Sami Alobaidi MD
Consultant, Nephrology
Nephrology Department
Years of Experience: 18
Education
Medical School
1997 - 2003
Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
Residency
2004 - 2006
Resident, Internal Medicine
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
Residency
2007 - 2010
Resident, Internal Medicine
St. Elizabeth Medical Center/ Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
Fellowships
Fellowship
2010 - 2012
Maine Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
Nephrology fellowship
Fellowship
2012 - 2013
Oregon Health and Science University, USA
Transplant Nephrology Fellowship
Membership
- American Society of Transplantation 2011-Current
- American Society of Nephrology 2010- Current
- American College of Physicians 2007- Current
- Saudi Society of Nephrology 2013-Current
License
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Work Experience
2021 – Present
Consultant, Transplant Nephrology
International Medical Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2015 – Present
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine at University of Jeddah
2020 – Present
Director of Internal Medicine Residency Joint Program in the second sector ( Western Region)
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
2013 – 2020
Consultant Transplant Nephrologist
Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital in Jeddah, KSA
2010 – 2012
Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
2007 – 2010
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston,MA, USA
2004 – 2006
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
2013
American Society of Transplantation
Transplant Nephrology Certification
2012 – 2013
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Achievements & Career Highlights
- Established the Kidney Transplant Center at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital in 2017
- Student Summer course at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital 2017: Best teacher
- Teaching Award from Tufts University School of Medicine during 2009-2010
- Teaching Award from Tufts University School of Medicine during 2007-2008
Publications
- Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Acute Kidney Injury: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 10/2010 5): (10) 1734-1744, Victor F. Seabra, Sami Alobaidi, Ethan M. Balk, Bertrand Jaber
- Chest pain after kidney transplantation due to pneumomediastinum: a Case Report, Transplantation Proceedings 2013 Sep;45(7):2811-4,Eric S Kerns, MD; Sami A Alobaidi, MD; Kayvan Roayaie, MD, PhD; Jagdeep S Obhrai, MD
- Skills in Rheumatology: Renal system and Rheumatology chapter Sami Alobaidi, Manal Alotaibi, Noura Alzahrani Elsevier 2016
- Living-Donor Kidney Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Successfully Treated With Thymoglobulin: A Case Report. Akl A, Alobaidi S, Aboalsamh G., Exp Clin Transplant. 2019 Jan;17(Suppl 1):175-177. doi:10.6002/ect.MESOT2018.P51
- Three months interval therapy of Eculizumab in a patient with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome with hybrid CFHR1/CFH gene. Alobaidi S, AlDabbagh A, Alamoudi A, Almowarey M, Akl A. CEN Case Rep. 2019 Feb 4. doi: 10.1007/s13730-019-00383-7
- MEMBRANO-PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS POST DENGUE VIRUS FEVER: A CASE REPORT S Alobaidi, H BALI, A Akl Kidney International Reports 5 (3), S178

