Lt. Col. Dr. Yasser Mandorah studied at King Saud University Abha branch and graduated with a MBBS bachelor degree in medicine and surgery in 1994. Following his studies in the Kingdom Dr. Mandorah went on to study at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where he specialized in Internal & Pulmonary Medicine as well as Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Mandorah's fellowships were carried out at the University of Toronto where he did fellowships in Lung Transplant in 2003 & Lung Transplant, Transplant Intensive Care & Transplant research fellowship in 2004.

Dr. Mandourah holds both American & Canadian board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Mandourah returned to Saudi Arabia and eventually joined Riyadh Military Hospital's Intensive Care Unit as the Director of the ICU. Following his arrival, Dr. Mandourah established the Department of Intensive Care Services from the Intensive Care Unit. This increased in size by 4. He began to implement a protocol based service and worked hard at organizing the resources at hand. Dr. Mandourah is a strong believer in the "ICU Team" concept and has improved the education of the supporting staff with a weekly lecture series, bedside teaching and courses such as the Fundamentals of Critical Care (FCCS). He also established the Center of Intensive Care Science and Research,which includes the Critical Care which is recognized by the Saudi Council of Health Specialties as well as McGill University in Canada where the fellow can do a part of his or her training. This is in addition to the Critical Care Nursing Diploma Program which is the first diploma program in the region. This program is considered a bridge for the bachelor degree of nursing for the holders of the nursing diploma by the College of Nursing at King Saud University. In addition to this, he established the Respiratory Therapy School with graduates receiving the Respiratory Therapy diploma. In addition to the above, the Research Center was also established where multiple basic clinical and epidemiological trials with National and International Collaboration have and continue to take place with multiple conferencing presentations and publications.

Dr. Mandourah is the Vice President of the Saudi Critical Care Society (SCCS) and a strong supporter of improving intensive care throughout the country via the SCCS.

Dr. Mandourah is married and enjoys spending time with his wife and children. Additional interests are work, reading works of history and travel.

Dr. Fahad Bafaqeeh earned a bachelor degree in medicine and surgery (MBBS) at King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, 1991. In 1997 he was certified by the Saudi Board in Internal Medicine. Fellowships in Critical Care Medicine followed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh (1999 – 2001) and McGill University, Montreal, Canada (2001 - 2003).

Dr. Bafaqeeh was a Research Fellow at McGill University from 2003 to 2004. Following his return to Saudi Arabia, he worked as as a Consultant Intensivist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh. Dr. Bafaqeeh has also worked as a Consultant Intensivist during the Hajj at Ajiad Hospital, Mecca.

Dr. Bafaqeeh has additional training in Post Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care (McGill Health Center), Neuro ICU (Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University), Trauma ICU (Montreal General Hospital), Echocardiography (Lake Shore, Montreal, Canada), Epidemiology, Statistics & Pulmonary Function Testing (McGill University).

Dr. Bafaqeeh presented a paper at the ATS meeting in Orlando in 2004 entitled "CVP and Volume Responsiveness of Cardiac Output". Other research interests include studies on mortality at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & at the Hajj.

Dr. Bafaqeeh's interests include Medical and Surgical Intensive Care, Hemodynamic Monitoring,Post Cardiac Surgical Patients & Trauma Cases.

Dr. Bafaqeeh is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and is an instructor for the Fundamentals of Critical Care Support series of courses.

Dr. Bafaqeeh is married with three children and enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and reading.

Dr Abdulaziz Rashed Al Shaer is a Saudi national, who graduated from King Saud University Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in July 1996, and joined the Residency Training Programme at the Riyadh Military Hospital.

Dr Al Shaer obtained his Arab & Saudi Board certification in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care in 2001 and 2002 respectively. He then went to the University of Western Ontario - Canada where in February 2005, he completed a three year Fellowship Programme in Critical Care Medicine, working as a Fellow, at 2 tertiary Intensive Care units with approximately 2800 admissions per year. A variety of services were provided here, including post Cardiac surgery, post transplantation, Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, General surgery, Trauma and Toxicology.

On his return to the Kingdom, Dr Al Shaer was promoted to Consultant in the Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care.

Apart from his clinical services as an anaesthetist Intensivist, he was assigned as Medical Director of Theatres and was responsible to manage the allocation of staff on the weekly and monthly rotas, a task which he performed with excellence.

In January 2007 he was assigned as the Deputy Director of the Department, and a short while later in November 2007 he was made the Acting Director of the Department and Chairman of the CPR Committee, thus reflecting his administrative capabilities.

Dr Al Shaer is a certified instructor in ACLS, BCLS, PALS, FCCS & FDM and therefore is assigned to teach as per their respective schedules on a monthly basis. He also gives lectures to the Saudi Residents of Anaesthesia at the University hospital, the ICU rotating residents and critical care Fellows, the ODP school/respiratory therapy, and the Critical Care nursing staff. He presents regularly at the weekly Problem based learning discussions and attends the Saudi Anaesthetic and Critical Care association club meetings.

In the field of research, Dr Al Shaer has:

• Developed and implemented a protocol to prospectively assess thiamine level in patients with severe sepsis and the impact of thiamine deficiency on clinically important outcomes.
• Researched Levosimendan for patients with chronic heart failure going for non cardiac surgery
• Incidence of hypoxemia at post anaesthesia care unit (in progress)

He has also established the Policy & Procedures for DNR patients for RMH (2007)

His list of publications include:

• The use of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs in the acute pain service - Neurosciences 2006
• Levosimendan in Myocardial Failure due to CHF, Severe Sepsis & Myocarditis - Paper jointly written by Dr. Malik and Dr. Mandourah. This paper was presented at The 4th Annual Scientific Conference & The 10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting, held on 19th to 21st September, 2006. Jeddah, KSA.
• Role of Levosimendan in ICU. Paper jointly written by Dr. Malik and Dr. Mandourah. Presented in Cario, Egypt on 30th November 2006

Currently Dr. Malik is working on:

• Early Goal Directed Therapy using Pre SepTM & Flo TracTM Technologies in Patients with Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock
• PROphylaxis of ThromboEmbolism in Critical Care Trial (PROTECT). This is an international, multi center clinical trial.

Dr. Malik is an instructor for Fundamental of Critical Care Support & Fundamental of Disaster Management Courses. He is a frequent instructor in the internal intensive care education programs.

Dr.Malik is married and has three children.

Dr. Abu-Dayah's research interests are varied. He has worked on an electrolyte replacment protocol, participated in international studies on ICU Fluid Management (SAFE TRIPS Study) and has worked on guidlines for the use of Recombant Factor V11a in Uncontrolled Hemorrhage.

Dr. Abu-Dayah speaks Arabic, English & German. He is married with three children and when not busy with his work, family or research he enjoys reading, swimming, playing football, traveling, and searching out old friends on the internet.

Dr. Sultan Hassen A. Al Amri earned a bachelor degree of medicine and surgery (MBBS) at King Saud University Riyadh in 2002. His internship was at King Khaled University Hospital & it's affiliates in the Riyadh area. Dr. Al Amri completed his internship in July 2003 then went on to complete the Saudi Board of Internal Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Al Amri's professional research activities have included, Congestive hepatopathy: what is the best marker? and The Impact of The New ICU Equipment on Outcome. The Impact of The Surgical ICU on Outcome and The Impact of Mobile ICU (Rapid Response Team) on outcome.

Dr. Mahmoud El Kddady is a registrar in ICU. He was trained in Matariya Teaching Hospital, in Cairo Egypt from 1998 – 2001 as an Anaesthetist and Intensivist. He received his Master's Degree in Anaethesia from Ain Shams University Hospital in 2001. He worked as an Intensivist in King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah KSA from 2001 – 2007. He joined us in ICU at the Riyadh Military Hospital in 2007 and is working as an Intensivist.

In his spare time, Dr. El Kddady enjoys playing chess and spending time with his beautiful wife and two children, a boy and a girl.

Dr. Mohammad Nadeem Sheikh was born in Bombay, now called Mumbai. I opened my eyes in a middle-class family. I am the eldest son in the family with one younger sister and two younger brothers. I saw all the ups and downs and struggles of a typical middle class family. My father was a teacher in one of the well known schools in Mumbai. I finished my schooling in Mumbai. I was a shy little boy in my school age but allhamdollilah, I was good in study. I was a top ranker in my school in the 10^th standard and state topper in Arabic language. I completed my board MD (internal medicine) in 2004, and completed my short residency in neurology at the Institute of Human Behavioral and Allied Science in New Delhi. I got opportunity to work with personalities such as Dr. Naresh Trehan at the Escort Heart Institute. I completed my 2 year fellowship in cardiology at the Escort Heart Institute in New Delhi in 2006. I also enjoyed politics during my college days and was elected unopposed for the post of general secretary and convener for the Doctors Association Organization. I love to debate and speak about political and social issues including the rights of women and racial injustice.

My father played a significant role in my life. He made me a perfect man and helped me to learn how to love myself and my loved ones. Unfortunately he passed away just before I left for Saudi Arabia (innalillah...). However, his blessings are still with both me and my family. My mother stood as a hard rock and anchor to support our family. She tied all of us in one rope to live together forever and ever. My wife (Dr. Nida) helped me learn how to overcome the ups and down of life especially when everyone around you seems to lose faith in you.

I migrated to Saudi Arabia in 2007 and joined RMH. Allhamdollillah I am enjoying the work and noble services to my nice and gentle patients, may allah bless them all. Here I got the opportunity to visit Harmain, a dream for every Muslim to see at least once in their lifetime. There, I was resurrected to a new life and I received the different prospectives to see all of the events that are happening around me. My prayers were answered when I got the biggest gift in this country, my son was born here in this hospital on 24^th February, 2008.

Inshaallah, I will continue to work with dedication and hard effort towards my patients. May Allah give me strength and courage to fulfill the expectations and demands of my patients, ameen.