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The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre campus in Riyadh — one of the highest-volume liver transplant centres globally.Featured
Education30 Jun 2026

KFSH&RC opens applications for its Adult Transplant Hepatology Fellowship — 1-year training at one of the highest-volume liver transplant centres globally

Marking its 50th anniversary, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre announces recruitment for its Adult Transplant Hepatology Fellowship — a 1-year Riyadh-based programme covering the full spectrum of liver disease, not just transplant: 300+ liver transplants annually with a predominantly living-donor model, dedicated clinics for Wilson disease, sickle cell hepatopathy and MASLD, and integrated multidisciplinary training in pre- and post-transplant care.

RIYADH — KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE
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Community Outreach15 May 2026

"Ihdam BiSiha" — KSU Medicine Club, KKUH Gastroenterology Division, and SGA launch a two-day community GI-awareness drive in Riyadh

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DDW 2026 session signage for W187 BC: ASGE & Saudi Gastroenterology Association — No Center Left Behind, Scaling Clinical Care and Training in Endoscopy on a National Level.
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SGA joins ASGE at DDW 2026: “No Center Left Behind” — a national approach to scaling endoscopy care and training

In a joint clinical session at Digestive Disease Week 2026 in Chicago, the Saudi Gastroenterology Association presented its national approach to scaling clinical care and endoscopy training across every region of the Kingdom, alongside ASGE colleagues.

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