Dr. Saud M. Al HarthiConsultant Endocrinologist, GDFWG Executive Member
Dr. Saud M. Al Harthi graduated from the College of Medicine (Sultan Qaboos University) in 1998. He underwent training in internal medicine and was awarded membership to the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 2003. He joined the Department of Endocrine and Metabolism at the Royal Hospital in 2004. Following that, he underwent higher specialty training in adult endocrinology and metabolism at King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center Riyadh, KSA where he was awarded the Advanced Training Certificate in Adult Endocrinology and Metabolism.
After his return to Oman in 2009, Dr. Al Harthi joined the Department of Medicine at Al Nahdha Hospital, taking care of patients with general medical and endocrine problems, including diabetes. He is now the Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, a role he has held since April 2014. He is also running diabetic clinics in polyclinics in the Muscat region. Until September 2014, he headed one general endocrine clinic at the National Diabetes and Endocrine Center.
Dr. Al Harthi actively participates in many Ministry of Health activities regarding diabetes and diabetes complications. He is currently the Chairperson of the National Diabetic Foot Management Subcommittee. He is also co-author of several papers on endocrinology.