UROLOGY DEPARTMENT

About Us Administration Objectives Curriculum Contact Information

About Us

The Department of Urology began with the opening of the University Hospital as a division in the Department of Surgery, then it turned into an independent department in 1990, and it continued to develop until it became one of the best departments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The department aims to develop and modernize methods of treating urinary system diseases for adults and children and keep pace with every event in the field of urology. The department includes an elite group of consultants and faculty members specialized in all subspecialties in urology:

  • Oncologic urology
  • Paediatric urology
  • Neurourology
  • Reconstructive surgeries of the urinary system
  • Andrology and infertility
  • Endourology

The department includes the following units: Endourology unit, Urodynamics unit, Transrectal and MRI fusion biopsies of the prostate unit.

Head of the Department

Ahmad Alsayad
Ahmad Alsayad

Professor / Urology

Faculty Members

Taha Hamouda
Taha Hamouda

Professor / Urology

Mai Banakhar
Mai Banakhar

Professor / Urology

Omar Bahassan
Omar Bahassan

Consultant/Assistant Professor of Urology

Raed Azhar
Raed Azhar

Consultant/Assistant Professor of Urology

Ehab Alsayed
Ehab Alsayed

Consultant/Associate Professor Urology

Abdulrahman Alsabban
Abdulrahman Alsabban

Consultant/Assistant Professor of Urology

Bandar Alhubaishy
Bandar Alhubaishy

Consultant/Assistant Professor of Urology

Hammam Mandoura
Hammam Mandoura

Consultant/Urology

Kamal Algarni
Kamal Algarni

Consultant/Urology

Muhammad Hani Abdel Wahab
Muhammad Hani Abdel Wahab

Senior Specialist / Urology

Abdulghafour Halawani
Abdulghafour Halawani

Senior Specialist / Urology

Objectives

  • Leading the Saudi Urological Association
  • Active participation in teaching medical students in the basic and clinical years.
  • Training doctors under the supervision of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties to obtain the urology Saudi board certificate.
  • Direct supervision of the department’s graduate programs.
  • Scientific research in specialized fields and publication in prestigious scientific journals.
  • Membership in various scientific and administrative committees at the College of Medicine and at King Abdulaziz University.
  • Sponsoring extracurricular activities, including cultural, social, and sports, for students at the College of Medicine.
  • Direct care and incorporation with other college departments for university hospital patients.
  • Providing part-time consultations to government and private hospitals and medical colleges in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region.

Curriculum

The academic program for the students in the college of medicine

The urology course is taught within the general surgery course in the sixth year of the bachelor’s degree at the College of Medicine.

Topics
Contents
History & Physical Examination of Urologic Patients
 
Uro-radiology
X-ray KUB, Cystogram, CT KUB, Kidney-bladder ultrasound
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and Inflammatory Diseases
Pyelonephritis, Cystitis, Epididymo-orchitis, Prostatitis
Acute and Chronic Urinary Retention
Management of acute urinary retention including the differential diagnosis (BPH, urethral stricture, neurogenic bladder)
Pediatric Urology
Hypospadias, ureteropelvic junction obstruction undescended testicles, vesicoureteral reflux
Scrotal Masses / Digital Rectal Examination
Testicular tumor, hydrocele, spermatocele, varicocele
Renal Colic
Clinical presentation, clinical approach and management
Testicular Torsion
Clinical presentation, clinical approach and management
Genital Fournier Gangrene
Clinical presentation, clinical approach and management
The Saudi Board of Urology

The Department of Urology is considered as one of the leading departments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in training Saudi Board doctors to obtain a specialty certificate in urology.

The Urology residency program focuses on diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of the reproductive and urinary system and adrenal glands using surgical and non-surgical methods for different age groups.

Duration of the program is 5 years.

  • 1st year: General Surgery Department / Critical Care Unit / Emergency Department.
  • 2nd-5th year: In the Department of Urology at King Abdulaziz University.
Objectives:
  • Theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of the following:
  • Chronic and acute urinary system diseases in both sexes with medical, surgical and non-surgical methods.
  • Tumours and injuries of the genitourinary system.
  • Treating congenital malformations and diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems in children.
  • Basic surgical skills for urology surgeries.
  • Treating male infertility and impotence.
Acceptance:
  • Obtaining a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a university accredited by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Passing the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties exam.

Accepted candidates per year: 2-3 candidates.

Contact Information

Secretary: Ms. Khlood Alkusabri

Urology Department, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Building 10, Ground floor

Extension: 18231

Email: med.urology@kau.edu.sa