Dr. Khaled D. Algarni
About
Doctor Khaled AlGarni specializes in adult heart surgery, including coronary artery surgery, heart valve repair and replacement surgery, aortic surgery, as well as complex and high-risk heart surgery. He has a special interest in the quality and safety of patients and in reducing heart surgery complications and increasing the success rate of open heart operations. Dr. AlGarni is also specialized in minimally invasive/robotic heart surgery and heart transplant/mechanical circulatory support.
Professional Experience
Cardiology Consultant, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Assistant Professor of Cardiac Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Cardiac Surgeon Consultant, Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Cardiac Surgeon in Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support , University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minnesota, USA
Cardiovascular Surgeon in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Resident in Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Education
Education
Master of Health Administration, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Cardiac Surgery Board (FRCSC), Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clinician Investigator Certificate, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Clinician Investigator Certificate, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCFSC), Canada
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Fellowship in Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minnesota, USA
Program in Clinical Effectiveness Certificate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Residency
Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minnesota, USA
Minimal invasive and robotic cardiac surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Cardiac Surgery Residency Training Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clinician Investigator Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medical School
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Publications
Research Interests
Dr. Khaled has aspecial interest in clinical outcome research in adult cardiac surgery, withover 40 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals. His publicationsinclude key cardiac surgery journals, such as the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCSV), The Annuals of Thoracic Surgery, The European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS), andJournal of Cardiac Surgery (JCS).