Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti
Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al-Sabti (Arabic: سعادة هلال بن علي بن هلال السبتي) was born on October 27, 1972. He is the Executive President of Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), since May 2015,[1] under Royal Decree No. 24/2015.[2][3][4] Hilal is a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH).[5][6]
His Excellency Hilal bin Ali Al-Sabti | |
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Born | October 27, 1972 |
Known for | Executive President of Oman Medical Specialty Board |
Medical career | |
Profession | Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Senior Consultant |
Field | Cardiac Surgery |
Institutions | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman |
Surgical Career
In 2014, the first artificial heart transplantation procedure in the Sultanate was done by a cardiac surgery team led by Al Sabti, for a patient suffering from heart failure.[7] In April 2015, a cardiac surgery team of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital has managed to plant a valve inside a valve in the aorta and mitral valves through a catheter. A first-of-its-kind surgery in the world done on a pregnant woman. The cardiac surgery team was led by Al Sabti.[8] Dr. Hilal contributed in the first Thoracab procedure done in Oman and Middle East.[9] In 2013 a team of cardiac surgeons, under the leadership of Dr. Hilal, and cardiac anesthetists at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, successfully conducted TAVI procedures to four patients aged over 75 years.[10]
Honours
Dr. Al Sabti was blessed by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, to be honoured with GCC Medal in Civil Service and Administrative Development, on May 1, 2019.[11] He was also conferred by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the Oman Civil Order (3rd class) in November 2015 along with other Excellencies, in appreciation to their active role in performing national duties.[12] Dr. Hilal was also conferred an Honorary Fellowship by the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland in May 2019.[13][14]
References
- "Executive President". www.omsb.org.
- "Royal Decree No. 24/2015" (25 May 2015). Times of Oman.
- "Directives as the Executive President". Oman Education Council. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- "Need to update medical degrees stressed". Oman Daily Observer. 11 December 2019.
- "Sultan Qaboos University Hospital doctors create cardiac surgery history" (6 September 2015). Times of Oman.
- "Rare cardiac surgery performed on 60-year-old in Oman hospital" (25 August 2008). World Gulf.
- "لأول مرة في السلطنة .. نجاح زراعة قلب صناعي بمستشفى جامعة السلطان قابوس". Al Watan Newspaper. 21 December 2014.
- "Rare surgery performed". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- "Rare cardiac surgery performed on 60-year-old in Oman hospital" (25 August 2008). Gulf News.
- "SQU Hospital cardiologists bring smiles to senior citizens" (9 March 2013). Times of Oman.
- "His Majesty Sultan Qaboos honoured GCC Medals in Civil Service and Administrative Development" (No.: 13022, Vol. 49, Page 8). Al Watan Newspaper - Voice of Oman in the Arab World. 2 May 2019.
- "His Majesty the Sultan confers Oman Civil Order on officials". Times of Oman. November 3, 2015.
- "College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland Honorary Fellowship". College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland. CAI.
- "لمساهماته الأكاديمية والأكاديمية: حصل الدكتور السبتي على "أعلى تكريم" من الكلية الأيرلندية". Atheer newspaper. 8 May 2019.