OUR TEAM

Dr. Khaleel Alyahya is anatomist and neurobiologist at King Saud University College of Medicine, one of the most prestigious and high-ranking medical schools in the MENA region. He is also an active author of several books in different disciplines including medicine, academic development and career success.  

Dr. Alyahya has acquired his PhD from Colorado State University in the neurobiology field, focusing on glaucoma. During his doctorate level, Dr. Alyahya has completed two master’s degrees, the first was in human anatomy and the second was in adult education and training where his academic knowledge, vision and leadership style were developed and advanced over years with deep practice and active engagement.  

Dr. Alyahya first interest is teaching, and he has more than 10-year experience in teaching several graduate and undergraduate medical courses including anatomy and clinical neuroanatomy. He is contributing to student activities and his teaching style is always placing students at the center of attention with priorities.

As part of his role and interest, Dr. Alyahya has established the Digital Anatomy Platform to teach anatomy and all related subjects including neuroanatomy, histology and embryology. The platform is an additional tool to enhance teaching and learning that will provide medical students, dental students, and other healthcare professionals the basic and fundamental knowledge about anatomy. The platform includes digital content, tutorial videos, images and assessment tools to apply diversity in the educational process for best user experiences. 

Dr. Khawaji has graduated from King Saud University College of Medicine. He worked as a general practitioner then he joined the Department of Anatomy to work as a lecturer and demonstrator to teach both anatomy and histology, along with joining the team for practical sessions in the dissecting hall.

Later, Dr. Khawaji has focused more on the histology field to teach several college students including medical, dental and pharma students. He also teaches postgraduate students, faciomaxillary surgery doctors and poster dose training workshops.

Dr. Khawaji is considered one of the distinguished histologists in the department with significant experiences, deep knowledge and teaching style that all have impacted the outcomes.  

Dr. Zahid's education has covered several disciplines, including basic degrees in medicine (MBBS), masters in anatomy and health professions education and a doctorate in anatomy. His teaching philosophy falls into the quote of Solomon Ortiz: “Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.” Dr. Zahid has selected discipline of anatomy because he strongly believes that “Anatomy without clinic is dead, clinic without anatomy is deadly”.

The anatomical teaching journey of Dr. Zahid has passed through an academic path that directed him, to his current faculty position at King Saud University College of Medicine in Saudi Arabia. He started his teaching carrier from Baqai Medical University, then he joined Ziauddin University as an instructor in basic health sciences and master candidate. Currently, he is a member of faculty of anatomy and also responsible of departmental exams. Both these positions are result of what he considers or term his “passion for teaching and interacting with students and trust of his colleagues”., especially in gross anatomy dissection laboratories. 

Dr. Zahid's objective has always been to have sessions with students in the interactive lecture format (case based or problem based) and the laboratory sessions that would be in an interactive atmosphere and allow teaching and learning to be fun. Almost all of Dr. Zahid's original research work and publications are related to the clinical sciences. The initial research was about the study on coronary artery’s anatomy in humans based on a series of angiographies. He studied the coronary artery diameters and its possible correlation with increasing morbidity and mortality in the Asian population. In his PhD level, he investigated the possible toxicity of acute and chronic ingestion of the Neem oil, a histopathological study of structure and function of vital organ. Apart from research in anatomy, research in health professions education is another area of his interest. In 2009, he did a study on the validity of anatomy curriculum being taught at King Saud University.