Prof. Omar I. Saadah

King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

E-mail: saadaho@hotmail.com

Qualifications

1999-2001 Fellowship Training in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition at the Royal Children Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia

1991-1996 Pediatric Residency, King Abdulaziz University Hospital

1990-1991 Rotating internship, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh

1984-1990 College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications (Selected)

1. Samargandi, O. A., Fadel, Z. T., AlJaaly, H., Al Qurashi, A. A., Samarkandi, O. A., Saadah, O. I., & Williams, J. (2025). A 5-Year Analysis of Saudi Arabian Applications to Plastic Surgery Residency Training in Canada. Plastic Surgery, 33(1), 179-185.
2. Mosli, M., Osman, B., Ruckn, A., Alsharif, A., Alghamdi, J., Aldeen, R., ... & Alsahafi, M. (2025). P0301 The Prevalence and Association Between Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disorders and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 19(Supplement_1), i752-i753.
3. Azzam, N. A., Almutairdi, A., Almudaiheem, H. Y., AlAmeel, T., Bakkari, S. A., Alharbi, O. R., ... & Mosli, M. H. (2024). Saudi consensus guidance for the management of inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 30(4), 181-197.
4. Alhebbi, H., El-Edreesi, M., Abanemai, M., Saadah, O., Alhatlani, M., Halabi, H., ... & Al-Hussaini, A. (2024). Clinical and laboratory features of biliary atresia and patterns of management practices: Saudi national study (2000–2018). Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 30(2), 89-95.
5. Alhebbi, H., El-Edreesi, M., Abanemai, M., Saadah, O., Alhatlani, M., Halabi, H., ... & Al-Hussaini, A. (2024). Clinical and laboratory features of biliary atresia and patterns of management practices: Saudi national study (2000–2018). Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 30(2), 89-95.
6. Alsufyani, H. A., Jar, S., Jambi, W. S., Meer, N., Bajunaid, W., Albaradei, H. A., ... & JAMBI, W. S. (2023). Transition readiness into adult health care in children with inflammatory bowel disease. Cureus, 15(10).
7. Mosli, M. H., Almudaiheem, H. Y., AlAmeel, T., Bakkari, S. A., Alharbi, O. R., Alenzi, K. A., ... & Al-Bawardy, B. (2023). Saudi Arabia consensus guidance for the diagnosis and management of adults with inflammatory bowel disease. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 29(Suppl 1), S1-S35.
8. Mosli, M. H., Alghamdi, M. K., Bokhary, O. A., Alzahrani, M. A., Takieddin, S. Z., Galai, T. A., ... & Saadah, O. I. (2023). Inflammatory bowel disease in the elderly: A focus on disease characteristics and treatment patterns. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 29(4), 212-219.
9. Jan, R. M., Al-Numan, H. H., Al-Twaty, N. H., Alrayes, N., Alsufyani, H. A., Alaifan, M. A., ... & Elango, R. (2023). Rare variant burden analysis from exomes of three consanguineous families reveals LILRB1 and PRSS3 as potential key proteins in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis. Frontiers in Medicine, 10, 1164305.
10. Al-Amrah, H., Saadah, O. I., Mosli, M., Annese, V., Al-Hindi, R., Edris, S., ... & Bahieldin, A. (2023). Composition of the gut microbiota in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: A pilot study. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 29(2), 102-110.
11. El-Housseiny, A. A., Alsadat, F. A., Alamoudi, N. M., Felemban, O. M., Mosli, R. H., & Saadah, O. I. (2022). Oral health-related quality of life in children with celiac disease. Quality of Life Research, 31(12), 3413-3421.
12. Mosli, M. H., Alsahafi, M., Alsanea, M. N., Alhasani, F., Ahmed, M., & Saadah, O. (2022). Multimorbidity among inflammatory bowel disease patients in a tertiary care center: a retrospective study. BMC gastroenterology, 22(1), 487.
13. Mosli, M. H., Alsahafi, M., Alsanea, M. N., Alhasani, F., Ahmed, M., & Saadah, O. (2022). Multimorbidity among inflammatory bowel disease patients in a tertiary care center: a retrospective study. BMC gastroenterology, 22(1), 487.
14. Alharthi, A. M., Banaganapalli, B., Hassan, S. M., Rashidi, O., Al-Shehri, B. A., Alaifan, M. A., ... & Saadah, O. I. (2022). Complex inheritance of rare missense variants in PAK2, TAP2, and PLCL1 genes in a consanguineous arab family with multiple autoimmune diseases including celiac disease. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 895298.
15. Kamal, N. M., Saadah, O., Alghamdi, H., Algarni, A., El-Shabrawi, M. H., Sherief, L. M., & Abosabie, S. A. (2022). Case Report: Dubin-Johnson syndrome presenting with infantile cholestasis: an overlooked diagnosis in an extended family. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 855210.
16. Ahmad, R., Abduljabbar, A., Wazzan, M., Thabit, R., Mosli, M., & Saadah, O. I. (2022). Magnetic resonance enterography and bowel ultrasonography in Saudi Arabian patients with Crohn's disease: A correlation study. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 28(3), 186-192.
17. Jochum, F., Abdellatif, M., Adel, A., Alhammadi, A., Alnemri, A., Alohali, E., ... & Saadah, O. (2022). Burden of early life obesity and its relationship with protein intake in infancy: the Middle East Expert Consensus. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 25(2), 93.
18. Mansour, H., Banaganapalli, B., Nasser, K. K., Al-Aama, J. Y., Shaik, N. A., Saadah, O. I., & Elango, R. (2022). Genome-wide association study-guided exome rare variant burden analysis identifies IL1R1 and CD3E as potential autoimmunity risk genes for celiac disease. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 837957.

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