About the Doctor
Dr. Wessal Otaife is a Consultant General Surgeon and Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Surgeon, currently serving as Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Specialist (Assistant) Surgeon since January 2019. She is Saudi Board certified in General Surgery (2016) and holds a Saudi Board Fellowship certification in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgery (2018), having completed her fellowship training at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, from 2017 to 2018. She was appointed Consultant in General Surgery in 2017 and Consultant in Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2018, and has practiced minimally invasive and robotic surgery since 2020. Dr. Otaife completed extensive residency training at KFSH&RC Riyadh across endocrine, colorectal, surgical oncology, hepatobiliary, vascular, breast, plastic, and pediatric surgery, as well as rotations at King Saud Medical City, King Fahad Medical City, King Khalid University Hospital, and Riyadh Military Hospital. She graduated with an MBBS from the Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. She is fluent in Arabic and English.
Services
- Kidney Transplant Surgery
- Pancreas Transplant Surgery
- General Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
Board Certifications
- Saudi Board of General Surgery (2016)
- Saudi Board Fellowship in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgery (2018)
Sub-Specialties & Fellowships
Other Qualifications
- Saudi Board Fellowship in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgery (2018)
- Saudi Board Certified in General Surgery (2016)
- MBBS, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, KSA (2010)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider, Saudi Heart Association / American Heart Association (2025)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider, KAMC / King Fahad Hospital, Riyadh (2014)
- Saudi Licensing Examination (SLE), 2011
- Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) Course, KAMC Jeddah (2011)
- Minor and Advanced Surgical Skills (MASS) Course, KAMC Jeddah (2010)
- Basic Element of Surgical Technique (BEST) Course, KAMC Jeddah (2010)
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