Tariq Ziad Abughararah MBBS
Consultant, Thoracic & Upper GI Surgery
Thoracic Surgery Department
Years of Experience: 13
Education
Medical School
- 2011
Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
Fellowships
Fellowship
- 2017
Robotic & Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University, Seoul, South Korea
Fellowship
- 2020
Thoracic Oncology Surgery
Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University, Seoul, South Korea
Membership
- American Association of Thoracic Surgery AATS
- The American college of Surgeon ACS
- The korean society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery KSTCS
- European Cardio-Thoracic Society ECTS
- Saudi Thoracic Society STS
- Saudi General Surgery Society SGSS
License
Work Experience
– Present
Consultant, Thoracic & Upper GI Surgery
International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Consultant Thoracic & Upper GI Surgery
King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Jeddah
Achievements & Career Highlights
- Deputy President of The Saudi Group of Thoracic Surgery
- Director of Thoracic Fellowship Program, king Abdulaziz Medical Center, Ministry of National Guard Health affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Debuty Director of General Surgery Program, king Abdulaziz Medical Center, Ministry of National Guard Health affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Editorial Board Member for a multiple of high ranked “IF” Medical Journals: EJCTS, ICVTS.
Publications
- Lobe-specific lymph node dissection in stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
- Acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula repaired with one-stage surgery without tracheal resection using lateral cervical approach.
- Robotic-assisted Esophageal diverticulectomy offers a successful management of a large thoracic esophageal diverticulum.
- Robotic Bronchogenic Cysts Surgeries.
- PROsthetic MEsh Reinforcement in elective minimally invasive paraesophageal hernia repair (PROMER).
- Thoracic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Neural Tumor resection Report and Literature Review.
- Toupet fundoplication is an effective treatment option for patients with Gastroesophageal reflux and motility disorders; retrospective cohort.

