Riyad Abbas Sulimani
Current position: professor of medicine and consultant endocrinologist, faculty of medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Qualifications:
1. MB; BS 1977
2. American board of internal medicine 1984
3. Fellow of the Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Canada 1985
4. Certificate of special competence in endocrinology and metabolism from the Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Canada 1985
5. Fellow of the American college of physicians 1989.
Other administrative positions:
1. President , Saudi osteoporosis society
2. Past President , Pan Arab Osteoporosis Society
3. Former Chairman of the scientific committee for adult endocrinology and metabolism (Saudi Council for health specialties
5 Examiner in Saudi internal medicine board exams.
6 Examiner in Arab Board internal medicine exams.
7 Chairman endocrinology block ( college of medicine)
8. External examiner to college of applied medical sciences (King Saud University.
9. Former Head of the department of medicine and Consultant physician and endocrinologist (security forces hospital) , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Special scientific and academic interests Research in osteoporosis
Research in thyroid disease Research in diabetes.
Publications: 70 publications in the areas of diabetes, thyroid disease, iodine deficiency and osteoporosis.