Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of  Hematology

Faculty of Medicine

Contact Information

Phone: 6401000 Ext. 17047

Email: asbarefah@kau.edu.sa

Ahmed Salleh Barefah

 Assistant Professor

Profile

 
  • Qualifications
    • (MBBS) King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2009 (Hon).
    • (ABIM) American Board of Internal Medicine 2014.
    • (FRCPC) Canadian Board in Internal Medicine, McMaster University 2011 - 2014.
    • (ABIM) American Board in Hematology 2016.
    • (FRCPC) Canadian Board in Hematology, McMaster University 2014 - 2016.
    • Malignant Hematology Fellowship, McMaster University, Canada. 2016 – 2018.
    • Independent practice as an adult hematologist and BMT at Juravinski cancer center, McMaster University, Canada. 2017-2018.

     

  • Current position:
  • Assistant professor of hematology, hematology department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Consultant in internal medicine, hematology, malignant hematology at King Abdulaziz University Hospital.
  • Head of the hematology research unit at King Fahad Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University.

Education

Employment

Research Interests

Preclinical and clinical research in lymphoma, leukemia and cellular therapies. Improvement of quality of life in patients undergoing treatment with chemotherapy. Research in medical education.

Scientific interests

General hematology. Malignant hematology including leukemia, lymphoma, stem cell transpantation and CAR-T cell therapy.

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