Board & Committees

Board of Directors

President

Ahmed Alaskar, MD

Consultant & Associate Professor, Adult Hematology & HSCT

Executive Director, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Vice President

Mohammad Al-Shahrani, MD

Consultant, Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology

Prince Sultan Military Medical City

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Treasurer

Ayman Alhejazi, MD

Consultant & Head, Division of Adult Hematology Department of Oncology

King Abdulaziz Medical City

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Secretary General

Omar Salem Alsharif, MD

Consultant, Pediatric Hematology& Oncology/BMT

Prince Sultan Military Medical City

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Mohsen Al Zahrani, MD

Consultant & Head, Division of Adult SCT & Cellular Therapy

Department of Oncology King Abdulaziz Medical City

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Abdulkareem Al Momen, MD

Professor of Hematology

King Khalid University Hospital – King Saud University

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Ammar Hasan Alsughayir, MD

Chairperson, Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine Service Dept

Consultant, Hematology and Transfusion Medicine Pathology & Clinical Laboratory Medicine Administration King Fahad Medical City

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Abdullah Al Jefri, MD

Consultant, Pediatric Hematology/BMT Associate Professor, Al Faisal University

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Ahmad Al Saeed, MD

Consultant and Section Head Adult Hematology/BMT

Deputy Chairman, Princess Norah Oncology Center Assistant Professor of Hematology, COM-J, KSAU-HS King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard- Health Affairs

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Turki Alwasaidi, MD

Assistant Professor/ Hematology & BMT

Consultant, Taibah University Ministry of National Guard- Health Affairs

Saudi Arabia, Medina

Rabab Attas, MD

Consultant Pathology & Immunology

King Fahad Specialist Hospital

Saudi Arabia, Dammam

Committees

Committee information will be published soon.

Board Structure & Governance

The SSBMT Board

The SSBMT Board is the administrative body of the SSBMT, responsible for all running operations and decisions. It consists of nine to eleven Saudi consultants with expertise in the society field or specialization and who have been active members for at least one year. The board members are elected by the society's active members of physicians or professionals only who are registered at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. At least one third of the board members should be affiliated to the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.

Decisions are made by majority voting. The Board reports to the President of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
Board membership lasts for five years which can be renewed for two terms.
If a board member is recorded absent for three consecutive meetings with no valid excuse, he/she may be considered resigned.
The board may elect a replacement member to fill in for membership vacancy.
From the board members, the board elects the Society President who should be affiliated to the KSAU-HS. The board also elects a Vice-President and a Treasurer.
The Society President is the official representative for the society and acts on behalf of the Society in communicating with official and non-official organizations/agencies inside or outside the Kingdom.

Board Meetings

The Board should hold a regular meeting every 3 months. An extraordinary meeting can be held when more than 50% of the Board members, 20% of the Society's active members, or the Society's President call for a meeting. The Board resolutions are passed by majority voting. The President has the deciding vote if the vote is otherwise tied.

Board Charges

Suggest the general policy of the Society within the goals and objectives stated in the by-laws.
Suggest by-laws and internal organization of the Society.
Form committees and specialized groups to perform the Society's tasks and activities.
Approve the Society's annual budget.
Prepare the agenda for the General Assembly meeting.
Approve the society policies including honoraria, incentives and awards, and the selection of vendors.
Approve the society's participation and activities, and international collaboration.
Prepare the annual report.
Decide the amount of membership subscription.
Facilitate the conduct of studies and research.
Approval on holding symposia or courses.
Acceptance of grants, donations and other supportive services.

Sub-Committees

Specialist groups affiliated with SSBMT, advancing hematology and transplantation across the Kingdom.

Saudi Group for Hematology Research SGHR

The Saudi Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (SSBMT) has been established since 2008 and is a professional non-for profit organization, founded as per the regulation of Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) for the establishment of scientific societies and according to King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Council Meeting of 05 February 2008 which was followed by Ministry of Higher Education approval letter no. 293/A dated 02 March 2008 (23/2/1429). The Society aims to promote the research and the advancement in the management of the blood and marrow transplantation and related blood and cancer diseases.

Saudi Lymphoma Group SLG

Saudi AML Group

Saudi Hematology / Oncology Nurses Group