAH, MD, MS
  NICU Registrar
  Member of Infection Control
  Member of NICU Database
• ARFAN IHSAN, MD, MS
  NICU Registrar
  Member of Infection Control
• AHMED MUSTAFA SHAALAN, MD
  NICU Registrar
  Breastfeeding Coordinator & Educator
• HESHAM OGIZA, MD
  NICU Registrar
  Member of CQI & Audit
• MIRRIAM MALOPE, SN
  Head Nurse, NICU
• MIRA BAWAZEER
  Coordinator of Neonatal Screening Programs & RSV Prophylaxis Program
  Breast Feeding Coordinator & Education
• MARICEL NOMOS
  NICU Secretary
  Conference Coordinator
  
  

  Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program

• DR. HATEM AL-AMRY
  Neonatal Fellow (F2)
• DR. AMINA
  Neonatal Fellow (F1)